2024 Suzuki VStrom 250 SX - It's A NO Sale Day!

[@jonathandeeley6276]

I can't understand why they aren't particularly popular. Over here in the UK Suzuki stopped importing the V Strom 250 as sales were non existent (twin pot model) and they haven't imported the single pot model either and yet small capacity machines over here are selling like hot cakes. Even Honda recognise this and we'll be getting the GB 350 at the start of 2025. People are beginning to realise that small capacity bikes make a lot of sense and you don't need large adventure bikes to have fun. Back in 2014 I had a GW250 Inazuma and loved it, a very underrated bike but never sold in great numbers. Anyway ignore all the critics who comment on how you chop and change your bikes, if you can afford it just do it. None of us know what's round the corner or how long we are going to be on this planet so enjoy yourself whilst we are here. Keep up the good work, always enjoy your vlogs. All the best mate.🙂👍

[@ridewithwarro]

true one never knows what's up ahead so might as well make the most of it while ya can. never heard of that bike but the gb350 with the optional 13t front sprocket is a worthwhile ride. not so in stock form as it runs out of puff pretty easily like on the first hill. add the sprocket and it helps quite a bit. raining her on and off for a few days i think. when that clears i can get out again and make another clip. all the best!

[@peterbowley6484]

I have one exactly the same mate. My wife rides a yellow one which I purchased 12 months ago. We both love the sx 250. Great on and off road providing you know your limits.

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah i think they are a pretty good value ride really. i was pretty impressed on todays 150 klm run. like the new tyres too. fancy fitting the new off roaders about 3 months back and never rode the bike to try them out. adv rear and rallyz front appears to be good tyre combo with no humming or road noise or very little and good tracking too. great to hear both you and your wife enbjoy life on the vstrom 250 sx all the best!

[@rsdebonneville7646]

Same here, wife has a yellow and I have the orange. We throw bags over and take cheap as weekend tours.

[@JeffMD92]

I bought the bike in May this year based on your reviews! Really happy with it and was hoping on some more SX250 videos!! Keep up the great work!

[@ridewithwarro]

well all i can say is this. id take this bike over a crf300l or the 250 rally or the crf250 plus a few others too. much cheaper than those and today i got to experience my $500 plus investment in those new motoz tyres. very happy with those and very happy with today's run too. not too happy it was sort of raining while doing the clip but can't win them all. all the best!

[@mantarayal]

Brilliant bike with so many accessories mate. Worth way more. Good luck.

[@ridewithwarro]

Thanks for the comment! I'll be sure to share some of the accessory ideas in my next video.

[@dondle2]

That fella missed out on a really good deal Warro.

[@ridewithwarro]

i thought so. especially with just 380 klm on the clock and in mint condition. may not be like that again if i decide to start riding it more...lol didn't mind todays ride so now i have a good idea what its really like to ride. all the best!

[@dondle2]

@@ridewithwarro And all the best to you also.

[@robkay5537]

I saw your ad a little while ago and if i didn't live so far away i probably would have grabbed it myself. I think it is great value. 👍

[@ridewithwarro]

Thank's mate! Yeah it’s a good little bike! best of all i get to ride a fair few new bikes and i still believe this is ahead of quite a few of them...lol

[@Jay_Speed]

Warro, I was in Australia for two weeks to finalise some business. It was eleven years that I was not there and I was taken aback with the price of living in OZ. It's getting expensive down under, also the roads outside Melbourne were shockingly bad. I went over Ballarat, Hamilton to Portland, between the first two the roads was to be kind not good. I rented a Toyota Camry hybrid, so had some decent suspension but even than, wow. I missed some of your video's so need to do some catching up, strange that the 2024 Suzuki VStrom 250 SX is not loved. Your right for his price it's a damn good bike and being a Suzuki there will be nothing wrong with it.

