MRW Issue 33

The fuel tank is large enough at 12 Litres, not
that it matters as the V-Strom 250SX isn’t thirsty
at all. You should see around 250km on a tank
or more if you ride normally and weigh less
than, well I do. The maintenance will be low
and reliability will be legendary as with most
Japanese small-capacity motorbikes. The build
quality is also typically Japanese with everything
well thought out and bolted on properly. The
controls are basic and so is its electronic suite
or lack thereof should I say. The only modern
addition is that of the Dual-Channel ABS which
cannot be turned off and it is rather strict
interfering quite a lot as does a boarding school
headmaster. The modern dash is digital and
very hard to see when dusty or in direct sunlight.
However, it’s still a nice touch and still better
than most in its class displaying all the important
information you need like time, gear indicator,
speed, rev counter, warning lights, ABS, odo,
fuel gauge, trip, and a RPM shift light.
The V-Strom 250 is made by Suzuki India, a
subsidiary of Suzuki Japan. As with most Jap
brands, Suzuki is very popular in India both with
their two-wheeled and four-wheeled product.
This means that they churn out millions of units
per year and generally sell all of them and I can
see why. Affordable quality is what you get in
abundance with the new Suzuki V-Strom 250SX.