Kawasaki Versys 1000

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P-Duffy
Ojai, CA

K5 - DL1K V-Strom
K1 - VL.8K Volusia Intruder

"Better the pride that resides in a citizen of the world
than the pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled" N. Peart

"Think of how stupid the average person is and realize half of them are stupider than that" G.Carlin

Hmmm yes, a 17" front wheel, not sure what you're asking. I use the size of the front wheel to get a rough idea of a bikes off road ability. A 17'' such as both Versys, Tiger 1050, and Multistrada are street bikes with long travel suspension and extra leg room, good for rough roads, dirt or paved. This also describes the V Strom, so this is just a generalization. I personally like the way a 19'' front wheel handles, thinner tires seem to fall into corners more easily for me than 17'' wheels. Anyhow, the Versys 1000 has a great motor, I've ridden it in the Z1000, it's like butta...

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Silver Strom Club Member #11
'09 Aprilia Mana 850 (current)
'09 Wee Strom ABS (current)
'06 SV650 (sold)
'87 Harley Low Rider Sport (current)
'84 Yamaha Virago 1000 (sold)

I always thought a 17" front wheel on a large bike looks funny. Especially with a large rider. Scooterish. I remember when nearly all road bikes had 19" front wheels so it just looks normal to me. On the other hand there's a wider choice of tires in 17".

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Blue '07 DL650

I liked the Wee 19" with Anakees on it (the Bridgestones and Metlzlers were not so good for hard cornering on sealed roads) but the 17" pilot road 3s are awesome -especially in rain and even handles stoppies...

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Darren.
2012 kwaka Versys 1000

Had two 09 DL650As - with madstad/givi screen, custom rack, panniers, SWmotech Crash Bars, OEM hand guards + Oxford heated grips, iPhone RAM mount for GPS app & comms in Nolan N42.http://www.stromtrooper.com/images/s...grinjester.gif