BMW R1200GS vs. Suzuki 650 V-Strom: Skyline Drive

[vvlturn]

aaah man i'm buying a v strom to do sombody knows good stuff to upgrade the bike ??

[michelesanmicheli]

Υou must see what a V strom can do and where can go at the mountains of Crete!!! lots of stones on road!!!! not just mud!!

[omahas9000]

IDEA-------cut the stupid music. Just a thought.

[halfthrottle]

@omahas9000 Use your mute button.

[tonyinfinity]

@halfthrottle Most people like to hear motorcycles when they watch videos of them, otherwise we would watch music videos!

[DesmosediciAlice]

my pick would be BMW 1200 hands down

[ScottsUtubeWorld]

I just bought a Strom, and before seeing this video, I wasn't sure how it will handle the dirt. Now I'm looking forward to installing the guards and getting it dirty! Thanks for posting the video!

[lucabrasi944]

Great video. I have a KLR650 to play in the mud with but I'm considering a Strom for touring. Good to see that the Strom can still hold its own on fire roads.

[weekendpartier]

and neither of these pussies can ride!

[halfthrottle]

@weekendpartier Yeah!

[311peeps]

@weekendpartier And you don't have any vids of you riding....hmmmmm

[TheRegionalBlues]

"If you're that guy who went out and spent 10K on a V Strom whose wife will eventually make him sell it, this trail or bike isn't for you."

[halfthrottle]

@TheRegionalBlues He bought the bike for around 5k rode it all summer then sold it for exactly what he paid for it when winter came.

[AceLockCo]

Horrid music.

[cy4815]

Music too loud.

[halfthrottle]

@cy4815 If only there was a way for you to turn the sound down.

[sh0ob]

I had both bikes at the same time and light offroad is easier on Suzuki (mostly due to fact that it is easier to pick it up when it falls down and seems significantly lighter) but Beemer has better suspension and balance...

On the road they are equal, beemer has more power, street cred, passanger and driver space, but suzuki is more stable at speed and offers better wind protection (with standard screens). As a result i got rid of beemer and kept suzuki which was much easier machine to commute.

[petrosspetrosgali]

The guy on the Beemer is a Pu@#y!!!! I can take mud worse than that with my feet on the pegs on honda cm400 and I only have about 3000 miles of total motorcycle experiance....

[Pwn00b]

@petrosspetrosgali Haha yes, well, mud is an interesting one. To a certain extent it is psychological, half of the new riders who encounter mud will take it on and the other half wont like it. Of the half that were not apprehensive, half of those will learn to hate it and the other half will refuse to be put off. So in the end of the day, only about 1 in 4 riders have the 'guts' to plow through mud or sand but that does not mean they wont have the occasional off, just that they accept it.

[mauriciocallil]

they need some classes of how to drive a bike

[Axeral23]

I would have liked the video without the music, it's not my style and I found it annoying because of it.

[evanparker]

awesome video! great views!

[redchargerpilot1]

Hey, you guys ride all the same trails as me. I have a blue 1000 Vstrom and ride those same places. Between the Strom and my dual sport XR600R, I can cover just about any terrain. Stop and say hi if you see me trapped under my bike sometime.

[denistogliatti]

Отличное вождение!!!

[ab7470]

Why dont you compare with a 650 bmw?

dryweight suzuki: 197kg, bmw 1200gs: 201kg

[halfthrottle]

Because I don't have a friend who rides a 650GS. I don't even have a friend who rides a V-Strom anymore. His wife made him sell it.

[jrarchila]

his wife made him sell it?!?!?!?!, hahahahaha LOOOOOOOOSEER

[Rockynight]

@halfthrottle Women can be so evil sometimes.

[supercepi]

@halfthrottle.... His wife made him sell it?!!!! That's too much information!! LOL!!

[halfthrottle]

@supercepi What sad times are these....

[castleofteck]

And the winner is...the Wee Strom ! 99% of the beemer @half the price and 1/4 less weight !

[steinert]

What a nonsens. The weight is 10kg different - and the BMW has 30hp more, a totally other handling in all terrain - even full loaded. Doubled price? Yes, but only when you SELL them - used - then this is the difference what you receive!

[TL250Rider]

This is cool.

Two high end Off Road Bikes

[Mrlogotobi]

@TL250Rider

actually the susi s not high end! the Beemer is...

[eatpasta]

cool! its nice to see two bikes being used for what they were designed for!

[LatiTea18]

I had BMW GS 1200 ADV that bike is too expensive, too hard and powerless. I drive it for 2 years and 28.000km...

Now I have KTM 990 adv, and KTM is much better bike!

[DumbDuck44]

Looks like one hell of a ride, nice shots too! Good work!

[darimosa]

those bikes are the one that you drive with a smile on your face...

[savirjack]

GREAT BIKE  MAN