2023 Suzuki V Strom 1050 Review / The road biased one!
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2023
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I have just chopped in my 2022 1050xt (which I loved) for the 800de which after 4 test rides realised was a step ahead of the 1050. After a few weeks and 2000 miles on the 800 is a very very good bike ( in my opinion) ....and......after nearly 40 year's of BMW's I feel released, there is life outside the BMW clique...
800 is an exceptional bike!
@@UsernameKateYep, so much fun to ride
Yes love the 1050 ,800 very good, but no centre stand or cruise,
Thanks Kate ! I like the part where you remind people to SHARE the road 👍 I have a 2013 VSTROM 650 and I love it ! Always good to see the English country side....I got to experience it in Nov.1992 !
Good to see that you are a sensible rider ! Stay safe and love from the land down under !🇦🇺🦘🏍🌹
Absolutely one of the best real world reliable bikes ever built.
Kate seems to be in a good mood. I really hope you are always happy. I love your kindness to people
I bought one in July 2023 so my opinion is bound to be biased. I just got off a Guzzi V85TT and I wanted an everyday bike that could also travel and not cost an arm and a leg to buy or maintain. In fact, I've tried 3 BMWs, all excellent but between €6,000 and €10,000 more expensive, 2 Harleys (including the PanAm) which just got a €4,000 price increase but nobody noticed, 2 Triumphs (same remark as BMW), the V100 Mandello S, the Ducati Desert X ... in the end, the VStrom isn't the sexiest but it has everything I want and nothing I don't. It's a real pleasure to ride every day, with that easy-going grizzly breath, perfect handling, excellent braking and much better protection than it looks. All that for €15k and a bit. What else? As Georges used to say. I feel it's a connoisseur's bike
Je suis entièrement d accord avec vous sur tous les points que vous avez énumérés.
Elle cache bien son jeu cetts v strom !!
Im a connoisseur too!
Yes a motorcycle for grown up people who know what they really need! Love my 23 non DE in blue
Can I ask why you moved on from the v8tt to the vstrom as I'm currently trying to chose between the two.
The things I love about the V Strom 1050 is the unstressed, torquey yet nipppy engine and also it's sound and character with it's gear driven cams. The brilliant thing is you still get 9500rpm before hitting the red line. Gear driven cams make doing valve clearances a somewhat easier too. What's not to like?
Quickly becoming my favourite youtuber kate. Take care x
Your accent is adorable, you give us positive vibes 👍
Great practical review Kate. My mate who is vertically challenged also has the 1200gs and had a sit on my f800gs and said no, too tall. So being able to put two feet down adds to your confidence.
As always, thanks so much for your efforts. You’re one of my “don’t miss” vloggers. Just a comment on quick shifters. I ride a 22 Tiger 900. The difference between 1000 miles and 5000 miles is significant. It started out klunky and now is butter. Let me add that 1st to 2nd still takes finesse but otherwise “ Butter”! I would guess most of your demos would be pretty low mileage.
That were cracking that were. I've been waiting for this one. 👍
Bang on Kate
Looks like I've got a test ride coming !!
Glad you had a sunny day to swing it around a corner or two Kate.
My latest impulse buy was a Suzuki 2005 DR200SE just because (4,224.7miles on it).
Hope your week was a good one also.
Nice one Kate very enjoyable vlog, as for inviting questions when's your first album coming out😁
Thanks Kate, wonderful review as always. I am looking at picking one of these up at the moment and I am looking at the road biased version. The closest I will come to "off road" is riding some back lanes as a shortcut here in Devon.
Looked like a nice day out. Its one nice way to live your life. Great review.
Excellent comprehensive review ,I think you've sold me one thank you KATE
Glad it was helpful!
Nice rewiew Kate Congratulations 😊😊😊👏👏👏👏👏
It looks like a nice bike and you had fun 😊
“That’s burning clutch. I remember that from the Nürburgring” is one of the hardest things I’ve heard.
