Suzuki Vees Everywhere!
A Mid February Sunday, sun shining and a warm day looming. Perfect day for a ride, so off to Memorial Park to see who is around.
An interesting turnout which unintentionally celebrated Suzuki’s venerable and long lived 650 and 1000 cc V-Twins. The 650 cc V-Twin first saw the light of day in 1999, powering the new SV650. The 650 engine borrowed design cues from the TL1000 90 degree V-Twin of 1997, which was subsequently used in the TL1000R and in 2002 the DL1000 V-Strom. Suzuki also sold these power plants to Cagiva and to BiMota for use in road and ADV bikes.
The 650 V-Twin from the SV650 first powered the DL650 V-Strom in 2004. Suzuki seems to have a knack of designing engines/bikes that have a very long shelf life, in this case 20+ years. Perhaps because of this they are able to be sold with very competitive pricing.
The SV650 and DL650 now appear to be up for replacement by the new 800 parallel twin models.
Our ride was out around the Apiti loop with a breather at Apiti and then on to Kimbolton for lunch at Hansens Cafe & Store. A very good ride with the road in fairly good condition. A few sheep encountered along the way, on the wrong side of the fence grazing the long acre!
Our group included 3 X DL650 V-Stroms, an 2023 SV650, a Cagiva 1000 (Suzuki V-Twin powered) , a Bandit 1200, and GAs Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor looking like a 60s classic.
Good coffee and food was enjoyed at Hansens as always.
An interesting turnout which unintentionally celebrated Suzuki’s venerable and long lived 650 and 1000 cc V-Twins. The 650 cc V-Twin first saw the light of day in 1999, powering the new SV650. The 650 engine borrowed design cues from the TL1000 90 degree V-Twin of 1997, which was subsequently used in the TL1000R and in 2002 the DL1000 V-Strom. Suzuki also sold these power plants to Cagiva and to BiMota for use in road and ADV bikes.
The 650 V-Twin from the SV650 first powered the DL650 V-Strom in 2004. Suzuki seems to have a knack of designing engines/bikes that have a very long shelf life, in this case 20+ years. Perhaps because of this they are able to be sold with very competitive pricing.
The SV650 and DL650 now appear to be up for replacement by the new 800 parallel twin models.
Our ride was out around the Apiti loop with a breather at Apiti and then on to Kimbolton for lunch at Hansens Cafe & Store. A very good ride with the road in fairly good condition. A few sheep encountered along the way, on the wrong side of the fence grazing the long acre!
Our group included 3 X DL650 V-Stroms, an 2023 SV650, a Cagiva 1000 (Suzuki V-Twin powered) , a Bandit 1200, and GAs Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor looking like a 60s classic.
Good coffee and food was enjoyed at Hansens as always.
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