The Suzuki V-Strom 800 DE is a motorcycle from Suzuki. It is currently on sale. With a 776 cc engine it sits in the middleweight 450–800 cc class.
Power comes from a 776 cc twin-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that makes 83 bhp at 8,500 rpm and 78 Nm of torque at 6,800 rpm. Its bore is wider than its stroke (84 mm x 70 mm), a short-stroke layout that generally favours higher revs. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 363 PS per tonne; by that measure, it is genuinely fast, well beyond everyday traffic speeds. The claimed top speed is 205 km/h. It has electric start.
It has a 6-speed manual gearbox with a 1-down, 5-up shift pattern, and a chain carries drive to the rear wheel. Its slipper clutch lightens the lever and stops the rear wheel hopping when you downshift hard.
It is built around a steel frame with detachable rear Sub-Frame. Suspension is by inverted telescopic, coil spring, oil damped at the front and link type, coil spring, oil damped at the rear. Braking is by a 310 mm disc at the front and a 260 mm disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking. It rides on 21-inch front and 17-inch rear spoke wheels — 90/90 - 21 at the front and 150/70 - R17 at the rear.
The seat is 855 mm off the ground, which is on the tall side, so shorter riders may want to try it first. It weighs 232 kg ready to ride, which is heavy, so parking and tight U-turns need care. Ground clearance is 220 mm — plenty for broken roads and tall speed breakers. It is 2,345 mm long, with 1,570 mm between the axles. Its 20 L fuel tank and claimed mileage of 22.7 kmpl work out to roughly 454 km per tankful on paper; real-world range is usually lower.
Equipment includes 5 " TFT Display, an LED projector headlamp, USB charging port, gear position indicator, quickshifter, service due indicator, ride-by-wire throttle, shift light, engine temperature indicator and low fuel indicator, among others. Safety equipment includes engine kill switch, side-stand engine cut-off, side-stand warning, hazard light switch, traction control and malfunction indicator. It has two riding modes: Mode A and Mode B and Mode C.
The manufacturer's warranty is 30,000 km or 2 years. For the Suzuki V-Strom 800 DE, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹2,999 doorstep service.
Its tall seat suits taller riders best. With this much performance, it is better as a step-up bike than a first bike.
Recommended tyre pressures are 33 psi front and 36 psi rear riding alone, and 33 psi front and 41 psi rear with a pillion. Its chain drive needs regular cleaning, lubrication and slack adjustment.
