So I have a great relationship with this local dealer and they know I like bikes that need help! I 100% went there to buy some grips but after we got to talking I was made aware of this bike tucked away in the corner of the warehouse with no hope of a tomorrow. They made me a great deal on it and I was sold! I have yet to do a full tally of how much I have spent on the bike but it is probably around $2500 which is a standard price for a bike like this. It won't be a money maker but I shouldn't lose anything so that is ok with me! Anyway I hope you liked the video!

@TommyNitro

7 ай бұрын

Hopefully you'll at least get some revenue from the yt content you put out with projects like this.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

@@TommyNitro well that is the goal as long as the videos get seen

@GeorgiaGrowGuy

7 ай бұрын

@@TommyNitro if he did it for profit, he' would have gone broke long ago.

@atsekjoker

7 ай бұрын

i always wondered, how a supermoto would look like on this base.

@cowarddonnie-ji5yz

7 ай бұрын

$2500 in parts only or includes your labor

I bought a 2005 VStrom 650 with 24,000 miles in 2007. It now has 154,000 miles on it. It’s been from San Diego to Alaska and back twice, across the US 4 times, and all up and down both coasts many times. When it had 95,000 miles I replaced both cam assemblies and top ends with a $300 salvage engine that had only 12,000 miles. While in Alaska the second time I had to do an emergency external fuel filter mod as the original fuel filter was hopelessly clogged. Suzuki wanted $600 for a fuel pump with the integrated filter. Not possible to simply replace the OEM filter alone! Otherwise NO OTHER PROBLEMS! It is now my East Coast bike that I ride after flying to Nashville. I’ll ride it until the wheels fall off.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Awesome! That is a crummy fuel pump design

@sydneyluna

7 ай бұрын

Any valve adjustments?

@davidclark682

7 ай бұрын

@@sydneyluna Yes. I kept up with the scheduled adjustments but probably had them at 20K instead of 16k. I think I’ve had at least 4-5. I skipped the last scheduled adjustment so it’s about 8k miles past it’s recommended adjustment. Still runs great.

@murraycharters6102

7 ай бұрын

I have a 2017 650 XT purchased new in April 2018. It has done 54,000 km and only a month ago I checked the valve clearances for the first time. Seven valves were at the lowest end of the specification range, with one intake valve right in the middle of the specification. I decided to put all valves into the middle of the specification. The local dealer workshop manager said that they would have told me that they are still in specification. I did a shim swap with him for $35.00 AU There is a great tutorial on a website called circlenz Taking out and putting back the cam chain tensioners is a real PITA.. I have heard from a number of sources that they will stay in specification for a long time after the clearances are put in the middle of the specification.

@BottomLineBassin2

5 ай бұрын

You sir are a trooper for that

Suggestion for a future video - tear down the old engine so we can see why it died, good way to encourage proper maintenance ! That 650 twin is a classic engine, the 90 degree Vee makes them super smooth at speed.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

That would be cool but I know I can't make that happen. The previous owner was riding sustained high speed and was already low on oil so it was starvation that killed it

@wannafly34

4 ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds that's what I figured. That engine is bulletproof, but no engine lasts long without oil!

@jorgeiturbe953

Ай бұрын

😑 Oil is blood in an engine

It warms my heart that you like to save bikes. Business doesn’t all have to be about profit, it’s also about relationships and doing the right thing. 🙏

@BrickHouseBuilds

5 ай бұрын

🤘🤘

That's the first bit of love that poor bike has had for a long while.....seeing the state of the airfilter, I'm sure all servicing was neglected ☹ Makes me feel good to see it come back to full health 🙂👍

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

The bike is definitely living its best life now! It's in good hands

The cable under the seat is to allow you to lock your helmet to the bike. Take seat off. Loop cable through the d-ring of the helmet and connect the two ends to one of the hooks under the seat by the toolkit. Put seat back on. Helmet secured!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Thank ya!

It´s one of the BEST bikes ever built. You will see, believe me. Cheers.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Oh it's fantastic! This being a gen1 I wonder how they could even improve it!

@zardportugal

7 ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuildsI owned a 2005 model. The improvements until today are almost nothing. Try a small sprocket in front (14 tooth, the OEM is 15) and the bike will be much better.

I poured a whiskey kicked back and I have to say really- enjoyed this one. I learned alot. I have a 2014 vstrom 1000 as my first bike and have covered 12000km in 6months. Can't get enough of it!

