sounds beautiful and the clutch is adjusted at the bars for small adjustments or down at the side case for larger adjustments.
Bike purchase, listen and opinion
Hi all, Ive just put a holding deposit on a beautiful low km, blue 2012 vstrom.
Im very happy with it except not knowing the model very well I had some questions. I test rode it today and it rides very well.
But there is kind of a whine when revving it, might be induction. I took a video and am asking the Stromtroopers to have a listen and give an opinion.
Also, the clutch pick up point is right at the bar, literally let the clutch lever out off the bar at all and clutch is engaging, is this an adjustment thing or normal etc?
Anyway, please give this YouTube video a listen and let me know what you think.
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Im very happy with it except not knowing the model very well I had some questions. I test rode it today and it rides very well.
But there is kind of a whine when revving it, might be induction. I took a video and am asking the Stromtroopers to have a listen and give an opinion.
Also, the clutch pick up point is right at the bar, literally let the clutch lever out off the bar at all and clutch is engaging, is this an adjustment thing or normal etc?
Anyway, please give this YouTube video a listen and let me know what you think.
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Well I picked her up a few days back.
Very happy with it.
Here is the pic as promised.
Geez I enjoyed the 2 hour ride home. I did a test ride but it was only around the local streets which were 50km/h zones.
The ride back I got to experience it in traffic, on 80km/h roads, on 110km/h highway etc. Really enjoyed it.
I found the bike very balanced and easy to manage riding slowly coming to a stop, moving forward slowly in traffic etc.
Very comfortable. It has a Madstad screen on it in the highest position. When sitting back straight I can see over the top of it by a few inches. At speeds around 110-130ish I wasn't getting buffeting, maybe the slightest amount but wasn't bothersome.
One thing I will say is when I hit the freeway, my immediate impression as I hit 120-130 was I can't be going this fast, it just didn't seem right. I was passing cars, but there were still cars passing me. But it just didn't feel like 130! I was to the point I was wondering if the Speedo was accurate. But in reality I think it is the smoothness of the ride that makes it feel slower then you are actually going.
Suspension I found great, on my little VTR250 there is a bump in the road near my house that always launches me off the seat an inch or so, but on the Vstrom I cruised over it with a small jostle.
I can't say my riding experience is anything to go by, having only ridden a GS500f and VTR250 prior to this, but you can really pick up on the difference in quality.
One thing I noticed, I got off half way home, so about an hour in to the ride, and checked the oil sight window, and there was no oil showing. I did think the bike was sounding a little rattly, and once when I nailed the brakes hard, the gear lever went mushy, and no gear indicated on the dash, a few moments later and the gear lever selected gears and the gear indicator appeared on the dash again.
Oil was last changed 5000km ago and 12 months ago. Likely needs an oil change to resolve?
Anyway, I'm sure there will be many km's ahead of me on this, love it so far.
Planning to get Givi crash bars and top box, eventually panniers as well.
Very happy with it.
Here is the pic as promised.
Geez I enjoyed the 2 hour ride home. I did a test ride but it was only around the local streets which were 50km/h zones.
The ride back I got to experience it in traffic, on 80km/h roads, on 110km/h highway etc. Really enjoyed it.
I found the bike very balanced and easy to manage riding slowly coming to a stop, moving forward slowly in traffic etc.
Very comfortable. It has a Madstad screen on it in the highest position. When sitting back straight I can see over the top of it by a few inches. At speeds around 110-130ish I wasn't getting buffeting, maybe the slightest amount but wasn't bothersome.
One thing I will say is when I hit the freeway, my immediate impression as I hit 120-130 was I can't be going this fast, it just didn't seem right. I was passing cars, but there were still cars passing me. But it just didn't feel like 130! I was to the point I was wondering if the Speedo was accurate. But in reality I think it is the smoothness of the ride that makes it feel slower then you are actually going.
Suspension I found great, on my little VTR250 there is a bump in the road near my house that always launches me off the seat an inch or so, but on the Vstrom I cruised over it with a small jostle.
I can't say my riding experience is anything to go by, having only ridden a GS500f and VTR250 prior to this, but you can really pick up on the difference in quality.
One thing I noticed, I got off half way home, so about an hour in to the ride, and checked the oil sight window, and there was no oil showing. I did think the bike was sounding a little rattly, and once when I nailed the brakes hard, the gear lever went mushy, and no gear indicated on the dash, a few moments later and the gear lever selected gears and the gear indicator appeared on the dash again.
Oil was last changed 5000km ago and 12 months ago. Likely needs an oil change to resolve?
Anyway, I'm sure there will be many km's ahead of me on this, love it so far.
Planning to get Givi crash bars and top box, eventually panniers as well.
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