Hey all I just bought a 2005 DL1000 with 3700 miles all stock , rode it home about 150 mile trip. It seems that the engine is making a rattling noise it seems...
That noise is normal. It's the geared primary rattling(banging) away. My 2005 does it at idle when hot. For the seat, I went with the Suzuki Gel Seat, you can...
Willycrash, Sleep with your wallet in your teeth. And make sure you sleep on your back. If you can sleep with one eye open, can carry a sabre and set up an IR...
From my experience, the bike is over geared and going to 16/41 sprockets virtually eliminates drivetrain noise and vibration. I currently am running 17/43...
58 bucks that's outrageous. Just had a chain adj. clean,lub,and a complete inspection for a long road trip and they charged me 38 bucks. I'm in South...
Those were my thoughts also...............but the chain was real pretty. Howard Morris 1450 W Kaibab Ln. #126 Flagstaff, AZ 86001 928-814-1085 ... Be a better...
if one is concerned about the internal sounds of the dl engine...it helps a lot to have an up close and personal hands on perspective of how well built the...
hot and sexy LIV TYLER: http://goodtime-and-ppl.blogspot.com/2007/08/liv-tyler.html ... Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's...
Either we've (I admit I deserve little of the 'credit') driven off most of the posters or everyone is busy/morose/riding. Strange the lack of posts of late....
Hi BJ, Maybe Homeland Security did a "purge"... Sounds like you had a another great ride. I'm off tomorrow for a fews of intimacy with my 87 Transalp. LOL! ...
Hey all, I hope you will want to do this ride as it should be a good one! I think I will join in on this ride my buddy Jeff is putting on. This should be a fun...
Yep BJ tis u, thought u'd take the hint but, undr all that puddin there may not b a pony, Kno that u dun gud train meat ill jus tke my mt n bt it ta ta ha ha ...
For the past few months, my 02' DL1000 with over 35,000 miles has occasionally had a slight hiccup upon starting. 1.) key on, either the fuel pump fails to...
First step I'd pull and clean the electrical connections to the pump. Could be that simple. If that doesn't work, removing the pump and hooking it up ...
Electrical contacts, it was, Jim! That's what it appeared to be, anyway. I came home after lunch with the fault code list in hand and recreated the problem on...
Hello from the Colonies. I'm going to be in London this weekend on holiday and wanted to know if any local STROMTROOPERS wanted to meet for a drink (Saturday...
Glad someone else's having fun riding, too. Aside from today's little DL electrical gremlin, I rode several hundred miles the past few days myself. I also put...
... From: Eddie Hall To: v-strom list Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [VStrom2] fuel pump? Electrical contacts, it was, Jim! That's...
GKW You leave it at home and take USAirways, then while you're there you take mass transit. This is not a "motorcycle" holiday; that is planned for next fall...
Hi I've got a DL1000K3. I dropped it and snapped of the front right indicator stalk. It's glued back on quite successfully now but I'm looking for a more...
... the ... Try here: http://www.exoticsportbike.com/flush_mount_turn_signal.htm lots of choices, with the sizes shown so you can measure coverage. tim...