@BrickHouseBuilds

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

I bought a 2021 650 Vstrom here in Melbourne Aust. but had to garage it for a year due to the COVID restrictions. When I finally got it out, it was everything I'd dreamed it would be. Took it up to the Snowy Mountains and it performed perfectly. Thanks for the breakdown rebuild. Am loving your channel.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

That would be some epic riding!

@G58

7 ай бұрын

The way Australians complied with the draconian government nonsense is truly disheartening. We had the same rules here in the UK, but I and many others carried on as usual. Only naive sheeple believed the official narratives of the so-called ‘pandemic’.

@dood9701

7 ай бұрын

@@G58 Preaching to the choir my friend. Let’s say I found a way to go outside my 5km limit at the time- just by wearing hi-viz clothing. Tradies could go anywhere. 😉

@G58

7 ай бұрын

@@dood9701 Cool. But you said you didn’t ride your new bike for a whole year! And you had to wear hi-vis to pretend to be a tradie - just to go outside your 5k??? Throughout the thing I drove all over the the country buying bike parts and computers. If I got stopped by the police I asked them under what law they had stopped me. I never gave my reason for travelling. That’s private. I was actually issued with a fine on one occasion - for not wearing a face nappy in a local shop. I obviously haven’t paid it, and have no intention of doing so. Instead I’m suing the shop for calling the police. None of those measures were even necessary, and had zero positive effects. In fact they caused untold harm. And they sure as hell weren’t lawful. If they tried imposing a 5 mile limit here we would have ignored it.

@steveclark..

7 ай бұрын

@@G58 I'm guessing that you are a critical thinker, did you question why the royal family has so many properties for example when you were a kid? Once you know about klaus schwab and his Great Reset agenda, all the convid stuff makes sense, yes it was a con, they used it to get the ball rolling on their evil plan. Why can't everyone see this? That's what I don't get.

I love v-stroms and this video was amazing! It's a motorcycle that can take you to the moon and back, enjoy it!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! I'll definitely be enjoying the bike!

I like that you don't have a bunch of irritating music playing real loud like everybody else. THANK YOU!!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

May I ask why you think everyone's music is annoying? Many times I find that viewers don't understand that some videos have no audio and it must be filled. The music also has to be royalty free so it would not be anything played on the radio. There is a lot to it

@waynethompson2614

7 ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds I am aware of the copywrite restrictions yt puts on you creators. I know I'm probably in the minority here, but I can't stand all the plastic, techno, tunes most put in there videos. Mostly what annoys me is it's way too loud. Then again they may not have total control over that, idk.

@waynethompson2614

7 ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds I just wanted to say I appreciate your content. I don't watch it for the music. I like what your doing , and it stands on its own without the loud music. In my opinion.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

@waynethompson2614 that's fair and I do appreciate it. I'm just looking for honest feedback as I prefer music and far more enjoy my videos when I add it. I'm different though as I have to set up the camera, do the work, watch every moment at least 15 times in edit, then upload so I can only take seeing myself swing a wrench so many times lol

Great job. Maybe it’s because they’re so comfortable, but vstroms are some of the most fun bikes for daily commuting

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

It's definitely comfortable as can be but it never feels lazy. It's fun to ride spiritedly!

I’ve been watching your channel for a while, and it was a nice surprise to see you take on a V Strom and bring it back to life!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

I dabble in a bit of everything. I like all bikes

closing in on 120k on my vstrom 1000. i keep trying to justify buying a new bike but my sub 500lb vstrom has had no real issues during ownership. I beat the snot out of it also.

Great work, Its always a pleasure to watch these build videos, Awesome to see the bike back on the road ✊

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Have a bought new 05 650 V Strom . Living in Minnesota where 5-6 months a year ice covered roads extends a blessing life. Now (11/23) just under 69xxx miles. Great bike, love your vid!👍

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

I did this my my 2009 DL650 a few years ago now. Got a refurbished engine off a Suzuki mechanic for NZ$1000, with him taking the old one to fix. (Mine had a output shaft bearing failure) I sold that and now have a 2017 DL1000.

Vstroms are a different kind of bike. I picked up a 03 1k for $400 that was in a minor accident and its made me fall in love with the bike. They are absolutely great bikes and a blast to ride.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

I really didn't expect to love it as much as I do. It's just so damn good!

