A new Suzuki adventure bike?

[marks]

we are all adventure snobs

well we seem to have upset them with our disparaging remarks

they've taken the page off of the website....

[Eddieb]

we are all adventure snobs

well we seem to have upset them with our disparaging remarks

they've taken the page off of the website....

mmm, Maybe someone pressed the publish button earlier than they should have. I see all the images are broken links now also. It still shows up in some of their menu's but they go to the same 404 page.

[young1]

Here it is;

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/...s-hit-the-web/

[clint640]

The bike is being advertised as "Suzuki’s Middleweight Adventurer". If 214 kg (without food, toolkit, travel gear, sleeping gear, etc) is middle weight then I'd hate to see the specs for the "Heavyweight"

To be fair I'm a little fella, weight is an issue for me and the type of riding I do, it may not be for others...

I'm with on that one. I reckon a 'lightweight adventurer' is something that you'd happily enter in an enduro, 'middleweight' is everything else useful & 'heavyweight' is glorified road bikes that I can't pick up like this one. The fact that it's only got a motor with barely more hp than a KTM 690 doesn't make it ok

But, as an upgrade to the Weestrom, it looks ok, lighter & more crashable, it's a step in the right direction.

Clint

[Night Falcon]

The fact that it's only got a motor with barely more hp than a KTM 690 doesn't make it ok

Clint

couldn't find the hp specs on the info provided....so guess your talking about the 1000cc version

[chasio]

Is it a coincidence that the colour code for the orange is YUK?

I like it and I'd buy one. Plus an adventure bike. I find my Freewind is enough of a challenge for my limited skills and size, so if someone were to give me the money, I reckon a WR250R and one of these puppies would do me nicely.

Chasio

PS The white one might look a bit like a police bike, which is useful when lane splitting.

[chasio]

Check out the rad and oil cooler detail... It says they have applied for a patent for holes.

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that holes have been around since back in the day.

[Crim]

is that the oil filter sticking out the front / bottom in the same (here rock, here I am) place as the S10

[Eddieb]

Check out the rad and oil cooler detail... It says they have applied for a patent for holes.

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that holes have been around since back in the day.

Ah, they must be using holes in new and improved ways.

[young1]

More details;
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/...strom-650-abs/

[chasio]

is that the oil filter sticking out the front / bottom in the same (here rock, here I am) place as the S10

Worry not, the mighty under cowling made of resin will stop anything getting through.

The under cowling was developed together with the bodywork design. Emphasizing an adventurous image, its shape blends neatly with the body.
A combination of a black resin cover and a metal emblem with the "V-Strom" logo engraved on it enhances the solid feel.

Let's hope the nasty rocks only hit the metal logo on the side of it...

[Monstaman]

Ah, they must be using holes in new and improved ways.

Placemakers have holes on special at the moment, might be a bit costly getting them powdercoated to match the bodywork tho.

[Woodman]

Worry not, the mighty under cowling made of resin will stop anything getting through.

The under cowling was developed together with the bodywork design. Emphasizing an adventurous image, its shape blends neatly with the body.
A combination of a black resin cover and a metal emblem with the "V-Strom" logo engraved on it enhances the solid feel.

Let's hope the nasty rocks only hit the metal logo on the side of it...

OMG it was designed by the Harley Ferguson skunkworks team too-wit Image Image image.

[mazz1972]

That's supposedly mid-weight??? Whatever!

[young1]

First test I have seen. Maybe they are not so bad when you read That 97% of VStroms never leave the pavement. Maybe like a lot of adventure bikes, us oldies buy them for the upright riding position?

Here is the link;
http://www.cycleworld.com/motorcycle...s_-_first_ride