I've been fortunate to have ridden a 2019 V-Strom 1000 as well as a 2022 V-Strom 1050 XT. Overall imo, this bike is highly underated and an excellent performer. When I first took the 2019 into the twisties, my thoughts were "Multistrada for the masses!" Lol! You can really have some fun with this thing! Relatively light weight, composed chassis, good brakes and a characterful and punchy supertwin derived engine! The 1050 XT definitely felt more refined overall. More of the 2019 to love. I wish I could've taken them both off road but for primarily paved adventures, I'd still prefer the 19" front. More than say 30% off road, I get the 21"er. As well as its tube. If you're out playing out in the wild and your front's carcass has decent damage, I imagine the tube could help you make it back to civilization in okay shape. Either way, amazing and again, underated motorcycle. I hope Suzuki sells loads of em' ;-)