While there is thus far no indication that this pint size adventurist will be coming to Canada it does make for interesting news. No longer is the fan favourite, the V-Strom 650, the little bike and in fact that bike is huge in displacement compared to the 250. While sporting the ADV cues of its larger namesakes and powered by a small parallel twin, the V-Strom 250 (obviously they couldn’t go with P-Strom) is more about the ergonomics and comforts of the ADV class than it is about tackling the Dempster Highway and around town if should make for a admirable commuter with horsepower in the 25-ish range. Suddenly with the arrival of this Strom and the new GSX-R250 (which is coming to Canada), Suzuki has completely brought their small bike offerings into the modern world. Way to go Suzuki.
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