New V-Strom-1000

Fawlty · 01-19-2014, 05:23 AM

Latest adventure bike from Suzuki. Looks good. (Tempted WW?)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...00-review.html

Water Warrior 2 · 01-19-2014, 03:28 PM

Actually no Fawlty. But I will take a look at one next weekend at the bike show. I would prefer a lower saddle height and a lighter bike if possible. About time Suzuki fixed the 1000 though. It was more than a little long in the tooth after 10 years of duplicating all the original little SNAFUs the bike was born with. The 650 was and likely still is a better bike than the new 1000.
I do know that the price point will be beyond my resources. That applies to most new bikes though. I could finance a bike but toys such as bikes and their like are a bad investment at best when you factor in the desire rather than the need. I will continue my foraging on CL for a good used bike with a decent level of maintenance and repairs.

Fawlty · 01-19-2014, 04:16 PM

Yes, beyond my justifiable resources too. I am happy with my Vulcan 500, but I was also happy with the GZ. I envy these motorcyclist journalists, who get to ride the latest models for a living!

01-19-2014, 05:23 AM	#1
Fawlty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Murcia, Spain Posts: 683	New V-Strom-1000 Latest adventure bike from Suzuki. Looks good. (Tempted WW?) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...00-review.html __________________ "It begins here for me on this road. How the whole mess happened I don't know, but I know it couldn't happen again in a million years." (Johnny Strabbler-The Wild One 1953) Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-19-2014, 04:16 PM	#3
Fawlty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Murcia, Spain Posts: 683	Yes, beyond my justifiable resources too. I am happy with my Vulcan 500, but I was also happy with the GZ. I envy these motorcyclist journalists, who get to ride the latest models for a living! __________________ "It begins here for me on this road. How the whole mess happened I don't know, but I know it couldn't happen again in a million years." (Johnny Strabbler-The Wild One 1953) Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-19-2014, 03:28 PM	#2
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Actually no Fawlty. But I will take a look at one next weekend at the bike show. I would prefer a lower saddle height and a lighter bike if possible. About time Suzuki fixed the 1000 though. It was more than a little long in the tooth after 10 years of duplicating all the original little SNAFUs the bike was born with. The 650 was and likely still is a better bike than the new 1000. I do know that the price point will be beyond my resources. That applies to most new bikes though. I could finance a bike but toys such as bikes and their like are a bad investment at best when you factor in the desire rather than the need. I will continue my foraging on CL for a good used bike with a decent level of maintenance and repairs.
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