I agree that its a great bike in standard form. My guess is that 99% of the forum would echo the same sentiment. But, as the perfect V Strom hasn't yet been produced, most of us will tinker and fettle, nudging our ride towards our vision of perfection. The trouble is, no two of us will ever agree on the perfect V Strom, hence the diverse opinions on this site. Believe me, the moans and 'vital' accessories discussed here are nothing compared to the UKGSer forum that I belonged to in a former life - yet it was still Europe's best selling big bike! On the whole though, this is a very good forum for like minded enthusiasts to swap constructive ideas. Bear with us if things get a bit negative on occasions. Now, I must go and book in my stator replacement - how could Suzuki's engineers have been so inept? Oops, sorry, must keep it positive!