Thanks for the mention in the thread title..lol..nice looking machine you got there! Yeah, I haven't had a bike since '95 ('80 HD Sportster) and was looking to buy one for a few different reasons:
1) Alot more bikes on the road these days with alot of events to go to in the summer (bike nights, etc). Plus, so many people I know kept bugging me to get a bike!
2) Always wanted a "cool" dual purpose bike..not just a dirt bike with headlight & turn signals...something that could easily perform on the asphalt and handle traffic without being underpowered or uncomfortable. Also read that the V-Strom's are pretty good touring machines with bags available.
3) With gas prices most likely heading in the upward direction...can help cut down on the days I have to drive either my Dodge Ram (17 mpg) or VX (17mpg) into work which is a 60 mile round trip. My bike (V-Strom dl 1000) gets between 40mpg-45mpg depending how I ride. The V-Strom 650's supposed to get 50+mpg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXYSl...eature=related
I was looking at the KTM 990 Adventure but it leans heavily in the dirt direction.
Crager34 here told me he had a V-Strom DL 650 but had to sell it to move.
I think if any of you VX'ers are looking at getting a dual purpose bike...you owe it to yourself to check out the Suzuki V-Strom's...In my warped mind there is so many parallels between this bike and the VX it isn't funny!
1) (I)suzu(k)(i)------> VehiCROSS, V-Strom
2) VX has cladding....V-Strom has cladding like plastic on sides.
3) V-Strom's dual headlights resemble the VX's and shine really well @ night off to the sides...like the VX!
4) Both have the same Aircraft style Fuel Door's.
5) Both dual purpose machines. The VX is sports-car like on the road and The V-Strom sports-bike like on the road. My VX was comfortable to ride from PA to California and back...My V-Strom is a comfortable touring machine too!
If Batman (Dark Knight) can have a Tumbler & Bat Pod...I figure I can have a VehiCROSS & V-Strom..lol.
I bought mine with 3 miles on it and now have a little over 2,200miles!
P.S.----nice Ducati NocturnalVX!!!!!
here is my new toy!
To hear the Two Brother's Racing Exhausts, click link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL7sM...eature=related
Last edited by Jolly Roger VX'er : 09/26/2008 at 09:52 PM
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