[Bugzy]

A friend just bought a DL650 and the seller told him it has ABS. How can we tell if this is true?

There are no stickers indicating this on the bike.

 

[rconti]

Should have an ABS sensor ring (silver thing) on the right side of the front and rear wheel hubs.

 

[Bugzy]

Hmm. this is a 2007, is it different on this bike? That brake rotor doesn't even look the same as in the picture.

 

[greywolf]

It doesn't have ABS. Otherwise it would have fender stickers, nobody takes them off, the rings pictured and an ABS light in the bottom of the speedo face.

 

[MaineMan]

I might recommend you get going full bore and hit the brakes in an area where you wouldn't have good traction, and see if the ABS kicks in......just kidding!! :jawdrop:

 

[Bugzy]

This site shows 2007 VStroms with ABS, and none of them have that silver ring on them. Also none of them say ABS on the side anywhere i can see.

2007 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS

I was wrong about the brake rotor, it does look like the picture rconti posted.

The instrument cluster does not have any ABS lights on it though.

 

[Bugzy]

Yea Maineman, i suggested that idea already. It wasn't received too well. lol

 

[greywolf]

While the stickers may be removed, there is no way around the ABS sensor rings. Without them, ABS can't function. The rings, sensors, pump housing behind the shock and ABS light on the speedo are all required. Those web site pics are mislabeled as were others directly from Suzuki. The bikes are not ABS. Here's a 2007 ABS bike and fiches showing rings #7 rear and #4 front. Sorry for the size but I think it needs to be clear beyond doubt.

 

[seiseman]

I believe you can run the VIN through a "VIN decoder" such as here. If the model comes back as a DL650A, the "A" denotes an ABS model. It worked for mine.

seiseman

 

[Bugzy]

Thanks everyone. It appears this is a non ABS model.

Have to decide what to do now since it was already purchased. Ugh, what a mess.

 

[griffin800]

ABS

While I like having abs, it's most certainly not required. I've ridden well over 100k miles and this is the first bike I've owned that had abs on it. (btw, have 500 miles on this one) It's nice to have, but I certainly wouldn't reject a bike because it didn't have it.

Bill H.

 

[Bugzy]

That's exactly how we feel at this point as well, however we did agree to pay a bit more for this bike because we were told it did have ABS.

Perhaps the seller was told it has ABS when he bought it originally.

I have never owned a bike with ABS, but the advantages for a new rider are obvious. It would have been ideal to have it.

 

[rconti]

Those website photos are incorrect. In 2007 ABS was only available in grey. 2008 ABS was only available in black. Then Grey again in 2009.

 

[farmerlou]

In the USA, the 2007 DL650 came in blue or gray. The blue bikes are not ABS. The gray bikes may or may not be ABS.