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Congrats Doc. I hear tale of Stroms being awesome do-all machinery. Cant blame you in moving on from the big Ninja. Hypersports can be daunting, and ever taunting you to roll right past 150 with ease, and still have a couple gears left. End of 4th gear is about 165 on mine. Stupid fast for a street bike. And they're really not much faster than a 1000cc i4 until you break 120, then they just walk away from most anything else. Just becoming overkill for what I do, so I plan to sell mine in 3-4 months and move onto something that doesn't fight my sensabilities so much. Looking forward to your opinion jumping from big sport to a medium weight adventure bike.

Or a 700 lb monster that noone wants to push...lol

Ah, the benefits of owning a 35,000 mile VStrom, the world's most homely motorcycle.

Thx guys, Loving the bike so far, very easy and friendly to ride. Just have to get used to the body positioning and raised 19 inch front wheels. Main issue I deal with is wind buffeting, not just my head but as if whole bike is being blown around constantly during highway ride of anything in the 70 plus speed. It's hard to explain, just feel like the bike is floating on ice and is gliding left and right at times

Congrats! Love my blue '13 DL650.

My personal rule is if the deer does not drop in sight, I wait minimum of 30 mins in my stand (if I know if was a solid lung /heart hit ) before I go retrieve my arrow. Blood on arrow must be bright and bubbly before I go any further. If blood on arrow is dark or has an odor , I back out slowly and wait 4 hrs. If I know for sure its a gut hit and no liver, I wait at least eight. Most deer hit will only go 100yds or less and lay down. But once they are jumped, most certainly with a gut shot, they are gone , little blood trail after their initial bed and thick woods make for an impossible track. I have used a dog ( not a tracker- a Rottweiler [emoji3]) and recovered deer gut hit deer but only after a night had gone by. If you let them lay in their first beds , odds are they will only move a short distance until they expire and be 200 yes or less from the shot. Best of luck in your future hunts, sounds like you are off to a good season Sent from [emoji631] on my iPhone using Tapatalk

You can have the Zuma for that much, maybe. Still too much bike for you, sissy.

Good choice. That zx was ass ugly anyways lol

Excellent choice if I do say so, and I am betting you will ride it much faster in the twisty stuff than you realize at this point. Be prepared to spend some money on aftermarket goodies, and boy do the Stroms have them.

I think Doc is the opposite of Bad. Wants bike...buys bike right away

Pro tip: bring the 1000 on group rides. That solid advice has always worked well for Punk, Hutch and I

Pro tip: Don't be the slowest rider in the group.