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Offline Mac1

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Wee or glee
« on: October 18, 2020, 15:09:20 »
What is the difference? I think I have bought a glee! Keen to get know stroms and what’s what
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2020, 15:47:46 »
A 2012, if it is an L2, would normally be a glee.


The original 1,000 was christened ( imaginatively ) a vee.
The original 650, being smaller, became a wee.
The L2 used the engine from the Gladius, so became GLadius engined wEE, or glee.
After that, Suzuki put out a new 1,000, with a beak. So the Veek was born. Glees then got a beak, and became gleeks. It got silly after that with the single headlight and newer models.
Stick a photo up to make sure it's not an old stock wee registered in 2012.

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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2020, 15:57:17 »
Probably the easiest difference from Wee to Glee to spot is the headlight setup.
Wee:

Glee:
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2020, 16:14:16 »
Am not sure I can spot the difference 😂
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2020, 16:35:19 »
The bike you bought was a glee
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2020, 17:34:03 »
The wee is more angular, the glee rounded. And the glee has gills. Among many other differences.
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2020, 19:01:17 »
There also a difference in appearance of the clutch setup, when viewing the counter sprocket area (above rider left hand side foot peg).
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2020, 21:51:35 »
Thanks for the replies. I am on an enjoyable learning curve
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2020, 22:19:16 »
On RN's Glee that's not a standard exhaust. Let's not over complicate things now.........

Wee up to 2011
Glee 2012 - 2015

After that it's really bleak...........  :grin:

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So how's it going so far then?

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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2020, 22:33:05 »
True, I just grabbed 2 pix of white 650s just to emphasise the shape differences. Wasn't going into the actual differences between k/L models one by one.
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2020, 06:33:04 »
Shame, I was about to point out that the tyre valve caps on the glee are slightly less black than the ones on the wee. They may be aftermarket caps though...
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2020, 07:27:40 »
...... and the stuff under the seat.....

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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2020, 09:39:34 »
...and the oil-cooler.....  (the list goes on   -   and on   - .....)

whichever model it is, just enjoy it!
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2020, 09:56:18 »
The op said he couldn't see much difference. The pics were merely to help with a quick visual identification.
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2020, 10:35:38 »
I like the use of "gills" - very descriptive      (and not at all fishy!)
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2020, 10:56:12 »
Be aware that gills do not make the glee amphibious.
Then again, neither are KTMs...
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Re: Wee or glee
« Reply #16 on: October 19, 2020, 11:33:16 »
Needs a little more than a splash or two on the plug behind the rad though...
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