SUZUKI SV650X NEO-RETRO CAFÉ RACER

On the 7th of November at EICMA, Suzuki revealed the SV650X neo-retro café racer based on the SV650 concept, teased last week. Granted, it’s more neo than it is retro however, it’s a fine-looking machine.

“…a design that pays homage to the tarmac rally cars of the 1970s.”

We wrote about the SV650X last week and how Suzuki has been somewhat seemingly timid about dipping their toes in the neo-retro segment. But to be fair, using the SV650 as the base platform isn’t a bad place to start at all.

SV650 Platform

Within the (75hp, 645cc v-twin) Suzuki SV650 you have a popular middleweight naked roadster. It may well be a tiny bit vanilla; though it’s more than capable of holding its own against most neo-retro motorcycle offerings.

And as such, riders who love their SV650s but want something with considerably more panache may well turn in their keys for the SV650X.

Suzuki SV650X Playing it Safe and Smart

Suzuki, with relatively little expenditure in return gets an excellent opportunity to assess sales of a retro-esque bike. Presumably, if it’s good, we should see an evolution of this bike in the coming years into something more firmly neo-retro.

Whatever happens, we should take moment to celebrate Suzuki’s entrance into this segment.

This article was first published on Renchlist — Suzuki SV650X Neo-Retro Café Racer