Hello there.
I've been riding V-Stroms since around 2017 following a couple of decades or more of riding litre+ sports tourers, the last of which was a Blackbird that I wrote off.
I decided on the V-Strom DL1000A as it was a bike more suited to my riding style as I age disgracefully. Upright seating, lovely torquey V-twin (my first V-twin) and the ability to go down dirt roads without it sliding all over the place.
I traded it in for a V-Strom 1050XT in 2021. Loving it.
The bike, pictured and is overlooking Spencer Gulf in South Australia earlier this year.