The Indian motorcycle arena is going through its
revolutionary phase where rising fuel prices and hunger for performance are
doing a head on.
Although there is nothing new in this but that adrenaline rush which a fuel
guzzler gives you has still kept the manufacturers interested in Indian
market..
With the advent of quarter litre dash in market that is
currently dominated by Kawasaki Ninja 250r and Honda CBR250R , the
manufacturers are putting their best in their efforts to grab a big munch of
it..
The newest member in this segment is Suzuki that has recently launched its
Inazuma 250 at a controversial price tag of 3.10 lacs (ex-showroom delhi). The
way Inazuma has been priced points towards a hypothetical approach of Suzuki.
Although this hefty price tag gives a hint of premium
features but that is not totally true with this Japanese tool.
let me tell u how??
TECHS
The powerplant is a liquid cooled 4 stroke parallel twin displacing 248cc mated
to a 6 speed gearbox.
However power figure are yet to be discovered but something near 25bhp and
torque of 22nm is expected.
There’s nothing fancy about this mill except that it is a twin and most of the
torque and power seems to be concentrated in low and mid range.
yes that’s right!!
Don’t expect it to be a rocket on tarmac although a good city driveability and
comfort is what this Suzuki boasts of.
This bike fails to sport any interesting stuff like inverted
forks, ABS brakes, split seats bla bla bla which makes it evident that this has
been targeted towards a more mature rider instead of throttle freaks.
stopping power comes from discs on both ends and is decent enough for hefty 183
kg weight of this bike.
fuel tank has capacity of holding nearly 13 litres of fuel.
LOOKS
This is a personal perception and may differ from person to
person but this bike looks dated and very sedate in its styling.
The positive elements of its styling include 3 spoke aluminium rims , a good
detailed instrument cluster, street fighter look alike design and dual chrome
exhausts but they also fail to hide ugly looking rear section that resembles to
that of Hayate and other low end line-up of suzuki India.
Needless to say Inazuma fails to impress much in this
department.
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| courtesy: indiancarsbikes.in |
Suzuki Inazuma 250 is currently available in black colour
only and with such a price tag, success of this vehicle in Indian market is
something to doubt, considering its competitors like KTM duke 390 that boasts
of very promising performance and features.
Now lets wait and watch how far this Suzuki is capable of
going.
