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Deckard · 02-28-2006, 11:26 PM

Trappercase - I just put in a little time on the cruiser, maybe less than 100 miles. Lets just assume I know where the throttle, clutch, etc are and beyond that I am declaring myself entirely newb.

I am looking at suzuki.com and it looks like the Vstrom's engine is essentially the SV650 engine, where does the difference come in? It looks like this bike is bigger, but what makes this a dual sport as opposed to a sport bike?

02-28-2006, 11:26 PM	#53 (permalink)
Deckard Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4	Trappercase - I just put in a little time on the cruiser, maybe less than 100 miles. Lets just assume I know where the throttle, clutch, etc are and beyond that I am declaring myself entirely newb. I am looking at suzuki.com and it looks like the Vstrom's engine is essentially the SV650 engine, where does the difference come in? It looks like this bike is bigger, but what makes this a dual sport as opposed to a sport bike? Last edited by Deckard; 02-28-2006 at 11:34 PM.