Love your enthousiasme, no bullshit but really info we need…
I love that friendly v-twin sound. I've a 14 v-strom 1000, with a gpr exhaust it's mental 😂
Hello Kate, I'm from Brazil, great work.
Share the road, aye. I've seen people in cars do mad things and I've seen a lot of people on bikes do silly things. Don't be an idiot and don't be in a rush, the main point of getting there is, well, getting there and not to the hospital.
Really quite keen on the 1050 whenever I feel the Tracer has served its role. We'll see.
Ok 👏 Kate
Great review as always 👍 I grabbed the Suzuki Katana 2023 model in June, and love it.
Got vlogs coming on the katana soon!
@UsernameKate Awesome! If you get stuck, I ve family in Chorley so you can take mine for a spin whilst I visit them 👍
You give off great vibes Kate! I feel ashamed for many of my fellow countrymen (USA). We have lots of great people but as you know plenty of not so great, spoiled and inconsiderate people that seem to overshadow "the good ones" and seem to always push the limits way into the danger zone. The bad apples spoil the bunch as they say, then everyone hates apples. Same if not worse with the car culture. On a more positive note, nice ride along with you and the V-Strom. The bike looks like it has plenty of grunt power and has a nice sound to it. As far as a looker goes, I would match it up with my toaster. It looks okay, does the job but it does really get a second look. It's appliance sexy.
Great test ride video Kate, real world test & bang on . I`m on my 2nd 1050, 1st was an XT & yes the seat does seem to be more comfortable on the new bike with cast wheels so maybe they have changed the compression of the sponge as early bike did get some stick. I used to have a BMW R1200R with active suspension before my first 1050 & I can honestly say I dont miss the Active suspension.
Keep up the reviews & the realist feedback, some vloggers would be better off getting a sales job as every bike they test is "fantastic" & everything is perfect when we know there not!..good luck & safe riding
Got to say that I have had mine for 2 weeks now and love it although still in the running in stage. I have the black and bronze wheels and it does get a few looks at the petrol station. For me I can't wait to do a long tour on it and see just what it can do 👍
Enjoy it!
I got the black and bronze wheels too. Loving it. Had the GSX-S1000 GT before and it didnt have the comfort. This is absolutely mega. Missus loves it too. Im 600 miles in.
@chriskarn4718 I'm not that for in yet but I will get there! Enjoy the bike mate 👍
Just taken a 1050de for a test ride
I couldn’t believe the looks it got
Great review, I think it is the best looking updated V Strom, but you are right about the colour, blue or black would be my choice.
Yes it looks good kate
That's a wonderful channel! I'm a Japanese rider 👋👋👋
Really nice first impressions thankyou. I'm personally not a fan of the ipad like dashes. For me, they actually look cheaper than a more integrated dash with a mixtures of dials and displays. Bike sounds great btw. Cheers!
Yep, it is less cost for the supply and fitting by the manufacturer. Same with cars. I still like the independent taco and speedometer.
like the looks of the 1050 always have. a year or two ago there was a black one with light bronze/gold accents. looked CHOICE
2 and a half weeks left until I get mine (the blue one) and I wish I had a time machine. Already planning to put it on a diet, end can, lithium battery, removing the center stand, hopefully I'll get rid of some 10 kilos. And then I can put them back on in accesories :))
I was trying to find a review you had done on the BMW F850 GS, not the Adventure, but I can’t find you ever having done it. If you haven’t can you. Many thanks John
Great bike review. Felt like I was riding it. Next best thing to a demo ride. Think that will be the next move. 👍
Yess definitely have a go yourself. Hope you enjoy it!
Nice wee review there Kate, be hard to move away from the GS and the ease of shaft drive for touring
how would you compare it to Africa Twin (the plain version). Which one would you have?
