16-03-10 - Suzuki Gladius 650

Day One:
Having dropped off the Bandit, my next steed from Suzuki is going to rpovide an excellent contrast and compare as they have sorted me out with the brand new, re-styled Gladius 650, which with its V twin engine, is a genuinely completely different ride from the Bandit!

[@EppingForest304]

your comments about the differences between twin & inline 4 engines is very useful. Good review

[@DarkmanFlow]

Very nice vid! Rode this today for the first time in my driving lessons, awesome bike.

[@Tophairybutt]

Finally a man that can speak the Queen's English, and properly. The Gladius does strongly resemble a Ducati, hopefully more reliable than such.

[@andygruel]

Wow. BEST review I've watched on KZbin.

[@aboodz]

You'd love it! It has a surprising low seating position. It feels a lot more comfortable, and somehow makes it much easier to ride than most other "sport" bikes

[@Bastii311]

wow, it's a fantastic bike! next year I will buy it. It will be my first bike! I'm so excited :)

[@mobbsmcg]

I like your reviews cool stuff.

[@lovenamese]

@motorcycleluke hey thanks man, I have been avoiding redline now and I think it feels much better. The bike just likes to kick itself into the red so fast I thought it liked it!

[@motorcycleluke]

@chaseybears Hey bro!! Its very different, more torque and feels more nimble, Ive got a few days left on it this week - so will post more when Ive ridden it!

[@lloydgeemail80]

nice vid dude, you made me wanna buy that gladius. thanks...

[@adar7766]

I came back: After 20 years. no.1 for beginers - smoothly and nice feeling of the power V2-650 +skilled, dexterous, naked ....2V-650 +............................... +economic, if you want +nice sound+2Vpower - backward feeling, no adjusted suspension ....+ snake frame steel - antihop clutch for 2V beginners ....maybe - fuel/range display Riders under 180cm, should be happy....

[@motorcycleluke]

@ethicz The Gladius is a twin, so it naturally has a lot more low down grunt, but even though this is a great ride, Id say the Kwakker and the Hornet have a much more powerful sporty feel to them! Ive just ridden the Z750R, it was lush, you do have to get the revs up to make it scream ad go like mad, but still nice and smooth low down! Im just about to review the CBR600F, and I'll post the vid in a week or so bro, maybe that might be your thing?

[@motorcycleluke]

@Usefull1d1ot I think it is group 10 mate!

[@OverBlackSands]

Hey, between the Bandit and the Gladius, which would you recommend based on confort, power, smoothness, fuel consumpion and overall looks and feel? Thanks in advance

[@Mucker72]

Good review, Gladius is one of the bikes I'm considering for myself. Now, I'm 5'5 tall so most sport/street bikes are too tall for me, what kind of bikes could I also possibly look for(except cruisers)? So far I've found this and Yamaha xj6, which I passed my test on, but there ought to be more lowish-seat nakeds out there.

[@LigerZero1985]

So if you have to pick one bike for communting work and fun time in weekends, whick do you pick? Gladius or bandit

[@lovenamese]

The red framed gladius looks great! I have the black one. You say it red lines at 10k. Should I not rev my gladius into the 11-12K rpm mark into the red?

[@mrsexrocknroll]

what's faster 0-60 a sfv or sv? I'm torn between the two!! i have a lot of riding experience but not on the road so im looking for a fast 1st bike but on that is small as i am only 5'5

[@garystratton8731]

Which would you recommend the GSR 600, 600 Bandit or this? Or any other 600ish starter bike.

[@motorcycleluke]

@lovenamese Oh my god no dude!!! For a start the power band drops off quite abit before you red line (say 10k) , and the reason the red sections are there, is if you go into to much you buger the engine man!! Ride safe bro!

[@ikkeennigij121]

hey very nice review. I'm a beginner and looking for a bike. First I looked at the er6n but it appears to be too small for me. I'm about 6 feet tall, would this bike be too small for me?

[@1ninjatiger]

Im 5 foot nothing (female) will this lower enough for me? 27inch inside leg. ive been told this one is nice and light as well. Im really struggling getting a bike that my feet arent dangling on lol.

[@PGC434]

hahaha.. im not new to liter bikes!! i still got yamaha r1 with me.. im still trying to get use to the handling on the 1198.. but my friend is thinking of getting the gladius.. thou i might just have the chance to ride a gladius soon. :)

[@ethicz]

Im still torn between this the 2008 honda cb600f hornet and the kawasaki z750, all bikes have similar specs, around the same price and similar insurace bands...which would you say has smoothest power? so it pulls from lower down in the revs so you dont have to rev the nuts off it to get anywhere...just looking as im moving up from my 2009 kawasaki ninja 250r and found that i really had to rev that high Any input given would be highly appreciated thanks

[@PGC434]

@motorcycleluke i just saw one at the mall today.. im going back to check it out again.

[@eanpaul]

fz8 or gladius 650, Which is the better everyday bike?

[@dbauernf]

Good stuff..

[@Lihaschu]

i heard you're 6.3 ft. how does the size work for you?

[@PGC434]

is this bike good for me im 5''7 in height..

[@chaseybears]

how does it compare to the SV650?

