Referred to as this baby and using terms like bop around and easy peasy, you may feel the need to unleash your funk down the nearest toilet. Whatever you do though, do not read the marketing spiel on the Suzuki Cycles website…or you may vomit. It might be its uncomplicated nature, or it might be that awesome retro look with that enormous rear tire…It has a degree of playfulness and an energy that the other two lack. While it has a lot in common with the likes of the Yamaha TW200 or the Honda FTR223, there’s something about the Suzuki VanVan that surpasses the other two.
Boasting a fun little 199cc single cylinder fuel injected engine that’s good for around 16 hp at 8,000 rpm and around 11 lb-ft of torque at 6,500 rpm, all held together with an unmistakably 70s inspired shape, it’s hard not to fall in love with this little mover. The Suzuki VanVan is not a new motorcycle by any stretch of the imagination but it’s often overlooked in the small motorcycles category – with Honda’s small CBs or Yamaha’s smaller YBR models taking precedence – and that’s a damn shame. It brings the spirit of Rally-raid racing to every ride.” As far as small motorcycles go, this is a pretty mean machine. So, with the CRF250 Rally we set out to make a motorcycle that looks like HRC’s CRF450 Rally factory machine, is fun to ride both on and off-road for weekend adventures, comfortable to tour with and useful and practical for daily life. We really wanted to build on the capabilities of the CRF250L and open up new opportunities for riders young and old.
The CRF250 Rally’s project leader, Eiji Sugiyama explained the inspiration behind the machine: “The rally racer replica segment is an exciting one for us, with the global, human appeal of everything that Team HRC is fighting to achieve in the Dakar rally. With a re-tuned CRF250L motor that produces a more user-friendly 24 hp, the CRF250 Rally also boasts some cool features that you wouldn’t normally find on a bike of its size, such as LED lights, advanced trail oriented tires, real road presence and overall commanding nature – all wrapped up in a package that weighs 346 lbs wet. It might appear to be a sheep in wolf’s clothing thanks to its striking HRC inspired styling that makes it look like a diluted CRF450R, but its bite matches its bark. Essentially, it’s a CRF250L dirt bike that has been dolled up a little to make it look more like a Paris-Dakar beast, but with more practically minded adventure riding ergonomics. The Honda CRF250 Rally is an absolute beast of a bike that almost any rider can find a use for. The Top 10 Small Motorcycles That You Should Take For A Ride #10. So here are our top 10 favorite small motorcycles that might convert you to the small capacity cause…And while it’s a top 10, it’s in no particular order of favoritism. We know you’re not convinced but like you we once feared the unknown – so that’s why we’re going to take you on a little trip through the world of small motorcycles, and hopefully something there strikes a chord. They come with advanced riding aids that used to be more commonly reserved for their bigger brothers.
They’re not as weak and underpowered as they used to be. In fact, we recommend going out for a test ride on the latest generation of small motorcycles to help cast off some old prejudices. And what they’re offering is nothing short of superb. In an ideal world we’d all ride little electric scooters but we’ve got a few years of breathing space before that happens, and the major motorcycle manufacturers have decided that they’re going to fill the void with small motorcycles with big personalities.
Times aren’t as thin as the papers tell you, but the global mind set is changing: cars are labelled as deadly pollutants offer poor economy, large capacity motorcycles are starting to be called unnecessary, and there’s a growing demand for small urban transport solutions.
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