🎉yes I did enjoyed it. Love your vids and comments. As for the colour this red one,sorry Burgundy is veery nice. 😮 on my opinion the 19front is a better choice for the just love to travel type people. Should you need a more extravagant and really bashing through the wilderness -please take the 21. Love that burbling sound of the vtwin engine at idle... Be safe dear and keep going. All the best!
Is the seat narrower at front on the 1050 enabling to get your feet down closer to ground?
Hi Kate from Greece, i would like to have a comment for the fuel consumption (l/100kms) and more details for weather protection. I have a honda Varadero of 2007 and it is time for changes now i reached my 60s. I am very keen to suzuki v strom but going from a Honda so well protected as Varadero i would like to have an honest opinion for consumption and weather protection.
Thanks
George
Here we go...!! This is the bike that caused my local dealer to ban me from sitting on...., coz I can't stop dribbling all over it. A fantastic bit of kit. Some years ago, I had one on loan for a short period of time and did more km. on it than I would have done in the same period of time, had I been on my own bike. I've loved it ever since. It's the ideal allrounder and yet, damn it, i've never owned one. Forget the Hondas, Yamis & BMWs, this is the way to go..., although there are many, singing happy songs about KTM's equivalent, which I know nout about. Maybe you do!?
You sure do have some beautiful landscape up your way, I would love to be able to ride that area, where is it, Rivington in? A bike as good looking as this screams out, "take me on an adventure and get lost with me" and if it is the colour Red, what more coul you ask for. Get up and go!! You do know that if you don't turn your head to look back at the bike every time you've parked it, and walk away, then you've bought the wrong bike! With this machine, i'd be walking into every Lamp post!!
Well then, up the Wanderers..., no not really, i'm a Red. See ya.
Oops sorry, just noticed, after watching so much of your wonderful work and 👍 it all, i've not yet Subscribed... that's better, i'm now officially subscribed to Usernamekate and having a ball !
Steve, your comment just made my night!! Welcome to the mad house and thanks for sharing!!! 😁
Test rode one of these the other day. The sales girl advised against the 800 due to my size. I'm 6'3" but only 32" leg. I found it immediately confidence inspiring. I thought the torque was tremendous, overtaking in top became simple and regular. It's smooth and sure.
Yesterday I tested the BMW R1300GS, not for me. Later today I'm testing the older Triumph Tiger 1200. It's going to need to be very good.
Nice review, thanks.
Sorry I'm a bit late with the reply but how did you find the Triumph in the end? :)
@@UsernameKate the Triumph was lovely! I wanted one over the BMW. I found, because i was road testing and therefore exaggerating things that the BMW didnt appreciate slowing down in top say for a roundabout, and became a bit agricultural wheras the Triumph felt almost unbothered. Unfortunately I kept doing a silly dance on dismount as my right leg is damaged and I keep dragging it over the seat. The 900 was absolutely fine and lower so easier to dismount BUT, I'm a tart and would know I preferred it's big brother but for the seat height.
Kate should I get a new Vstrom 1050de or a second hand r1250gs?
You have ridden both - admittedly not the de version
Thanks for that Kate. Yes I'd say it's the best looking Vstrom so far, but there's still something about that beak I can't warm to. As you say it would be boring if everybody thought the same. Take care.
How is the seat height for you?
Great review thank you, theVstrom is a tool not a hobby, lol I have the 2022 XT version I use it all year snow an exception, what am saying is the 90 degrees engine is a true gem it has never let me down . I looked at the up grades and thought why bother my XT has everything heated grips factory fitted, ok no tft but do i need that answer no, in short the standard Vstrome is the same as the XT 2022 but with a tft screen the DE is just a gimick like what they all do two three types of the same version of bike, dont forget the GS has the same size rims and nobody says a thing about that not having a 21'' front sorry for going on but I think the Vstrom old and new is great bike ATB to you. I think the quick shifter is an inprovement but still I wouldnt move of mine its solid, thanks again .
cool jacket
I bought in 2007 a vstrom 1000 2003 model for 5000 euro except maintenance I have spent not more than 3000 euro and got it until now very reliable bikes.
