2024 Suzuki V Strom 800 RE Don't Look Too Hard, It Turns Out That This Advantage Over The Others!!

Suzuki middleweight V Stroms have always been the best of their crossover or adventure bike offerings, The V Strom 650 is an unglamourous yet quietly popular bike thanks to a keen price, good manners in all weathers and 100,000 mile dependability. You can ride it just about anywhere, everyday and all it’ll need is basic servicing and a good wash to look after the finish. 2023 saw the introduction of the all new V Strom 800DE alongside the venerable 650 rather than replacing it, The 800DE is a true adventure bike with a 21 inch front wheel, long travel suspension, off road riding modes and high quality suspension that will handle a proper off road ride, whereas the DL650 was more of a road bike with capability for gentler unpaved road and forest tracks, rather than deep mud or sand, It can probably be done, but it wouldn’t be your first option. 2024 V Strom 800 RE bridges the gaps between the two, sharing the core of the 800DE but swapping the long, fully adjustable suspension for more basic Showa components with a 70 milimeters reduction in wheel travel at either end, and the front wheel has shrunk to 19 inch as well as switching from wire spoke to a cast rim with a subtle dog leg pattern, Tyres are tubeless on the RE reducing hassle and expense at tyre changes. It’s not all downgrades though, as the 310 milimeter discs up front are now pinched by a pair of radial four piston Tokico calipers, rather than the sliding two pots on the DE. The shorter suspension and wheel swap has also chopped the 800DE lofty 855mm seat height by 30 milimeter, so it’s more accessible to riders that don’t have legs like Peter Crouch. And a significant 7 kilograms saving, partly due to the removal of the bolt on lower cradle that carries the DE sump guard only helps manageability and general performance. There’s also minor styling tweaks to make it less Dakar and more daily ride, the handlebars are closer and narrower for comfort, and the footpegs are aluminium with larger rubber toppers instead of steel, trading dirt bike resilience for reduced transmission of vibration. They’re fractionally higher and further back too, The screen is larger, though handguards are an option instead of standard as on the 800DE, and The seat is subtly reshaped to suit the new riding position. Nothing earth shaking, but it’s a markedly different experience to the V Strom 800 DE for the better, as a road bike. It almost feels like a roomier, more protected version of the Suzuki GSX 8S than a DE with bits taken away. The adventure bike riding dynamic is always a compromise on the roa, long travel suspension and a big front wheel makes for slower steering and less feel, particularly at lower speeds. The RE has a much more natural rate of turn and greater communication from the tyres and switching trail friendly brakes for road worthy stoppers makes a big difference to confidence.
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