I'm convinced Suzuki doesn't really give a rats arse what we have to say.
If they did they would have fixed the windshield years ago, maybe fixed the clutch chuttle and probably put a lot of guys that have made cottage industries out of fixing problems Suzuki ignores out of business.

They are still a good value and with a couple hundred dollars you can sort it all out. But realistically - "Feedback to Suzuki" - it isn't happening.

How about Kawasaki's KLR650 then?

25 years and the still haven't fixed the "doohickey" issue [balancer chain].

The windshield issue is often solved by changing helmets [I have three, one cops buffeting a lot- one a little and one not at all].

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White '09 V-Strom DL650ABS, Blue '87 Kawasaki KLR650 [Sold]
Green '94 Kawasaki KLE500

"Normal" is only a cycle on the washing machine.....

If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.

Why the hell would they? Notwithstanding the airflow problems we keep buying them.

It's an incredibly popular motorcycle - good value - versatile - funky, if weird looks - Japanese build quality - worldwide appeal - and not more than ten minutes in a wind tunnel with a midget on the seat...

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'04 650, and goshdarnit it's fun - matte silver (#9 in the Silver 'Strom Club)
farewell to an '81 KZ550, '83 GPz750, '83 V45 Sabre, R-Reg GT380, '84 GPz550, early '70s DT175, and a '72 Peugeot 102

The Wee-Strom is a great bike, but a few cheap easy fixes could make it so much better. The seat and the windshield would be a good start. Hopefully the 2012 will have done this.

Suzuki can't build seats, Husky & KTM can't build kickstands. There'll always be little things but I sometimes think "we have people living in space for months at a time"....but I guess they have a better R&D budget and no profit margin needed.

A former Astronaut was once asked in an interview what he thought about while waiting for launch time perched in the capsule atop a Saturn V and his reply was that everything under his ass was made by the lowest bidder.

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K7 Wee, rebuilt like new and then some after collision with deer and mildly farkled.

Factory windscreen werkz fer me.

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Me too, with a bit of adjustment, which it has lots of room for.
Seat... Not a problem....
Best bang for your buck in the industry I think...



You know yamaha has had motorcycles that require you to remove exhaust pipes to change the oil filter since the Virago in the 80's

there is an issue IMHO....

I know people who change their pipes more often than they change the oil.

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DL650A K7 (Greywolf Moto Lab's R&D test mule) June 1, 2012 - present
DL650A K7 April 23, 2007 - January 6, 2012, RIP

"Look here brother, who you jivin' with that cosmik debris?" Frank Zappa, 1975

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