Glenn Roberts took a 2008 V-Strom 650 for a 7,000km test ride in Alaska for the September/October 2008 issue of Motorcycle Mojo Magazine.

While the bike has been on the market for a number of years and although the 650 now comes standard with ABS, it has under gone very few changes, in other words they nailed it the first time round. Many years ago I had read reviews of the 650 V-Strom and while I don’t necessarily remember the details of those reviews, I do remember that they all said the bike was very competent in all aspects. This is a common remark I also hear from V-Strom riders.

Read the whole article at motorcyclemojo.com