[@MrZacko20]

hi there, lm looking for my first bike and honestly i dont know what to look for, i would greatly appreciate your help, im 6'2 and i dont want anything to small, i was referred to a suzuki GS500 and a Kawasaki er6nl abs, if there is anything you would suggest as a first bike i would greatly appreciate you help! thank you and awesome videos!!

[@ikkeennigij121]

@motorcycleluke I'm not from english origin so I don't understand your sentence completely. Are you saying that any naked bike would fit me? I'm 185 centimeter so I don't really know how much feet that is.

[@rawjhaw]

i'm immensely jealous of this color scheme.... we here in the States get CRAP for color choices : / if this bad boy was available here, i'd buy it tomorrow - literally

[@Fastliner8]

Hi Luke. Aren't you a little cramped on this bike?

[@ManMultiBusa]

You lucky sod if you need any help call me lol, nice 1 i liked that first one ive seen be watching more of ya vids stay upright bud

[@elfspicer]

Don't lower any bike ever, it ruins the carefully worked out geometry of any bike. In time you will gain confidence to cope with reaching the ground at a stop.

[@lamilumag]

you're on a testing frenzy right now - are you? :D

[@motorcycleluke]

@titanium1228 Yes bro - perfect!

[@motorcycleluke]

@ikkeennigij121 Yeah mate, pretty much buddy! Its only sports bikes that really mean you get cramped! im 190 cm! You would be fine, an upright bike is what you need!

[@fx02zbn]

Nice bike, but I don't want one, but I do want an SV 650, why?

[@damianwightman276]

a gladius is a sv650....

[@Tony211289]

Damian Wightman gladius is the SFV650 not quiet the SV

[@joseeudesmorales9293]

Me gustaría que esta motocicleta la sacaran de nuevo es muy versátil muy cómoda la verdad no sé porque no la volvieron a sacar porque si uno la compara con otras que han sacado nuevas en presencia es más bonita lógicamente hay que hacerle algunas modificaciones más comodidad en el sillín frenos a BS que el pasajero viaje más cómodo Bueno qué sé yo lo que más quisiera es que la volvieran a sacar de nuevo porque para mí que soy amante a las dos ruedas es la mejor moto que he podido montar

[@Quagmire88]

the red frame makes it look like a ducati

[@boomstickbelgian2775]

I like the 2003-2009 sv650 looks a lot more. This looks way too lumpy to me.

[@ikkeennigij121]

@motorcycleluke ok thanks mate Again nice video keep it up!

[@motorcycleluke]

@menormice2 Never ridden one restricted, but should be cool mate, keep all the torque, just lose the top end power!

[@turbo311]

Cool bike, and I like your reviews, but you should find a way to make your voice clearer and eliminate the wind noise.

[@TheArtistComeUp]

hot damn that is a sexy bike

[@JKMarkz]

what top speed ??? bye .

[@motorcycleluke]

@andygruel Cheers mum ;-)

[@PGC434]

sad to tell you this i bought a ducati 1198 just a week ago

[@motorcycleluke]

@ikkeennigij121 Man, any naked bike shouldnt be too small! Im 6 foot 3 bro!! Look at er6, gladius, or sv 650 if you want a twin, or even monster 696!

[@1ninjatiger]

This bike has three levels set by suzuki. It comes set at highest level. Suzuki lowered it for me to the lowest level. It's not a confidence issue I passed my test in the late 80's It's a safety issue. I bought it a year ago now. I'm five foot and 7 and a half stone it makes buying a big bike difficult. Not to worry though the geometry of this bike is set for three levels :o)

[@aboodz]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :'( haha, that's one fukin fast bike! I bet your gonna luv it! Take chances, ride fast, and don't be a squid :D

[@karavoskilo]

@ethicz street triple...

[@YarekBalear]

While walking round the bike, Luke seriously needs to sort out his knees squeaking. Get some knee oil or something man, seriously :P

[@Pyraniak]

You are driving on the wrong side :)

[@HunGerMovies]

btw it seemed you stole that bike rofl

[@motorcycleluke]

@Kevtacula Im the daytime presente ron kerrang Radio mate - I do 10-2 mon -fri!! Check me out if ya like your rock!

[@rcbevans]

135

[@caparzo2142]

squeaky boots :p

[@chrisinzaghi73]

IT IS NOT worth the price. the bike slows down in heat. quite a bad technology.i bought one and got rid of in 3 months. go for Kawasaki KLR 650

[@HunGerMovies]

is this some kawasaki ER6-n, ducati monster and yamaha FZ6-n mutant hybrid? btw too much copypaste from suzuki, the new bikes look like kawasaki, the older gsr 600 models looked like yamaha, this one is rather an ER6-n, suzuki, be more original, unless other manufacturers stole the ideas from your prototype...

[@dudetteburgman8861]

can you talk any faster? ;p lol

[@vicosdivicos]

just that exhaust looks bad

[@rico5004]

you need to get a better mic

[@rg0r]

Those mirrors looks like they came from the 60s, way to cheap out Suzuki !

[@elfspicer]

You for real? Suzuki new to naked bikes? That's garbage

[@Viralvoyage0]

Speak English!

[@justlovethisgame3537]

Terrible video no stabilization on the camera, also we are having to watch a close up of your face with your nose running like a tap!