Suzuki V-Strom 800DE long-term review | 6468 miles (and one year) later 

engine heat?

@@thodoris3790 it’s fine, no problems with this.

Every bike throws heat….this one is acceptable unlike my Tiger 900 that becomes unbearable here in Texas any day above 85F.

Love it aswell! Got it Saturday. Engine heat is okay. And the torque is awesome!

@@PhilPower-uo5ev It’s a great bike Phil, glad you’re enjoying it! What colour is yours? I have the glass sparkle black 😀

Why a thumb up? I was quite shocked that I had to change it that early.

I've done 10 thousand kilometres on mine in Australia and honestly it is amazingly smooth at any revs,there may be the faintest tingling at some speeds but really I do not even notice them.

That episode is here... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NawrpsVE-Yo.html Cheers, Tony

It's the Suzuki touring screen and it did improve the noise and buffeting I found. Turns out this screen is fitted as standard on the new 800 RE. Cheers, Tony

I didn't do a whole heap of motorway or dual carriageways on the V-Strom, but any vibrations didn't trouble me on the occasions I did ride them. I've got an inline-four for a bit now (GSX-S1000 GX) and that is much smoother, but I expected that. I'll look out for the buzzing on the RE when I switch to that in a week or so. Cheers, Tony

@@sportsbikeshop Looking forward to your thoughts on the RE Tony.

This not speed issue but engine vibrations starting at 5000. If you go with very high speed they are less evident because... all vibrates 😅

Good effort. You're clearly giving it more than I did! Cheers, Tony

It will be too tall for some, but I wouldn't put a hard line on it at 6ft. Nervous six-footers might still be uncomfortable with it, and confident 5ft 5in'ers might be fine. I'm 5ft 10in and had no problem at all. Thanks for getting in touch. Cheers, Tony

Dual Express?

DE = Dual Explorer. This is very easy to find out.

​@@flippy66Nope, Desert Express (as Suzukis always have been in the past)

Nope. That's how Hessler Racing Team calls their bikes.

@@sercio994 Nope @flippy66 is correct. Google it. 🙂

I'm getting quite a few comments about that vibration and I didn't notice it. I'm not saying it wasn't there - I'd have referred to it if I had noticed. Cheers, Tony

Apologies. I was trying to keep it concise. It's not a trick so much as a technique. I found it best to get both of the stand's feet on the floor then push the bike backwards using the pillion peg hanger. This was more effective than pulling upwards. As for bringing it back down, I agree that it's very sudden and I just had to prepare myself for that as I couldn't develop a technique for it. I hope this helps explain what I meant. Cheers, Tony

@@sportsbikeshop Thanks so much Tony and thank you for making the video! I'll give that technique a try next time!

I know. We all do that here in Britain, but because everyone does it we usually get away with it. Cheers, Tony

​@@sportsbikeshop That might work 😂

I agree. Also just take tools with you. I am at 8,000 miles and not a flat yet. A lot of people make it seem like you will get a flat everyday and it would be unbearable.

Tubeless is shit for road and dirt. Any flat becomes a much bigger deal than just using a plug.

As longvas you put it in when you have a puncture. Some people wrongly ride with it in their tubes all the time 🤦‍♂️

​​@@flippy66This is not dirt bike. They made tubed tires to save money. If u plan your trip to Boliwia u just take tubes (can be installed in tubless without any problem if u have such situation).