[ramubwoyy]

I have always loved this website and the people here and I decided that I too eventually wanted to share my own review. Thankfully I recently got my very own V-Strom 250 SX and I wanted to share my thoughts on the bike and help out other potential buyers with my experience. Please excuse any errors as this is my first post here.

Some background about how I began riding

I'm a very young rider and my journey began back in 2019 with an Activa 4G. The scooter was one of the first two-wheelers that I got to ride in the city, up until I got used to shifting gears on a bike. Moreover, the bike in our garage was my father's RE Classic 500 (which I will just refer to as the RE) which was not exactly a beginner bike, owing to its weight and immense torque.

Time passed and upon my request my dad bought in a friends' friend to teach me how to ride a bike on a Karizma. The poor guy probably called upon every god as he sat as the pillion and I took him around the city of Kochi, stalling the bike on multiple occassions. After less than a week of practice I got the hang of it and without much delay my dad allowed me to take the RE for a morning ride where he took the Activa and I followed him on the bike. It was really a memorable experience as I finally fulfilled my lifelong dream of riding my dad's Bullet, the ultimate machismo machine an Indian could ask for.

We also rode to Munnar so I would get more comfortable with the bike. It was my first proper long ride and looking back it was a good start to molding the rider that I am today. I soon returned to Pune for my studies and riding took a backseat for quite sometime. But god had other plans for me as the pandemic soon hit and I was back in Kochi for almost 2 years attending online classes. I did manage to take the bike out on many occasions for many short rides but I began to crave for something more. Being locked in really got to me and once the lockdown eased I approached my parents saying that I wanted to visit my paternal place in Trivandrum, a little over 200 km from my home. Thankfully, my father yet again being the dad he is allowed and even went to the extent of getting me saddle-bags.

I called up my grandmother and informed her and rode off in the early hours. This was my first solo ride and the Enfield kept me in check on the highways. I didn't really get very tired and managed to do the same trip one more time over the pandemic. But, as time went by the RE's style of riding slowly started disagreeing with me. Mind you, it was a great privilege to ride such a big bike at a young age, but something about it's poor highway performance got to me.

Some more time passed, and we had some change of place and got into some other personal things where our finances got strained so even asking for a new bike was not an option. The RE managed to keep the rider in me satiated for quite a long time. But I soon began to check out review videos on YouTube when it slowly dawned on me that the 500 CC for all it's glory was seriously underpowered. And the more I rode it the more the vibrations began to seriously bother me.

After graduating and landing a decent job, I decided that I wanted something new and so began the search with a few requirements.

Requirements

1. Refinement, refinement, refinement: I was adamant that I get a smooth engine that would put the least amount of bodily discomfort to the rider and perform excellently at speeds of 80-90 kmph. More power was always welcome but the roads in Kerala don't really allow for safe riding beyond 90 to be quite frank. But if I wanted to do triple digit speeds on big highways the bike should not vibe me out.

2. Basic electronics and safety: The lack of a fuel gauge, ABS, Trip meters, side stand sensors and a tachometer was another thing that I loathed. I did not want to ride being paranoid about the fuel and shaking the fuel tank and guessing how many kms I can run. In fact, during many of my Sunday rides I would keep going to petrol pumps and topping it up with small quantities just to be safe. Also most of my morning rides would involve very remote locations that had no cell range, so being stranded with no petrol pumps nearby and a 200kg motorcycle is a recipe for disaster. Oh, and one more thing is that the electronics should be GOOD (more on this later).

3. Should be reliable: We recently got lucky enough to welcome an Innova into the family and to this day I am floored by the sheer level of refinement, reliability and power. So unlike the RE, I wanted something that was not fussy, especially with cold starts in the morning or even refusing to start altogether after we made a tea stop for a ride. My riding buddies would mockingly call my bike a "steam engine" owing to its very nature of being fussy. I like to think of the RE as a very fussy girlfriend constantly demanding attention.

4. Tractable Engine: My Sunday ride speeds would be between 50-70 kmph with rare bursts of speed (if roads were good). But most of the time, especially in the early hours of the morning, I would stick to somewhere between 45-55 kmph and the RE was an absolute pain in the posterior to ride at these speeds. The thumpy nature of the engine and poor gear ratios meant that I would keep switching between the 4th and 5th gear to find a 'sweet spot' with no vibrations and minimal jerking. Also I have a 30 km commute within the city that I do atleast twice a week which involves crawling through traffic so tractability was quite important.