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah i don't know why but suzuki hasn't got the following of team red...lol same back in the '70's it was more honda and kawasaki and the others followed. although all of the brands had their one good bike to fall back on so lucky there. cost of living and everthing else shot up from covid. i think they put up the prices and 5 years later forgot to lower them...lol dogs/cars/watches etc all shot up in value plus the houses. even where i live go back 3 years the cheapest house here went for $400k. they sold quite a few and 3 years later those houses are now worth $300k imagine losing $100k in 3 years on a dream house thinking it was going to increase in price. saying that ive lost $150k buying bikes for this silly youtube channel so i shouldn't talk ...lol only 73 bikes too...lol

[@jamesstephen7640]

I still have my 500 bullit still love it after four years 12thousand miles on the clock I know you have had bullits in the past but I just can't part with mine

[@ridewithwarro]

i almost bought a 500 a week ago. in fact i'd been buying back my very own bike i'd bought new and sold to the seller 7 years earlier.

[@simonchilli2088]

Now, if Suzuki were to come out with a 400-500 version of this in a twin that would be smashing!

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah i think that would take some beating.

[@theaustralianconundrum]

@@ridewithwarro Another good video! My only issues with these LAMS are where they are assembled. I've looked closely at any of the big 4 Jap's cheaper range and the quality control is nothing like their Made in Japan units. These are very inexpensive for a reason and it isn't just the lower labour rates of India or Thailand that is the explanation. One look at the wiring looms and under the tanks, plastics, seat etc and these fall down to KTM or Aprilia or Ducati standards. IE: Rubbish.

[@pauls8456]

They’re $6500 ride away with 12mths rego atm Warro, I have found that people don’t really value the accessories on a second hand bike much, the last bike I had was covered in Hepco&Becker racks and bars with panniers and it didn’t increase the value by anything like they cost to buy……

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah i know what you mean there. since i rode the bike i no longer care about the selling side as i think i can get a few enjoyable rides out of it. my main issue is more like riding the new 5 bikes i have...lol actually i was quite impressed with the latest 150 klm run. pity really as it has sat for months doing absolutely nothing till i decided to try it out. on another note if i was real serious about selling i would just pull all the accessories ( ive done that before) let the new buyer pay the price. thankfully its now set up for dirt so i might as well give it a run. all the best!

[@Pete-777]

Nice video Warro and don`t blame your bike for not being sold you can`t see inside peoples heads i´m sure he has regretted it bei now. Thanks 🍀🍀🍀

[@ridewithwarro]

very rarely do i lose a sale but you could say it was not my day. strange as it sounds the cheaper the item i sell the more issues i get with the sale.

[@chrisc9376]

Very good looking bike warro, wouldn't mind one in the garage myself 👍

[@ridewithwarro]

Thanks 👍 like i said in the clip i really had no choice but go out and give it a 150 klm run. very rarely i fail to score sales in anything so i had to know...lol

[@dashamac]

There are some fickle people around. But traveling 400ks (each way?) is a long way to go to kick a couple of tyres.

[@ridewithwarro]

lol...shit yeah. if it had been me id just bought the bike rode it home. once there made a decision and then decided if to ride or cash...lol but that's how i think so i actually did that with a car 20 years back. by the time i got home i was thinking how to word it in trading post...lol not a heap of crap either. 3 year old one owner sports car but i didn't get the vibes...lol all the best!

[@dashamac]

@@ridewithwarro I did the same thing when I bought a brand new Kia Rio back in 2002. Was thinking, what have I done? Cheers, mate.

[@ridewithwarro]

@@dashamac yeah its scary thoughts time there...lol all the best!

[@aussief5016]

An issue with resale is Suzuki dropped the bike back to 6.5 .... then offered free top box again.... then dropped it to $6300 for a black friday sale.... and that includes a years rego. So it really drops the price second hand. I considered selling mine but I really like it. wish it had 5hp more but other than that its just about the perfect bike.

