Australian Road Rider

SUZUKI V-STROM 650

Affordable, versatile, capable, reliable… not particularly exciting or collectable, simply a great bike to enjoy a good ride, no matter what the road surface, while also being useful as a commuter or day-to-day transport, Suzuki’s V-Strom 650 has earned the respect of thousands of riders over its near twodecade production run.

Launched in 2004 at $9900, the current model is incredible value at $13,790 ride away… a very modest increase in price compared to the cost of living recently,

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