On a lot of my weekend rides, I deliberately go to places that have a lot of greenery. What this means is that at times I slow the bike down unknowingly to admire the beauty around. The UCE 500 would start jerking back and forth forcing me to pull in the clutch to prevent an embarassing stall. Not exactly ideal, atleast for me.

5. Somewhat decent fuel economy: I wanted something above 30 kmpl ideally and if it's above 38-40 that was good enough for me.

6. Comfortable rider's triangle: The RE really spoiled me with it's commanding posture so I did not want to spend my rides crouched down and knees cramped up. Seat should be quite good.

Bikes considered

I watched reviews for almost a year and these were the bikes that I considered.

1. Honda Highness:
Excellent retro styled bike with a refined engine. Loved the exhaust note and was very tempted to go for it because of the sheer comfort the bike offered. However, thanks to a friend I got to know about the infamous wobbling issue and opted out. Also a top speed of 120 kmph from a Honda 350 CC wasn't up to my expectations.

2. Interceptor 650:
I must confess, I still drool over an Interceptor if I see one with it's amazing styling and wonderful parallel-twin motor that would hold most speeds easily. What deterred me is already having owned an RE, battery issues, and the dealbreaker being faulty electronics (what I mentioned earlier). The bike was also quite heavy with a very bad seat so I just could not justify it's present pricing even though I loved the engine.

3. CB 200X:
A very tempting offering by Honda albeit with a slightly lesser power than what I was looking for. Something about the bike just felt like it would not keep me satiated in the long run, so I decided to drop it. The bike also had only single-channel ABS.

4. Hunter 350:
Absolutely cramped riding posture and an engine that didn't feel very new to me. The price was quite nice but I intended to be in the saddle for hours and that was just not possible with this one. Also, for all the praise for the new J-series it still felt vibey to me compared to the competition, especially Honda. So that was out.

5. Meteor 350:
Felt uncomfortable the moment I got on it because of a very weird feel from the front-end. Did not even ride it for a kilometre and dropped it.

6. KTM Adventure Twins:
Poor tractability and lack of refinement turned me away from these two. Although I have to say that the 390 is a beastly looking bike.

7. RE Himalayan:
The bike's commanding posture, comfort and okayish engine made me consider it. But the sheer amount of horror stories related to cone-set issues and warranty replacements made me instantly run away from this bike.

8. Dominar 400:
Vibrations and questionable after sales-service, although it was a very tempting offer considering it's raw power on offer.

The V-Strom Enters

I had watched many videos of the bike before but somehow it just didn't appeal to me fully. In fact, I went for a test ride during one of vacations from college and disliked it. In hindsight, I was wearing very uncomfortable skin-tight jeans (which I have given away) that would have made me distraught on any surface.

Owing to a lack of options and dissatisfaction with most bikes, the V-Strom continued to allure me and I kept watching videos of the bike. Over time, I realized what a gem of a bike it was and decided to do another test ride (with another set of pants). The bike floored me and the booking amount was paid for the black variant. What followed were the longest days of my life until I finally got the bike.

The Review Itself:

I have to say right off the bat that unlike the marketing surrounding the V-Strom it is NOT an off-roader by any sense of the term. It's strictly a tourer that can tackle the occasional rough road without much of a fuss. I see a lot of people comparing it to the Himalayan which is not ideal.

Pros:

1. I could write poems about the sweetest 250 CC engine. Coming from a 500 CC, the engine continues to bring a smile to my face whenever I go in for an overtake or ride around in 6th geat 40-50 kmph with no knocking. Even in the break in period where I could not exceed 5000 RPM, the bike was able to clock in close to 80 KMPH EASILY. Most importantly no jarring vibrations or discomfort at even triple digit speeds. Don't let the displacement fool you, this bike is an absolute beast on most roads.

I also want to mention that while I was not overly impressed with the idling sound, the engine roars at the mid-range as it pulls you along with an adrenaline rush that will remind you of a sports bike.

2. The bike is a LOOKER. I constantly get stares in traffic, people inspect the bike while it's parked. The Strom is a rare one on Kerala roads and that means that it gets that unique appeal. I have had people come up to me and ask me if it's a 650 CC engine.

