” says RTW rider Michnus Olivier. “Both our DR650’s are over 100,000 km (60,000 miles) and we had zero issues with them. On the other hand, our BMW Dakar 650’s gave us so many issues
Coated with a Glass Sparkle Black/ Metallic Matte Black paint combination, the V-STROM 1050DE’s ADV-themed styling retains Suzuki’s original rally-beak look, paying homage to past Suzuki Dakar Rally bikes and the DR-Big large-displacement DualSport. Key Features: Versatile enough for any rid...
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It’s a similar story for the V-Strom 1050XT: nothing new for the US, but listed as a new model for the Canadian market. Like the base model, it’s a Dakar-inspired adventure machine built around a solid 1,037 cc V-twin engine. However, unlike the base model, the 1050Xt boasts ...
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The 2017 V-Strom retains the characteristic beak design in the front – a tribute to the DR Big 750 and 800 cc single that raced at Dakar in the 1980s and 90s – with work concentrated in refreshing the design while enhancing aerodynamic protection. ...
Inspired by the legendary DR-Z800 Dakar Rally bike that proved Suzuki could take on the planet’s most rigorous off-road event and the DR800S, also known as the DR-Big, that was powerful and nimble for its size, the new generation of V-STROM 1050 models share similar characteris...
“whole new bike”. During my first walk around, my eyes kept veering towards ‘the beak’. This is not a case of Suzuki jumping aboard a styling bandwagon, but rather an homage being paid to the 80s era Suzuki DR750/800 Paris to Dakar racers, which sported a similar, perhaps more ...