What about the comfort of the seat after 5/6 hours?
Not many new bikes built for two up riding in comfort would like to see more reviews as I allways have wifey on the back
Hi Kate,forgetting cost which would you choose the 800 or the 1050?
800 for me 😊 such a plush ride and I like the light offroad element to it
Need to change the head light and single hand adjustable screen.
Your colour tones in this video are nice. Quite dramatic without being vivid. Moody maybe.
If you end up going off on a tangent about something, let it happen. You can always come back to the bike but to get back on a tangent isn't easy.
What's the route you ride? I've seen you do the moorish fell road a lot and it looks a nice road.
Oh, your jahova short was funny as..... You did good Kate, in fact, you did great 😂 👍 👌
Good review Kate, Regarding the seat hight's maybe look at the profile of the seats because if it is still comfy but narrower or wider the bridge like shape our under carriages make will lengthen or shorten to our tippy toes to the ground, even the thickness of our thighs could make a difference , could also be density of the fill that is in the seats. I suppose the only way to truly see true seat hight's is to painstakingly get mike to make you a large Scribing block, then on all your reviews you will get a true life seat hight. 😁
This looks lovely. If I was a richer man, I’d have one. Maybe when they’ve come down a bit I’ll consider one. Lovely discreet exhaust note, plenty of gear, looks well made, should be of typical Suzuki reliability. Everything you could need in a daily motorbike.
I was watching UK Moto Clips recently (might as well be called knobhead bikers on film) and fully winced when that car got a bit eager on the roundabout. I was fully expecting a lap of the roundabout, Rev bombs, fingers, shouting, expletives, the whole 9 yards.
If i remember the r1200gsa was at 7000rpm at 125mph i didn't feel like i needed an extra gear.
One reason seat height could feel different to the specs is if the suspension compresses more or less when sitting on it, another reason is seat/bike width
also seat countours.
Im stuck between getting the 800de or the 1050 road version, i have the 250cc v-strom atm, im used to naked bikes i.e the gsr750, but since having the 250 v-strom its made me hungry for the bigger v-strom, what would you choose ? The 800 or the 1050?
I fell in love with the 800de. But, I have suspicions that Suzuki may reveal a none DE version of the 800 at the Bikeshow which i'd hope would have cruise control (I've no insider knowledge - just a prediction)
@@UsernameKate thankyou for your reply, im steering more towards the 800 cruise control isnt high on my needs tbh just something thats comfortable and has some grunt, and thats is good on fuel
Thanks again Kate for the ride through my old home town of Horwich and the Mores of Rivington, Belmont and Smithills. Definitely nicer views than here in Perth Western Australia.
I was trying to scope the rev counter past your camera Kate and did see that this bike is geared a bit taller in top than my SV1000. I've often felt that my bike could do with dropping a couple of back sprocket teeth, but, as you may be aware, as of the 17th of this month, Wales is being burdened with a blanket urban speed limit of 20 MPH. Even with my standard gearing, all local stuff will have to be done in no higher than third gear as of next Sunday, and I'm unsure if my own internal ratios differ from this V Strom. I fully agree with a 20 limit near schools, hospitals etc. but most of us in Wales think that the Welsh Assembly is a gathering place for virtue signalling cretins, whose main concern is cash revenue from speeding, rather than concerns over road safety.
