It’s easy to get caught up in the marketing gaff that says you need the latest and greatest machinery to get your motorcycling buzz. I’m as susceptible to it as you might be. But every now and then a bike bites you on the bum and surprises you. Suzuki’s DR-Z400E did exactly that.
Everyone knows the DR-Z and, although it hasn’t much changed since its release back in 2000, I’ve genuinely never heard anyone say a bad word about it. Sure, by today’s standards, you’ll hear that it’s old, heavy and its suspension could be better, but that’s countered by how bulletproof it is and how much dependable bang you get for your buck.
I hadn’t ridden a DR-Z since it was released, and I admit I’d dismissed it as an option. But Suzuki has sold over 20,000 DR-Z400Es in Australia in the last two decades,
