a wee question mark as it lacks functionality in wet weather … I guess the styling guys in the design team won that round. There’ s a nice 5-inch TFT screen staring up with all the usual information and settings displayed, complimenting a very tidy visual package in general and cockpit layout in particular- nice levers, comfortable high-ish wide bars, slick switch gear and lastly a USB-C port charging port.
GROWING PLATFORM The motor that Suzuki has developed for this platform truly is a gem, something we said when it was first launched- and is likely to become a classic like the SV650’ s V-twin did. The liquid-cooled, DOHC 776cc parallel twin has a 270-degree firing order( mimicking the way a v-twin sounds and‘ feels’) which produces a peak of 83PS( 61kW), but more notable is the 78Nm of torque between 3000 and 7500rpm providing a very smooth, flexible delivery. A fly-by-wire throttle allows for three riding modes – A, B and C, with A being the most powerful. There are three levels of traction control and an off option, which seems a slight
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