We are here at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro California for the launch of Suzuki GSX R250 motorcycle. We’re gonna take it around the town using 2018 Suzuki GSX R250 and do a little bit review on this bike see how it performs. One thing that Suzuki stressed with this bike is it’s kind of a new lineage of the katana. The katana was an everyday sportbike it was great around town it had low-end torque. It was very comfortable this bike is their smaller entry-level iteration.
It’s not just some cheap parts it’s a really nice well-done bike. It feels nice fit and finished over the whole bike it looks great and feels great. It really harkens back to the days of the katana with usable power around town. I am comfortable with sportbike styling in terms of changes as an engine from the GW 250. The throttle bodies are bigger there’s a new coating for the cylinder. It’s basically the same engine with some refinements that are put to spread. The power along with the torque range a little bit more and it’s definitely more bottom in focus which makes it a great bike. I can tell you it’s no slouch redline is somewhere between 1010 and 11,000 rpms it spins up pretty well. First gear is pretty short as is normal with most of these bikes but once you get the second gear. Third gear 34th is probably where you’re gonna be cruising around town 40 miles an hour.
The engine puts out a good amount of power though we’ve taken it out. Today with this stuff you know people always say it’s more fun to ride. A slow bike fast than a fast bike slow and today was a perfect example of that. I had a blast on this bike one of the things I think a lot of people that will resonate with a lot of people is the styling of the bike. It’s a beautiful motorcycle, in my opinion, it’s the most gorgeous of any of the 250 300 s that have come out. The Japanese manufacturers the suspensions are a little bit soft but for a new rider, it’s actually going to just give you a smooth ride. You’re out in the twisty is in you’re on a bumpy road. People who are more performance-oriented you may want tighter suspension for sure but this hasn’t been bad at all the dash.
Actually full LCD which is another thing you know on these bikes are on the cheaper end. This bikes 4500 bucks it’s nice to see things like that there are a few things that set. This bike back from some of its competitors and while we don’t know. The power numbers and things like that we do know. What you can really feel when you’re out in the twisties. When you’re really flipping this thing back and forth is the wheelbase. You know when I first saw the spike it almost looked like. It had a stretch swing arm on it it’s three inches longer than most of its competitors. Approximately three inches longer so that’s really gonna make the handling. A little bit slower back and forth as far as the weight goes. It’s also probably 30 to 40 pounds heavier than a lot of the other bikes.
You get a bigger gas tank but in terms of the weight and making it longer. It’s a little slower back and forth in the twisties I was planning on buying an entry-level bike. This is a great option and it’s not that you need to know to start off. The smallest bike but it’s the least intimidating way of getting into. It not getting yourself in over your head as far as new bikes go. In this day and age you know we’ve seen plenty of manufacturers. Two fifties 300s and they just keep getting better and better in terms of handling. The quality that goes into the bikes the engineering that goes into. The motors everything it’s a great time to start motorcycling with a bike that looks this good.
