Suzuki V-Strom (VStrom) Owners Club DL250, DL650, DL1000 & DL1050

Other Stuff => The Blue Oyster bar => Traitors Corner => Topic started by: endintears on May 17, 2021, 20:48:05

Title: Shuffling across
Post by: endintears on May 17, 2021, 20:48:05

After over eight years of Weestrom ownership picked this up today so moving over to Traitors corner.
Still got the Wee but should have a new home shortly.

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: UK_Vstrom650 on May 17, 2021, 20:57:09

Looking good. I'm sure you'll enjoy the new bike  :auto-dirtbike:

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: Rusty Nuts on May 17, 2021, 21:07:49

 :welcome2:
Splendid choice. Don't drop it.

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: tallpaul on May 17, 2021, 21:27:10

Plenty of room in  :traitor: for one more!

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: user650 on May 17, 2021, 23:13:50

 :text-bravo:

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: TLPower on May 18, 2021, 04:51:12

Stunning

Enjoy  :lala:

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: 2112 on May 18, 2021, 07:59:30

Very nice and a very restrained amount of orange  :thumb:

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: Rusty Nuts on May 18, 2021, 09:03:50

You could always paint the wheels orange....

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: tallpaul on May 18, 2021, 12:21:30

I can't wait for the confusion from other bikers when we go for a chippy run and trying to convince them we are all V-Strom forum members!

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: Keith60 on May 18, 2021, 14:41:17

Ha ha, join the club!!   :icon_wink:

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: TLPower on May 18, 2021, 16:46:29

@Rusty, orange wheels you say?

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: Rixington43 on May 18, 2021, 16:53:38

Is the top box an attempt to keep one foot out of the corner  :thumb:

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: endintears on May 18, 2021, 16:59:29

I'm discovering as said by current owners on here of the KTM 1*90 adventures it's a hell of a bike but also they're quite right, the standard screen is bloody awfull :)

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: TLPower on May 18, 2021, 18:26:01

I thought that was a Wings exhaust, proper job.

A deflector, a selection of spacers and a 1290T headlight mask have transformed the comfort for me. Creating a decent gap between the screen and the headlight made a significant difference but we are all different. Givi Airflow doesn't receive much love on these, MRA with a spoiler is quite popular.

@Rixington it is indeed a Suzuki box, I bought it from a fellow inmate for £20 several years ago. It does everything a spendy one does with the added benefit of it having plenty of battle scars so the new ones blend in.

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: Rusty Nuts on May 18, 2021, 18:47:06

How many loaves can you fit in the bread bin, endintears?

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: Ridaz on May 18, 2021, 19:01:47

Every good pic has an Africa Twin peeping out ;)

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: endintears on May 18, 2021, 19:21:14

Yeah rusty not complaining that mine came with full luggage (about thirteen hundred quids worth new :shock:) but already considering a different top box, maybe even the Powerparts KTM/Shad colour coded one.
 The way I use the bike the panniers will probably go up in the loft and stay there until I sell it lol
@TL Screen wise got used to a really good set up on the Wee so will have to do something but will all be well worth it as the bikes that good :thumb:

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: Rusty Nuts on May 18, 2021, 19:26:15

Mine came with panniers - used once - but no top box. I had to fork out for a Givi plate so I could use my Kappa Trekker. I occasionally think If I could pick a slightly smaller, more aerodynamic top box up at a good price I might.

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: endintears on May 18, 2021, 20:08:39

Over simplifying but this works well for me on the Wee so maybe just a BIG MRA screen...

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: Brockett on May 18, 2021, 20:20:04

That is a lovely bike and so thoughtful of someone to fit a microwave and two desk to refrigerators.  If I were just 20 years younger ...... oh! well.

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: tallpaul on May 21, 2021, 09:09:20

That picture gives you an appreciation of how attractive the classic strom is...

Title: Re: Shuffling across
Post by: endintears on June 01, 2021, 19:32:36

Had the bike a couple of weeks and already managed to tick some boxes at acceptable cost courtesy of fleabay.
Higher screen (time will tell...)
New Sat Nav bracket [mount moved over from the Wee]
Changed the top case to a KTM Powerparts branded Shad box.
Now looking forward to geting out there and putting some serious miles on it.