About this episode

The episode explores the development history and cultural significance of the Suzuki V-Strom motorcycle.

On Episode 108 of the Lowdown Radio Show, Michael Uhlarik pedals his fixed gear bicycle into town to talk about the most unhip motorcycle this side of the Bajaj Pulsar. It’s motorcycling’s equivalent to sensible shoes, and you and I know it as Suzuki's V-Strom. It’s not pretty, it won’t brighten the corner of your garage in wintertime and it’s clearly built to a price. And yet—as its adherents never fail to tell you—it’ll do everything a BMW or KTM can do for half the cost. But while the V-Strom is moderation personified, its development history is anything but dull—it may have ended up as everyman’s motorcycle, but at its heart, it was a machine built to conquer the racetracks of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Michael Uhlarik

Topics covered

• motorcycle history
• Suzuki V-Strom
• motorcycling culture
• affordable motorcycles
• racing development

Keywords

• Suzuki V-Strom
• motorcycle
• Bajaj Pulsar
• BMW
• KTM
• motorcycling
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BMW, KTM

Products: Suzuki V-Strom, Bajaj Pulsar

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