Vstrom is gone

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drrod

Discussion Starter · 1 mo ago

I sold my Vstrom today. I had owned it for 11 years and it had served me well. Never had one issue with it. All it needed was consumables. Reliable as a hammer. However......it did it all OK, but nothing really outstanding and I was wanting more off road capability. Hence the KTM 790 Adventure R. I had only put about 1000 miles on the Strom in the last 3 seasons so it was time to do something. The plan was to take the Vstrom to Europe and leave it there but Covid and big hikes in freight costs put that plan to rest. Combination of selling price + freight cost = rental for a lot of days in Europe and I don't have to worry about storage, licensing, insurance, etc.

I will still hang out here if you all don't mind. I enjoy the forum. A great source of a lot of things. Some of even Vstrom related.

Take care all. Hope to see you down the road.

Rod

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V-Tom

· #2 · 1 mo ago

I hear it's a great adventure bike!

Please make sure to take pictures of it and show in then "ither bikes" forum.' and make sure to show it to me in September when I am in your town for my daughter's wedding.

..Tom

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drrod

Discussion Starter · #3 · 1 mo ago

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I have had the KTM since spring of 2020. It is a hoot to ride but a bit of a maintenance queen compared to the Strom.

Start of a great ride along the eastern slpes.

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The day I picked it up. Never been as clean since!!

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Tom,
When are you here in Sept.?
I am off for a few weeks in early Sept. to ride some of the 'stan countries and part of the old "Silk Road" route.

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V-Tom

· #4 · 1 mo ago

drrod said:
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I have had the KTM since spring of 2020. It is a hoot to ride but a bit of a maintenance queen compared to the Strom.

Start of a great ride along the eastern slpes.
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The day I picked it up. Never been as clean since!!

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Tom,
When are you here in Sept.?
I am off for a few weeks in early Sept. to ride some of the 'stan countries and part of the old "Silk Road" route.

V-Tom

· #5 · 1 mo ago

She is getting married on the Labour Day Weekend. Sounds like you'll be gone then...

..Tom

drrod

Discussion Starter · #6 · 1 mo ago

Tom,
I don't leave until after Labour Day so give me a shout when you get into town and we can grab a beer.

V-Tom

· #7 · 1 mo ago

drrod said:
Tom,
I don't leave until after Labour Day so give me a shout when you get into town and we can grab a beer.

The Weddding is Sept 3rd (Near Golden BC.) . If things go smoothly I should be in town a few days before that so we should be able to grab a beer .

See you then!

..Tom

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Hans471

· #8 · 1 mo ago

Rod: Beautiful photos, what a pretty place! You had a long run with your Vsrom and got many great years and miles from it, nothing to explain there. I spent seventeen years living with a Gen 1 and then a Gen 3 Vstrom and nothing but praise for them. I too finally moved on as I downsized to one bike and as it was going to be my last I went with a Tiger 900. It best checked all the boxes of what I need at this point in life so I understand your switching.
BTW: I never had a bike while living in Europe (I did the Porsche thing instead) but I did enjoy my Honda Scrambler while living in East Africa (Northern Ethiopia).
Enjoy that KTM!

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Cal

· #9 · 1 mo ago

drrod said:
Tom,
I don't leave until after Labour Day so give me a shout when you get into town and we can grab a beer.

Give me a shout and I'll join you two.

Ive owned 6 other bikes during my Strom ownership and never did sell the Strom. I am now back on it!
My friend Alexis is in the Stans right now on his SWM, I get nightly updates via whatsapp, the bikes been there for 1/1/2 years he actually bought it from his local Virginia dealer and picked it up at the factory in Italy and registered it in Virginia so he did not have to pay the shipping costs.
He speaks Russian and is having a blast.

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V-Tom

· #10 · 1 mo ago

Cal said:
Give me a shout and I'll join you two.

Ive owned 6 other bikes during my Strom ownership and never did sell the Strom. I am now back on it!
My friend Alexis is in the Stans right now on his SWM, I get nightly updates via whatsapp, the bikes been there for 1/1/2 years he actually bought it from his local Virginia dealer and picked it up at the factory in Italy and registered it in Virginia so he did not have to pay the shipping costs.
He speaks Russian and is having a blast.

