Buying a New 2014 V Strom 650 ABS

They are even cheaper up here new, suprisingly

Hello all,
Sorry for being MIA on this thread the past 2 days. After reading everyone's comments I went back and started looking on CL again. Lo and behold someone had just posted a 2013 650 ABS Adventure model for a little under $7k. 240 miles plus some minor scratches from being dropped once. Practically a brand new engine for not having been ridden much at all. Heck, it has yet to make to the first service. I just got the paperwork done this morning and here we are :) Wish us both luck!!

awesome!! they are wonderful bikes that you will NOT outgrow. I've got half a million miles on bmws, picked up a 2012 adv strom last year, and haven't ridden any of the beemers since!! I simply love the machine, it's got a great little engine that will have you asking yourself if it's really a 650.
Enjoy your new bike, and welcome to the world of motorcycling!

Excellent find!

Enjoy!

Great bike . . . Here is a heads up: If you notice a 4,700 RPM harmonic vibration from the OEM crash bars (which mount to the engine mount bolt), adding rubber washers to the front two mounting bolts has helped many riders.

Also, mounting a skid guard to the front of the crash bars changes the harmonic. Some riders choose to replace the crash bars with frame sliders to stop the tuning fork-type vibration.

Many riders have not had any issues. Enjoy your bike!

outstanding! and you got the highly coveted gray model. Grays are known to be substantially faster than the lesser colors.

I tossed my crash bars and added frame sliders from SVRacing. You should check them out, as well as Adventuretech.com. Great supporters of the V-Strom.

heres's a couple of websites you may also be interested in
stromtroopers.com
vsari.com

Congrats on the new ride - and be careful out there....

This

Skip the 650 and go for the 2014 1000

I also started on the vstrom 650 back in 2008. It was a bit much at first, but after a few weeks I started to get the hang of it. Definitely a good one to learn on because you won't outgrow it for a few years.

I have to also respect those saying start smaller, the xt225 is perfect for beginners and beyond as well. I definitely wouldn't start out above 650! Welcome to the asylum!

Thanks for the tip buddy!

Thank you all! Looking forward to learning from you all :)

My first bike was a vstrom also. Still riding it after 4 years and still alive and lovin it. Stay focused, don't be stupid you'll be fine too.

Hey mrbreeze,
Do you have the adventure model as well? Did you go with just the frame sliders or have another after market crash bar as well?