The 2017 Suzuki V-Strom 1000XT adventure bike is actually rather cool
While the all-new GSX-R1000R was Suzuki?s big ticket unveil at the Intermot this year, they have also shown the new, updated V-Strom 1000 and V-Strom 650 (and their respective ?XT? variants) in Cologne. The V-Strom 1000, Suzuki?s flagship ?adventure? bike, gets revised styling and an all-new ?Motion Track Brake System,? which combines information from the machine?s inertial measurement unit (IMU) and wheel speed sensors to optimise brake pressure when the vehicle is leaned over, as well as in a straight line. The new cornering-ABS system also automatically applies pressure to the rear brake when front brake pressure rises to a certain level.The three-mode traction control system from the previous generation model remains unchanged.
The 2017 V-Strom 1000 also gets Suzuki?s easy-start system, which doesn?t require the clutch lever to be pulled in to start the bike, and needs just one push of the starter button for instant starts. Then, there?s the new windscreen, with height and angle adjustment to suit a larger cross-section of riders, while hand guards and engine cowling become standard equipment on both the V-Strom 1000 and the more off-road-oriented V-Strom 1000XT. And while the V-Strom 1000 gets 10-spoke, cast-aluminium wheels, the V-Strom 1000XT rides on wire-spoke wheels and DID rims that are more suited to off-road use.

The new Suzuki V-Strom 1000 and 1000XT are both available in black, whit...