2023 Suzuki V-Strom 1050DE | On And Off-Road Launch First Ride 

And, legendary reliability.

Really sorry about that. I hate thieves. Had to have brain surgery after being mugged last year. There goes my savings for my new bike. Regardless, I'm getting a 1290 Duke by end of this year. 😤

@@ralphwarom2514 auch that story is really extreme. Hope you are ok now. Bike can always be bought later, injury not. I hope your dream comes true with new KTM, it is a great bike with a monster engine.

@@skyworks1621 thanks. XD ended up getting an R1. Life has to be lived. Good year ahead.

lmao! you win

a 21" tubeless wheel at the front was probably not compatible. At the rear they used GLM which is the same supplier TRIUMPH and BMW. It seems something improvised

Luggage? A top box and panniers will be available. There sorted that for you 😉😂

@@mbal4052 I never bought the Hayabusa to do the job I wanted from the V-Strom, hence I am still in the market for an 'upright' style bike as well, though I think the two bikes have more in common than you might think. For example they are both capable of covering huge miles in a day at speed. I don't ever go off road so no need for that, but I do carry a pillion occasionally which the Hayabusa is capable of as it has a decent rear seat, and plenty of extra power. The only way the Hayabusa fails is in its ability to attach luggage for two people.

@@mbal4052 Thanks, for that, but is it any good? On my bike, the side cases were a bit small and broke easily. Later models had ridiculous metal beer crates (copying BMW). But at least Suzuki usually give you single key locking. The bike itself we know will be OK. Suzukis always are.

Accessories

Center stand on de, yes

Retuned and capable of 500,000 kms plus. They done good, that's what they done.

Because only Richi Vida would have turned up....

@@BibtheBoulder Hahaha true...

Yes, it’s smaller and fixed (not adjustable)

@@andrewshore262 Oh, that's a bit shit

@@BN1960 Agreed

Why ? I go touring on my adventure bike, and never felt I needed it.

@@icklepob88 true, but once you have it, you're spoiled.

@@icklepob88 why wouldn’t you want it on long motorway journeys ?

@@DaleMt09sp because I'd rather be in full control and paying full attention. Holding a light throttle isn't really such a big problem. I don't use it in my car, van or truck either.

@@icklepob88 each to their own it lets you rest your right hand side and stretch your hand a bit and you’re also still in full control and paying a attention 😂 if you aren’t you shouldn’t be on a bike

I can ride my Vespa on that road

Preach 😁

Not at all, Chris is still in Portugal teaching for BMW, Suzuki are giving us one for Chris to test once he's back in the UK.

@@BikeWorldTVshow Niiice, cannot wait!

Sorry but... bad bike at all? It's a Suzuki, it can't be a bad bike, just my opinion but for me they can't be compared, it's not only a matter of electronic gadgets, the design also costs a lot of money and although it can be subjective, the KTM is quite ugly in design, halfway between a motorcycle enduro and adventure bike, omg he has the front fender of his enduro bikes! It seems that they had designed it by installing remains of parts from other motorcycles XDD and the result has been amorphous. It has no smoothness or visual cleanliness. Anyway, the character of the KTM is clearly more wild for off road and the elegance of the Suzuki is incredible.

I don’t need even more Sophisticated shit when I’m in the middle of nowhere , also maintenance on a ktm sucks

@Kal-El22 I said ... "doesn't seem a bad bike" ... you appear to have misread.

@mcnuggetapple I guess lighter, more powerful and better suspension all for less money must be bad things then 🤷‍♂️ oh well, each to their own 😁

Quality of Ktm is ..... For me not a top tier driver I probably could not use those extra extra , I think I will go with Suzi . Hail 🤘

He's still in Portugal teaching people to ride off-road...

@@BikeWorldTVshow ah man...he must be kicking himself. That Ducati trip looked like the trip of a lifetime

@@Blazemon9999 True, but you don't usually get time to enjoy the trip, the schedule is tight.

@@BikeWorldTVshow I can see how that is. I was actually referring mostly to that 1 actual test itself though. The government shut down that Arab Pike's Peak mountain road and the testers got to do multiple runs up and down on the new Diavel V4. Looked very much like Chris' cup of tea

My 1290 SA has been just as reliable as my old vstrom 1k

@@highcountrypioneer3025 hmm interesting

@@highcountrypioneer3025 lucky you.

Suzuki constantly won World Endurance titles...BMW, "cough"??

Sure their heated grips are about £400 it’s like they don’t want sell extras 😂

Put all the accessories on your Tiger 900 and than put it on a scales. It would definitely not weigh 200 kgs (because Triumph only gives dry weight). Google comparison test of Tiger 900 and you will find out that the real weight is at least 225 kilos.

And here's the V Strom with some accessories and some fuel tipping scales at 253kgs. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6wp60qip14U.html

Perfect 😍

And that’s the point. It mimics the DR Big.

I've got a g3 Hayabusa, and was wondering about one of these for touring. Maybe both would cover all bases?

@@MyMednas Get ye'self an S1000XR to cover both bases

@@MyMednas My disappointment hit me as I opened it up and it hit a plateau just as I was expecting it to let rip. It actually felt like it was asthmatic. My Hayabusa is my 6th, but my first Gen3. It is by far the most refined of the lot. I still want an 'upright' bike to tour on with a pillion, but have reached the conclusion a 4 cylinder machine is more to my liking so I will get myself a Versys Thou as soon as finances permit...

Check out the FJR1300 or Ninja1000SX

I’m not mad keen about bikes on stilts either

Well tubeless front on de , no heated grips , 0 electronics compared to other bikes , and the extra pricey 16.5 k to obtain a garbage tft without connectivity . I mean , its trash except the reliability

@Jay Bee honda is 2 grand less than suzuki

@@aldvex8541 all of that is crap

@@viarnay sure , honda at base edition costs 15000 in my country . On the other hand suzuki de costs 16.500 .

@@aldvex8541 Are you talking about the same bike? because In my country, Spain, Suzuki is way more cheap than honda

Funny that people buy adv bikes for all sorts of riding not just off-road do 300 mile on a 690 enduro you’d be in bits