Still one of the greatest motorcycles ever made. Probably logged more miles across the globe than most any other bike with the least troubles. Talked to a service tech and he seen a 650 with over 300K miles on original engine. Just bought a new 117 Harley and it will never go as far with as little attention as my DL. Love 'em.
Thank you for the video, I just bought 2012 vstrom with 28,000 mile for reasonably prices, I look forward give some TLC to vstrom and many mile of happiness with it.
Great video walking through the basic maintenance items. Just got a 2007 vstrom 650 myself in Vancouver. Looking forward to getting it out properly once the snow melts.
Great video. It let me know I can also do maintenance on my new to me 2019 Vstrom. Love the bike. Why did you choose not to change the radiator fluid while you were in there? I understand why you chose not to check the valves, but if you make a video on the valve check, as good as this video, i'm sure it would be a big hit. Thanks.
Going to help a friend work on his 2003 that has sat most of the time. Are the valves shim adjusted? Did you skip brake fluid change and coolant replacement?
I just inherited a 2012 Suzuki V-Strom 650 Adventure that hasn't been ridden in about 3 years. I've never owned a Suzuki so I'm looking for maintenance tips.
I have always made fun of people who say that their bike runs way better after a tuneup. Now I’m laughing at myself. Starts way quicker (when I started it after doing plugs in the video it hasn’t ran for months), and in stop and go just seems a bit more responsive. WOT high revs no noticeable difference.
1000- too many electronics (gen 2) worse gas mileage, heavier. 650- relatively simple and extremely dependable. Had a '17, now a '22 650 Adventure. The last of my bikes I'd get rid of and I got a bunch.
Man, count on Suzuki to build a bike that you have to completely take apart to do the nost basic maintenance xD Also: Waxing the chain "the easy way" is how people lose their hands. I'm not gonna tell you what to do, but please consider not doing that.
@@that_jamesguy No, more like flipping pancakes with your bare hands is how people burn their hands. Sure, it works, and it's faster, if you're very careful. You're still getting your hands very close to a very hot pan / a very powerful chain. Again, not telling you how to do things, it's your fingers. Just remember this comment when it happens.
Don't be such a drama queen .. having the nozzle a few inches away which means your fingers are as well is ok . He doesn't have his hands wrapped in a loose cloth .. if you were such a worry wort about so called safety .. you wouldn't be riding a motorcycle to begin with .. the safety crash data doesn't look good
Never buy those rip-off chain waxes. Take any engine oil, mix it with grease to make it thicker.. apply to chain with a small brush whilst rolling the wheel. Run the chain through a rag to remove the excess. You'll never have to clean the chain again nor buy expensive crap which makes a mess all over.
