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Just about to buy one...
« on: October 14, 2008, 10:50:59 »
Hi, I'm Tim from Yorkshire.
Just looking to buy a DL1000 GT. Looks like a nice piece of kit and I've decided this is the bike for me!!
Just wondered if I should be aware of any problems encountered by any of you existing owners?
I needed something that I can ride all year round, commute to work and get to all my rallies.
The GT seems like a great package.
I considered the BMW GS800 & Buell Ulysses before settling on the V Strom
Cheers
Tim
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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2008, 11:30:03 »
hello  :grin:  

 the northern chapter grows  :grin:  :grin:
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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2008, 13:23:27 »
Welcome in  :grin:

Fine choice of bike... If you are using it all year round you may need a tin of ACF-50  (it's a Suzuki)  :shock:
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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2008, 14:54:59 »
Welcome - the northen chapter grows and grows and grows
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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2008, 15:16:58 »
...and a warm welcome from the sunny South!

 :))) Mike
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« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2008, 15:18:42 »
And god bless the south   :grin:
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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2008, 15:41:58 »
Hi mate, welcome to the forum.... :grin:
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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2008, 16:24:36 »
Quote from: "Andy V-Strom"
And god bless the south   :grin:


someone has to :?  :-)
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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2008, 16:41:16 »
Quote from: "Pimp my Bike"

someone has to :?  :-)

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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2008, 20:38:34 »
Hello, DL will do all you require, shop around and you can save a bit on one, I paid 6500 for a new GT.


Welcome to the site and hope to see you about  :-)
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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2008, 16:39:46 »
Quote from: "tkdtim"
Just wondered if I should be aware of any problems encountered by any of you existing owners?

Tim - to answer your question...........er, no. Nothing, de nada, rien. That's the trouble with Stroms - they lack character (character being defined by the motorcycling press as spurious and unpredictable electrical faults, bits of subframe spontaneously detaching themselves, siezing shaft drives - that sort of thing) ;)
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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2008, 16:51:36 »
We had a builder who used to shout 'Character' every time he knocked a lump out of something that he wasn't supposed to  ###
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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2008, 20:09:04 »
ello Tim........I thought I was from the North....
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Re: Just about to buy one...
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2008, 22:30:48 »
Welcome to the group

Stobie
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