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Re: Suzuki Inazuma 250 - Owners Reviews
How I wish I had more time with the bike!
Well, I've just added 250 KM to the odo - I wanted to post a detailed report on the bike, once I was done with the first service. Also, our new princess (my 5-month old baby girl), takes up most of our attention & time, so I'm adding only commuting miles to the bike, for now. The riding, for now is only within the city - as I'm following the running-in rpm limits (5.5k rpm for the first 800 KM). She gets the usual stares everyday, at most signals & at my office's parking lot - at least one guy has already sat on it to get a feel, on a daily basis.
The engine is butter-smooth & I love the low-rev burble from the twin and the way it smoothly builds the revs. The handling is neutral (in spite of it being a heavy bike) & you can maneuver the bike with relative ease during riding & standstill. I'm even able to push it around for parking, with relative ease. The build is solid (but more on that as & when I keep adding miles to it), the finish is impeccable & feel of quality is great. I've ordered for a centre-stand & I'm told that I'm on queue; there is a backlog to clear, for previous orders - Suzuki could've kept that as standard fitment, at least on bikes sold in India.
I somehow find the riding position not exactly 'in place', in that, it is not uncomfortable - however, I would've liked it better, had: 1) either the handlebars been the regular ones & raised some more and broader (like the GW250F); 2) or the foot-pegs were slightly more rear placed. It would've reduced the curve of my backbone a bit. That said, the overall rider triangle is alright & the clip-ons are great in quality, fit & feel. And the fact that as my arms are long, I don't have to reach out for the bars.
Heat in traffic - it is perceptible, ever so slightly, on the right side of the bike. That is, after a good 30 min of riding 'in traffic'. I've never felt uncomfortable, though (I usually wear jeans). I'll be able to comment on highway traits once I've done a decent ride, on one.
Power is available when you want it, you just have to be refined in your throttle inputs though & you can progress quickly through traffic. The gearbox is smooth & the shift quality has now improved; I'm expecting it to be even better after the 1st service.
Harrowing experience in the first week - not with the bike, but with the dealer & ICICI Lombard - the dealer had taken the insurance with the wrong chassis number & had sent for correction. Half my free time was spent on following this up & finally it culminated today, with ICICI Lombard sending an 'endorsement' letter, stating correction. Not a fresh policy. Sad. I was in no mood to waste any more time; nevertheless, gave strong feedback to the GM of SMK Suzuki, about the bad taste that this whole set of events left in me.
At this point, I'm not confident as to how the after-sales with these folks is going to be: but, I'm with an open mind & let me see what comes my way. For now, I'm going to focus only on adding miles to the bike. Cheers!
Very soon. 
Originally posted by liionheart
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@raja_ghuru budy share your experience with your ride or you are so much engrossed in riding that forgot to share.
How running in is completed, smoothness & vibe free ride still there? feeling any engine heat anytime because occassionaly i do feel very little hot air on my legs, wand what about the acc. and pulling power?
Any way just want to add one comment that now i am regularly taking it to 130+ KMPH and literally i feel like flying over the seat by wind flow/resistance its no joke (67KG wgt.)
Bike had juice/power to go more but i could not get the confidence to accelerate further as fear off flying of the seat
.How running in is completed, smoothness & vibe free ride still there? feeling any engine heat anytime because occassionaly i do feel very little hot air on my legs, wand what about the acc. and pulling power?
Any way just want to add one comment that now i am regularly taking it to 130+ KMPH and literally i feel like flying over the seat by wind flow/resistance its no joke (67KG wgt.)
Bike had juice/power to go more but i could not get the confidence to accelerate further as fear off flying of the seat
Well, I've just added 250 KM to the odo - I wanted to post a detailed report on the bike, once I was done with the first service. Also, our new princess (my 5-month old baby girl), takes up most of our attention & time, so I'm adding only commuting miles to the bike, for now. The riding, for now is only within the city - as I'm following the running-in rpm limits (5.5k rpm for the first 800 KM). She gets the usual stares everyday, at most signals & at my office's parking lot - at least one guy has already sat on it to get a feel, on a daily basis.
The engine is butter-smooth & I love the low-rev burble from the twin and the way it smoothly builds the revs. The handling is neutral (in spite of it being a heavy bike) & you can maneuver the bike with relative ease during riding & standstill. I'm even able to push it around for parking, with relative ease. The build is solid (but more on that as & when I keep adding miles to it), the finish is impeccable & feel of quality is great. I've ordered for a centre-stand & I'm told that I'm on queue; there is a backlog to clear, for previous orders - Suzuki could've kept that as standard fitment, at least on bikes sold in India.
I somehow find the riding position not exactly 'in place', in that, it is not uncomfortable - however, I would've liked it better, had: 1) either the handlebars been the regular ones & raised some more and broader (like the GW250F); 2) or the foot-pegs were slightly more rear placed. It would've reduced the curve of my backbone a bit. That said, the overall rider triangle is alright & the clip-ons are great in quality, fit & feel. And the fact that as my arms are long, I don't have to reach out for the bars.
Heat in traffic - it is perceptible, ever so slightly, on the right side of the bike. That is, after a good 30 min of riding 'in traffic'. I've never felt uncomfortable, though (I usually wear jeans). I'll be able to comment on highway traits once I've done a decent ride, on one.
Power is available when you want it, you just have to be refined in your throttle inputs though & you can progress quickly through traffic. The gearbox is smooth & the shift quality has now improved; I'm expecting it to be even better after the 1st service.
Harrowing experience in the first week - not with the bike, but with the dealer & ICICI Lombard - the dealer had taken the insurance with the wrong chassis number & had sent for correction. Half my free time was spent on following this up & finally it culminated today, with ICICI Lombard sending an 'endorsement' letter, stating correction. Not a fresh policy. Sad. I was in no mood to waste any more time; nevertheless, gave strong feedback to the GM of SMK Suzuki, about the bad taste that this whole set of events left in me.
At this point, I'm not confident as to how the after-sales with these folks is going to be: but, I'm with an open mind & let me see what comes my way. For now, I'm going to focus only on adding miles to the bike. Cheers!
Originally posted by TheArcher84
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@raja_ghuru, do post some pics of the Red riding hood buddy !!! 
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