2012 DL 650 thumbs up or down? - Page 2

dhula · 07-02-2011, 08:50 PM

I like it and so does my mrs.
If we had of done a bit more research and waited a tiny bit longer we would have realised it was coming and might have waited till it was here instead of buying a 2011 wee.
That said we both love what we have

mrpete64 · 07-03-2011, 01:46 AM

I am sure that Suzuki is like most of the bike companys...just getting buy. The cost of making an 800 cc motor is expensive. One cannot, in most cases, just bore it out and there you are.
Cost is a big issue since a lot of people are trying to survive on less money than they made 20 years ago...in buying power.
I'm sure this bike will be a great bike. It is what it is...dependable...and a nice ride. Looking back at the stuff I rode in the '60's....I would have "killed" for this bike when I was a young kid. Everything, today, is very good.
If you want a "real" dirt bike...buy a KTM or something like it.

Forseti · 07-03-2011, 03:36 AM

I am real glad Suzuki didn't cave and go 800cc. Would have been a real loss. This bigger is better.... I need more power, my dick is bigger than yours attitude just kills me. The 650 is plenty of go for most riders who are interested in a Strom style bike.
Upping the displacement would have forced an upgrade in price and insurance as well and that's not a good thing as one of the big things going for it is the cost of buying and ownership.

As far as looks... the jury is still deliberating here. I'll have to see it in person before I decide.

CanadianTiger · 07-03-2011, 04:27 AM

Love it

.... Will be buying one (letting the Versys go)....

RogerMac · 07-03-2011, 04:46 AM

I like what we're seeing there. Barring a really smoking deal on an earlier model, I'm going to try to get one.

dttd · 07-03-2011, 07:08 AM

It looks better , and has better mpg , so i think its a very good upgrade from Suzuki!

Of course i would love a a 21'' , 800cc , top spec suspension new bike from Suzuki , but had Suzuki made such a bike , it should be called DR something , not DL...(and for the price ,i would probably chose the BMW or triumph over Suzuki)

JamesG · 07-03-2011, 07:16 AM

It looks goofy(er). Too busy and I can't see how that fairing could possibly be more effective. Won't get one for the same reason I didn't get the old one. Its stupid looking and there are much better, much more interesting motorcycles for not that much more money.

kaivalagi · 07-03-2011, 07:24 AM

I agree on keeping the 650 V-twin in it, it's a great little motor that has good MPG etc etc but.......they could have atleast provided a decent suspension upgrade (or an option maybe?). That suspension looks just like the older model which is far too soft and non adjustable - the reason I would never buy one and the reason why I got rid of my SV after 8 months with it.....

If you wanted a great commuter that is cheap to run and that can handle a little bit of the loose stuff (not much mind!) then it would be a good choice...but if you go looking for more than that you would be very disappointed IMHO

Tis a shame KTM don't make an LC4 adventure anymore, that for me would be the ideal middle weight all rounder

n8dawg6 · 07-03-2011, 07:55 AM

i see it is narrower and offers a "low" seat option. if that is enough to get the balls of my feet on the ground when i'm sitting on it, i might actually buy one. whatever other changes they made to it aside ... thats the difference that would make me a weestrom owner

996DL · 07-03-2011, 08:55 AM

A smart, budget conscious refinement of the ever popular WeeStrom, however the radical reshaping of the fairing's lower cowlings should (sure as Hell better), near eliminate the VStrom's unloading of the front end at speed.

996DL

Just GO! · 07-03-2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by MOTO DUDE

I like it........... The tail looks better for sure.

And that is most important. Is it not? For that is the area of the bike that most people see anyway. After they are passed.

Rider · 07-03-2011, 10:10 AM

Just saw the pics of the new model. Me likey!

eye.surgeon · 07-03-2011, 11:21 AM

I like it a lot.

The marketing campaign was way off though. It's like Suzuki didn't tell the agency it wasn't a brand new bike but a mild update of a current bike. Way overblown.

Dharuma · 07-03-2011, 12:25 PM

Like others, I wasn't a fan of how Suzuki was trying to tease this thing out, but I do like the bike. I think it'll be between this and the Tiger 800 when the time comes.

Mercenary · 07-03-2011, 06:49 PM

I like the new looks and the update is reasonable given the current financial climate around the world.

I would like to know the price before I drop some cash on it though. However it does make my short list for the time being.....

