Suzuki V-Storm "DL1000 V-Strom"
Type: Motorcycles
Model: Suzuki V-Storm
Real Name: Charlie
Location: Atlanta, GA US.
Gender: Not sure.
Age: 29.45 years
I miss this bike. The engine just made huge, eyeball flattening, gobsmackingly stupid amounts of torque. It was just a little cumbersome for daily traffic use, and that much power is more trouble than it's worth in gridlock. Add to that a lack of storage space, a high center of gravity, and poor wind deflection at highway speeds for someone as tall as I am.
All the same, I still miss it.
Comments
Looks sweet. V-twins are known for torque. I love the sound of v-twins too. Yeah, I bet that the luggage compartment didnt make the twistys easy.
Nah, you don't even notice the weight of the luggage.
That bike is just top heavy by design. That's about a 6 gallon tank, a 19" front wheel, and it has 7 and a half inches of suspension front and rear. It'll lean over as much as most sport bikes, but that front wheel setup doesn't give as much feedback. The Bridgestone Trailwings on there don't help either. There's very little warning before they start to slide.
It was alot of fun, but it was also a handful, and not a beginner's bike at all.
crevans owns:
My current mount. Sure it's a scooter, but it'll rip apart anything up to and including a Mustang GT from a stoplight, tops out at 115mph (indicated), fits 6 bags of groceries or a 24 pack of beer under the seats, and averages about 50 miles to the gallon. It's also about the best bike for threading through dense traffic out there thanks to the CVT and an extremely low center of gravity.
Highly recommended if you commute daily on two wheels and plan to ditch car ownership.
Posted on 2006-05-20 03:10:58