Well that was disappointing was waiting for the hilarious bloopers and out takes you've been putting at the end. 😂😂 p.s. don't like the headlight/ front and the heated grips should standard on a touring bike. Good review tho👍🏻
Not often bloopers on the riding videos. Filming stationary with the public around is a recipe for those lol
Hello Kate how are you doing today i always love seeing your vlogs nothing beats seeing my favourite Bolton biker chick on a sportsbike wearing your leathers and your world famous swanky helmet and dark visor ride safe lovely only one username Kate greetings from your friend Stevie x
Hi Kate, do you ever go over to Glasson Dock, near Lancaster. Nice place for a brew and even a bit of lunch or breakfast and usually a few bikers there. Pop over and Ill buy you a coffee if I'm there ha ha.😃
How tall are you? I saw one of these in a dealership in Australia and they are quite tall. I'm 5'10"
hi im 5'4" with a inner leg of 29" if you look at my walk around video you will see how i look next to it
So you can be kind to horses! I coincidentally made a comment to one of your older video’s a few days back in which I joked about you scolding a horse in it while I expected you to be a horse type, for instance nagging Userdad for a pony when you where young. I am a true horse type myself though I never could afford my own one. A bike is cheaper. A whole shed of old bikes is still cheaper. But I also always react proactive towards horses when on the road. And the owners often appreciate that. Not som much these 2 though.
Bonjour, entre l'africa twin et celle ci laquelle avait vous préféré ?
Pour ma taille et mon poids, je préfère le VStrom. Je ne pouvais pas posséder le sport Africa Twin Adventure parce que le poids est porté haut sur l’AT et le stand est court. C’est donc une lutte pour moi de sortir l’AT du stand! Pas idéal.
I owned a 650 Adventure V Strom. It was OK but kind of Dull after a a year or so. But the price for the 1000cc bike is out to lunch in Canada. At almost $20K there are way more refined bikes out there nowadays. Suzuki had a niche with the "price" in the past but have since lost that advantage. You can buy a Triumph 900 GT for the same price and its way better looking.
I've got my eye on a heavily discounted ($2500) Vstrom 1050 potentially, which makes the purchase a bit more reasonable. Thing is, for $500 less I can just grab a ($1000) discounted brand new Norden 901 and wonder if that wouldn't be the better bike and value. To further complicate things, for another $2000 less than the Norden I can just grab a new (demo) Tuareg 660 for just $16k after tax out the door. Suffice it to say, I have been having a hard time deciding between the three.
You are right though, the regular price of the Vstrom 1050 bikes these days is dreadful here. Normal price puts them at about 18k-20k pre tax. That's so wild.
What’s the rider height? I’m 6’4 (193.5 cm) so I usually have to get an aftermarket screen to stop buffeting.
5ft 4, 162cm 😊 you can see my height on this bike here: ruclips.net/video/qiB44qJ9hD0/видео.html
@@UsernameKate Thanks
You have upset Ron Burgundy! 😂
💯 from Herrera clan Philippines
Hi Kate love you ❤
日本語で失礼します。
UP主の身長は何センチかな？V-strom 1050のシート高は850cmだったと思うが、、
スタイルいいのかな。。信号待ちでもどちらかに傾いているようには見えなかった。両足べったり？
R1200gs lc or vertonen 1050?
i have a r1200gsa 2019 and ill be selling it to buy a v strom 1050 xt 2020. Whilst saving myself £5,000 in the process.
Wouldn't bother with hgrips now I'd buy hgloves. Grips leave me with freezing thumbs
Is the speed in Kms/hr or Miles/hr ?
mph :)
@@UsernameKate What's the top speed that the Suzuki V Strom 1050 can do ?
I think it should do 220 - 225 Km/hr
Truimph Sprint 1050cc - 128 bhp (96Kw) and torque of 80 lb-ft (108Nm). It's 2010 technology and no TC of any description or quick shifter but it just out paces a 2023 1050cc a decade later 👌😉 Won't talk price cos the Sprint would win in that Top Trumps category every time 😁 And, mile munching in comfort ? That's down to the rider but my Triumph Sprint just devours those miles with style !
TOO top heavy. and Triumphs are NOT reliable.
Could live with it apart from that end can it’s ugly like many bikes , good review again ,
I compliment you on your how you view road mannerism and how considerate you are with others. Must be a girl thing because I too feel the same way.
