Author Topic: What have you done with your V-Strom today? (Read 1398380 times)

infidel · « **Reply #8920 on:** March 28, 2019, 16:05:46 »

Delkevic exhaust arrived in post. Swapped the OEM end can for a lightweight Delkevic carbon - removed baffle. Can't believe how heavy that stock silencer is. Can't install the rest yet - need parts. The hilltop software is on the bike so it should self adjust after a few rides. Sounds great baffle out - not too loud a deep thump thump.....

glenwatt · « **Reply #8921 on:** March 28, 2019, 19:48:33 »

Nice little run up to the David Silver Museum.

Good couple of hours browsing the older bikes and coffee was free from the machine on site.

Although full of Honda bikes as you would imagine, a member of their staff taking a photo of my DL1000 in the car park gave me a warm glow.

Nice Kawasaki KH750 for sale in the showroom, if anyone has a spare £12,900

Barbel Mick · « **Reply #8922 on:** March 28, 2019, 19:54:50 »

Great ride out in The Peak District today. Long way round to The Yonderman for a (late) breakfast, then the long way back to Tagg Lane Dairy for ice cream.
We did call in to Flash Bar Stores & Cafe to give it a second chance...........they won't get a third!

graingerblaze · « **Reply #8923 on:** March 28, 2019, 21:53:17 »

Finally fitted my GPS, the bracket looked smaller on the screen but at least it will never break

Colmate · « **Reply #8924 on:** March 29, 2019, 21:59:32 »

Ordered a Delkevic SL10 silencer kit as I can't bear the sight of that stock can anymore! Can't wait to fit it and fire her up.

TLPower · « **Reply #8925 on:** March 30, 2019, 05:23:59 »

@graingerblaze, more orange bling.

What is not to like?

Dark-Strom · « **Reply #8926 on:** April 01, 2019, 19:59:13 »

Fitted some grip puppies and a new tank pad.
Its central-ish on the tank

Banditbilbo · « **Reply #8927 on:** April 01, 2019, 20:46:26 »

Fitted new carbon exhaust can.

Amazing sound, amazing weight loss and, smoother riding in 2nd&3rd gear.

paulja · « **Reply #8928 on:** April 02, 2019, 18:25:00 »

After the spill a month back, decided to replace the right side Givi crashbar as it was bent (it did its job)- took me longer to find my tools than to change the bar itself. All good again :-)

tonybro · « **Reply #8929 on:** April 04, 2019, 11:13:15 »

Just fitted some Heed crash bars. Impressed with them and fairly easy to install. Centre stand fitted, again only pair of springs. CNC Sidestand enlargement plate, CNC Black riser mirror extenders and a Motech Exhaust Valve Guard.
Still have spots and Givi rear hugger to fit though. A lot cheaper than buying with bike and generally all easy fits.

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #8930 on:** April 04, 2019, 12:10:34 »

Tonybro, just check your side stand enlarger plate isn't interfering with the centre stand. Most do, some don't.

infidel · « **Reply #8931 on:** April 04, 2019, 15:20:30 »

Nothing. Was pissing down and the strom is lovely and clean so took the SV to work. Love both bikes, but I REALLY wish I could move the torque peak on me strom to say 6K as opposed to 4K. I rarely ride below 4K anyhow.

Banditbilbo · « **Reply #8932 on:** April 05, 2019, 13:44:56 »

Post winter treatment.
Washing, polishing, lubeing levers and links wth oil, and some rubbers, seals and dust covers with sillicone oil, intense chain cleaning and lubeing, cobbra oiler refilling with SAE90, and fit a side stand plate.

Some pics.

Tinysmall · « **Reply #8933 on:** April 05, 2019, 17:52:19 »

I made a GPS bracket out of a fire door handle from Travis Perkins. Cost about £13 and some old rattle can paint I had left over

sidbig · « **Reply #8934 on:** April 05, 2019, 18:45:35 »

Took the TOMTOM RAM kit away and fitted this block from Germany

Doug McLaren · « **Reply #8935 on:** April 06, 2019, 10:48:55 »

Just had it MOT'd, passed of course. It's a 2007 650, now got 43,000 miles on it, of which I've done 22,000 in the last 3 1/2 years.

Yellow Peril · « **Reply #8936 on:** April 06, 2019, 17:40:01 »

Sidbig, do you have a link to the GPS mount? I've just bought a TomTom 550 and would prefer not to mount it on the handlebars. Thanks.

sidbig · « **Reply #8937 on:** April 07, 2019, 08:12:07 »

Quote removed

this is the mount block
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/I.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=273029465720&_sacat=0

and this is the givi bar
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GIVI-FB3114-Suzuki-DL1000-V-Strom-2017-BRACKET-to-fit-S902A-SAT-NAV-PHONE-HOLDER/202633550817?epid=3012375693&hash=item2f2de69be1:g:Q7AAAOSwFXRbpkSw

Graham62 · « **Reply #8938 on:** April 11, 2019, 18:36:41 »

Put it all back together and went for a little ride till it cut out on me

got back home with a little help, charged the battery up started OK but the voltage drops when revved up.

need to get it sorted as it will soon be the May bank holiday weekend.

Brockett · « **Reply #8939 on:** April 11, 2019, 18:46:17 »

Is it the dilithium crystals again?