Long-distance runaround. (One-Track Mind).(new hogs)(Product/Service Evaluation)

Rider, April, 2003 by Tuttle, Mark, Jr.

It's been so busy around here lately that I haven't had a chance to ride any of our long-term test bikes, just the newly arrived machines. As soon as I finish with one of them, like the BMW in this issue, I have to jump on another.

So when I was able to ride our long-term 2002 Suzuki V-Strom home and back the other day, I was shocked to discover it had nearly 14,000 miles on it. That's something like 2,000 miles a month since it first arrived. OK, no Guinness record, but when you consider that--other than its original road test--we haven't sent the bike out on any especially long trips, it's still pretty impressive. Makes sense, I guess, that Rider's 2002 Bike of the Year should be popular with both the editorial and business staffs for daily duty.

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