3. The ground clearance is something that depends on the owner. I am around 174 cm in height and I can only flat foot if I move my hips slightly to one side. So it's not the most manoeuvrable bike but for that you get a really tall riding stance that let's you admire the road and greenery up ahead.

4. That Japanese refinement and reliability. This bike starts up with just a small press of the start, something which seems like very advanced tech to me, but is something that is standard nowadays. But whether it's cold starts or the instrumentation you really get more than what you paid for.

5. The bike is essentially touring ready. Except for a crash-guard it comes with most things you would need and you can literally take it out for a long ride, right out of the showroom.

6. The seats are extra comfy. I do wish my knees were slightly set forward but that would mean my ankles end up directly facing the side of the engine, so that's okay. But I only found myself getting strained towards the last stretches of a day of riding, but even then I would say with this bike you can go really long distances with no body pain.

7. Those big chunky tires. Now, I have heard mixed opinions about these MRF's but I have to say that they have worked really well for me, especially when cornering and tackling rough roads. Thank god for the tubeless variant as well.

8. Something which a lot of people don't really talk about is the bike's ability to keep chugging along with no throttle input while not stalling. Underrated feature because I really do not need to give an throttle for most dense traffic conditions. Again kudos to the motor and excellent tuning.

Cons:

1. That huge area of the display dedicated to mobile connectivity. I really wish companies did not give this feature because I find it to be quite useless and dangerous. I have a dedicated cheap secondary phone for navigation and keep my primary phone in my backpack or pocket. If I get repeated calls I stop the bike and take the call. They could have made it optional at least. So far, I have only connected it one time but found it to be very lacklustre.

2. Minute 'buzz' vibrations in the footpegs. Now, I know that I kept ranting about how I suffered from vibrations but I did notice these on my long Test drive and they were not a deal-breaker for me. You do feel them if you are wearing thinly soled footwear but otherwise they are negligible. Also, having done the first service they have reduced significantly and I hardly notice them because I mostly wear Woodland shoes. And since I am a sedate rider with occasional bursts of speed, I do not think they will even come close to the vibes that I got from the RE.

3. LED headlights. I have always, and will continue to be a fan of halogen lights. It's not because I like the way they look, it's because with stock halogen lamps you don't need to upgrade and get very good visibility. This is just personal preference. Also, the stock bike's high beam has a very poor angle which the service advisor corrected and now it's fine. But this is one thing where the RE shines, that halogen lamp would light up the road for me so well. Oh well, you can't have it all.

4. Ground clearance. Like I mentioned before, if you are short or not really used to riding ADV's you will have to take your time with the bike with its 835 mm clearance. For me, I cannot move the bike back on an incline while sitting on it. I can move it around easily by getting off and holding the handlebar and pillion grab rail quite easily. This height thing can be bothersome for some people but for me I quite enjoy the 'high up' riding feel and contend with it just fine.

5. Panel flex. The panels right under the riders seat adjacent to the engine do flex a bit. Nothing alarming, but something to know about.

Conclusion:

I do want to disclose that I may have sounded very harsh in my critique of the RE. But that is only because the bike is really not suited to my style and what I want from a bike, not necessarily because it's a bad bike. People who like that steady "thump" sound and want to go around wearing aviators and a half-face helmet are more than welcome to do so. For me personally, RE's lineup except for the 650 twins will be sedate riding machines that are a waste of material. Even then, if you put an RE 650 against any other 650, the RE will most likely lose. They are really not giving consumers the power that should come with the displacement.

For me, this bike has shown me what a well-engineered bike can do. Especially a Japanese one. So far, I am very happy with the bike and it really is a mental boost to go for a short or long ride with this one. Suzuki has absolutely hit it out of the park with this one. I really wish they did more marketing. I'm not a very big photo guy but my riding buddies reminder made me click more photos of the "Stormy" on our first few morning rides.

[sukiwa]

Originally Posted by ramubwoyy

I recently got my very own V-Strom 250 SX

Congrats and welcome to the forum.

I watched reviews for almost a year.

Quite an extensive bike search after looking at your requirements.

4. Ground clearance. Like I mentioned before, if you are short or not really used to riding ADV's you will have to take your time with the bike with its 835 mm clearance.

I am sure you meant 835mm of seat height.

5. Panel flex. The panels right under the riders seat adjacent to the engine do flex a bit.

Can you please elaborate on this.

