Bye, Bye V-Strom

Today was the day - we sold Andrea's V-Strom 650

A sad day in Andrea's motorcycle life. She sold her V-Strom today. Even with the lowered links on, the V-Strom was too heavy, too intimidating, and Andrea didn't ride it often enough. It was too overwhelming.

So, now we are looking for something light, still fun, a bike that's good to learn on. Not too high, not too low, not too heavy, but also not too small. This will be a small challenge as the selection here in the US is much smaller than it is for example in Europe for this kind of bike. We'll see what we end up with. Wish us luck!

The new owner is a member of AdvRider and will probably have a lot of fun with the "Wee". He already had fun on the test ride. Now it will get ridden more often and probably on longer trips.

created by: Guido  |  Comments: 4

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23.05.2010 20:59
Sonja said:

Gerade heute habe ich mich noch mit Roland darüber unterhalten, was Ihr wohl mit der Wee macht. Ich kann Andrea gut verstehen, auch wenn's ein bisschen weh tut. Meine tiefergelegte F650GS macht sich übrigens GROSSARTIG! Kann ich nur empfehlen!
25.05.2010 09:28
bobskoot said:

I agree that the Wee seems very heavy, even for me but I can still flat foot. Pushing it around takes some effort.

another alternative which is less expensive than the F650GS would be the Suzuki SV650n <em>(Naked model, NOT "S")</em> I had one before it is much lower with the same V-twin engine of the Wee. Another alternative which the females who ride usually step from the SV650n to a Triumph Street Triple. The Striple engine is legendary, power of a 4 cylinder, but torque of a V-twin

bob
<a href="www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com">Wet Coast Scootin</a>


25.05.2010 09:31
Guido said:

Yeah, it is kind of heavy as a beginner bike. I never had any issues and pushing around it feels about half a ton lighter than my F800GS (much higher) but it's pretty much the same with all bikes that are in that range: once it's over a certain point, there is no holding back ...

You're comment also reminded me that I have to take another look at my comment code here to make sure at least some formatting works.
01.06.2010 09:42
archangel said:

good luck. i sold a bmw that weighed around 660 pounds, too heavy for me, a girl.still looking, love to ride. let us know. go fast and be safe
kub

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