VOL. 50 ISSUE 47 NOVEMBER 26, 2013
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1. Don't expect a ton of power from the GW's tame 248cc parallel-twin
motor, but you can expect excellent MPG and smooth performance.
2. Not only does the headlight look cool but it also does a good job lighting
up the road. 3. With a 70-plus MPG and a 3.5-gallon fuel tank, you'll be
saving big-time money at the pump. 4. Suzuki stepped it up
when it came to the GW's informative dash.
seating position was also on top
of their must-have list.
A liquid-cooled, SOHC, twovalve parallel-twin motor that was
built specifically for the GW dishes out 24 horsepower and 16.2
lb-ft peak torque, according to
Suzuki's dyno. Suzuki's presentation doesn't hide that fact that
both the CBR250R and Ninja
250/300 boast better numbers – 26 hp/16.89 lb-ft for the
CBR250R and 32.1 hp/16.2 lb-ft
for the older Ninja 250. And you
know the newer Ninja 300 surpasses those figures, as well. A
CBR300R is also on the horizon.
On the road, the GW's power
is nothing to write home about,
but that is to be expected. After
all, the motor is a 250 (248cc to
be exact) and wasn't intended
to leave rubber on the tarmac.
Instead, it was designed to offer
unintimidating power and throttle
response for the beginner and
returning rider who hasn't twisted
a throttle in a while, and that it
does. Blip the throttle while idling
in neutral, and the motor takes
its sweet time to spool up. Revs
build painfully slow but cleanly via
the Suzuki's seamless fuel-injection system. The bike launches
smoothly - which is extremely important for the beginner – a lot of
which has to do with the very light
pull from the cable-operated, wet
multi-disc clutch and slow-revving
motor. For most zero-time motorcycle riders, mastering launches
is the toughest part of learning
how to ride a bike, but the GW
will make that part a breeze.
Again, the GW makes unintimidating power, perfect for the
newbie. Veteran riders want to
keep it in the high rpm range,
where the bulk of the GW's power can be found. There is no real
