I’ve been lurking this forum for a good while, but never got around to properly introducing myself. Sorry about that!
Age: 49 yrs.
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 90 kg
Place: Oslo, Norway
Experience: Been riding 5 years.
Past Ride: 2008 Yamaha FZ6
Current Ride: 2014 Suzuki V-Strom 650
Also experienced (but not owned): BMW R1200RT, Yamaha TDM 900, and Triumph Legend 900.
I’m using the bike for commuting, daytrips, weekend trips and a few longer trips a year. Occasional two up, but I ride solo most of the time. I bought the 650 in August 2014, so I’ve had the bike for just about two years now, and done about 20.000 kilometers (12.427 miles). We have a fairly short riding season up here (April-October), and I’m hoping to squeeze out another month of riding this year.
I’m absolutely over the moon with this bike. It does everything so effortlessly; commuting, fun runs, long distance, you name it. And it’s so damn comfortable at the same time. It’s a very refined motorcycle; many small things create that “feel-good” type of bike, e.g.:
• Lolloping v-twin engine with just enough power.
• The easiest to read dash I’ve seen so far on a motorcycle
• Probably the best stock seat in motorcycling
• Butter smooth gear changes
• Headlights like a car
• Tank range
• ++
Did a 5-day trip out to the west cost of Norway this summer, 10-14 hours in the saddle every day, and it was brilliant, even with the stock seat. The group I was riding with all had bigger bikes (1200cc etc.), but I never had any problems keeping up; the Strom didn’t even break a sweat. And I usually had half a tank left when they needed to fill up.
So all in all, I’m still in love after two years.
Age: 49 yrs.
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 90 kg
Place: Oslo, Norway
Experience: Been riding 5 years.
Past Ride: 2008 Yamaha FZ6
Current Ride: 2014 Suzuki V-Strom 650
Also experienced (but not owned): BMW R1200RT, Yamaha TDM 900, and Triumph Legend 900.
I’m using the bike for commuting, daytrips, weekend trips and a few longer trips a year. Occasional two up, but I ride solo most of the time. I bought the 650 in August 2014, so I’ve had the bike for just about two years now, and done about 20.000 kilometers (12.427 miles). We have a fairly short riding season up here (April-October), and I’m hoping to squeeze out another month of riding this year.
I’m absolutely over the moon with this bike. It does everything so effortlessly; commuting, fun runs, long distance, you name it. And it’s so damn comfortable at the same time. It’s a very refined motorcycle; many small things create that “feel-good” type of bike, e.g.:
• Lolloping v-twin engine with just enough power.
• The easiest to read dash I’ve seen so far on a motorcycle
• Probably the best stock seat in motorcycling
• Butter smooth gear changes
• Headlights like a car
• Tank range
• ++
Did a 5-day trip out to the west cost of Norway this summer, 10-14 hours in the saddle every day, and it was brilliant, even with the stock seat. The group I was riding with all had bigger bikes (1200cc etc.), but I never had any problems keeping up; the Strom didn’t even break a sweat. And I usually had half a tank left when they needed to fill up.
So all in all, I’m still in love after two years.