Peak horsepower? 85.6 bhp @ 7,400rpm with peak torque 0f 63ft-lbs arriving at 5,000rpm. Interestingly the V-Strom has an overdrive top gear - well, a little green light blinks on and says O/D whenever you hook top anyway. It is a tall gear, and drops the revs to 4,000rpm at 70mph which equates to a very relaxed cruise.The base-model V-Strom 1050 ($13,399) has cast aluminum wheels and does without many of the XT's niceties. The 1050XT Adventure ($16,999, pictured) has all of the same features as the XT but Suzuki 2020 V-Strom 1050XT First Ride Review. By Seth Richards. 2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 and V-Strom 1000XT First Look. EICMA 2015 FIRST LOOK: 2017 Suzuki SV650. By Brian Catterson.The road-focused bike Suzuki likes to call a "do it all bike" is the base V-Strom 1000, while the V-Strom 1000XT includes adventure-ready, tubeless wire-spoke wheels shod with Bridgestone Battlax tires, a potential for special coloring (Champion yellow No. 2!), and beefier and tapered handlebars with heavier bar end weights to reduce The V-Strom's loping V-twin sounds and feels great, and it pulls strongly at any rpm but lacks the high-rpm hit of the others. Always relaxed and at-the-ready, neither vibration nor heat
It has a Suzuki fuel-injected, 90-degree V-twin engine tuned for incredible low-end and mid-range torque, so you can tap into thrilling acceleration in every gear. It has a lightweight rigid chassis and advanced suspension to provide remarkably crisp handling even on the tightest back roads. When you reach the open highway, the V-Strom 1000 excels.
