Suzuki V-Strom SX: Image Gallery

Take a closer look at the new quarter-litre motorcycle from Suzuki

Suzuki launched the V-Strom SX in India and after riding it for the first time, there were some things we liked about it and some things we didn’t. Here’s a closer look at the bike through images:

The baby V-Strom looks every bit premium. Its ADV-like tall stance and design inspired from the bigger V-Stroms looks stylish. The fit and finish levels are impressive and there are no panel gaps, rattly bits and untidy cables and wires to be seen.

It gets an LED headlight up front along with a small beak, completing the ADV look. That said, the halogen indicators look a bit out of place on an otherwise premium looking bike.

On the features front, the Suzuki V-Strom SX gets a Suzuki Avenis-derived fully digital instrument console with turn-by-turn navigation and Bluetooth connectivity, and displays info such as call notifications, message alerts, speed exceeding warning, phone battery level display and ETA. It also features a USB charging socket and Suzuki Easy start system.

The 249cc, oil-cooled, single-cylinder engine of the V-Strom 250 SX is the same unit as we have seen on its urban dwelling siblings - the Gixxer 250 and Gixxer SF 250. Mated to a six-speed gearbox, it produces a healthy 26.5PS and 22.2Nm. A strong bottom-end ensures effortless city commutes and a peaky top-end will cater to highway riding.

The Suzuki V-Strom SX is suspended on a telescopic fork up front with 120mm of travel, and a monoshock at the rear with 7-step preload adjustability. The braking duties are handled by discs on both ends with dual-channel ABS. That said, the lack of switchable ABS is a bit of a bummer. The bike rolls on 19 inch front and 17 inch rear cast aluminium wheels with a 100/90 at the front and 140/70 at the back.

The V-Strom 250 SX impressed us with its handling manners. The underpinnings and suspension hardware being the same as its naked and faired siblings, it makes sense for the V-Strom SX to take to corners without feeling nervous or scary. A bigger 19-inch front wheel and off-road biased tyres too, surprisingly, haven’t affected its handling.

This quarter-litre ADV continues the premium look at the rear too. The stubby exhaust, bright colours and chunky grab rails complete the authentic ADV look.

Suzuki offers the V-Strom SX in three colours. We got the Champion Yellow No. 2 and Pearl Blaze Orange. Along with it, there’s a third Glass Sparkle Black on offer too.

The bike currently retails at a price of Rs 2,11,600 (ex-showroom Delhi), making it a lot more affordable than its rival, the KTM 250 Adventure (Rs 2,42,106) and is priced just slightly higher than the base variant of the Royal Enfield Scram 411 (Rs 2,03,085) and almost on par with the base variant of the Himalayan (Rs 2,14,519).