The 800DE may be the best iteration of the V-STrom yet. We hope to see and hear more about it from bother riders and the factory.

That didn't seem to be an issue here. Keep asking around though!

SCORE! thanks for commenting and good luck with the brake job. :)

Thanks for watching and commenting! Let us know what kind of shows you'd like to see. :)

Thanks very much! Ride Safe, Have Fun!

Definitely a T7! Any ride is good for blowing off some dust. :) That's one of my favorite local bits of gravel called Bull Run Mtn. Rd. It's not very long but still fun. More and more people living on that road now so need to be respectful.

Beastly!

Fortnite reviewed this bike and liked it though so your point is kind of irrelevant.

Correct, this is a first impression. Also correct, Ducati hosted us. Neither point means our review is incorrect or inaccurate. Our assessment is spot on. Sounds like Fortnite has already spoken. LMK if Ian disagrees... 😉

Where is it?

@ADVMoto under the tank. Is about and 1.5hr job.

Agreed. This is a limited first impression, but it was enough to know that we are dealing with a serious competitor and quite possibly a class leader in the middleweight space. We’re looking forward to getting to know this bike better on our “home court” as well. Stay tuned!

Hi there. I don’t think I’d call it an issue of any kind. Bottoming the suspension once over two days of riding isn’t outside of normal, and I’d even have to argue that if you never bottom the suspension, you’re not using all your travel. It definitely was not too soft for me but many (most?) riders are probably going to be larger/heavier than me. That said, if you did find the settings too soft, you could start by dialing in more preload on the shock and/or adjusting clickers. There’s a lot you could work with before needing any kind of suspension revalving or new springs.

It looks to be totally specd out! I like the small touches like the two position foot brake level peg. And if it's under 500bls, it pretty good for a liter class bike + we love the colors!

It's something new in the bag world that doesnt weigh 20lbs. We'd like to do some Samsonite tests on hard cases to see how they stand up.

It still seems to play ok? Which link are you talking about?

@ADVMoto The link to the original video in Alaska. It say unavailable when I click on it. There is a link in your description.

@LincolnRandall-vy9nl gotcha. Yeah, it's gone. Will ask RE whatup.

@ADVMoto Thankyou I really want to watch this video. Maybe beacuse of the release of the new 450?

Triumph's product evolution in the past 5-8 years has been amazing to watch.

If that’s all it took, you weren’t interested to begin with.

Are you always this superficial?

​​​@@woodywood3388 I'll just say this, is your car ugly ? How about your wife/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend? 32% to 35% of every purchase decision is based on looks and that's a fact. If you like your ugly bikes you buy them go ahead I don't.

@@marcoaguiar3226 My car is beautiful. As is my wife. Sadly, i have no girlfriend, and boyfriends aren’t my schtick, but then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. My wife has a mole on her face. She is otherwise perfect in every way. If I thought like you I would have focused on the mole and ignored all the other magnificent things about her. Thankfully, I ain’t as superficial as you, which is why I am happily married and you spend your time slagging off excellent motorbikes that have a minor blemish. I hope you are not so judgemental in every other aspect of your life.

You just proved my point you don't buy ugly cars or marry ugly wifes you live with the imperfections because the rest makes up for them but the rest of this bike also doesn't make up for it's many other imperfections and for Me it's a deal breaker. I'm entitled to my opinion so go live your life and stop judging others opinions based on your biased limited perception of my comment. It's ugly overall there are better looking and even cheaper options on the market like the honda transalp that meet my specific needs and therefore I won't buy it period.

Although there are many benefits to tubeless setups, tubes have merits in off-road applications. If most of your riding is on pavement, then tubeless is generally better. That said, it's likely for cost saving or to offer it as an update later.

@@ADVMoto you think that those who buy this excellent and very heavy and not inexpensive motorcycle will be shooting for dirt most of the time? I highly doubt that. People who buy this motorcycle (and the AT and the GS and the Tiger..) are those who want to tour. They want the suspension travel and ground clearance for when they either encounter no-roads or for those small excursions off the pavement when they are out and about. Tube tyres in this day and age on motorcycles like this is like saying that CD players still have a role to play in cars.

