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« on: November 22, 2011, 11:18:57 AM »
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/11/suzuki-goes-after-kawasaki-and-honda-with-inexpensive-parallel-twin-the-inazuma-250/

Sorry about that.

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« on: November 22, 2011, 11:18:57 AM »
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« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2011, 12:30:21 PM »
How is a naked 250 a sport-tourer?  Headscratch
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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2011, 01:07:50 PM »
Quote from: knuckledonkey on November 22, 2011, 12:30:21 PM

How is a naked 250 a sport-tourer?  Headscratch


Go for laugh.

No get.

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« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2011, 01:19:20 PM »
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Go for laugh.

No get.

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Right? When I saw that heading, I thought they built a bike similar to my Ninja 1000. Oh well.
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« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2011, 01:47:34 PM »
I hope it's cheap, it sure looks like it is.
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« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2011, 01:48:57 PM »
Ring ring!  Hello?  Yes, it's 1993 calling, and we wanted to get our tail light back.
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« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2011, 02:11:07 PM »
Should call it a "B-Prince"  Thumbsup
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« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2011, 02:11:07 PM »

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« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2011, 05:31:18 AM »
Quote from: Justin on November 22, 2011, 02:11:07 PM

Should call it a "B-Prince"  Thumbsup





    No.... A "B-Eunach". I'm sure it has no balls!
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« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2011, 05:00:01 PM »
Quote from: the frenchman on November 23, 2011, 11:40:00 AM

It's a 250. It's not about balls.

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« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2011, 05:06:18 PM »
Quote from: the frenchman on November 22, 2011, 01:37:27 PM

I really have no idea what the OP is talking about with this being an ST-type bike, but man oh man, is that thing beautiful. Nicely done, Suzie.

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Yeah, not bad.  Now they just need to sell a million of them so they can make it back into MotoGP in 2014
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« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2011, 08:13:04 AM »
Here it is on the Suzuki UK page - http://www.suzuki-gb.co.uk/bike/gsx250l2/

Good luck getting one in the US!  
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« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2011, 09:04:24 PM »
Very nice.. Hope it makes it to the states..  Thumbsup
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« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2011, 06:16:43 AM »
Holy crap!  It has dual pipes!  Talk about a waste...
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« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2011, 06:35:41 AM »
Add clip ons and better suspenders.  Instant cheap track bike.
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« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2011, 07:32:56 AM »
I can remember a day when a 250cc bike was just a dream.  I would have done almost anything to have one back in the day.  Specially a new one wow.  I can also remember riding on the back of a 250 Yamaha and thinking how fast that sucker was.  Yes it is a 250 afterall but why are some so negative about it.  It may not interest some but I think these 250s are a good thing.  I would suspect they will be doing 350s soon.  They would be a little better for the highway but my old Kawasaki 250 triple was just fine in it's day.
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« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2011, 07:47:04 AM »
That looks like it would make a good trainer bike.  Thumbsup

Too many people think that bigger is better. It would be nice to see more options on the smaller side of things.
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« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2011, 09:06:09 AM »
Quote from: FirstVtwin on November 29, 2011, 06:16:43 AM

Holy crap!  It has dual pipes!  Talk about a waste...


\You must be a young un eh!  Dual pipes were the norm on all twins cylinder engines at one time.  Yamaha 100cc Twin had 2 pipes.  Honda 150, 160 and 175s all had dual pipes.  Dual pipes are best for freeing up that bulging power of the twin 250 lol.
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« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2011, 10:40:15 AM »
Here's the 32 year old version.  There was a time when this 1980 version was lusted after greatly.  
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« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2011, 03:03:14 PM »
Quote from: gritsngravy on November 29, 2011, 10:40:15 AM

Here's the 32 year old version.  There was a time when this 1980 version was lusted after greatly.  


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« Reply #19 on: December 27, 2011, 05:44:44 PM »
Quote from: the frenchman on November 22, 2011, 01:37:27 PM

I really have no idea what the OP is talking about with this being an ST-type bike, but man oh man, is that thing beautiful. Nicely done, Suzie.

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 Thini about it, it is in essence a Baby Bandit. Toss a lil screen on the front and a set of bags on the back and bang, you have a small cc touring machine!  
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« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2012, 07:46:58 PM »
Quote from: gritsngravy on November 29, 2011, 10:40:15 AM

Here's the 32 year old version.  There was a time when this 1980 version was lusted after greatly.  


I took my MSF beginner course on the 305cc version of that.
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« Reply #21 on: February 08, 2012, 06:48:48 AM »
Quote from: Thunderbox on November 29, 2011, 09:06:09 AM



\You must be a young un eh!  Dual pipes were the norm on all twins cylinder engines at one time.  Yamaha 100cc Twin had 2 pipes.  Honda 150, 160 and 175s all had dual pipes.  Dual pipes are best for freeing up that bulging power of the twin 250 lol.


Not sure what you consider "young"...but from an engineering perspective its a waste.  Trying to sell a bike into a price point market with added mass for almost ZERO reason seems like a waste.  

Goal:  Small, LIGHTWEIGHT, economical, cheap bike to sell to the short distance commuter crowd and as an intro bike...

2 exhaust cans:

More weight - check
More cost - check
More power - nope
More efficiency - nope
WHY???
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« Reply #22 on: February 08, 2012, 09:48:46 AM »
On a bike that small, putting the enormous weight of the exhaust on a single side would obviously upset the balance, kinda like riding with only one Givi sidecase on a larger bike.
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« Reply #23 on: May 01, 2012, 07:06:16 PM »
Quote from: the frenchman on November 28, 2011, 07:07:59 AM



It is a problem. I can't find a proper 12-step program for it. I am destined to be one of the discordant few among the blissfully ignorant.  Lol


Amen.

This might make a great training bike, like the TU has.
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