Suzuki 'Inazuma' 250 to be released in UK this month.

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Suzuki UK will release the Chinese made Haojue Suzuki GW250 in the UK this month after some delays the £3499 ($5,600USD) 85mpg liquid cooled twin will go on sale shortly badged as the Suzuki Inazuma 250 meaning 'flash of lightening' in Japanese. The bike costs 23,800RMB ($3,750USD) in China and RS.1,50,000 ($2708USD) in India for the Indian made version.

MCN review: Suzuki Inazuma first ride: "A doddle to ride"
Suzuki UK has just announced that its new roadster won’t arrive in the UK until September, but MCN managed to secure an exclusive first taster at the factory’s top secret Motorcycle Technical Centre at Komaba Iwata-Shi to get a taster of how the new commuter twin measures up – and we were impressed!
The Inazuma is an entry-level budget bike which Suzuki considers a spiritual successor to the old GS500 twin.
Even so, in the flesh it’s not in the least uninspiring. The overall sober styling has a hint of the wacky B-King and while costs have been kept down by building it in China, on first impressions its build quality and finish is fully up to modern Japanese standards.
It’s also a doddle to ride. Your feet are both easily flat on the ground thanks to the
Inazuma's narrowness and 780 mm seat height; the new twin cylinder engine fires with the merest brush of your thumb on the starter and the six-speed gearbox is so Suzuki-slick it feels like the cogs are bathed in a bath of extra virgin olive oil.
Because of the bike’s slimness and natural ergonomics, the Inazuma’s handling is clean and easy.

On the downside, however, the Inazuma’s fairly pedestrian 24bhp peak can’t get close to the 33 horses of Kawasaki's 250R, but this is entirely deliberate. In order to maximise torque at the expense of peak power, Suzuki’s engineers gave the Insazuma’s twin a surprising long stroke.
As such, it might not quite match the grunt of Honda’s CBR250R single but the Suzuki is still impressively flexible where you (and most novices) actually want it to be – between 5 and 9000rpm. http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...50-first-ride/

More reviews:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...w-Inazuma.html
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/...e-inazuma-250/

Model:	Suzuki Inazuma 250
Year:	2012
Category:	Naked bike
Engine and transmission
Displacement:	248.00 ccm (15.13 cubic inches)
Engine type:	In-line four, four-stroke
Compression:	11.5:1
Bore x stroke:	53.5 x 55.2 mm (2.1 x 2.2 inches)
Valves per cylinder:	2
Fuel system:	Injection
Ignition:	Electronic (Transistorised)
Cooling system:	Liquid
Gearbox:	6-speed
Transmission type, final drive:	Chain
Chassis, suspension, brakes and wheels
Front suspension:	Inverted KYB forks
Rear suspension:	Link-type. Monoshock.
Front tyre dimensions:	110/80-M17
Rear tyre dimensions:	140/70-M17
Front brakes:	Double disc
Front brakes diameter:	310 mm (12.2 inches)
Rear brakes:	Single disc
Rear brakes diameter:	240 mm (9.4 inches)
Physical measures and capacities
Seat height:	780 mm (30.7 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.
Overall height:	1,075 mm (42.3 inches)
Overall length:	2,145 mm (84.4 inches)
Overall width:	760 mm (29.9 inches)
Ground clearance:	165 mm (6.5 inches)
Wheelbase:	1,430 mm (56.3 inches)
Fuel capacity:	17.50 litres (4.62 gallons)
Other specifications
Starter:	Electric
Instruments:	Analog/digital
Color options:	Black