Quote Originally Posted by JohnC
Nice write up. My dad has a 2009 Vstrom and ha seen thinking of up grading to a 131 GS like your first post.

Must get him to read your thoughts.
Don't get me wrong, it's a very very good bike and as a second hand purchase represent tremendous value, especially if he's willing to import it, 13k should bring a decent 131 in from Germany and if he's worried about shipping I can pass on some details.

I'm just not one for boxer twins and I seem to be very much in the minority on that front.

A good friend of mine bought a 132 GS TE new, put 20k on it in a year and bought a 151 this years and he's already 11k in. He's currently in Norway on the thing and he thinks I'm an absolutely pillock buying the Ducati.