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Offline damiansm

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Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« on: April 09, 2024, 14:26:30 »
Hi.  I have just bought a 2015 V Strom 650.  A little less than 8,000 miles on the clock.  I am loving it.  I am definitely not a mechanic so I hope they are as reliable as everyone says - that might also mean I end up here a lot asking questions.  So far, in the lovely spring we are having, I have been out in sunshine and rain and managed to get home through floods.  I am all in and looking forward to a dry and long summer.

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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2024, 14:53:48 »
 :welcome:


"Long dry summer"
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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2024, 15:00:40 »
 :welcome:
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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2024, 15:37:07 »
 :welcani: from Northumberland.
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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2024, 16:13:01 »
 :welcome2:
Stay between the ditches, and keep the rubber side down

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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2024, 16:39:38 »
 :welcome:



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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2024, 16:55:00 »
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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2024, 18:23:13 »
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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2024, 18:41:51 »
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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2024, 19:33:12 »
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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2024, 20:23:20 »
damiansm  :welcome2: Ask as many questions as you like. You will get some helpful answer's too, but also you will get us talking. Somethings will not be discussed, you may just get the answer or the thread could go on for pages.

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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2024, 22:01:28 »
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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2024, 07:01:02 »
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Re: Newbie to the V Strom and forum
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2024, 10:20:51 »
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