I'M A NEWISH STROMMER, LOGGING ON CHECKING OUT ALL THREADS FOR IDEAS ETC.
I'M IRISH, FROM DONEGAL, IRELAND I RIDE ALL YEAR ROUND IF NO ICE OR SNOW.......!!!
I HAVE A 650 DL 2008...........FANTASTIC ENGINE, ADDED NEW SPLIT SCREEN, SUPERBRACE ETC ETC.......LOVE IT IN TWISTY RADS ROUND HERE.
ALSO COS I LOVED THE 650 BOUGHT A 1000 GT (200 FOR BIGGER ROAD TRIPS (NEXT SPRING I HOPE TO CROSS IRELAND TO CORK, ON THRU FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND AND INTO ITALY, WILL DO THIS ALONE ) NEED THE BIGGER ONE FOR BIGGER MILES ON STRAIGHT ROADS.....ADDED STUFF SAME AS 650...........LOVE IT ALMOST AS MUCH.......!!!
I DID A 3 HOUR RIDE YESTERDAY, BLOODY COLD, PASSED A TRUCK IN A DITCH FROM BLACK ICE....NO BIG PROBLEM, POLICE WERE THERE TO HELP.....EVERY TRIP IN THIS WEATHER IS AN EVENT........!!!
DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER V-STROM OWNERS EXCEPT FOR JASON IN MC NULTY'S BIKE SHOP IN ENNISKILLEN.
THE FORUM IS BRILLIANT, ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO BE LEARNT AND REALLY GOOD PEOPLE WITH GREAT ADVICE.

New to the forum. From Ireland and ride a DL1000.

Hi Lads,
Just joined this forum also. Riding a 650 Strom since last year and very pleased with it. Retired! so do a fair bit of riding at home and abroad. Been doing the Irish Photo Rally since 2004, this gets me to parts of Ireland I've never been to before. Based in Cork, approx 12 minutes from the Ferry. Best of luck with your trip for 2012.

I think you guys need to plan a trip to Montana to visit your Irish storm-cousins and their riding backyard!

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Missoula Mike

2007 Vee (Scout)
1963 Allstate/Daimler Mo-Ped
2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Nomad (Grinnell) - sold
2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 (Sparky) - sold

Hi - based in the south west of Ireland - Cork, boy! black 2006 DL1000

Hi I am from dublin 8 just bought a 650 after riding other
bikes for years like it a lot hope to meet other owners
for a ride out chat and advice

living in wicklow driving a v strom 1000 i live 20 mins from the wicklow gap so loads of great roads around

Hi again all, sorry about creating the thread and never weighting in again, I moved out of Ireland and haven't been on the site in some time.

Good to see that the thread is still somewhat alive and that there are a few of us on here.