Quote Originally Posted by hollohas View Post
This. If you don't want to drop the coin on the BMW the Vstrom is a great dual-purpose. The Vstrom is a bit shorter for us folks who arent too tall. The 650 is plenty capable (and a little lighter which is nice off road) but if you will spend most of your time on the street get the 1000.

Bailey, just saw your post. I thought the Vstrom low seat was shorter than the GS short seat. Have they changed it?
I don't know. I have on 01 F650GS with stock seat and can place both feet flat on the ground. A friend has an 06(?) V-Strom that he said is stock and it sits just slightly lower than a stock KLR. I have a hard time reaching the ground comfortably with both the V-Strom and the KLR. Newer stuff might be different.