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah i think now its back at $6790. it really is a pretty good value bike compared to say a honda gb350 -which i have...lol once your riding a 20 hp bike and get on the vstrom 250 sx its easy to acknowledge the extra 7hp on tap. you know i had the bad vibrating honda crf300l - did about 300 klm on that terror and it arrived new with a badly buckled front wheel. i think this is a better bike and it's $3500 cheaper

[@Simon-RucknRideAUD]

I think the biggest issue is they just keep coming out with more stuff, at one point I was looking at this and the Kawasaki KLX230S, well they have revamped that in 2024, and then Royal Enfield Just released the 650 Bear at $11K just a bit more expensive then the New Suzuki DRZ4S so while the little goers are totally fine, poeople would pay a little more and get a 400-650 twin. Its totally confusing for me cause you turn around twice and a new model is out.

[@ridewithwarro]

its pretty hard to keep up to what's coming out that's for sure. i knocked back the bear on the hard suspension. watched a couple of reviews and that done that...lol at least this vstrom rides the bumps ok had the klx230 but not sure on what the upgrades are on the s version. in fact didn't know there was one. the 230 was a pretty nice riding bike really i think that new drz 400 will get quite a few sales too. so maybe better times ahead

[@tece2796]

If they sold those in EU, i'd gladly buy one... My 650 vstrom is nearly 20 y old, and with 105000 km on the clocks. Not being any younger, one smaller capacity like the 250 sx would fit really nice.

[@ridewithwarro]

a great run on your 650. i can see why you'd go for one of these units

[@johnnoe2002]

Looks great in Black …

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah i think with the add-ons it looks bigger than what it is. todays run of 150 klm with a rest stop thrown in was a good indication to me how well it really runs along. after all it had sat for several months doing zero but today its luck run out. didn't go much riding in the rain...lol i didn't like it either...lol all the best!

[@ozhimalayan477cc2]

I was waiting for you to say he drained the Tank😁looks like a very competent ADV.

[@ridewithwarro]

bike came back fine...lol been riding it daily since then and it really runs pretty good for what it is. cheap good value bike which does all it has too; about 35 years back i sold a mgb sports car. guy arrived with this partner and asked could he take it for a good run. sure i said off he went and 3 hours later its a no show and i thought...ive lost that car....lol closing in the the 4 hour mark i was getting to the point where i thought they had stole it. mind you this car looked pretty good compared to their ride. suddenly a horn blasted the air and they were back out the front again. first words i said was...you certainly took your time. he replied it was low on petrol and had to put some in it. so my partner and i decided to take it for a longer drive his test drive in the car was 4 hours and it ran 250 klm. on a positive note they did buy it but that was the closest i've been to an actual test drive stolen car...lol. must have been that long as i didn't have a mobile and neither did any-one i know...lol those days you got the face to face talk. these days you get the face to a texter...lol

[@kristophertrout7328]

Only thing I can think of is offer the stock tires with the bike. He might have wanted something more road oriented and maybe the sound and feel of those tires on the pavement was influencing his decision 🤔 😎

[@ridewithwarro]

he actually asked for the old tyres when i gave him the info he required for the ownership check. no big deal there i have not bought anything on credit for 25 years. only had the rear tyre as the front was still at the tyre place but ive found these new ones track better than the old and softer ride too every now and then i get bored and sell something and buy something else. that was one of those times...lol

[@paul8612]

Though you can't buy them new in Australia anymore, how would you rate a later model (ABS) XT250 secondhand with low k's for a shortish bloke? Ever owned one? Thanks, Paul.

[@ridewithwarro]

i actually had one back in 2017 i think. here's the clip kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3awiayohJmCkLs it didn't have abs and i guess that's why they are no longer sold here but a very well put together bike. a bit vibey above the 60 mph mark. not as tall to get on as this suzuki. i think roughly 800 or 810mm but it's nice and light at say roughly 130 kgs overall a really good quality bike and even when new they were pretty expensive to buy compared to other 250cc machines

[@paul8612]

@@ridewithwarro Thanks a lot for the reply Warro, I'll have a look at that now. For me short is good as The Suzy, I think would be a bit tall. Not many adventure bikes out there for the small guy/girl.

