Suzuki is marketing a Chinabike!
 

http://www.motorcycle.com/manufactur...irst-ride.html

Very interesting. A Made-In-China Suzuki streetbike. I wonder if it's make by the same factory that makes the Q's/SSR's? I wonder if the Chinese bike distributers here will sell 'clones' for less money.

I suspect that if the bike is carried in NA, it will simply be an entry-level Suzuki at Suzuki dealers.

400lbs. That is a heavy bike. I don't think they spent much on weight saving materials.

Like our 300 lb Chinese Hondoid XR200 clones! LOL!

That bike makes my 340-pound XR650L appear to be a lightweight. :hehe: Nevertheless, it's nice to see Suzuki is also competing in the 250cc displacement market. :tup:

Yamaha has a very nice 250 also, but not in the US.

You wouldn't believe how much weight Bro-in-law and I have chopped off of the Roketa Café. It has the potential to be a rather lightweight bike.

400lbs is a bit on the weighty side for a 2fiddly... My XT660R is/was 170kgs / 370lbs

Heck my 1,000cc Ducati's dry weight is only 444 lbs...

One of the consequences of cost containment is less expensive and heavier materials. The 200cc GY models weigh about 300 lbs. It's a fair tradeoff I think.