So far, I am very happy with the bike and it really is a mental boost to go for a short or long ride with this one. Suzuki has absolutely hit it out of the park with this one.

Wish you plenty of rides and miles on your V-strom SX 250.

[ramubwoyy]

Congrats and welcome to the forum.

Thank you! Glad to be here!

Quite an extensive bike search after looking at your requirements.

I intend to keep the bike for a long time even in the scenario where I buy another one, so I did not want to have buyer's remorse.

I am sure you meant 835mm of seat height.

Yes yes, apologies.

Can you please elaborate on this.

I got to know about the flex when I washed the bike sometime back before a ride. There are not rattles or sounds coming from the area, but the right side does have a noticeable flex to it. Not sure if this is specific to my bike or it's just a general thing. Will highlight the same in the second servicing.

Wish you plenty of rides and miles on your V-strom SX 250.

Thanks yet again!

[VijayAnand1]

Originally Posted by ramubwoyy

I have always loved this website and the people here and I decided that I too eventually wanted to share my own review. Thankfully I recently got my very own V-Strom 250 SX and I wanted to share my thoughts on the bike and help out other potential buyers with my experience. Please excuse any errors as this is my first post here

2. Minute 'buzz' vibrations in the footpegs. Now, I know that I kept ranting about how I suffered from vibrations but I did notice these on my long Test drive and they were not a deal-breaker for me. You do feel them if you are wearing thinly soled footwear but otherwise they are negligible. Also, having done the first service they have reduced significantly and I hardly notice them because I mostly wear Woodland shoes. And since I am a sedate rider with occasional bursts of speed, I do not think they will even come close to the vibes that I got from the RE.

3. LED headlights. I have always, and will continue to be a fan of halogen lights. It's not because I like the way they look, it's because with stock halogen lamps you don't need to upgrade and get very good visibility. This is just personal preference. Also, the stock bike's high beam has a very poor angle which the service advisor corrected and now it's fine. But this is one thing where the RE shines, that halogen lamp would light up the road for me so well. Oh well, you can't have it all.

4. Ground clearance. Like I mentioned before, if you are short or not really used to riding ADV's you will have to take your time with the bike with its 835 mm clearance. For me, I cannot move the bike back on an incline while sitting on it. I can move it around easily by getting off and holding the handlebar and pillion grab rail quite easily. This height thing can be bothersome for some people but for me I quite enjoy the 'high up' riding feel and contend with it just fine.

5. Panel flex. The panels right under the riders seat adjacent to the engine do flex a bit. Nothing alarming, but something to know about.

Hello there! Let me offer my congratulations and welcome to the boards. Once you get used the riding dynamics of the bike, you can progressively feel you adapting to it. Though it can be intimidating at first tackling tight spaces, eventually you'll get the knack of it. Take it easy and you'll chug along.

Secondly, the side quarter panel cover will mildly flex when pressed, absolutely normal. That shouldn't be a cause for a consternation. They're designed in such a way that they latch onto to the tank and tail panels, and it's a good quality plastic. They don't vibrate or cause any squeaks, it's just how they're desgined.

Enjoy your ride, take it easy and would be interesting to know the on-road price you've paid for the motorcycle.

Cheers!
VJ

[dmaheshkumar]

Hi,
Congratulations on your new Suzuki V Strom 250.
Wishes to clock many more miles without issues.

[ramubwoyy]

Once you get used the riding dynamics of the bike, you can progressively feel you adapting to it. Though it can be intimidating at first tackling tight spaces, eventually you'll get the knack of it. Take it easy and you'll chug along.

Secondly, the side quarter panel cover will mildly flex when pressed, absolutely normal. That shouldn't be a cause for a consternation. They're designed in such a way that they latch onto to the tank and tail panels, and it's a good quality plastic. They don't vibrate or cause any squeaks, it's just how they're desgined.

That's quite reassuring to hear I have to admit! I did not experience any squeaks up until now but was a bit concerned in terms of long-term use. As for tackling the bike, I remember struggling with the weight initially but getting more than used to it.

[Kalash_6324]

Congratulations on your first bike!

The review is a short, sweet and great read.
I've experienced the V Strom 250 and absolutely love the bike. It's pretty much the perfect first bike for somebody who loves exploring the country via roads.
I almost did buy the it, but alas, I'm at a stage where I need a bike that can do triple digit speeds with 2+luggage.