I still ride a k8 650 and I still love it. It's so nice to see a such neglected bike coming back to life. I'm sure it will run for many years.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

It's always rewarding bringing another bike back to life. I definitely think it will be around for a while

I offroad race my 09 v-strom and Iv put it through its paces and it just keeps giving! Its great to see you make such light work of the engine swap though, definately saving this incase the inevitable happens to mine!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

It really wasn't too bad. It was slow on disassembly due to simply taking our time and then not having the tool to loosen the engine mounts correctly

Nice job. Hard working young man. Congrats

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank ya!

Really enjoyed that. Was also perturbed by riding with the tweaked bars. That Bike should live on a long time with the right owner.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

That bike is almost every reason why I'll never buy a Plastic Fantastic! I'm a Cruizer, not a Speeder. Classic bikes forever and a day! I love your videos, brother. I watch them all the time!

i have had my 2008 v-strom 650 for about 6 months and this is my first bike. love it every time i ride it. doing a few upgrades this winter. can`t wait for spring and more riding here in Norway. (got a few riding videos on my channel)

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Heck of a first bike!

@DrivewithTony

7 ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds yeah i would say so. I am a big guy so finding cheap bikes that fit me is not that easy. But this was perfect. Installed some barrisers so i sit even better now. And a comfort seat

Super pleasurable episode to watch! Thanks man

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Brilliant job mate, you are a very handy mechanic. Thumbs up from Australia

I have an 08 dl1000 set up for adventure . Best bike ever 47k miles and counting. I even bought a second one just for parts

First time viewer. Impressed with the content. Great job, keep up the great work.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Well thank you much! Glad you gave my videos a chance!

Also (by the way) I think this is one of the top five of your many oh so awesome videos. I had a Toyota Echo small car, 350k miles ~ Bought a new (used low mileage) engine, perfect match ~ new clutch etc, couldn't get by the ECM codes and such ~ life took over ~ to the scrapyard it went. This is no small task. Third time I've watched it. Thanks so much.

You already know I’m a huge fan. Glad to see some bike content although i did enjoy watching you move into the new shop. Im not a fan of bikes like this, but this bike is pretty badass.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

I appreciate it. I can only work on so much at once so I know the shop content wasn't for everyone but I'd hope people could still find it enjoyable

Fantastic bike. I grew up in a motorcycle/car family my dad was a mechanic but there's nothing better in life than seeing something that doesn't work, WORK. Loved this video and noticed you got a new apprentice a Pink Floyd man.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Thank ya! I had my nephew helping that weekend as well as my buddy Seth who has been on here before! We had I think 5 motorcycle projects going all at once

Great video, love that generation of V-Stroms the best! Not sure if it's been mentioned but that metal bracket on the fuel tank is to prop it open while you undo the lines. You'll see matching holes just underneath that area where the little prongs go. Hope this makes sense. Great work on the rebuild and *T4S*

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated

great job, those are such great bikes, few paid attention to them. keep up these great builds.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Bought the V-Strom 650 full options brand new when it came out years ago after test riding 4 different bikes. Still own and use it today. only has some minor scratches on the cases and windshield, other then that after a good clean still looking like new. Even after all those years still a modern looking, comfortable and very enjoyable bike to ride 👌🏼

@BrickHouseBuilds

3 ай бұрын

It's such a great bike!

You did such a good job makes me want to fix up an old bike looks like fun

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Well thank ya!

Hope to see more videos with this bike in the future! Great video!

@BrickHouseBuilds

6 ай бұрын

What would you like to see with it? It really doesn't need anything and is just a blast to ride

@CarlosSilva-bl1cp

6 ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds I would love to see someone with your skill and imagination build a scrambler based on a v-vtrom! Maybe one day. Enjoy it, its a fantastic bike!

Welcome to the V strom family bro!

@BrickHouseBuilds

2 ай бұрын

Thank ya!

Great video, a tip for ya, the steel plate on the tank for the hold down bolt comes out and supports the tank while connecting the overflow and pump-wiring, 2 pins at the bottom.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Fantastic to see this legendary bike being given a new life, nice cheap bike to tour America on - I wish

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Definitely a great tourer

Nice job. Gotta love the sound of a V twin. Especially a Ducati :).

