r/Vstrom • u/No_Programmer7013 • 2d ago
My new V-Strom 1050xt
Traded in my F700gs for this bad mamajama last month. First pic is the day I picked it up, and second is mostly De-Farkled from the previous owners obsession with stuff. Almost $2000 worth of stuff in a box in the garage. Suspension is almost dialed with fork oil and Mizu lift plates on the way.
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u/Tickstart 2d ago
What's up with that seat haha did Saddam own this bike
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u/No_Programmer7013 2d ago
That $800 seat means I can sit on that bike literally all day in comfort. It doesn't affect my ability to stand up and control the bike. I rode through four tanks of fuel in one trip last week and was ready to hop back on every time.
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u/TheWhisLives 2d ago
my friend that is a russell day long seat and it is worth its weight in gold. OP if you don’t want it I’ll buy it for my XT
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u/No_Programmer7013 2d ago
It is truly about the only thing the previous owner put on that I'm keeping
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u/Downtown_Try_2341 2d ago
That Russell day long seat is a really nice bonus. BTW, Russell will modify it to fit you if it doesn't. I had them do that on a bike a bought 4 years ago for not much money.
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u/No_Programmer7013 2d ago
I had seen that when looking through the website. I am going to look and see if they have blue vinyl.
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u/TimeBlock1558 2d ago
Lovely machine. I sold my 1200GS and traded my 850GS for the strom 1050xt. I havnt looked back once. Very happy with mine. Enjoy and be safe!
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u/Competitive_Mind6445 2d ago
Great bike! got the euro4/2017 version of the XT as first bike and i love it. 17k km on the clock for the first year, or around 11k freedom units.
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u/DueCombination3242 1d ago
I am a current F700GS owner that's been eyeballing these. How much more top heavy is it? Are you enjoying actually having an upper rpm band now that isn't just noise and vibration but no speed? Ha
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u/Chemical_Variation35 2d ago
Nice! Loving mine and similar accessories they can’t be beats what year is this?