Wishing you a million miles of happiness on the road.
And although I don't feel it's necessary, but still, ride safe!
Cheers.

[wangdu]

Originally Posted by Kalash_6324

... It's pretty much the perfect first bike ...

The tag of 250sx being just a good "first bike" is what kept me away from it until I nonchalantly test rode the bike to figure out how it works its way out in dense traffic while at the same time experiencing broken road patches and sharp speed breakers (comparing with my 390adv that I was riding at that point in time). Having ridden my "first" bike some 33 years ago, I wasn't expecting it to impress me a whole lot but that's exactly what it did.

Just for the record & for prospective buyers, the 250sx is a great bike for roads or no-roads conditions. In its company of 5000kms I have been riding it within the city on a quick dash, broken roads, state highways and far flung destinations beyond hills. A known of mine who runs regular professional tours leads pack of tigers and beemers some 800kms+ north of Delhi while himself riding 250sx. His thought which I strongly resonate are that the bike is amazing for engine smoothness, high GC, refined experience at 100kmph zone on highways, 40+ FE, nimble in city, light weight yet no plasticky feeling. And after all the excursions, the service & spares are light on pocket.

So, the point is it's a very useful machine not just for someone who is buying "first" bike but for all such buyers who want a reliable, less costly go anywhere machine with refinement to accompany.

Where it will struggle (like others in its displacement class and is your use case too) is 2 up riding with luggage unless the riders aren't in hurry to reach highway speeds in a jiffy but that's the only, not very often use case for many I suppose.

[thunderlads]

HI. Congratulations on your new ride. As mentioned by Wangdu, this bike does almost everything with ease and proves to be a value for money bike over time.

[ramubwoyy]

Hi all,

Wanted to share an incident regarding Stormy. I had gone for a short morning ride near my house. I was taking a turn in third gear, pulled the clutch, exited the turn, slowly let the clutch go while giving ample amount of throttle. The bike begins to jerk back and forth and ends up stalling.

My first reaction is that I have lugged the engine and stalled it, so I reflexively pull in the clutch to shift to 1st and restart the engine. I shockingly discover that the clutch lever has gone limp! It dawns on me that my clutch cable is gone. I try to shift the bike to neutral somehow but it outright refuses. I call RSA and my dad (who was nearby) for help. We managed to get the bike into neutral by taking out the clutch cable and doing jugaad by holding the cable in our hands and shifting it (pics attached below). RSA arrives roughly 40 minutes later.

The technician informed me that the cable was supremely frayed (didn't get a chance to take a picture as I was in a complete different mind space then). But the end that went towards the engine side basically looked so frayed, that I wondered how it had gone around that morning. I thanked the gods that it happened so close to home and not on a highway far away from home.

My question to fellow riders is: My bike has just clocked over 6K kms, second service was done a few weeks back, how can the clutch cable break so easily? Is the quality so bad for stock clutch cables these days (Brake pads fading too fast have become a common problem in the Indian motorcycling scene)? I have ordered an extra cable to keep as a backup in the under-seat storage, should this happen to me again, but is there anything else I can do to prevent this from happening?

[ebonho]

Originally Posted by ramubwoyy

I was taking a turn in third gear, pulled the clutch, exited the turn, slowly let the clutch go while giving ample amount of throttle.

First off, when multiple vendor part failures happen on a particular bike or model, you do not look at the vendor part or the vendor as your first reaction (kneejerk or not). You look at the bike in question. In this particular case of VStroms with broken clutch cables therefore, you do not first off question the cable manufacturer or a likely faulty batch (too easy, too convenient ... after all, the cable manufacturer is likely not making cables only for and tailored to the VStrom). You begin to (or should) seriously wonder if there is an inherent design fault in the cable routing and point/angle at which it engages at the clutch actuating arm ("chimta").

Secondly, do not pull in your clutch when in a corner, or any time during riding except when to change gear or when you are slipping it in traffic or to get up a steep gradient or through mud that is thick and sticky. Definitely not downhill. Definitely not when cornering.

Thirdly, don't keep a spare cable under your seat. Route it in the same routing as stock alongside your new replaced cable, and buddy tape or zip tie it to the new cable at both ends. So that if and when the new one snaps, your replacement cable is already in place. To be installed at both ends.

