2014 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 first photos and specs.

[Knightsy]

https://rideapart.com/2013/09/2014-suzuki-v-strom-1000-abs-first-photos-and-specs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HellForLeather+%28Hell+For+Leather%29


https://rideapart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2014-Suzuki-V-strom-1000.jpg

https://rideapart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/DL1000A_action_018-770x513.jpg

https://rideapart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/DL1000A_action_010-770x513.jpg

So, what do you think?
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[Blau Zedong]

[Rigga]

I like it
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

503lbs? That's about what my R100RT weighed. Wouldn't want to try to crawl out from under one of those.

Oh, and fugly.
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[RhynoCZ]

I'd go for this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VpIxhcOxBI

Good video sells, KTM1190 Adventure R
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[Fisty]

100bhp from a bored out tl1000r motor. Suzuki. You fail.
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[Cheeseybeaner]

[RhynoCZ]

[Fisty]

[Musketeer]

Really ugly bike
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[Cheeseybeaner]

[Rogerborg]

It's about torque and fuel economy. This is relevant to my interests.

There might be a market for it, but the claimed £10K price is no cheaper than the KTM 990 or the Tiger 1050, so expect the usual hefty Suzuki "discounts" on that.

I could see myself on one, except that it's too heavy, too complicated, and too expensive. In particular I can do without paying for traction control, and I can definitely skip being a guinea pig for Suzuki's first attempt at it.

As a used buy a couple of years down the line - after someone else has dealt with any warranty and recall work - maybe. You guys should all go and buy one...
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[LustyLew]

I'm with Rogerborg.

Too many funky electrical bits to go wrong for my liking...

Oh and it'll be out of my price range for about 4 years!
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[TheSmiler]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

I honestly think in 10 years time we'll all look back at these GS inspired behemoths and say haha holy fuck did guys actually ride those things and think they'd go off road and be able to pick the fucker up again without incurring a ball-bag full of stomach lining and 6 months on the sick with chronic recurrent lumbago.
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[Cheeseybeaner]

[Musketeer]

[Rogerborg]

Oh, absolutely. My "GS" is never going further off-road than my garage. It would be ridiculous to "adventure" on a bike like this without at least two other riders (or a camera crew) who can lift it up after it's fallen on you.

I went for the F650GS specifically because it's the more honest "road" version of the F800. Solid wheels rather than wire, lower (RWU) suspension, longer gearing.

Why a GS then? It does what I want from a commuter bike, and it fits me and my riding style perfectly.

Economical, flexible engine, built-in mounts for a huge top-box, and the low down weight makes it stable and very easy to ride. Soft suspension for the patchwork potholes that count as UK roads, and just enough poke for overtakes.

The upright posture, low seat and low pegs make the ergonomics absolutely ideal for me. I find the riding position suits better than the likes of an ER6 or Bandit or anything sporty. I don't want "sports" commuter, I just want commuter.

It's a decent bike, it's just a shame that it comes with that silly beak on it. Take it off and it would be just another upright mostly naked bike - and they probably wouldn't sell any.

https://rogerborg.dnsd.me/f650gs-debeaked.jpg


Incidentally, I notice that the people riding the V-Strom in the promo pictures don't appear to have faces. Or souls.
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[Marmalade]

There's only 3 pictures.
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