Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

The current Hyosung crop in India was never known for good fit and finish, and the first thing that strikes my mind when I see the Inazuma pics (of course after its looks) is the top class fit & finish, perhaps the best in the quarter liter and below category. So neat and clean!

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

Yeah, something along the styling of the XJR1300 or Inazuma 750 (round headlight, chrome mirrors, plain front mudgard) etc and nicer looking twin exhausts would have got it a lot of buyers who would consider a powerful bike with classic looks paired ease of use/manuverability as an alternative to the Enfields and other cruiser type bikes. I've seen admiring crowds gather around an RD350 far more often than a sportsbike. They really should have gone for a more classic look for this one, especially considering the twin exhausts and the type of performace it is supposed to deliver.

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

Only problem is its made in china.though suzuki QA should put to rest any doubts.i wonder if spare parts will be an issue later. Overall looks aside its value for money. Especially considering the other twin engine (n250/300r) is way costlier. I could always buy this for my aural pleasures and a k390 for speed runs. il also save around 50k which can be used to fill 1000liters of petrol here in Goa.

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

Pulsar 200 NS, Duke Honda 150 & 250, Ninja 250 & 300, Yamaha R 15 V2 are best suited for single rider. None of them offer pillion comfort and best suited for younger generation. Each bike has its own character and USP which suits different riders. Inazuma may not look like Katrina Kaif. But scores on other Parameters. Build Quality, Reliability and supreme comfort for rider and pillion. My GS 150 has clocked 90,000 KMS with a daily driving close to 80 KMS in Bangalore Crazy traffic and still gives 48 KMPL.

Suzuki has been very very lazy in launching new bikes in India. Hope Suzuki launches this bike at the earliest. The final NAIL will be the PRICE.

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

since time and again GS150 is brought into this discussion, with the sales performance of GS150, i don't think it comes in top 3 best selling bikes in 150CC category. the point is in the wake of competition, the bike must have a USP to sell well, which seems to be missing in Inazuma.

btw, what is the update guys, launch date, price...??

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

GS150 in 3 best "selling" bikes in 150CC category? No.
GS150 in 3 best performing bikes in 150CC category? Hell yes!

I hope Suzuki gets a new batch of advertisers and a creative marketing team. Current one sucks, and products deserve much better promotions. Read somewhere that Maruti is going to help them in some ways. Hope they will lend Suzuki Motorcycles some of their creative team mates.

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

I am afraid to say gs150 is a flopp bike atleast in my city..

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Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

same here....

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

3rd best performing bike in 150cc category?
First two should be given to R15 and CBR150 then we have Pulsar, RTR, CBZ-Xtreme, Unicorn. So, GS150 is a better performance machine than all of these?
[MENTION=11096]animeher[/MENTION]: Just a bit curious, on what factors did you discarded ZMA as an upgrade from GS150/first choice when considered GS150?

As a owner of first batch Suzuki Fiero, I was excited when Suzuki announced GS150 and then I250 but both times Suzuki has disappointed big time (reading Sunny's first impression of I250).

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

I have to agree GS150 did't catch on as it should have, and the blame mainly go to the marketing. Even now I get questions about what is the bike, is it new, how many cc etc. Can you imagine, after 4 freaking years!

Yet, when I went for upgrading my Hoodibaba caliber 115, I tested every 150cc available, and didn't feel comfortable or 'at home' on anyone except GS. My dilemma is documented in ths thread dated Nov 08:


That time R15 and CBR150 were not available. Neither are they comparable cost-wise to other 150ccs. And even if they were available that time, their seating position was not my favored one. I didn't even consider ZMA/ZMR, mainly because of budget or mileage concern (not sure which one, it was 4 years ago). I was keen on 150cc, because this was going to be my only transport in city as well as touring. So wanted best of both worlds, mileage and power.

Even now, I don't really 'need' an upgrade, the bike is performing good. Now my usage of bike is pretty limited, as I am using other vehicles. It's just a biker's itch to get more power after riding for some years, that too for possible Leh ride soon.

Therefore, for not turning this discussion about GS150, I will say that for my utilityI cannot yet think of any other bike worth upgrading, except GW250. I am not belittling other bikes at all, only saying that they do not cater to this particular defined utility.

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

Though I didn't read about 3rd best performer 150cc bit but that's ok.

I'm not clear about your utility but if what's mentioned about the I250, based on first ride exp, I'm still not sure what I250 can do that a ZMA can't. Then again, we don't even know the official price of this bike, so not going to say much.

Enjoy your I250, when you get it.

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

i.m.h.o. suzuki is preparing to release a flop machine - i dont know if the designers were wearing blinkers or were on country hooch when they went to the drawing board for this.
regardless of what the specs are & the refinement will be.., this one simply doesn't click.
sad to note that this might be a big let-down for the legendary legacy that the inazuma was in my younger days.

@Suzuki : a humble request to pls *read* the feedback on this & other forums & learn to *listen* to the masses - pls dont be ignorant nincompoops like what yamaha were, for decades.

@Sunny : must compliment u on those fotos tho. u fotos r actually making that ugly duckling appear good - no mean feat i say! 8-)

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

I booked this bike yesterday booking amount was 2000 cash delivery on july ending or august first or second week colurs available white,red,black& blue

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report

Any word on the on-road price?

Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 Review : xBhp's First impression & ride report


Suzuki designed the inazuma 250 as a global bike. As rightly mentioned in the review, it's a commuter for most markets. So you really can't expect Suzuki to devote in developing something new for India. Rather than bashing Suzuki, look at the bright side - not everyone is interested in a flashy and sporty performance bike. We already have those . Tourer specific and VFM, the Inazuma will find buyers.

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