Cheers, Doc

[kaizengadi]

Originally Posted by ramubwoyy

The technician informed me that the cable was supremely frayed (didn't get a chance to take a picture as I was in a complete different mind space then). But the end that went towards the engine side basically looked so frayed, that I wondered how it had gone around that morning. I thanked the gods that it happened so close to home and not on a highway far away from home.

This is quite unfortunate.

Few queries:
1. Do you have 3rd party handle risers or touring handle bar installed?
2. How much freeplay did the clutch lever have ? (Before/After Service)

I have completed shy of 15k km and haven't faced clutch cable issues yet. (Touch Wood). One thing I did was after every service I set my freeplay to half an inch from the lever end side, since I am used to it. And I grease the clutch pivot point. And I do not have risers or touring handle bar so NO extra tension and lack of slack. Not sure if these have helped my case.

After seeing such issues pop up on the forum, I guess keeping a spare while touring is a good idea.

[ramubwoyy]

Few queries:
1. Do you have 3rd party handle risers or touring handle bar installed?
2. How much freeplay did the clutch lever have ? (Before/After Service)

No I have not done any modification to the bike other than installing a Legendary Customs crash-guard. I started facing stiffness with gear shifting after I did a big 800 km round trip to Ooty after my second service. I thankfully did not face any problems during the ride. But after that, whenever I went for shorter rides I would often find myself searching for neutral. I did not care much for it till the problem got so bad, that the bike would not shift into neutral unless I turned the engine off. I contacted SVC and they said it only required a clutch adjustment.

I took it in and they did a 1 minute adjustment and my problem was gone, or so I thought. Gear-shifts began to get more stiff again and I took it in to get it's chain lubed and clutch adjusted again. Ever since then, I was able to find neutral, which is when the clutch cable spontaneously snapped like this. Looking back on it now, there is high probability that something happened to the cable sometime after the second service. Either way, if gear-shifts become hard now, I know to check the clutch cable and I have bought an extra one from SVC to keep on me during long rides.

So, to answer your question, the clutch did have quite a bit of free-play occasionally. The new cable is on it and it feels massively different. I did not realize how much I was riding with a screwed up cable. Takes sometime to get used to the bike no?

[VijayAnand1]

Ramu, if I'm not wrong this same was posted by another bhpian on another Gixxer 250 thread. My Strom had inched past 6100 kays considering the use case and prevalence of this issue, so far so good, but it's better to be prudent than sorry. Since the showroom mentioned extreme fraying, unless we have a super tight cable, poor freeplay, friction between the inner and outer liners, fraying usually doesn't happen that easily barring and ruling out a rusted cable inner. I've already witnessed a bike with super tight clutch cable with risers installed, in showroom coming in for service. Risers sincerely are a big no for this bike, considering the severity this is turning out to be

It's better to route the spare cable along the same stock routing and tie it with cable ties so that they come in handy if the bike gives you the handshake. The RE guys used to follow this simple hack this and it's become a way of life for riders and tourers alike..

Good luck.

Cheers!
VJ

[ramubwoyy]

Alas, I always thought that an update to this forum would be a slightly happier one, but no ownership is ever that smooth. So, I was bound for Trivandrum today morning from where I would go to Dhanushkodi over the weekend and then ride back to Kochi. I excitedly wore all my riding gear and got on the bike only for it to completely refuse to start along with an 'FI' error on the display.

For some background, Stormy crossed his 4th service and was now running on a 3rd clutch cable and a new Exide battery. Many people in the local riding group had shared that the OEM battery spontaneously failed after crossing the 1 year mark, so I had decided to get it replaced before the big ride for peace of mind (my bike turns 1 year this August). Took it to a nearby battery store and the job was done in less than 10 minutes.

I calmed myself and took the bike back into the garage and removed all my riding gear, succumbing to the possibility that I might not ride today. As I am writing this post, I am waiting for RSA to respond as I have already raised the issue with them and the nearest service center is roughly 15 km away and it is super early in the morning. I spent some time reading a lot of online forum posts about other Suzuki 2 wheelers facing the same error code and the starter motor giving a 'tick' sound. It is my suspicion that the recent change of battery most likely disturbed some wires and that is the root cause of the problem. Either way, I will update this thread with what happens once the RSA mechanic arrives.

Attaching a photo of the error code:


Have other Gixxer/Vstrom 250 owners faced a similar problem? If so what was causing the problem?