cavenger
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Just looking to understand some of the bike's problems, complaints. I am looking at 2014 or newer STs. Thanks everyone!
I was in the same situation as you apart from I came from a DL1000, I was able to test ride the new Strom and a well used Gen 1 S10, the Strom really surprised me, it felt much quicker and snappier than my old one even though mine was well set up with a Power Commander and open pipes, the brakes were great compared to the old bike and it was something like 30kg lighter than the S10 BUT and it's a big BUT the S10 feels lighter than the Strom, even pushing it around it's no more difficult but as soon as you are moving at a walking pace it's so well balanced, it clearly carries its weight very low in the chassis. Don't let the weight bother you, I'd try sitting on both bikes and see how comfortable you find them, I managed 2hrs at a time on my old Strom but can do 5hrs on the S10. The offer Suzuki had on the Strom was awesome and it was nearly a deal breaker but luckily my Mrs talked me into the S10, I was going with my head for the better price but I'm glad I went with my heart.cavenger said:This is a tough decision guys. I have a used 2014 ST (non-ES) with 10 k miles on it for the same price as a new 2014 V-strom 1000. My riding is streets, with very little desire to hit the dirt. I want to tour and travel. My concerns of the ST are weight (I come from a v-strom 650), the gear selector, cooling and of course ergonomics. I can't test ride, so its a crap shoot. Both of these bikes have good ratings from their riders. ...but in different ways. The Vee seems to have a stronger following but that doesn't really mean anything except you just have so much info out there for maintenance, farkles, etc. The ST seems like an unsung hero just waiting to be ridden. Tough!
Already a problem for me. And I haven't got my bike yet!snakebitten said:Way too farkable.
I have that pouch.Gobear said:On my new 2017 it's was very difficult to get the owners manual in the supplied plastic pouch....that it
And that's how good my 2017 is