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  1. V-Strom Service & Maintenance Questions/Discussion
    I am wondering about how to install the Pushrod #16. I broke it with poor chain maintenance. It seems like on the older bikes it was easier but with this bike the clutch lever part is part of the case so i cant get it out of the way. I am trying to order all of my parts at once so i need to...
  2. DL1000 from 2002-2012
    Any tips are appreciated. I recently had my clutch modified/reworked by WERKS.....so much nicer. The clutch is great but I've had an oil leak ever since. I need to pull the cover again and replace the gasket with another new one. Any tips to a leak free gasket are appreciated. Is OEM best...
  3. V-Strom Service & Maintenance Questions/Discussion
    Hey.. On a longer trip the other week, I discovered that I had some oil dripping from the left side behind the front sprocket cover. A very long story short, I managed to get a hold of a new pushrod seal and tools, changed the seal on a parking lot of a gas station. However, I effed it up when I...
  4. DL1000A - 2014-2016
    Can anyone confirm or reject that a dl1000 2003 clutch basket will fit on my dl1000 2014 model? I'm asking because someone here locally has a brand new 2003 basket cheap for sale 😁🙏🏻 Otherwise I'll have to go through the whole process of sending my old one to be modified... Thanks in advance ☺
  5. DL650A - 2012-2016
    Hi, I've recently bought a quite heavily used VStrom DL650A from 2016 with about 60.000 miles. The problem: It has gotten a loud knock (sounds like it comes from the engine) which is only heard when accelerating/the engine is under load. The frequency is dependent on the RPM. The volume is...
  6. DL1000 from 2002-2012
    EDIT: it was the clutch switch. Kickstand got loose and wouldn’t push it in all the way in anymore when it was us. I’m new to motorcycles and been riding since oct so my mechanical knowledge is basic. Recently my bike was not starting. After fidgeting around I realized my bike will only start...
  7. DL650 and DL650A - 2004 to 2011
    Hey so I got a weird sound when I engage my clutch. Here is a sample bit: Clutch Noise V-Strom DL650 2008 - To sum up it sounds a bit like there is another a craftsman tool inside my bike when I engage my clutch. I laid the bike down and oddly didn't notice the sound until the 2nd time...
  8. DL650A - 2012-2016
    solved, see posts My clutch is not disengaging. What should I check? Edit: more info in posts below
  9. DL650 and DL650A - 2004 to 2011
    Hi everyone, A couple of weeks ago I was heading back up to my apartment from my parent's house when after a fairly hard acceleration onto the interstate, and about two miles further down the road, no power was getting to my rear wheel. The bike seemed to be shifting into gear and was revving...
  10. Maintenance, Tech and Products.
    I have had a need to remove the slave cylinder etc so that I could clean the chain and front sprocket etc. (previous owner saw fit to just lag the chain in wax and never clean it) It's now sparkling like a new one. However, the issue I have, now, is all put back together and the clutch lever is...
  11. DL1000 from 2002-2012
    Hi everyone, I bought this "fixer upper" to put nicely last summer from someone who had in my estimation just ridden the poor thing for the last 50000km without any major repairs or maintenances. The bike has 160000 miles on the odometer so i spent most of July and august fixing everything i...
  12. DL650 and DL650A - 2004 to 2011
    Hi everybody! I'm on the way back home after 26,000 km, and I'm getting closer. Now in Albania I had a problem with the clutch disks for the second time. Being in a small town, I managed to get myself some FERODO clutch plates. The mechanic seemed knowledgeable but: 1. I didn't have...
  13. DL650 and DL650A - 2004 to 2011
    After far too many hard miles on my clutch, including silt mountain ascents, wheelies and dune riding, I've finally got to the point where the clutch is slipping nearly every ride and I've maxed out the adjustment at the clutch pushrod. I've gone through all the adjustment checks from the...
  14. DL1000A - 2014-2016
    Hey folks, I'm riding a new to me 2015 vstrom 1000. Beautiful machine, easy on the eyes, eats up the miles and doesn't leak oil everywhere like my last bike. Only issue is, as the bike warms up during my journey/commute, the clutch begins to engage further and further out. I start my day...
  15. DL650 and DL650A - 2004 to 2011
    I have a DL650A 07 with 63.000 km. At around 50k I had noticed that I had problem switching to neutral when I was fully stopped and the clutch lever had a lot of free play before it would engage. So I used the adjuster nut on the lever to reduce the free play. That fixed the switching to neutral...
  16. DL650 and DL650A - 2004 to 2011
    Hello all, just wanting to know if my clutch actuator on my 2004 Suzuki V Strom 650 has too much play. Please see the Youtube video I took, link is below. Also, It seems when I ride on hot days and the bike is hot, the free play begins to become more. I know there is no hydraulic clutch fluid...
  17. Maintenance, Tech and Products.
    Okay, I have 2005 V and she was running like a champ yesterday. Today, after a bath I was unable to get her to start. I checked the engine cut off, as it's no the first or last time I've tried t run a bike with it off. After reading an older forum I plugged in my clutch line that had pulled...
  18. DL650 and DL650A - 2004 to 2011
    Hello everyone. I have a 2004 DL-650 and am looking for some guidance. I just replaced the battery and changed the oil after the bike was sitting for a few weeks (due to the battery being at the end of it's life). After I finished the tune up, I went to take it out for a ride and promptly...
  19. DL1000A - 2014-2016
    Maybe it's my imagination, but my 2014 Vee2 seems to doing more of a clunk/lurch than it used to do when I go into first gear from neutral at a stop. I've been doing more riding around town lately, so this could just be that I'm stopping more at traffic lights and am noticing it more than...
  20. DL650A - 2012-2016
    So we've had two weeks to get to know each other - super happy my old riding skills came back after many years on a scooter. They really are different animals. Installed the fork brace and kickstand foot from Rick at Adventure Tech. I'm a little less anxious about that stand folding on me...
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