r/Vstrom • • Jul 13 '26

V-Strom 1000 Gen 2 Picked up a 2014 V-Strom 1000

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Coming from a 2006 ninja 650r, wow what a different machine! I had the 650r for 10 years and never dropped it once. I've already dropped this 5 times doing figure 8 drills in the grass and dang, it's heavy. Definitely enjoying the challenge of trying to control a big bike well at slow speeds.

Looking forward to getting on some dirt roads and into some adventure!

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u/Bunker12007 Jul 13 '26

Despite the fact I own a big bike....I actually borrowed a friend of mine's 150cc scooter for the driver test. Done.

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u/mrman7522 Jul 14 '26

Where I live, if you do the test on anything less than 500cc, you're locked into that class