Moto
We chose the Suzuki V-Strom 650 because of its all around versatility as a dual tour machine. It is the right tool for the job.
MotoCaribe owns the bikes you’ll be using during the tour; this ensures that the bike will be in excellent working condition during your entire tour. Any mechanical issue that should arise is addressed by our full time mechanic. We even trailer along a spare bike.
| Engine: | 645cc, four-stroke, liquid cooled, 90 degree V-twin, DOHC, 8-valves | |
| Bore Stroke: | 81.0 x 62.6mm | |
| Compression Ratio: | 11.5:1 | |
| Fuel System: | Fuel Injection | |
| Lubrication: | Wet sump | |
| Ignition: | Digital/Transistorized | |
| Transmission: | 6-speed | |
| Final Drive: | #525 chain | |
| Overall Length: | 2290mm (90.2 in.) | |
| Overall Width: | 840mm (33.1 in.) | |
| Overall Height: | 1390mm (54.7 in.) | |
| Seat Height: | 820mm (32.3 in.) | |
| Ground Clearance: | 165mm (6.5 in.) | |
| Wheelbase: | 1555mm (61.2 in.) | |
| Dry Weight: | 194kg (427 lbs.) | |
| Suspension Front: | Telescopic, oil damped, adjustable preload | |
| Suspension Rear: | Link-type, adjustable spring preload and rebound damping | |
| Brakes Front: | Dual hydraulic disc | |
| Brakes Rear: | Single hydraulic disc | |
| Tires Front: | 110/80R-19 | |
| Tires Rear: | 150/70R-17 | |
| Fuel Tank Capacity: | 22 liter (5.8 gal.) | |
| Color: | Flat Black, Silver |
Road conditions vary on the routes you will be riding from well paved asphalt, bumpy pavement, wet road, hard packed dirt, and gravel access roads. We have gone a few steps further and have added the following to each of the bikes:
- Engine Protectors
- Swing arm sliders
- Lowering kits
- Handlebar Camcorder mounts
- Tank Bag
Adventure
North Coast
- Jarabacoa
- Salto Jimenoa
- Salto Baiguate
- Monte Alto Coffee Company
- Moca-Sabaneta deYásica Mountain Road
- Rio Damajagua
- Teleférico (cable car) to top of Isabel de Torres
- Laguna Gri Gri in Rio San Juan
- Playa Grande
- Playa La Entrada
- Playa Diamante (wet beach)
- Nagua Coastline/ride along the beach
- Lago Azul
- Du
- Salto El Limón
- Las Galeras (boat ride)
- Playa Rincón
- Laguna Playa Rincón (Fresh water stream into the ocean).
- Boca del Diablo
- Playa Fronton
- Cayo Levantado
- Mountain roads, Samana-Las Terranas loop
- Whale Watching (in season) in Samana, Jan.-March
- Winter League Baseball in Santiago (Las Aguilas)(Oct-Jan)
- Carnival!!! (Every Sunday in February)
Desert Southwest:
- Southwest
- San Rafael beach with a small river that ends in the beach
- Las Marías, Las Barías (underground water rivers and ponds)
- Wine destillery at Neyba
- Magnetic pole
- Larimar mine at Barahona
- Lago Enriquillo
- Las Dunas (big sand dunes)
- Las Salinas
- Bahia de las Aguilas Nat’l Park
- Las Caritas (indigenous people, the Tainos, caves and cave drawings)
- The Iguana National Park
- Barahona
- Bani
- Azua
Touring
A tour manager and staff are with you for the entire tour. Our tour support van accompanies each and every tour, packed with everything imaginable from cold beverages to beach towels and beach chairs to snorkels and flippers, even to inverters to charge your electronics, and anything that you care not to carry on your motorcycle. And if you chose not to ride your motorcycle that day, the van has ample seating so you can still experience that day’s events!
Our MotoCaribe tours are family friendly! Our 15 passenger tour van always follows the motorcyclists and makes the same stops they make so your family can enjoy and participate in the tour along with you. This is a unique feature of a MotoCaribe Adventure Tour! Share your passion with your family; you don’t have to leave your family behind. Bring them with you on our tours!
