I'm currently riding my Suzuki V-Strom 650 XT from USA to Argentina. This video is a compilation of videos from North America (USA to Costa Rica) so far. Meant to be used as channel intro.

I've ridden my V-Strom 650 over 15000km on my way south from California, United States on my way to the southern tip on the Americas. After reaching Ushuaia the trip will continue somewhere and somehow.

The Suzuki V-Strom 650XT is according to me the best new adventure bike of 2020 for international and round the world motorcycle travel. The reasons being:

× Reliable, the V-Twin in the V-Strom 650 has been around for a long time and is very reliable. Overall the bike is well built with a sturdy frame that can take a beating.
× Sold everywhere. It makes it really easy to find spares. It's near impossible to find spares for a bike that is not sold in the local market. Usually ending up being very expensive and having to ship the spares from somewhere else.
× Price! The Suzuki V-Strom 650 cost less than half compared to a new BMW 1250 GS Adventure, even the upper model V-Strom 650XT is less than half! This combined with a better reliability and availability of spares makes the V-Strom 650 a very attractive bike for international travel.
× Doesn't stand out. Attracts less unwanted attention.
× Fuel economy. The V-Strom 650 gets over 450km on one tank of gas. In Episode 2 of my travels i had to travel over 1000km without gas available. I just needed to get some Jerry-cans and i was set!
× Aftermarket support. Without a doubt one of the best things with the V-Strom 650 is how it can be modified. Being a solid platform and a popular bike, there's a lot of aftermarket support. You can make the bike truly yours and adapt it to you. I'm over 2 meters tall and the V-Strom 650 could be modified to fit me perfectly.


My favorite modifications to my V-Strom 650:
× Givi Airflow adjustable windscreen, model specific to the DL650
× Baja Designs Squadron Pro 40w Adventure bike kit
× Offroad tires, Heidenau K60 Scout
× SW-Motech crash bars for the V-Strom 650xt 2017+
× Luggage system, SW-Motech Trax panniers and rack specifically for the Suzuki V-Strom 650 2017+

If you have any questions, please put them in the comment section.

The bike:
Suzuki V-Strom 650xt 2018
GIVI Airflow Windscreen
TFX 141 suspension rear
SW-Motech trax panniers and crash-bars.
Baja Designs Squadron Pro 40w lights
Barkbusters handguards
Dryspec D28 drybags
Rotopax 3.8L gas can

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