Suzuki v-strom 250

2023 Suzuki V-Strom 250SX arrives from March at the bargain price of $6490 ride away with a three-year warranty. The addition of the 250SX means there will soon be four capacities available in the V-Strom range, the 250, 650, upcoming 800 and the big daddy 1050. So one for every rider wherever they are on their riding journey. 835 mm seat height (accessory seat reduces that to 805 mm) And it’s cheap. Like $6490 Ride Away cheap. The bike comes with a USB port and, if you get in early enough, a luggage rack and top box for no extra cost. The smallest sibling in the V-Strom family runs an oil-cooled single-cylinder that makes a solid 26 horsepower, wrapped in a 167 kg chassis (wet) and carries the V-Strom family DNA. 22.2 Nm @ 7300 rpm While it feels very much like a small dirt bike the suspension is plush and soft, so in terms of setting realistic expectations – it’s not going to be hitting 30 foot double jumps any time soon, however the bike is perfectly capable of hitting fire-trails and getting off the beaten track. Comfortable seat and good luggage rack Very slim between the knees with a super low seat height of 835 mm – short enough for even the most vertically challenged to comfortably have either foot down. The 19-inch front rim and dual-purpose rubber that come stock are surprisingly good off-road, I had no trouble punting through soft sand and ripping skids around the carpark much to the amusement of the snappers. Pretty chuckable… Five minutes on the bike and I’m d...

With Kawasaki and Honda already having launched their A2 offerings, Suzuki is somewhat late to the party with the V-Strom 250, which is due to go on sale in October. The V-Strom, or DL250 to give it its proper name, joins its bigger beaked brothers – the DL650 and DL1000 – in Suzuki’s adventure tourer range, although in this case the emphasis is very much on the ‘tourer’. With cast wheels, non-switchable ABS and a cramped standing position, the V-Strom 250 is no match for Honda’s lightweight CRF250 rally, and even Kawasaki’s Versys-X 300 could ride rings around it on the rough stuff. While smooth, it’s certainly not going to win any prizes for its oomph. In fact, weighing in at 188kg, the V-Strom has the lowest power to weight ratio of all the micro adventure bikes. Honda’s CRF250 Rally makes 24.7hp at 8,500 rpm and 16.6lbft at 6,750rpm, but weighs only 157kg, while Kawasaki’s Versys-X 300 makes 40hp at 11,500rpm and 18.9lbft at 10,000rpm, and weighs 173kg. The 169.5 kg BMW GS 310, while not yet on sale, will make 34hp at 9,500rpm and 20.65lbft at 7,500rpm. Suzuki claim that the cam profile of the V-Strom delivers maximum acceleration performance at speeds between 12mph and 56mph but at launch, this acceleration was disappointing – and that was riding only one-up. Fully-loaded and two-up – as an adventurer tourer should be ridden – the V-Strom could seriously struggle. You can feel the engine drive from around 3,000rpm, however I can’t help but feel that the bike would ben...