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Hey guys first of all please don't mind my poor English I'm a recent owner of a 60.000 km VSTROM 1000 2007 In the trip back home I notice a intense fuel smell but the bike was working perfectly in the highway. After 1 hour of traveling I entered de city and the bike went down(stopped working)...

I treated my tank (properly) with sealer due to some internal surface rust, and all is well with that. The other day I was losing power in the 4-5000 rpm range, so I went in to clean the hidden internal filter by reverse flushing it and got out some small dark specs, same as I used to prior to...

I keep seeing posts debating the type of fuel one should use with the v-strom, but none of them seem to say what the better fuel is: premium fuel (90+) or ethanol free. I definitely know that if ethanol fuel must be bought, run as high octane as possible. When it comes to me, I generally try to...

There's a gasoline smell when I cold start the engine, the kind when the air/fuel mixture is running rich. It goes away after the engine warms up. Is this normal? Do I need to have my intakes and valves checked? I'm at 8600 km currently, and getting around 5.6-5.8 L/100 km (42-40 US MPG) doing...

Hello fellow Strommers, I'm at about 1300 km now, and I did my break-in service last week. I talked to the dealer then and mentioned the high fuel consumption I get, and he commented that it wasn't that much and that I must have been riding hard. I do mostly freeway, at about 125-135 kph (77-83...

2014 VStrom 650A with about 6,000 miles on it. Went to work this morning, no problem. On the ride home, 1.5 miles from work going about 45ish mph my bike starts acting a bit like it's running out of fuel. Power would abruptly go up and down, tach bouncing 3k-/+ as power dropped and came back. No...

Hi, I have an issue with my 2010 650. The phenomenon is when the fuel tank is about half loaded and under, when the RPM is above 5000 the motorcycle start to ”leap”, it’s happening when the engine is warm and not from the beginning of riding, did someone had it also? What could be the reason...

Hello! Long time member first time poster... After a long ride on my 2013 V-Strom 650 ABS I came back into my home town and headed to get fuel. Suddenly, I noticed my fuel gauge went from being solid bars to flashing sequentially from left to right. Even after turning the bike off and filling...

2008 DL650A I removed my tank for the first time today, and was surprised to find that there are not two but three hoses. One is obviously the supply line, connected to the pump with a very sturdy clip on connector. Then there's a lightweight line that just slides on, the other end disappears...

I'm completely new to motorcycles and this is my first bike (2008 weestrom abs), I really appreciate the community and articles here as they have helped me get the bike in almost tip top shape. PO did a recent oil change and brake fluid flush. I've already flushed the coolant and installed some...

Ok here’s the deal. I’ve searched around and haven’t found anyone with this exact issue (though there are a few that are somewhat similar) Rode my '06 wee about 6 months ago, ran fine. Didn’t put stabil in (oops) and then went to start it a couple weeks ago and nothing. The starter cranks strong...

I bought my first bike, a 2009 Wee last summer with only 2300 miles so i was pretty stoked. I rode it til i was almost on empty! I had done some research about gas and found all kinds of controversy so when i went to fuel up i put in regular to see if it was ok. (only put in a couple gallons)...

Hi I,m new to this forum and new to the world of v-stroms. I recently purchased a used 2010 wee. The Suzuki dealer told me not to use shell fuel at all as it will foul the plugs. Has anybody suffered from this. I have been using caltex 98 octane around town for my commuting but I figure on long...

Hi Guys. I curious about actual range, and the what others have experienced on filling up their bikes. The most gas I've put into my bike was 4.44 gallons. That was after 242 miles and a calculated (as opposed to indicated) fuel economy of 54.50 MPG. Also, I filled up while on the bike keeping...

Hello all, I'm planning to take a week to meander around the state of Oregon in May, and I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a good resource for fuel station locations. Not a problem for the most part, but they're likely to be scarce in the remote SE part of the state. Any help?

Hello - So my '11 Wee is having its first issue - Has anyone her experienced any similar issues? I am having an problems with my fuel gauge and/or sending unit. At just under 2k miles now, my fuel gauge has become highly inaccurate. In the last 2 tanks the first bar did NOT go off until I had...

I need better fuel economy! I bought a 2003 dl1000 a month ago, and im averaging about 40mpg, driving it very lightly.. in other words not exceeding 4000 rpm. Is this normal? Is there anything I can do to raise that? I cleaned the air filter so far, and that got me from 37 to 41 mpg. The...

I have an 07' DL 1000, 17,000 mi. Every now and then, usually if she sits a few days, when I start up I have a fuel leak. It started last winter, happens on and off sometimes doesn't do it for a month or more. It leaks pretty good things get wet, fuel on ground. I Replaced fuel line that...

when i turn on the ignition it starts to do a check but it stops and I dont hear the fuel pump pressure up. I hit the button and nothing. it was fine a few days ago. I just bought it last week and have only ridden a hundred miles. The previous owner said it has a new battery, it looks new but...

Hi , I'm rob from the philippines. I bought a new dl650k5 a year ago. The fuel from my tank doesnt stop flowing when i remove the fuel hose from the tank .I know it should not be this way. Other than this the bike seems to be working pefectly and ive ridden more than 10,000 trouble free...