Suzuki V Strom 800DE Project Build - Cycle News

Suzuki has built a worthy midsized ADV contender in the V-Strom 800DE; it just needs its teeth sharpened a little to run with the pack. There's many ways to throw money and parts at a bike that can transform performance, but in a case like this, it’s only a handful of modifications that can draw out a bike’s potential.
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When it comes to the midsized ADV category, there are a lot of choices, with some that are more capable in the dirt than others. We would put the KTM 890 Adventure R and Yamaha Tenere 700 at the top of the list in terms of off-road performance, and we would not choose a stock V-Strom 800DE to go wheel-to-wheel with these bikes in the dirt. But with the modifications used on this project, this “ADV-Strom” would fit right in. While this isn’t a comparison, we can say that we accomplished our goal of upping the off-road performance threshold of the 800DE.
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Build List - https://www.cyclenews.com/2025/01/art...

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