[@paul8612]

Just had a look. That was a lovely looking bike.

[@ridewithwarro]

@@paul8612 yeah it wasn't too bad really. in fact i don't even know why i sold it...lol plus that gun metal grey enfield 500 i had in that clip was a very good bike till i stuffed that too...lol i once went back to buy the newer tan version of the xt250 and they said none in stock and it was a 9 months wait. tonight i saw a brand new one for sale on bikesales for $10k private sale. i actually think they are very well put together and better in some ways than than a team red...lol

[@ridewithwarro]

@@paul8612 yeah i think it presented well. nice colour combo too.

[@jimdoolan2277]

I did 20 thousands kms on my one great little bike really enjoying the guerrilla 450 Cheers ✔️ 🍻

[@ridewithwarro]

Good to hear you're enjoying your bike. 20k was a very good run indeed. i think they are the best value bike about for a very little $$ outlay. my real issue is the more bikes one has the less time there is to ride them -if at all. so that would be my main problem if that's a problem all the best!

[@findingneutral]

That guy was a tire kicker. Shame he wasted all that time. Still, thus is a great bike and should sell itself once the right buyer comes along. I think it's great you get to experience different bikes and then share with all of us your honest opinion on them.

[@ridewithwarro]

it was an interesting day ...thats for sure. been riding the vstrom daily. pretty good ride for the $$$$

[@stevesanelli90]

Great to see you out on the little Strom Warro! Didnt know you were wanting to sell it 360kms is like brand new wirh all them bits on it! How much HP does it have? I should check out the specs. The CFmoto 450MT is where it's at, at the moment... retirement present? Cheers & good luck!

[@ridewithwarro]

it comes in at 27 hp so i think its good for say close on 150 kph. does a very easy 100 kph enjoyed the 150 klm run out on it today until i turned for home and struck the rain probably 10 klm out from home...lol

[@douglasfitzsimmons654]

every vehicle has its weekponts, don't think there is such a thing as the perfect bike or car, it's what suits you Warro that's important 😊

[@ridewithwarro]

true! overall this is a pretty good value for the money bike. especially if one is on a budget or feels bigger may not be that much better

[@norsehall309]

G'day Warro, mate that's a lot of bike for $6000 if l was in the market for a nock around Adventure bike it would be the right pick light and nimble, economical, you will have a buyer out there, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.

[@ridewithwarro]

too late for me but i think in its form right now it would easily handle a complete lap of australia and do it on the cheap too. now thats confidence..lol over-all it's not as quick as the real off-road beasts but then again it's not tagged with a much higher price either. back to that sale even if i bumped into him again and that's highly unlikely - i would not get involved with that side again...lol i don't need the $$$ that bad....lol

[@gadgetman_nz4092]

Must admit that I'm a Team Red fanboy, but if I was in the market I'd likely go for this over the CRF250/300.

[@ridewithwarro]

well ive owned the crf250l/the 250 rally and the 300l -all new and i think this is better-near no vibration and that's why i sold the others. plus theres probably a $3000 saving to add the goodies...lol but its good to have choices and i think if on a budget these are hard to beat. all the best!

[@gregory8282]

so many bikes! Must be hell deciding which one to take out for a day! That bloke missed out on a true bargain.

[@ridewithwarro]

you might not like to hear it but i really like riding those scooters...lol just so easy and relaxed to ride plus the 300cc jobs perform well. as to the buyer i could only offer advise and it was up to him to spend the $$$ i would have rolled the dice. ...lol now that's a bit silly of me. for this sale i don't even consider it a dice roll...lol all the best!

