SUZUKI V-STROM 1050 XT No vanilla more
A REVISED SUZUKI V-STROM 1000 has been a long time coming but Suzuki has done it right – keeping the price relatively low ($20,990 ride away) and producing a very capable adventure machine that has also got rid of that ‘vanilla’ feeling of the outgoing model. The new V-Strom 1050 XT is a ripper!
Remember Dr Big? That awesome Dakar-inspired DR750 beast? Well Suzuki has given the new V-Strom 1050 a retro restyle to look similar to Dr Big, more power, an upgraded electronics package, a few more gadgets, a new seat and a new capacity in name only, but one that still makes this one of the cheaper big boy adventurers.
The decal on the side says, “1050” but this is only a name change from the outgoing ‘1000’. The engine capacity at 1037cc is unchanged from before. Suzuki has just renamed it for marketing purposes. At best this is trivial; at worst it’s disingenuous – unless rounding 1037 up instead of down soothes your numerical OCD.
Either way, Suzuki’s 90° DOHC 8v V-twin started out