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

100% 😉

Excellent video. Congratulations

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Great video. Thanks so much for sharing.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

I'm just getting ready to do an engine swap on my 2007 DL 650. On my first trip with it after buying it from a friend who died I ran it out of oil. Now if you wonder how this happened it was my dead friends fault. He put on a 17 tooth sprocket and a Chinese chain. I checked everything before heading out on a 3-day 600 mile trip. On the way home the chain has loosened so much that it jumped the sprocket and broke the clutch pushrod into three pieces. The last piece was inside the clutch pushrod seal and it sprayed oil out 5 inches until in less than 8 miles it had gone through 3 quarts of oil. I didn't know this because I thought I just broke a clutch cable and was contemplating riding 200 miles home without a clutch. I saw a red light then come on the dash but didn't know what the problem was until I saw the little oil symbol next to it. I felt the engine tug a couple of times, this was the rod bearing sizing. When I got it home and refilled it with oil it was knocking. The secondary pushrod is used on many Suzuki's and being located so close to the chain with a two tooth larger sprocket gave it only a quarter of an inch before hitting the push rod. If you feel your clutch go away, pull over!

Glad you were able to save it.

Love it. Nice choice of a windshield too, I may grab one for my Strom.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

I like it so far. I've moved the windshield to its top position and feel it's perfect

I picked up an ‘06 1000 in March of this year and it is an absolute blast!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

I haven't ridden a 1000 but I bet its even more fun

You guys are awesome! And your shop is awesome too! Cool project! And I could not help myself but to tear that old engine apart with powertools.

@BrickHouseBuilds

2 ай бұрын

Thank ya! It was tempting to disassemble the old engine but with limited time a remove/replace was the best move

great job, man! thanks for your passion!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Thank You for giving a new lease of life for one of the most practical allrounders on the market. I've been riding this model for 16 years. When I lunch the engine, I will do a swap like yours instead of buying a V-Strom 800 RE. Currently have 100K miles on my second (ABS) version, looking for at least 150K before swapsies!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Thats awesome!

I put in mine airfilter from Sprint filters Sf is an polyesteric one, gives you nice intake sound.

Very cool bike. Great sound! Well done.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

I bought a new one in 2013. great bikes

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Nice!

Great video, love the V Strom. I even love the new model, great bikes.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Great bikes indeed! Glad you enjoyed

I like the tool you made. When I needed something similar for a GL1100 clutch I used a Dremel to cut up a 15/16 socket. Worked fine............Jay

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

We gotta do what we gotta do! I know a semi local dealer would have had it but being a Sunday that was not possible

Congratulations !!! Nice video, about good work and nice result !!! I really liked it, thank you!!! Good idea with a homemade key for the rear swingarm !!! I wish you luck and 100K subscribers soon !!!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Nice ADV bike, sounds fantastic, looking good and rides well.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

It rides so well! I may get it on some gravel today and see how it feels

GREAT bikes. I had an early one bought new. Does everything well.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

It really does do a lot well. I havent taken it on trails yet but gravel with a passenger was even enjoyable

No doubt, a great deal and well worth the expenditure

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Thank ya!

That poor bike was literally thrashed to death. Well done for resurrecting it. I had to make a castle socket for my VFR 750 so I found an old 12 point socket of the right diameter and cut it to suit. It was similarly ugly but worked fine. I’m enjoying your channel. It makes a nice change from the doom and gloom that abounds on KZread these days.

@BrickHouseBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Well thank you and im glad you have been enjoying!

Thanks for the v strom, video. I have owned 3 v stroms, 2 650s and one 1000. I have put over 40,000 miles on each of them and besides normal maintenance, I have never had to do anything else, and the 2 bikes I sold are still running strong today, extremely reliable. I would love to see you do a video on the old engine tear down to see what happened to it. My guess, is the previous owner neglected to change oil or it ran low on oil. Thanks again.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Yes he ran it low on oil and forgot about it before doing an extended high rpm ride which caused starvation

was looking into getting one back before I bought my cruiser, then went for a sport naked afterwards, I'd like to pick up one on the cheap eventually. Awesome Vid's brother, love the content :D

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Very similar to the DL 650, I had a 2006 SV650 for a bit and loved that little V twin engine

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Great engines indeed! I had an 04 sv650n and loved it

Yep, great viewing...look forward to more v-strom content....ride safe mate...

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Thank ya sir! Glad you enjoyed

Awesome! I love my Strom, and really looking forward to more V-Strom content!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Just curious what strom content might you be most interested in seeing?

@EdMeyer22

7 ай бұрын

I’ve never worked on a fuel injection system, not sure if this bike needs any of that work, but it would be interesting to me. That and electrics/ wiring. Thanks!

