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Monthly Archives: June 2008

as a booze hound dr. pepper fan, I approve this message

13-Jun-08

looks like fun, huh. even if it does end up being somewhere in the neighborhood of a $10-15 shot…

Flaming Dr. Pepper by naterawer

further stealership annoyances…

10-Jun-08

since purchasing my V-Strom from cyclewest, who assured me I was getting the bike on a “buddy deal,” I have received two return calls as a result of my multi-dealership inquiries back in april. the 2008 v-strom 650 abs has arrived, in great(er) numbers.
so much for getting it to me ahead of [...]

first long ride on the Suzuki DL650 V-Strom

09-Jun-08

quick-background:
I finally got my brand-spankin’ new 2008 DL650 last week (after writing about only one final contender and two months of waiting for it to arrive from the factory.)
I broke in the first ~50 miles (proper engine break-in is super important) using a combination of techniques found here, here, and the user’s manual [...]