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Father and son V s The blue one on 55000km the white one 43000km Both had stators replaced a year ago as per Suzuki recall otherwise no major problems Some mods done on both example dual headlight relays fitted to bypass starter switch burned points, rubber fork boots, 16T front sprockets,rubber...

Net jammer ek moes twee van hierdie carriers of spiders vervang in 66000 km @ R6700 vir die parte alleen en dit voor die die recall uitgekom het Ek wonder of ek nou kwalifiseer vir n rebate ?? Jammer dat BMW so baie recalls het op GS e

Did 860 km this past weekend to a rally with kit on my DL650 now on 39000 km @ 22 kml in very hot conditions Up to 40 degrees C Fill up with fuel and go Not much to post on this w/ site with nothing to complain about My son is on his second one now on 50000 km and the first still running past...

Moved from the dark side to a V Strom after my wallet was on to many light sides for my liking Now on 38000 km and nothing to report Fill with fuel and ride No special tools and flat fingers required for maintenance

Daar gaan net goed aan op daai website waar al die re-calls voorkom . R&D word mos deur die eienaars namens die fabriek gedoen

Had the same problem in the 80s No kit Only the complete unit at RRRR At that time stumbled on a same size kit @ R3.50cents Ford Taunus 12M Very tricky to bleed due to bleed hole blocking by the slightly wider seals Modified the the piston rod length to correct the stroke Yes Lecap to date they...

MM With all the wires involved in making up the loom/kit it is easy to make a wrong connection I think your loom is causing a Mighty Short

The fact that the lights were out but the bike started by a jump start says that the battery is probably not the culprit as it was supplying enough juice to power the fuel pump The problem is usually with the multi plug situated (hiding) in front of and between the air box and upper part of the...

If there is excessive play at the steering neck bearings do not automatically assume the bearings are worn out You have to re-adjust the free play on the loose steering by tightening up the adjuster nut and lock nut If a roughness in steering movement after adjustment is felt with the front...

It is actually two relays Being H4 globes the one relay powers the main beams and the other the dims The lights are slightly brighter

Google Stromtrooper website and read up on various threads on V-Strom headlights cutting out and the fixes The relays alone may not be the only fix The root causes are explained and involves the cleaning of the multiplug connector first in front of the airbox and then fitting the so called...

Before fitting a replacement aftermarket disc ensure that the diameter of this disc exactly matches the one you are taking off I had a problem with the new one being slightly larger causing it to bind on the inside top of the caliper after tightening up the caliper Resizing at engineering works...

320mm front brake kit Used Includes disc pads Very good condition R1300.00 Standard rear brake disc and disc pads Australian made NEW R1100.00 Balancer chain NEW R1150.00 Oxford soft luggage (used 3 times) R600.00 Rear luggage brackets R400.00 Wilbers front springs R1300.00 Standard 43 Teeth...

I notice on the website Stromtrooper that reports are coming in on expensive stater failures on some DL650 s and other Suzuki models The belief is that this may be caused by heat generated by the the standard rectifier/regulator design that shunts excess electrical power back to the stater...