[@stevetaylor9265]

It's a good looking bike.

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah i missed out on the orange with the first and had to settle for yellow. this time in black i really don't mind it at all seat height rose slightly too when i had those motoz tractionator adv/rallyz tyres fitted. they were very stable going on that loose packed gravel road. i think i went near 60 kph i went along that same road on the classic 350 halcyon grey with stocks -about same speed and almost lost it...lol very close call that day. remarkable what good tyres can do to help one out all the best!

[@daintree2455]

Nice little bike that Warro and a bloody bargain...you know I think times are a little tough the covid madness inspired spend like there is no tomorrow might be coming to an end. Lots of caravans,boats 4wds on roadside for sale.

[@ridewithwarro]

maybe the party is over for some...hard to say there. yeah its not a bad bike at all. enjoyed the run out on it today considering its been sitting there for months doing zero...lol didn't go much on riding on a wet track so to speak but rain only came in one the last 10 klm home straight all the best!

[@geekylucas]

Where do you list your bikes when you sell them, Warro? Bikesales? Facebook?

[@ridewithwarro]

bikesales usually gets the more serious buyers where facebook gets the lowball offers...lol but at times its a cointoss and gumtree scores

[@philipfreeman72]

England is a good place to test tires ,

[@ridewithwarro]

maybe but in my history you'll see ive been places on 4wd with stocks which may surprise some. that bike being the enfild classic 350 reborn and the honda gb350. saying that i also took the honda cb125f on a rough 4wd track too. all great fun

[@RonniesRambles]

Disappointing and all you can do is go by what you know and what he tells you it's very well maybe he realized he was spending Beyond his means as well in spite of coming all that way. 400 is the perfect size as far as I'm concerned. I can't sit the hip-knee triangle anymore, Xmax and or the 350 Hondas are my thing now. Love that Xmax, enjoy the rides!

[@ridewithwarro]

anything is possible with the spending side i guess. although i did mention buy the bike -sell your postie bike for $2500 and you get all this for $3500 if not happy sell it in 6 months and recover most of your $$$ either way no harm done. it was an interesting day to say the least. plus i had a good scooter ride that afternoon i like my new xmax 300 although only rode it 350 klm so far. i think scooters are so hard to beat. don't mind the gb350 either and its good on dirt and easy to ride. all the best!

[@jamesstephen7640]

Mabie the guy queried insurance for the bike and might have got a shock with moving up to a bigger bike that's what I think you do get a lot of time wasters though IL tell if I lived in you're part of the world I would have bought it no problem a bit far to ride home to scotland

[@ridewithwarro]

yeah that's a long haul alright and im not sure if it's that waterproof or not...lol i will just ride it now seeing ive made the first move in months and see how it handles the dirt roads around here with the new tread all the best

[@slowtaknow]

I think it's too pricey, my scram 411 was $4500-$5000 MSRP. I got it for $4500 out the door😊

[@ridewithwarro]

your probably talking US $$$- here in OZ you wouldn't get a Scrambler for under $8k and the dealers won't discount either way it was a pretty good score regardless

[@johnrocker2986]

I'm surprised what you said about viewers who dont seem to bother about the VStrom, here in England smaller capacity machines are selling very well, hope you stick with the VStrom, I'm not a VStrom owner.

[@ridewithwarro]

not a great interest in this bike and i was also one of the first to buy the honda gb350 and it didn't get much of a look either same too on the xmax i think they are mostly enfield riders as the classic 350 gets a lot more looks plus ive done well over 100 clips on those units

[@johnrocker2986]

@@ridewithwarro Your patience may be a virtue! All my machined are heavy high capacity machines but I watch with interest your take on the smaller more agile and useable ride so please keep to your present format and add more on the road stuff putting your fleet through their places!

[@EnzoCorreia-n8n]

Barulho terrível, dar pra escutar nada

[@ridewithwarro]

great to hear