The All-Rounder

Having recently been crowned the 2020 MotoGP champions after 20 years, there couldn’t have been a better time to sport Suzuki’s racing colours. With Joan Mir, bringing back glory, at the Valencia Grand Prix, to the Japanese two-wheeler giant, we, in this part of the world, got our hands on the world champion’s distant cousin motorcycle, the Gixxer SF 250 MotoGP edition. As we congratulated Joan for having a ‘Mir-a-culous’ year, we swung our leg over the Gixxer SF 250’s saddle to find out if it could hold a candle against its competition. Launched over a year ago in BS4 avatar, the current BS6 compliant SF 250 continues to be one of the better-looking bikes in the segment. One can’t help but admire the beautifully crafted fairing, sharply designed all-LED headlamp, the muscular fuel tank with an eye-catching red coloured Suzuki logo and raised split seats with a semi-smiley LED tail light. It would be unfair not to mention the gorgeously sculpted double barrel exhaust which gets a classy chrome finish. It gracefully complements the Gixxer’s stunning design. With its chiselled looks, the Gixxer boasts of segment-leading fit-and-finish and quality switches. If you take a closer look, you’ll notice that