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

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Title: We are 10!
Post by: Fat Rat on May 13, 2018, 07:54:17

It's true, I was a young man of 23 years old when I created this site  :whistle: The voices in my head saying "build it and they will come", drove me to it. Also, the fact that the only V-Strom related information I could find at the time was on American sites, as we all know, that is of little use because they speak a completely different language.

Thanks to my WIFE, my Parents, my Agent, my Life Coach, my Personal Trainer and of course to the Mods who help keep you lot in line. Here's to another ten years  :thumb:

I even had beaks included on our cake (hopefully Suzuki will give us a birthday present and put the missing headlight back on the Strom and lose the beak obsession). It was also fitting to add an image of the new DL250.



 

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: TLPower on May 13, 2018, 08:09:21

Many happy returns. :)

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: MartinW on May 13, 2018, 08:11:05

For your dedication over the last 10 years Mr Rat (and for keeping on paying for it all) .....  :clap: :thumb:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: JhT on May 13, 2018, 08:31:43

Yey!  :text-bravo:
Many thanks Fat Rat for keeping this site running
 :dl_angryfire: :campfire:
Let's go for another 10!

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: hotbulb on May 13, 2018, 08:36:07

 :sunny: Penblwydd Hapus! :sunny:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Barbel Mick on May 13, 2018, 09:01:08

Well done Fat Rat...many happy to this great forum!  :thumb:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: tallpaul on May 13, 2018, 09:11:06

Happy birthday!  :occasion-balloons:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: topbox on May 13, 2018, 09:15:45

Happy Birthday, excellent site, :ty:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Brockett on May 13, 2018, 09:33:19

 :ty:  :bow-blue:    :occasion-balloons:  :dl_angryfire: :occasion-balloons:
Because words alone are not enough

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Rusty Nuts on May 13, 2018, 09:36:56

 :occasion-balloons: :obscene-drinkingchug: :occasion-balloons: :dl_angryfire: :occasion-balloons: :obscene-drinkingchug: :occasion-balloons:


Hiccy Burpday!


Thanks for this place Andy, I've learned a lot on here. More importantly, met some good people and had loads of fun.


Cheers!!

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Gassoon on May 13, 2018, 10:03:04

happy beakday! :lala: :dl_bike: :occasion-balloons:


and a dancing girl!  lol

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: wurzel on May 13, 2018, 10:49:38

Well done in creating and running this great forum! :sunny:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: UK_Vstrom650 on May 13, 2018, 11:18:23

I'll have some  :obscene-drinkingchug: tonight to celebrate

 :ty:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: StromGeeza on May 13, 2018, 11:30:28

 :dl_angryfire: to all of us!

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Graham62 on May 13, 2018, 11:44:04

All the best  :occasion-balloons: :occasion-balloons:  :bow-blue: keep up the good work. Met some great friends and had some good ride outs all due to this site.  :obscene-drinkingchug: :dl_bike:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: kwackboy on May 13, 2018, 12:13:50

Happy 10th birthday ...  :clap: :clap:????????????

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: old git on May 13, 2018, 13:39:13

Happy birthday and thanks for all your effort. A really nice online place to visit and a great part of V-Strom ownership.

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: vstroman on May 13, 2018, 13:50:14

Happy birthday and well done Fat Rat, amen to the idea of the missing headlight return and chopping of the beak, we live in hope.

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: roganjoshing on May 13, 2018, 14:52:34

Live forever, keep on being great.

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Old Biker on May 13, 2018, 15:57:57

Happy 10th FR, congrats on starting a great forum

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: aggressivesk8r on May 13, 2018, 17:14:25

Happy Birthday :ty:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: user650 on May 13, 2018, 18:25:44

Happy Birthday, big thanks to all concerned, remember behind every good man is a woman rolling her eyes  :thumb:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Asmith61 on May 13, 2018, 20:07:45

 :dl_angryfire: well done MR RAT for all you and DRAGON LADY do with this excellent forum  :thumb:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: 650XT Pete on May 13, 2018, 20:33:50

Happy  10th  birthday ,the only site I will ever need.   :ty:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Valves on May 13, 2018, 21:17:00

 :text-goodpost: But I like the beak  :happydance:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: mrp192 on May 13, 2018, 21:20:38

Thank you to Mr Rat and everyone involved in keeping such a great resource going.

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Dragonlady on May 13, 2018, 22:01:44

 :roll:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: user650 on May 13, 2018, 23:26:06

 :grin:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Graham62 on May 13, 2018, 23:26:55

 :bow-blue:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Joe Rocket on May 14, 2018, 09:15:36

This is a great site and a pleasure to be on here.   

 :campfire:

Thanks and well done for making such a sucess of it Fat Rat and all around you.  Don't eat too much cake though.  :grin:

:thumb:

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: chris1200 on May 14, 2018, 10:10:08

 :ty: As I am the most antisocial human I have ever met (and I haven't met many as I am very antisocial) I hope you can see how good this forum must be for me to be on here. Apart from our lass...and the bike....oh and trees of course, you lot are the only others I have any contact with. Thank you Fatrat for giving me all the human contact I could wish for. Even though you all do seem a little odd.

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Fat Rat on May 14, 2018, 15:48:00

There is nothing wrong with your character judgement Chris, everyone here are a little odd, except me, I am perfectly normal.

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Rusty Nuts on May 14, 2018, 15:50:25

Normal for Essex, or normal for Wales?

Title: Re: We are 10!
Post by: Fat Rat on May 14, 2018, 15:51:25

There's nothing normal about Wales.