@@passionandcommonsense Well you can still dangle them from rearview mirrors as decoration! LOL

@@ADVMoto here are two incidents from my experience. I went on a 3000 km tour including some off-road. Came home and found out a week later that I had had a puncture. If I had had tubes I would've been up the creek during the tour. Tubeless tyres just deflated slowly and saved me. Finished another tour recently. 4500 kms including some rough roads. Guy in the group on a GS saw that he had a nice long nail embedded in his tyre at the START of the tour. Kept meaning to get it fixed. Never did. Tour over two weeks later. Nail still in tyre. No plans were disrupted. That's tubeless for you. We need the long travel suspension and the ground clearance. But we also need tubeless. Tubeless just saves us regular folks lots of headaches. Arguably we don't need cruise control. It's a convenience to have. Not a major pain if absent. That's the difference.

@@passionandcommonsense The Suzuki V-Strom 800 (non DE) has mag wheels and tubeless tires. That's a much better setup for riders taking "small excursions off the pavement." Still has plenty of ground clearance and wheel travel without the up-spec suspension. And yes, there are people that want to have their primary fun in the dirt on a big ADV bike. They want to be comfortable riding from the garage to the trails, but want the trail capability (and tube tires) when they get there. I think Suzuki delivers exactly what many ADV riders want on the DE.

Deliciously balanced is the perfect description! So glad you're enjoying your DE. 👍

I does look slick! We're not sure if that color scheme will have tubeless spoked rims when it hits showroom floors but it would be cool!

Again, no idea how this is your complaint with the 800DE. There might be something wrong with yours? This doesn't sound right to me at all. Perhaps check back with your dealer to make sure it's working properly.

@@jeanturner6812 I did. In fact, I contacted Suzuki North America about the headlight before the bike had even reached the 600 mile service. They instructed me to have the dealer tech contact them while the bike was in so that they could work though it together. Video was sent to Suzuki. The headlight was raised a hair. Even after adjustment, everyone at the dealership was horrified at the poor performance of the headlights. This included the owner, most of the sale-staff, several customers as well as many of the mechanics. This headlight is truly awful. I have since filled a formal complaint with the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration.

@@jeanturner6812 Take a 90* corner at night. When the bike leans over, you lose almost all light from the headlight. When I am turning off the highway onto my road, by the time my front tires crosses the center line of the highway, I am unable to see past the fog line. I'm literally heading into a wall of blackness until the bike returns to vertical. The headlight cut-off is so sharp I could shave with it. Outside the headlights razor thin beam, there is absolutely no light. The high beam does not fill-in, replace or fix the low beam. Its pattern is just as extreme as the low beam. And yes, my eyes are fine. I do not drive commercially but currently do hold a Class A drivers license. Other than this, it's a great bike.

Wow, sorry to hear it. Our bike absolutely had none of these problems. Headlight is one of the best I've seen, and could rival a Baja Designs trophy truck. No idea where that kind of discrepancy could have come from. I hope you get this addressed and can continue to enjoy your DE.@@JayBee-cr8jm

@@jeanturner6812 I appreciate the sentiment but there is absolutely nothing wrong with the bike. My '23 V=Strom 800DE is the same as all the rest of them. Suzuki looked at the video, spoke with the dealer tech and judged my bike to be perfectly fine. I cannot ride the bike at night, but that's not Suzuki's problem. There is nothing wrong with the bike. In their words, "The headlight is functioning correctly". Try this: Position your bike facing a large wall/building. Do this at dusk or later. Put the bike about 20' from this wall. Turn on key. Notice how the beam pattern is 12" tall and 40" wide? Notice how there not one single Lumen escapes this pattern? Notice how this beam looks like a horizontal light saber? Now put the bike on the side stand to simulate a corner. Notice how how 30% of the light is now gone and how there is absolutely no light in the direction of travel? Suzuki says this is OK. Now take the bike off the side stand and flip on the high beam. With the bike about 20' from the same wall you'll have a pattern that is about 3" x 3" square. Again, not one single lumen of light can escape this square. Lean the bike over. Notice how there is no light, not one single lumen, in the direction of travel? This is what happens when manufacturers drop high power consumption halogens in favor of cheap, energy efficient LEDS. LEDS have their place (blinkers, brake lights, instruments) but due to their terrible, razor sharp patterns and total lack of flood/fill, should never, ever be used as headlights. The headlight on this bike only works in a strait line. Take a corner and it's the worst headlight I've ever encountered. I will continue to badger the government until they take action against these lights. It is a matter of safety.

What did you put/or plan to put on?

@@ADVMoto Aftermarket LED driving lights