New Suzuki - the Urban X Over

[Castaway]

Too much macho Hummer hype for my taste, though the basic idea of a functional city bike clicks.

[jstark47]

Have you ever seen the BMW G650 X-Country?  ....................All I'm getting at is that this isn't really as new a concept as Suzuki might like us to believe

Yes, wife owned a '07 Xcountry for 1.5 years.  

If this thing is close in weight to a V-strom, then it'll weigh 100 lbs more than a Xcountry.  So not really in the same class.  

[jfurf]

It would make sense to offer this gussied up version in continental Europe where the Strom is popular.  Not so much in the US.  

Why not? They sell a lot of Stroms here in U.S., too.

They would sell a TON of these bikes here I think. Look at the popularity of "adventure" bikes right now.  

[County Tar]

What are the sales figures for Stroms in the US?  I thought they weren't very good.    They tend to sit in showrooms around here.

[bomber]

I like it too (but would also 86 the show-bake graffix) . . . . though I agree they'd likely sell more in Europe than here.