Nice work, well done!👍

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

I have a 2005 V-Strom 650 that I bought 10 years ago and it's been the best. Easy to ride. Easy to maintain. Ride mine a lot around highway 94, Treloar, Hermann, as well as other places in that area. That bike would be nice ride on Callaway Fork Rd.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Ive been meaning to do Callaway on it as thats a lovely road. Maybe I can get a ride in this weekend

Great work.

@BrickHouseBuilds

5 ай бұрын

Thank ya!

One of the best engines ever made :)

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Agreed

Great video. I ride a 2020 650 Vstrom I bought new and love it.Thay are great bikes.I would love to see more Vstrom videos 👍

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

It's such an awesome bike. I don't even feel like I missing out on power or anything

Looks like bike was never maintained glad to see you brought it back

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

It's in good hands now for sure

I have a 2010 V-Strom 650, the last year of gen 1 and i don't think i'll ever replace it. It does pretty much anything you want it to do and those engines will last forever if you look after them.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

I've done a short demo ride on a newer 1000 and while cool I feel these gen 1 bikes are far more comfy.

@vacilandoarcher

7 ай бұрын

Are you in the US? I thought 2011 was the last year of Gen one?

Great job!

@BrickHouseBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thank ya!

3:56 That's for locking your helmet to one of those hooks under the seat (left and right of the battery, where the cut outs are) to hang it off the bike while you're away. Very convenient.

Great vid enjoyed that one! I owned a V Strom 1000 (2018 model), for nearly 5 years. You just knew the bike would never let you down, easy to maintain etc. The only major design flaw on the 1000’s and 1050 (same engine) but not the 650 was something called clutch chudder, classic symptom was a big patch of vibration and roughness around 3 - 5000rpm. There are companies who’ll apply their modification to the clutch basket to eliminate this but it’s surprising Suzuki did nothing to update it (the engine has been around since the 1990’s) Anyway - enjoy the Strom they are superb bikes much underrated

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

I've definitely heard of that issue. I'm glad this one is up and running though as it's a joy to ride

The tool to remove the swing arm looks like a 1990s push-bike freewheel derailleur cluster removal tool for Suntour. Pin spacing 20mm inside to inside, 24mm outside to outside. Sold by Park Tool as "FR-3 Suntour Freewheel Remover"; tho plenty of other quality (but cheaper) options.

Got a K6 650 with 40k miles as a winter project and this was fascinating to watch. I would recommend changing the fuel filter if you still have bike, as it was a bit neglected, it's inside the tank though, but it's not too bad. Great job!

@BrickHouseBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thank ya! Yeah a filter wouldn't be a bad idea

Nicely done.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Thank ya!

I had a 1000 Strom for a few years. It's a perfect urban assault vehicle. I used it to commute to work in Oakland, Calif. Super smooth, super comfortable and ultra reliable. Still regret selling it.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

It's definitely thr most easy bike to hop on and just do anything with

It looks like a fun bike!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

It's been nothing but fun! I did a bunch of gravel yesterday and it was still fantastic

@retiredafce3373

7 ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds that’s awesome! You did great on getting it going. I enjoy the videos you create.

I have a "naked" 2012 WeeStrom, and it is a blast! Comfy, fast enough, and gets over 65mpg. I sold it last year and bought it back 5 weeks later!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

While doing some sub 60mph riding I got near that 60 mark too. Extremely impressive

@upsidedowndog1256

7 ай бұрын

​@@BrickHouseBuilds Ours got 50-55 mpg before it got hit (my wife was on it). I put it back together without the fairings and most of the forward plastics. It lost about 30 pounds and no longer dances around on gusty days. My 65 mpg ride was a steady 70-80 mph to Fort Smith. It swallows large distances quite easily and has a lot of range with that big tank.

I'm not surprised that the engine got a rod knock, given the state of the air filter, the pre owner did not care at all. These Stroms easily run 200K kilometers without any major issues. Just needs regular maintenance.

@BrickHouseBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Yeah the filter may have been a bit of it but the main issue was being ridden at high rpm for extended periods of time while low on oil.

@laz1go286

6 ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds you're right, but what I meant with the air filter was that the state of it showed the intrest and efforts of the previous owner. That filter has never been changed. But the filter alone if clogged like that won't destroy the engine. It would just starve it with lack of air flow, and would loose some power but wouldn't cause rod knock or anything like that. Also the rear brake pads, the ripped chain and so on are all clear indication of an abused life that the bike had.