07-03-2011, 01:46 AM	#17
mrpete64 Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Oddometer: 546	cost vs return?? I am sure that Suzuki is like most of the bike companys...just getting buy. The cost of making an 800 cc motor is expensive. One cannot, in most cases, just bore it out and there you are. Cost is a big issue since a lot of people are trying to survive on less money than they made 20 years ago...in buying power. I'm sure this bike will be a great bike. It is what it is...dependable...and a nice ride. Looking back at the stuff I rode in the '60's....I would have "killed" for this bike when I was a young kid. Everything, today, is very good. If you want a "real" dirt bike...buy a KTM or something like it. __________________ Mr. Pete----> aging hippie

07-03-2011, 03:36 AM	#18
Forseti Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Rogues' Hollow Oddometer: 1,025	I am real glad Suzuki didn't cave and go 800cc. Would have been a real loss. This bigger is better.... I need more power, my dick is bigger than yours attitude just kills me. The 650 is plenty of go for most riders who are interested in a Strom style bike. Upping the displacement would have forced an upgrade in price and insurance as well and that's not a good thing as one of the big things going for it is the cost of buying and ownership. As far as looks... the jury is still deliberating here. I'll have to see it in person before I decide. __________________ Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods. Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated illusions. Albert Einstein

07-03-2011, 04:27 AM	#19
CanadianTiger Adventurer Joined: Nov 2009 Oddometer: 47	Love it.... Will be buying one (letting the Versys go).... __________________ 2011 DL650 V-strom (black) 2010 Kawasaki Versys (black) *SOLD* 2009 Yamaha FZ6 (blue)

07-03-2011, 04:46 AM	#20
RogerMac Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Wandering in the desert Oddometer: 28	I like what we're seeing there. Barring a really smoking deal on an earlier model, I'm going to try to get one. __________________ Currently without a bike Old Flames: 90 Kawasaki Tengai 89 Yamaha TW200 81 Kawasaki GPZ550 75 Honda CB400F 75 Can-Am TN'T250 75 Honda XL175 73 Honda XR75

07-03-2011, 07:24 AM	#23
kaivalagi Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Norwich, UK Oddometer: 25	I agree on keeping the 650 V-twin in it, it's a great little motor that has good MPG etc etc but.......they could have atleast provided a decent suspension upgrade (or an option maybe?). That suspension looks just like the older model which is far too soft and non adjustable - the reason I would never buy one and the reason why I got rid of my SV after 8 months with it..... If you wanted a great commuter that is cheap to run and that can handle a little bit of the loose stuff (not much mind!) then it would be a good choice...but if you go looking for more than that you would be very disappointed IMHO Tis a shame KTM don't make an LC4 adventure anymore, that for me would be the ideal middle weight all rounder __________________ SMT 2011 (White) "4 Wheels Move The Body, 2 Wheels Move The Soul"

07-02-2011, 08:50 PM	#16
dhula Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: Just south of Perth, West Oz Oddometer: 73	I like it and so does my mrs. If we had of done a bit more research and waited a tiny bit longer we would have realised it was coming and might have waited till it was here instead of buying a 2011 wee. That said we both love what we have

07-03-2011, 07:08 AM	#21
dttd n00b Joined: Jun 2011 Oddometer: 3	It looks better , and has better mpg , so i think its a very good upgrade from Suzuki! Of course i would love a a 21'' , 800cc , top spec suspension new bike from Suzuki , but had Suzuki made such a bike , it should be called DR something , not DL...(and for the price ,i would probably chose the BMW or triumph over Suzuki)

07-03-2011, 07:16 AM	#22
JamesG Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Columbus, GA Oddometer: 10,057	It looks goofy(er). Too busy and I can't see how that fairing could possibly be more effective. Won't get one for the same reason I didn't get the old one. Its stupid looking and there are much better, much more interesting motorcycles for not that much more money.

07-03-2011, 07:55 AM	#24
n8dawg6 krunkin' Joined: Apr 2011 Location: MS Oddometer: 145	i see it is narrower and offers a "low" seat option. if that is enough to get the balls of my feet on the ground when i'm sitting on it, i might actually buy one. whatever other changes they made to it aside ... thats the difference that would make me a weestrom owner __________________ '09 XR1200 '00 TT600

07-03-2011, 08:55 AM	#25
996DL Buell me Joined: Aug 2006 Location: too far from the Rockies... Oddometer: 2,020	A smart, budget conscious refinement of the ever popular WeeStrom, however the radical reshaping of the fairing's lower cowlings should (sure as Hell better), near eliminate the VStrom's unloading of the front end at speed. 996DL

07-03-2011, 10:10 AM	#27
Rider Moderator Emeritus Joined: Dec 2001 Location: The Heart Of It All Oddometer: 2,102	Just saw the pics of the new model. Me likey! __________________ 2012 FJR1300 - In Search Of Fast Sweepers My Voice

07-03-2011, 11:21 AM	#28
eye.surgeon ...riding California Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Clovis, California Oddometer: 218	I like it a lot. The marketing campaign was way off though. It's like Suzuki didn't tell the agency it wasn't a brand new bike but a mild update of a current bike. Way overblown. __________________ 2012 Ducati Multistrada BMW K1200LT

07-03-2011, 12:25 PM	#29
Dharuma The Dude Abides Joined: Dec 2007 Location: San Antonio, Texas Oddometer: 180	Like others, I wasn't a fan of how Suzuki was trying to tease this thing out, but I do like the bike. I think it'll be between this and the Tiger 800 when the time comes.

07-03-2011, 06:49 PM	#30
Mercenary Mindless Savage Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Ft St John, BC Canada Oddometer: 868	I like the new looks and the update is reasonable given the current financial climate around the world. I would like to know the price before I drop some cash on it though. However it does make my short list for the time being..... __________________ 2008 DR 650 We can handle it....We're Canadian

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