Message us in late August. or in this thread.

..Tom

Dado8

· #11 · 1 mo ago

drrod said:
...it did it all OK, but nothing really outstanding and I was wanting more off road capability. Hence the KTM 790 Adventure R. I had only put about 1000 miles on the Strom in the last 3 seasons

Dealing with the same "problem", also have a better bike in the garage, next to my '18 Vstrom650xa.
On its own the strom 650 is fun and cute, but ever since I picked up my '22 Africa Twin ADV Sport I see how the strom is not getting ridden as much...mostly because I do miss the torque

, everything else is good, the suspension, handling, brakes/ground clearance not so much, but yes when compared to my AT the Vstrom 650xa is just gutless, which is to be expected since AT is 1100cc and 100hp.

So the message is: "if you own a Vstrom 650, don't buy a second (better) bike !"

And good luck Rod in exploring all the Kazakhstans

I'll keep my eyes open for your KTM, as I believe we live in the same province

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LV Strom1k

· #12 · 1 mo ago

^great pics Dado!

those are worthy of sales brochures or motorcycle magazine spreads!

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Mjans

· #13 · 1 mo ago

drrod said:
I sold my Vstrom today. I had owned it for 11 years and it had served me well. Never had one issue with it. All it needed was consumables. Reliable as a hammer. However......it did it all OK, but nothing really outstanding and I was wanting more off road capability. Hence the KTM 790 Adventure R. I had only put about 1000 miles on the Strom in the last 3 seasons so it was time to do something. The plan was to take the Vstrom to Europe and leave it there but Covid and big hikes in freight costs put that plan to rest. Combination of selling price + freight cost = rental for a lot of days in Europe and I don't have to worry about storage, licensing, insurance, etc.

I will still hang out here if you all don't mind. I enjoy the forum. A great source of a lot of things. Some of even Vstrom related.

Take care all. Hope to see you down the road.

Rod
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drrod - are you the gentleman that had my 2004 ST1300? Your name rings a bell

drrod

Discussion Starter · #14 · 1 mo ago

Mjans said:
drrod - are you the gentleman that had my 2004 ST1300? Your name rings a bell

Could be. I sold my first '04 in 2014 to a fellow who lived in Braeside if I recall. That you?

drrod

Discussion Starter · #15 · 1 mo ago

Dado8 said:
believe we live in the same province

I believe even the same city...Calgary.

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mickanslow

· #16 · 1 mo ago

drrod said:
Could be. I sold my first '04 in 2014 to a fellow who lived in Braeside if I recall. That you?

No - the ST was mine first. You bought it from a dealer in Saskatoon. We met up in Regina after - you had a friend that lived just off Elphinstone.

drrod

Discussion Starter · #17 · 1 mo ago

mickanslow said:
No - the ST was mine first. You bought it from a dealer in Saskatoon. We met up in Regina after - you had a friend that lived just off Elphinstone.

That is correct and I then sold it to a fellow here in Calgary some 8 years and a couple hundred k kms later. Replaced it with another '04 (with only 50some k kms on it) that a friend of mine had at a price I could not pass up. Still got that one. Probably keep it until I can't lift it off the sidestand anymore.

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drrod

Discussion Starter · #18 · 17 d ago

Well the KTM is gone now as well. Replaced with this.

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TinMan88

· #19 · 17 d ago

Congratulations

drrod said:
Well the KTM is gone now as well. Replaced with this.
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Austrian duke to Italian princess. God help me!!

You are off on your new big adventure. She's a cutie! A good looking motorcycle you have there. How do you like the girl?

drrod

Discussion Starter · #20 · 16 d ago

TinMan88 said:
How do you like the girl?

I only have put 30 miles on it so far. Seems to work pretty good. Hopefully get a chance to get it out into the woods in the next day or so to see how it is. Seems a little more "docile" than the KTM which is a good thing for me.

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