As I am giving away this 2004 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000 you can probably guess that the condition is not great
. In fact, it is in very poor condition. I took it to a Suzuki dealer and they told me that it is not worth repairing, they said scrap it.
Pictures of the bike can be viewed here:
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0y5oqs3qXHAhPIt is currently at my house in Hove beside Brighton on the south coast of England.
I think that someone with an interest in this motorcycle might very well be able to bring it back to life and fix it up.
So, here is the history of this bike.
This motorcycle belonged to my brother who died in his sleep in April 2012. He lived in Spain, not far from Malaga, but he had moved to Spain from Northern Ireland. He had bought this bike in Northern Ireland and taken it with him to Spain. So soon after his death I had the bike brought back from Spain to Hove in England where I live and it has sat outside in my back garden for seven years.
I’ve been told by my brother’s friends that the bike was working up until his death. They remember seeing him riding it just days before his death.
The bike had a Northern Irish registration but I had that changed to an age related English registration in 2013 when I was getting myself to be the registered keeper of the bike.
I do have the V5C for this motorcycle and the date of first registration is 01/01/2004. I would guess that my brother bought it second-hand in Northern Ireland. I don’t know how many owners have had this bike.
This V-Strom does not have an ignition key. I don’t know if it has an electronic immobiliser. I do know that it isn’t a stolen bike because when I was getting myself registered as the keeper the DVLA would have told me, I believe they do searches.
I was a motorcyclist myself back in the 80s and back in those days I did all my own maintenance and I was good with that kind of thing however today I haven’t the commitment to get this bike back on the road.
It would be great if someone could revive this bike. However if it is not possible to revive it then maybe it would be useful for spare parts?
If you want this motorcycle the most important thing is that you are equipped to take it away. Both tyres are totally flat and won’t hold any air so it is slow and difficult to push. To put it on a trailer you will need two people.
If you want this bike email me. There is a small icon on the left for sending an email. Please use that. The first email from someone who is clearly equipped to take the bike away, with a trailer or big enough van, will get the bike.
