vara or vstrom?

[coxwain]

ive had both v strom 650 and 1000 the 650 is the better bike , as for the honda i found it very top heavy , but on the move it was fine , but all i can say know is ,,,,,,,700 transalp

BIKES THIS WAY

[Tony Varadero]

help!
the better half wants me to sell my x reg transalp and buy something bigger.....

can I marry your better half too....? or get your better half to speak to my better half for adivise..?

[philboy]

Have had a 1000 strom,now have the varadero which is smoother in pick up,more stable in windy condtions,better brakes & more comfortable oh & better gear box. philboy

[marvinite]

Ridden both the Strom and the Vara .The Honda is far the superior bike in both build quality and rideability .I am looking for a good Vara so have been doing my homework have a TA650 at the moment which is a brilliant bike but if your looking for a mile muncher the Vara just does it with ease.

[rlkat]

Picking up my Varadero on Saturday. I've got a nice run from Aberdeen to North Berwick. After 60,000 miles on 600cc Transalps it'll be interesting to compare them. I looked at the V-strom 650 but was worried about long-term ownership. I don't think they're as robust as Hondas although the 650 was fun.

rob

ps feeling like a kid just before Christmas when the days just won't go fast enough.

[richie]

Picking up my Varadero on Saturday. I've got a nice run from Aberdeen to North Berwick. After 60,000 miles on 600cc Transalps it'll be interesting to compare them. I looked at the V-strom 650 but was worried about long-term ownership. I don't think they're as robust as Hondas although the 650 was fun.

rob

ps feeling like a kid just before Christmas when the days just won't go fast enough.

Believe me, and I speak as a fan of the Transalp... You are going to enjoy the bike when you pick it up, it'll feel like starship enterprise Warp 9....

[rlkat]

Believe me, and I speak as a fan of the Transalp... You are going to enjoy the bike when you pick it up, it'll feel like starship enterprise Warp 9....

And I'll be Kling-in-on!!...

... I'll get my coat.

rob

[Tony Varadero]

Picking up my Varadero on Saturday. I've got a nice run from Aberdeen to North Berwick. After 60,000 miles on 600cc Transalps it'll be interesting to compare them. I looked at the V-strom 650 but was worried about long-term ownership. I don't think they're as robust as Hondas although the 650 was fun.

rob

ps feeling like a kid just before Christmas when the days just won't go fast enough.

I went from an AT to a Vara and my opinion is that the varadero is just in a different league. It eats miles of motorway for breakfast, has hips of smoothly delivered power to play around with and the confort is just superb. The bad things I have noticed.... and they are very few ...are that it is top heavy and specially manovering slowly takes some getting used to....almost dropped it twice the very first week.... The linked breaks also are a novelty and it took me ssome time to familiarize myself with that too and the fuel connsumption.....well won't comment on that!

To be fair to the AT I have to say that once you leave tarmac and use the AT in her natural environment she is just a different beast....imho....both tho Hondas and very very good quaity machines. Had a test ride on a strom 1000 but my heart did not fall for it....

Good luck and look forward to hearing your comments and impressions...

[jasonbc]

I went from an AT to a Vara and my opinion is that the varadero is just in a different league. It eats miles of motorway for breakfast, has hips of smoothly delivered power to play around with and the confort is just superb. The bad things I have noticed.... and they are very few ...are that it is top heavy and specially manovering slowly takes some getting used to....almost dropped it twice the very first week.... The linked breaks also are a novelty and it took me ssome time to familiarize myself with that too and the fuel connsumption.....well won't comment on that!

To be fair to the AT I have to say that once you leave tarmac and use the AT in her natural environment she is just a different beast....imho....both tho Hondas and very very good quaity machines. Had a test ride on a strom 1000 but my heart did not fall for it....

Good luck and look forward to hearing your comments and impressions...

Vardero motor is superb, i test rode the new SUper Tenere the other week and the motor on that i found hopeless

[StumpyFingers]

I have seen the Vstrom and the Varadero, My choice would be the Varadero.