The bike is in the house, yes the house.......would my wife have approved...NO. I didn't want it sitting in the cold garage......we had work to do, farkles to add in prep for our 1st adventure the end of May.
Choosing the Suzuki 650 VSTROM was not difficult. It boiled down to 3 requirements. Reliability,Comfort & Cost......I had been to Americade in June and test road KTM and the Triump Tiger 800xc both great bikes. I had reviewed blogs with riders on the BMW gs models, KLR's and DR650's before settling on the wee strom, as some call it. The Tiger was a great ride but after following 2 gals who did Alaska in June with this bike, I felt that Triump had some issues to take care of......and could it be serviced in CA or South America. The KTM and KLR were uncomfortable......the BMW too costly. A sale on the DL650 with tubless tires convinced me that this was the right choice for me. The bike though not a true off roader is likely 20/80 and at my age can I really afford to try to be like Evil Kenevil....so none spoke wheels and less up and down travel shouldn't be that important. The large fuel tank and 45 to 50 miles per gallon are a plus, the comfort tolerable,the power adequate 1 up and the looks with the burnt orange pleasing to my eyes.
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