Suzuki V-Strom 250 Extended Test Part 2: When The Giant Rides It

The extended motorcycle test is also designed to be tested by various riders. One of them, of course, is our Max, who, with his 198 centimeters tall and 103 kilograms, belongs to the category of basketball players on motorcycles. Definitely the complete opposite of our Katya, who gave her first opinion as a motorcyclist. You can read what Katya wrote in the first part of the Suzuki V-Strom 250 test.

Petr Kavchich and the archive of the motorcycle magazine

From pure "firbca", how he will be at the helm of Suzuki V-Stroma 250, we put it in his hands with the words: "Try, seduce yourself and say it the way you think first hand." I usually drive a one-seater Yamaha Drag Star 1.100. On holidays, maxi scooters usually have a volume of up to 250 cc.

After my first acquaintance with this little traveling enduro, I must say that at first I was a little skeptical about the engine and small displacement. It spins quickly and shifts (can) into a top gear without having a high speed. But then I "realized" that for something more you need to run it at high revs. Then he also walks, sings beautifully and develops quite a decent speed (for example, my Drag Star does not have this).

Despite its small size, the bike behaves very nicely, it is very stable even at slightly higher speeds and cornering. It seemed to me abnormally light, perhaps also because my Drag Star weighs at least a little £ 100 more.

As for the size of the engine, I can say that of course it could have been larger, that my legs would have been larger on the "combo" and that there would be no such strong wind in the helmet, but I did not. I don't think the bike was too small for me. It was only after a long trip that I was a little confused by the seat, which could have been longer (driver's seat), but probably drivers of my size somehow did not take this into account when designing this Suzuki.

In short, I can write: excellent sound when starting the engine, the workmanship seems to me excellent, the transmission is reliable, only sometimes it becomes a little heavier in first gear. But I was riding alone, so I don't know how I would behave with someone else on the bike. For me, riding this bike was great, a lot of fun. I would immediately take him to work and for a few hours. For anything larger, seat length is likely to be an issue. I loved it, but it's true that I still love all the bikes I've ridden because riding a motorcycle is always great. "

Max Spider

Photo: Petr Kavchich and Archive moto magazine.