We had secretly hoped that they had refreshed it a bit, but at Suzuki they have limited the news regarding the 2023 SV650 to three new colors. Beautiful colours, that is.
According to reliable sources, there is quite a bit of news to expect from Suzuki in the coming year, but the SV650 is not part of that. On the one hand, we understand that, in terms of steering characteristics, there is little to complain about and as far as the block is concerned, nothing beats a V-twin, but on the other hand you put an engine back in the spotlight with small updates.
We were already told a few years ago that the lead time of models is getting longer for all brands. “You still live in the time when a model was refreshed every 2 years and completely renewed every 4 years, but get used to it. In the coming years the news will mainly be limited to new colors, the time of continuous renewal is a thing of the past our source said.
In a way, we get that, the increasingly strict emission requirements may not be a real challenge for a development team from a technical point of view, but they do have a strong cost-increasing effect, increasing the payback period – and thus it becomes longer before something is renewed .
As far as the SV650 is concerned, this means that the news for the coming model year is limited to three new colors. The colors Glass Sparkle Black (YVB) and Metallic Reflective Blue (QT8) are combined with a light-colored anthracite frame and rims. The sporty color combination Glass Sparkle Black with Solid Iron Gray (BTH) is fitted with a gray frame and red rims.
In addition to the new colors, Suzuki importer BV Nimag has also announced the price, which can be called quite sharp with a price tag from 8,099.
– Thanks for information from Motorfreaks.