buddy's looking at the V-strom...comments?

Post by **scottybooj** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:05 am

My bud is going to ditch his ST4 Duc and is looking at the V-strom 1000.

Any comments, pros/cons?

houndog · Post by **houndog** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:19 pm

THE V-STROM is a wicked bike. He will enjoy the crap out of it. I liked mine. It was just a little to tall for me.

Post by **beekstersocal** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:02 pm

ugly

Post by **scottybooj** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:02 am

very useful beekstersocal. thanks for the insight.

ekiM · Post by **ekiM** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:04 pm

Scott,
Do you know why he wants to switch? Maybe he has been bitten by the Adventure Rider bug? That ST4 is a magnificent machine. The Suzuki is also a great machine, at a much lower cost. To me, they are more similar than not, the biggest difference being cost (to both buy and to maintain). Suzis are also ubiquitous in comparison (but your friend is in Jersey too?).
Any info on why?
-Mike

Post by **scottybooj** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:28 pm

the maintenance required on the Duc is more than what he wants. he basically wants a plug and play machine. also, the cost of maintaining is quite lower with the vstrom.

i also think since his wife will go pillion, the riding position is more favorable for the two of them on the suzuki.

thanks

R4R&R · Post by **R4R&R** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:09 pm

IMO - ugly, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? I know someone that has one and they love it. I know someone else that had a GS (before the V-Strom came out) and this guy even prefers German vehicles, that said the V-Strom is a gret value and he would've bought one over his GS. I find that hard to believe with him.

ekiM · Post by **ekiM** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:09 pm

scottybooj wrote:the maintenance required on the Duc is more than what he wants. he basically wants a plug and play machine. also, the cost of maintaining is quite lower with the vstrom.

i also think since his wife will go pillion, the riding position is more favorable for the two of them on the suzuki.

thanks

All good reasons to go with the Suzi. The litre Suzi is very powerful--he won't be missing much there. I've not ridden pillion on either, so have no comment on that. The riding position is more upright (comfortable, to me) on the Suzi. The Suzi doesn't have the ducstyque--it's a more utilitarian affair, but I don't mind that either (I ride a naked RR, after all). Hopefully he'll get a chance to ride the V-Strom--some of the Japanese bike dealers around here will let you test ride bikes that don't have inline 4s.

Good luck to your friend--you're a nice guy for asking on his behalf.

-Mike

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