I had a 2007 Vstrom for several years before I broke it (and myself) in an accident. It was a really good all-round bike. Particularly good middleweight tourer, and very economical, surprisingly grunty for a "little" engine. The only things I didnt like when I first got it were, thankfully, very easy fixes. There was a lot of buffeting around the helmet area. I tried a shorter screen, which worked a bit, but the biggest difference came from replacing those big square, unaerodynamic mirrors with a set from a 2010 Z1000. Much more betterer. The other thing was the poor lighting. Found out on a forum that the cause was not the actual headlight, but the wiring which had to go from the battery, to the switch, back to the main loom near the battery and finally up to the light. The simple fix was installing a relay. Almost doubled the light intensity. I would not call the WeeStrom an adventure bike though...I tried it off road a couple of times, and its just not built for that kind of torture. A set of 50/50 tyres and its just fine on reasonably made dirt roads, but a Tenere 700 its not 😅.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

I definitely can't see this as an adventure bike. I did gravel with it today and it's ok there but I don't feel compelled to get more aggressive than that

@andrewmundenandcadfellmast4624

7 ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds good plan - I scared myself taking it on the sand once...very gingerly retreated back and thankful I didnt fall off more than once, going slow...same result going once on a fairly easy 4WD track...not fun, either...but I was stupid and had to try ha ha.

GREAT BIKE 🙌🙌🙌

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

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@BrickHouseBuilds

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

That might explain why it stalled out at first attempt to run it, congrats on the new purchase. As for the original engine goes, I would clean it, paint it and use it as a art piece for the shop.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

A shop decor piece would definitely be cool!

This video was better than expected 😆

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

haha glad you enjoyed!

Enjoyed the video. This would be a good bike to buy, if and when for sale as the buyer would now know what has been done to it.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Definitely. Helps give piece of mind

Mine is a 650 k11 abs, unfortunately park for a abs module break. I hope fixed as soon as posible and ride and ride and ride, I miss my white.

Have about 8k miles on a more recent wee and I really enjoyed seeing this tear down and motor swap on a gen 1 bike. I was going to advise caution, in that once you ride it you probably won't want to sell it... but I see it's too late :). Thanks for a great vid. Looking forward to more vstrom content.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Oh man I'm hooked on this thing lol. My friends who have ridden it all want one now too

@MrBenHaynes

7 ай бұрын

Keep it. They are SO handy.@@BrickHouseBuilds

18:45 bravo young man!

@BrickHouseBuilds

11 күн бұрын

🙏🙏

@timp.9582

11 күн бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds glad to see young people being resourceful. Refreshing

@BrickHouseBuilds

11 күн бұрын

@timp.9582 If you like that you will love this channel. Always trying to inspire others to get out and work on something

Had one a 2008 for the last 4 years as my first big bike, sold it a few months ago to a neighbour and I bought a 2023 tiger 900. I honestly miss the wee.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

I'm sure the Tiger is fantastic though

Neat work, I’ve never used a 13/16 except for making odd tools out of. I don’t think the PO was into maintenance much looking at the filter, chain break and brake pads!

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

It wasn't my best looking tool but it worked! The bike definitely has had a spa day since Ive had it

@gusgarvalo

4 ай бұрын

If you change the oil every 3k and keep air filter clean, it will last 300k

This is the second video I've watched from Brick House and this bike just had an animal for a owner. Now it's like new. I have been curious about the V strom and I got to see an engine swap, cool video, hope you make or.

@BrickHouseBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

The metal thing at the seat end of the tank can be pulled out and used to prop up the tank. Fits into a couple of holes in the water reservoir bracket and into the hole created when you remove it.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

I cant even see how the tank can be propped up without removing most of the bodywork. It was a really complex setup for tank removal

@stevemccormick8432

7 ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds You have to remove some fasteners - yes, but you don't have to remove plastics entirely if you only want to get under the tank a little bit.

Good job brother

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

🤘🤘

increíble good jobs

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Thank ya!

GNR interlude was priceless 😂

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

I'm happy people enjoy those! 😁

You may not have made any money on this bike but it sure made for a good YT video. This bike and the Honda NC750X DCT were my short list two years ago. I opted for the latter. Given the kind of riding I do, either one would have been great for me.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm not upset in the least at what I have in it considering it's such a low mileage engine. The bike is so fun so I'll get my money out of it that way! Glad you liked the video

Nice job

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Thank ya!

Super cool vídeo! Do you know what happenned to the old VStrom engine? Thank you.

@BrickHouseBuilds

7 ай бұрын

Yes the previous owner ran the bike at high speed/rpm for an extended period of time while very low on oil causing starvation