One thing though, please stop calling people from the US “Americans.” America is the name of a continent (yes one, not two). Which was named that in 1507, hundreds of years before the US because a country. One continent, not two. Even though there had been some maps that show two parts to the continent, America Septentrionalis (North America in Latin) and America Meridionalis (South America). But still one continent. Then in 1784, just 8 years after the US became a country, is when the first map dividing the continent into two separate continents was published. Unitedstatians doing what we love the most, creating division. And in a selfish and imperialistic way, the US highjacked the title “America” for our country, and “Americans” for ourselves.
But thankfully more and more people in more and more countries in America are waking up and reclaiming their rightful tittle of Americans. Most people in most countries in America also only see one continent and not two. I know, I grew up in the imaginary subcontinent of Central America, and I’ve traveled to many American countries. I have spoken to many people about this subject. And they all agree with me. Except many Unitedstatians.
Yes, I said Unitedstatians. May sound funny, but that is really what we are. You call someone from Mexico and Mexican, someone from Brazil and Brazilian, someone rom Colombia an Colombian, and on and on, so why not people from the US? The idea is not a crazy one, Estadounidense (literal translation is Unitedstatian) is a real word in Spanish, and the most common way of referring to people from the US in Latin America. With the exception of the northern part of Mexico.
Anyway, cheers mate!
Looks? OK, but what's with the beak they're adorning bikes with lately? Surely there's a less ridiculous looking aerodynamic solution. 😅
And looks best in black... imho.
Great vlog. First of your's I've seen (& immediately subscribed to).
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Thanks Bob!! Massively appreciated
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Can i talk to you about our lord....😂😂😂
Oh! Come in let me read to you from my Suzuki workshop manual 😂😂😂
why did we not see the bike until 21 mins !!
Because before I published that video, I published this one :) ruclips.net/video/qiB44qJ9hD0/видео.htmlsi=rRxQDDmkuU_g7lNj
Thought as much but couldn't find you referencing that
Apologies, it should have been referenced 👍 hope you enjoy 😊
At the risk of being a pedant, your lids got a bit of Ron Burgundy going on lol.
You're gonna have to be more specific than that lol
omg i've just clicked hahahaha
That's a big misconception; the world would be wonderful if we all liked the same things. Well, it depends on scarcity etc, but in terms of colors let's say. If we all loved burgundy, the V-Strom would be burgundy and we'd all be happy.
I'm not sure a world of all burgundy vstroms is a world I wanna be a part of 🤣🤣🤣
😎🏍💨💨💨💨🤓🇨🇦🍻 nice bike
Nowt wrong with yon accent crocodile. Be proud of your roots (not the ones at the end of your hairs 😂).
Ah... definitely a miss. I am not a bike person. Wish can see what the Suzuki V Strom looks like.
You can see the bike at 21:11 or throughout the whole video here: ruclips.net/video/qiB44qJ9hD0/видео.htmlsi=7Hw90Lm8lW4tVRVN Hope this helps :)
@@UsernameKateThanks!! was wondering if this is related to katana. oh well.
What do you mean related to the Katana? The Vstrom? the vlog? the link? I'm confused.
@@UsernameKate the bike.
Completely different engine 😊
The seat height must be too tall for you.
It's manageable
Yeah it didn't seem you had any problem at all at stops.
I'm just used to it i guess!
I guess, are you sliding off the seat a bit and just putting one foot down?
Yep, I rarely put two feet down.
Hit the nail on the head with the looks, it isnt a very exciting looking bike. It would also annoy me a lot to have to add on heated grips, that's just stupid.
Mmmmm 21 minutes in and we see the bike for 20 odd seconds
Come on Kate a bit more of the bike would be better eh
Fill ya boots 😁: ruclips.net/video/qiB44qJ9hD0/видео.html
I speed up for horses, im on a carbed bike so kill switch - throttle and you can normaly get em off the horse with a good backfire. Fuck em