Beautiful bike , the bike that never get old because its already look classic retro. Unlike other new designer on other brands they are trying to make a bike that look advance future but after 5 years old when you look to your bike it seems out dated.
@@anrods good to hear but the problem never was the engine, rather the looks and design which has not been changed centuries! Everybody love the 650 v2 engine.
@@cybilisation Absolutely. That little V-twin is one gem of an engine. Quite literally bulletproof. Just that the looks and that big bulky design is getting a little too long in the tooth.
Somehow yes, ... agree ... ... the 650 should get better front brakes first of all, as they are really far out of standard already ... ... but they should keep the V2 for the more touring oriented version ... ... and ... ... for a more offroad oriented version a parallel twin
with the 700 parallel replacing the 650, I believe that within a year or two we will be talking about a 1xxx parallel with more hp, this is a very short term evolution
@@BlazinBlades IMO. Suzuki is rational as always We all know that it is better to run low pressure tube tires offroad .The front is hit harder ,has lower chance to get leaked and even so taking it off is not a big deal. The rear ,have no choice to keep it tubeless for convenience We end up carry only 1 21" spare tube that can solve all tires problem.
@@pakkaponnattharangsee8395 I agree Most of my flats over the last 30 years were in the rear. If that was the rational behind their decision and not just cost cutting I applaud them 👍👍 It is the first time any manufacturer is going with this hybrid solution on rims…
As it looks to me the display hosts a 12h clock. Will the EU version be able to make use of a 24h clock? Anything else would be ridiculous and a huge step back.
Suzuki you guys should have done this since 2020, it was what made me pick Africa Twin 1100 over the 2020 1050xt, the coloured tft and much higher ground clearance and 21 inch front wheel.
Big ADV bikes are used on pavement first of all. It is just a modern marketing to make long suspension travel but not useful as on pavement it is just a disadvantage.
@@wernerhaiden622 What I really appreciate about the VStroms (both 650 & 1050) is that they are honest motorcycles. They don't promise a lot and they don't leave the rider high and dry with expectations. Very few manufacturers market their products honestly these days.
@@FTRClub I agree 100%. Most manufacturers use a lot of money for marketing, which need to be paid. They just tell you about the blue sky and often promise more than what it is. The conclusion is that you spend more money to be betrayed. I have a 650 (Yom 2015), I always test the new ADV bikes, but so far, I saw no reason to change. I was always happy to drive home with my honest Suzuki. Only the front brakes on the 650 are really out of date and should get an update but anything else is just any good and even better than others.
NICE. Just bought the 2022 1050XT Suzuki you are ironing out the kinks. P.S Can I get the TFT so I can turn off my ABS offroad. Love my VStrom but seeing the new updates would pay to upgrade my Vstrom during next service ;-)
Suzuki quitted MotoGP saying that they will spend that budget into r&d seriously? These bikes still looks the same change the design philosophy mate. I am a Suzuki fan through and through. The top management doesn't knows how to run this brand.
This seems like a better alternative to the Africa Twin. But, spoked tubeless at the rear and spoked tube in the front, really?? Also, wish they had Android Auto support on that screen.
I love that they did all this stuff to add off-road capability but this video makes it clear that the bike is only intended to get on "gravel and flat dirt"
Some suggestions to Suzuki please make some visible changes in design. A well designed bike is easy on eyes and desirable. Gone are days of Value for money. People have become aspirational.
It is stated in the video that it is made for gravel and flat dirt. I think this is rational and clever as only a few percentage of riders do more than this with big ADVs and longer suspension travel is just a disadvantage on pavement where such big bikes are usually used.
@@wernerhaiden622 Nah, this bike is just a half-assed effort by the dumpiest manufacturer: they put a regular-spoke tube wheel up front, while the rear wheel is the old cross-spoked tubeless. I’m sure this philosophy extends to the entire vehicle. Like can you imagine BMW or Honda doing something like this? 😂
@@wernerhaiden622 the manufacturer’s website. Furthermore, why would they have different spoke patterns on each wheel? It’s like wearing a boot on one foot and a sandal on the other 😂 Best guess is that those are all the leftover wheels from the discontinued dr650 😂
@@khakimzhanmiras if it's really a tube spoked wheel, I agree, this is not good at ALL. Nearly nobody is using the big ADV bikes offroad. 21" front wheel and long suspension travel are therefore anyway useless for the majority and a disadvantage driving on pavement on all big ADV's. Spoked reems are in add. much heavier and if a tube is added than even more. Again a disadvantage which nearly all big ADV bike riders have to suffer. Spoked big wheels make sense for the smaller categories but not for the big one's. It is just made modern by stupid marketing.
They need to update gsx r1000 asap, the competition is far updated in terms of features..... personally i think they need to update it with a tft dash and redesign their stock exhaust end can(i'm not a electronics fan boy)
All I hear is "flat dirt...flat dirt. And gravel.." Are you telling us that this bike can't handle off road ? If it's only flat dirt then any bike can do that.
One thing bothers me with V-stroms. Why on earth Suzuki keeps making this stupid handguards for v-stroms (for decades) that don't protect anything, look ugly and can be easily pulled out with two fingers? Isn't it hard for such a big manufacturer to figure out that even on a standing bike these handguards are just spring out off bearings right after they touch the ground or a thick branch. And you stay not only with a damaged handlebar end but with a broken lever. I might understand that this is a kind of a business model to make money constantly selling new bar ends and useless guards. But people can be stocked somewhere high in mountains under the rain at night with broken clutch lever just because someone in Suzuki think that exposed bar end, instead of covered and protected, and crappy guards is a good thing for their business. I personally faced such problems myself in Caucasus in 2013 with a 1000 v- strom. The very same problem I saw after my friend dropped his dl650 bike. I also have dropped my 1200 gs many times on sharp rocks and stock BMW plastic guards have never failed. Never! I can always trust them. Why you just not make protective handguards like all other manufacturers do but these trash instead? Why? You don't even sell aftermarket decent guards. Why you do this to riders who trust the brand?
It still looks boring. The design sucks more and more. It has been constantly degrading since those great examples of engineering and design of v-stroms from 2004- 2011. Guy's from Suzuki when you wake up? Or at least bring those great 2004-2011 models back! I would like to buy a V-Strom again, but not these ugly ones even though they might perform perfectly with all their amazing specs. I would rather buy some slightly used 2007 dl 650, for the price of a new 1050 one , but these new - no, thanks. You simply have killed a great masterpiece and keep pushing these ugly forms on the market. Make a research and ask independent riders or even owners of your new Stroms, If even one person likes these shapes and lines. I think you will be surprised. Or maybe you have known already and just keep insisting no matter what. You'd better hire new designers until it's too late. Even Chinese manufacturers create much more interesting bikes. Sorry, but I am a true fan and really love a 2007 Strom 650. Can't watch how you kill the beauty. Sorry.
