Suzuki Gixxer 250, Gixxer SF 250 BS6 vs BS4: Differences Explained
Modified On May 29, 2020 05:01 PM By Praveen M. for Suzuki Gixxer 250
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Check out what has been carried over and what has changed in the greener quarter litre twins from Suzuki
Suzuki recently launched the Gixxer 250 BS6 and the Gixxer SF 250 BS6 in the country. The quarter-litre naked is priced at Rs 1,63,400 while the faired version starts from Rs 1,74,000, both ex-showroom Delhi. Suzuki unveiled the two motorcycles at Auto Expo 2020 and the brand initially planned to launch the bikes soon after. However, its plans were pushed back because of the pandemic. Coming back to the motorcycles, how are they different from their BS4-compliant counterparts? Read on:
What’s changed?
Well, the obvious difference between the BS6 and BS4 bikes are their prices. Here’s a detailed price list along with the differences:
The premium is pretty nominal unlike the 150cc Gixxer twins, which command a massive premium of around Rs 11,600 to Rs 12,000 over their BS4-compliant versions. For the small premium, the bike is not only environmentally friendly but also makes the same amount of power, albeit at a slightly higher rpm. It generates 26.5PS at 9300rpm as opposed to 9000rpm in the BS4 compliant version. The peak torque witnesses a small reduction - 22.2Nm against 22.6Nm. That said, the peak torque comes in at 200rpm earlier, at 7300rpm. The powertrain features a new ECU and exhaust system but the silencer looks similar to the older one in terms of design. As far as the looks are concerned, a small BS6 sticker on the fuel tank is pretty much the only indication that the bike is BS6-compliant.
What’s been carried over?
Suzuki seems to have gone by the philosophy: “You get what you pay for”. So apart from the slight changes to the output figures and a greener engine, there’s nothing new on this motorcycle. The LED headlamp and tail lamp along with the bulb indicators have been carried over. The instrument cluster is also the same fully digital unit. We’d have liked it if Suzuki had offered smartphone connectivity, like how TVS offers one in the Apache RTR 200 4V. Even the design of the motorcycle has remained unchanged and there are no new colour schemes either.
The underpinnings have not witnessed any changes either. It continues to employ a chunky 41mm telescopic front fork, a monoshock at the rear, and disc brake on both ends with a dual-channel ABS as standard. The 17-inch alloy wheels are wrapped with 110-section front and 150-section rear radial tyres. Surprisingly, despite the cleaner engine, the two bikes see no changes in the kerb weight. For those who’d like to know, the Gixxer 250 BS6 weighs 156kg kerb whereas the Gixxer SF 250 BS6 tips the scale at 161kg kerb. Even the fuel tank capacity (12 litres), seat height (800mm), ground clearance (165mm) of both bikes have remained unchanged.