It's a perfect all-rounder. Good road, bad road, sad roads, no-roads, the thing simply shines. With a genuine top whack of 145+ GPS and speedo indicated 155 and that brilliant oil cooled motor that is extremely happy at triple digits all day long. As you've rightly put, 120 and 130 and that motor sings all the way, all day.

I just bought one of these for my first bike (and I wanted to get into the adventure scene on a rookie bike) and I love it. What a bike!

I rode a 23 250vstrom on a ten thousand km trip across Australia and back Two weeks on the road with a week relaxing in between I gave it plenty and it didn't miss a beat It handles well and does keep up with bigger machines on the windy roads I've put 17500 km on it in 3 months since I brought it I've had it up to 150 but I suspect the accurate speed is 140 It's not a Motorcross bike It's comfortable You won't take a Motorcross bike 10000 km in two weeks without destroying your ass and being semi crippled The motor wants to rev and loves it as do I My recommendation put bar risers on it and buy it How could you not

I wish it was a 300 with slightly longer suspension. Suzuki made this a 250 because of tax penalties for bikes above 250cc in many Asian countries. A bigger engine would make cruising at 120 kph much more relaxed and have extra torque for riding two-up or loading up luggage for a longer trip. The bike needs bar raisers, it's cramped for taller riders and difficult to ride standing. But still great value from Suzuki👍.

Those Yamaha TZRs were LEGENDARY...😂😂😂

Wow l,how was tokyo in 1991,not so busy traffic?i live in tokyo now,it was hectic and busy.missed my bike in malaysia.

When people will understand that fun is not conditioned by engine capacity, they will enjoy motorcycles with small engines more. The V-Strom 250 is a super cool 🏍 that puts a smile on your face, and most importantly, brings you home every time 😉 Best regards from Romania !🤘

Thank for the amazing review. Upgraded from 155 gixxer to this last week that too on a great bargains. $2,700 USD On road. 🍻

10Q sir for reviewing this bike. i loved it

Is the frame the same size, is it the same height ect as the 650

If you drop the tyre pressure down to 1.2 bar the off road ride comfort improves by 50%

Any idea, How would the Suzuki Vstrom 250 compare against the Kawasaki Versys 300 ?

I would love to see suzuki send these to the US..

This bike makes much more sense than their last attempt at a 250 V-Strom, which was a water cooled twin cylinder with a very heavy weight for a 250.

need them in the uk too

I would love it if they brought this to the US in a more dirt oriented configuration

Looks great for the Philippines.

I'm 66 and looking for a motorcycle for touring Europe after my retirement. This looks great. Thank you. My grandchildren prefers Royal Enfields 😆

Looking for a small tourer and looking at the Suzuki 250SX, Honda CFR250L Rally and BMW G310GS. What are your thoughts?

Agree with the age thing. For cars, an 18 yr old could legally pass his driver's license on their 18th birthday and the same day, take a Bugatti Veyron out on the motorway.... Yet for bikes, limits are purely based on engine size - so a 150cc or 250cc with LESS power than a 2-stroke 125cc is illegal. it doesn't make sense. My other half is now starting to ride bikes and she is 40, but limited to a 125cc for 2 years here in Europe. Then she'll have to have more'lessons' and also retake her license test all over again on a 250cc- 500cc, in some cases they only offer slightly more power vs weight.... It's utterly crazy, and VERY expensive!

Cheerful honest bike.

130 or 140 on a dirt road?

thank you!!

Like I said in my insignificant comment last week. For the price I would rather take the Suzuki than the Hero you tested last week. What l like about the Hero is the large screen and the fuel consumption wich you don't mention here . 🆒😎👍!

Good video Accurate

its cheap but wouldnt it be best to just get the used 650 model?

His reveiw is so funny in places! Yes, I have completed 5000 km on my sx250. 140 kph is 10,000 rpm (red line). 150+ is 11,000 rpm - over the red line. It is a good cruiser! So economic you have to remember to top up for fuel! It has that ESSENTIAL thing about riding gravel rides, riding off road - LIGHTNESS!

Guys, what's the best color, black, yellow or the orange ?

No interest in the bike, but I like this lad's reviews. The bike looks good, though, especially from the front. My featherlight DR250SH put out 29 bhp. That was in 1991 in Tokyo. You can imagine how quick it was across the city. Nick

I considered one of these - but went for the CB500x

I love you channel and all its content but can you please stop the awful tinkly background music It brings absolutely nothing to the reviews whatsoever and annoying enough to make me turn off. Please carry on doing what you do best but without the distracting Din! Keep up the brilliant work.

I guess the disastrous sales of the older twin here we wont get this version. I kind of like it, way more than the previous one.

Approx £2,500 🇬🇧

Exhaust not endurance enough... So many bits to fix if got into accident. Daily driver for work and munchies, Alright. 😂 EU has restriction for young license holder that usually limits to 10hp 125cc iirc. This bike has basically double. My country, upto 250cc no hp restriction. Learners license can use unlimited cc powerrr. 😅

They give very poor service & don’t care about their customers once you bought it