V strom sx 250

BHPian VijayAnand1 recently shared this with other enthusiasts. Prologue: (Bikes Considered) Budget bikes new: • RE Metetor 350. • KTM ADV 250. • Jawa Scrambler. • CB 300. • CB H'ness 350. Mid segment used: • Ninja 650. • CBR 650F. • Ninja Z900. • Versys 650. Excessive OCD/Wannabe triggers - used: • ZX-10R (Was so bad, I had recurring stargazes every night). • Street Triple R/RS. • Used MT-09 (A pipe dream). Why the V-Strom? The bug, the ADV wagon wheel and to reel in the glory of it. Little did I envisage what started as side-swiped glances every now and then, eventually would grow all authentic and stand right in front of me compelling me to sell my baby R6. It's in those little frantic moments, you realize, sometimes all that exasperation and desperation does lead to a right decision. Starting off with budget bikes, the decision behind considering them and striking it off, all in brief. Let me state the obvious. Opine chronographed here is purely of my understanding and experience at the time contemplating this thread. YMMV. RE Metetor 350: Pros: • Decent presence. • Comfortable riders triangle. In fact, there's no triangle, you sit upright and enjoy the movie in front of you. • Favorable pricing. • Butch looking for what it has to offer. Cons: • Poor brakes. Not confidence inspiring. • Abysmal headlights. • Twitchy front end. The bike flicks at the thought, but doesn't hold steady, maybe I'm used to the R15 and other sports bikes... a downer. • The J series engine is p...

BHPian Sebring recently shared this with other enthusiasts. If you ever thought that there is a perfect formula for choosing the right bike, you couldn't be further from the truth. In my riding group, I found that everyone had an opinion on 'what a great bike was', and gave me loads of 'advice' but the only opinion that should matter is mine. I didn't need a dune-bashing 'camel' to sit on, or a mountain-conquering 'goat' under the saddle. My requirement was basic and simple; to clear the treacherous trenches and hills the City Municipality had laid out, in the name of roads, without loss of life or limb. I also needed to manoeuvre well in thick traffic without bumping other vehicles. This was it, really. Adventure bikes are really popular in my City for the exact same reason, as are the 'pseudo-SUV' cars. So after trying out a dozen 'Cruisers', 'City-Bikes' and commuter bikes my mind was now set on an ADV. I love legacy bikes because they're far more evolved and 'ready than ever' compared to the 'Johnny come lately', and so the 'Brand' was foremost on the checklist. This was the reason the CB 350 had found a home in my garage and the new bike should have been nothing less. Two bikes that I absolutely adore from my travels abroad are the V-STROM from Suzuki and the Versys from Kawasaki, but even after numerous test rides, I was just not comfortable with the weight. I needed something 'more flick-able' in the City and then it arrived, almost on cue, the 'Baby V-STROM 250' - ...