Stock iridium plugs?

[bonne]

Does the 1050 come with iridium plugs from factory?

Should the next plugs I buy for it be iridium, it it doesn't matter?

[porter]

Yes they are iridium plugs from the factory. The 2014 on vstrom's use a different plug than the older stroms or the 650 and as far as I know are iridium only.  They are expensive plugs, over £20 each from a dealer but you can half that if you shop around. I change mine every 15k miles as manual says to but they looked fine, current set will stay in for 20k.

[hill100]

They only need replacing after 15000 miles while the previous model up to 2019 were replaced at 7500 miles

[kwackboy]

Iridium plugs can manage over 50k miles

[mr_diver]

£20 per plug for genuine...

2 years ago I paid £28 per plug after doing a load of cross reference and searching.
The Varadero (2003>) only had 2 options. NGK or NGK in a red Honda box. Both expensive!

[crofty]

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So are you saying that after 2019, Suzuki changed the official plug change interval to the 15,000 mile  service ?

[bonne]

So if iridium can hold 50.000 miles, then why will Suzuki change them after 15.000?

[mr_diver]

Money.

Simply money.

[porter]

If I remember genuine ones where £23 each from my dealer but that was in 2017 and remender you need 4. Got the next set from M&P for a tenner each.
My manual says 2 years or 15000 miles for the plug change on my 2014 model. I left them to 15k and they looked fine but as you need to remove the radiator to change the front plug and the tank for the rear I change everything while I'm in there. At 30k miles I set all the valves to mid settings plus new plugs so I'm not looking again till the 50k mark.

[Mr Nick]

The iridium plugs in one of my old twin spark Alfas weren't due a change until 100k: it's purely cash grabbing to say they need done at 15k.

[Youngman]

Like most things, 15k-50k-100k plug life is probably a bit of all the things mentioned.
The most common symptom of worn plugs is a hesitancy when you open the throttle. Not too much of an issue with the Wee, but new plugs in my 954 Fireblade with 30k on the clock has made a big difference to starting and eliminating the hesitancy. It still tosses its head when the beans are applied but its instant. I found my Wee's starting issues were all down to the light/starter cut out contacts BTW.

[STORMY]

I changed my plugs at 7300 miles on my 1000 [AL8], I’ve kept them because they were in excellent shape. At the time I was changing the coolant / rad off etc and trying to pin point another issue so thought I might as well.
Found a good deal at this U.K. supplier
https://www.sparkplugs.co.uk/ngk-spark-plug-cr8eix-4218

[porter]

Sorry but that isn't the correct plug for a 2014 on vstrom 1000, older model yes.

[STORMY]

Thanks Porter - my saved link has been changed by the site….
This is the correct plug for an AL8 1000 (it’s actually cheaper)
https://www.sparkplugs.co.uk/ngk-spark-plug-lmar8bi-9-91909

[porter]

Cheers Stormy for that link, I don't need any plugs for the vstrom but I did get a cheap set for my wee Suzuki not so swift. Cheers