Suzuki vstrom 250

BHPian girimajiananth recently shred this with other enthusiasts. I finally booked Suzuki V-Strom SX 250 after much consideration. Awaiting delivery this month on an auspicious day. V-Strom SX 250 pros: • Suzuki's engine is quite refined and reliable. I trust them. • 250 CC engine packs 26 Bhp, a little less than KTM ADV 250, but its quite sufficient for me. More than what I can use. A friend and Bhpian rented it out for a weekend and gave a very good opinion on this. He said he could do 100 Kmph all day without fuss. Most online reviews and owners on team bhp said the same. This is sufficient for highway rides for a sedate rider like me. • Comfortable rider and pillion seat. Took a few test drives with wife and kid too, it was quite comfortable. Although I never do triple riding on a bike like this (or any other two wheeler). Wife approved the seats. • Has dual channel ABS - basic safety tech included. • Initial cost of ownership is lesser. Costs 2.58L OTR, its 60K lesser than KTM adv. Service bills may be lesser than KTM too. • Slightly higher FE. Users mention that FE hits ~ 40KMPL which is decent for a bike this size and power. • Good looking bike. The yellow color looks catchy and looks like a baby V - Strom. I still have soft corner for KTM ADV on the looks. ( Sigh, I will get over this). Throw in a full size crash guard and a couple of fog lamps and it will make heads turn on the road. For some reason wife says not to bring this to her college, not sure why. • Good ...