You didn't cut the bike down, pointed out limitations and lifted it up for its abilities. Great job.

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Really appreciate it.

Picked up a 2018 one with 4k on the clock and it's just like new. Wife is learning to ride and she loves it. I find it very relaxing to cruise around on - really does put a grin on your face. Great addition to the family

Just buyd one second hand today Always had sports bikes, never looked at little cruisers but man after a few hours riding around town I'm in love

@msprague9223

Жыл бұрын

I got a 2015 and I love it. Wish I had the power of 4th gear in 5th gear.

Great review, have one myself , they are brilliant little bikes

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

I love them mate. Great little machine.

Excellent, enjoyable, fun review of a little sweetie

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

This vid captures it all perfectly

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Great video 🤙🏼💗

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wish I never sold mine. Best little city bike ever and fine for the odd weekend trip away. It as its own character without trying to be something its not.

Awesome review mate

We indians want suzuki tu250x here in India. Suzuki please launch this bike in India.

Spot on, love mine.

Fantastic vid! Cheers from Brooklyn NY. TU was my first bike. I went to a Sporty, then to a Bonnie. Sold her last year, got tired of wrestling her around the big bad city. Now I'm bikeless and feeling more old-lady-ish about wrangling 500lb bikes. Might have to revisit the TU, as long as I stay clear of the highway and 18 wheelers. I came across your video and you have me all excited; in an old-lady kinda way.

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

The TU is a fantastic bike for somewhere like Brooklyn. Light and so east to throw around. I'm returning to Melbourne later this year and I'm already looking at used ones! Thanks so much for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

@claudtalkz2194

4 жыл бұрын

@@PaddyOutback I picked up a used one yesterday! So excited! Good luck - the hunt is half the fun!

Just bought my own...cant wait to get on it this spring......looks amazing

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

You'll love it man, they're great fun!

@charlesflemming877

4 жыл бұрын

I forgot to ask you....how are you making out over where you live with the fires and everything

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

@@charlesflemming877 No major fires around me, thankfully. Wprst of it was about 3000km south of me. I was down in Melbourne last week and the smoke was shocking. Thankfully, the worst seems to have passed.

Truckkkkk lmaoooo. That was so hilarious man. Great video thank you hahaha

You know what else puts a huge smile on your face? This fantastic review! I'm watching it for the second time now having today bought a chinese copy of this machine with 500km on the clock. For £995! Only thing, this is northern Scotland I'm in, not Queensland. Hey ho, better wrap up warm...

@PaddyOutback

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words mate. They're greatly appreciated. Best of luck with the bike. You'll have a laugh on it cold or otherwise!

Thanks!

There a lot of fun, cool little bike really for the city !

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Not a country bike, for sure. If they made a 500cc version I'd have one in the morning.

Presumably Suzuki took a number, 250, and built a bike around it. Simple strategies wear well. Also, being smaller than Kawa or Honda it is very smart to have a goodwill bike with which to keep maturing customers.

Looks a great little city commuter bike and the engine will be bulletproof! :-) Haha, that trailer at the end! :D WTF??? :D

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

They're indestructible. Unlike that trailer. Which needs to be destroyed!

@HippoDrones

4 жыл бұрын

@@PaddyOutback :D

this is what i got to use when taking my motorcycle class and exam i surprisingly liked it. did think i would at first.

You madman! 😁

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

I'm clearly insane 😂

TY for that video. Wonder if you might do a quick owner's manual review? My used TU did not come with one and I cannot find one on internet. Just need basic maintenance info. Adjust chain; change oil etc.

My first bike. I loved that thing. It's not much fun above 55 mph, but below that it's a gas.

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely. It's for joining around city streets and it's a blast at doing it.

@RhombusLabs

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I remember trucks pushing my little TU around on the highway. I got it over 110 kmh with a 16 tooth sprocket. But really, it was its speed off the line in the city, ease of filtering, and ability to be parked perpendicular to curbs between two vehicles that made it great. I parked it behind dumpsters and other weird places. Really though, I did a lot of twisty countryside riding at 50-80 kmh and it was great fun. Fuel injection means it starts every time. I chose the TU over an old CB350 and I made the right choice. My only regret is giving it up for a Bonnie, I should have kept it and turned it into a cafe racer.

@jayj4142

4 жыл бұрын

Rhombus Labs I’m about to do exactly that - I have a Triumph Street Twin right now and a street-legal Honda CT70...going to buy a TU250X in two days and make it into a cafe racer. Keeping the Street Twin for now and selling the CT70. I’m a disabled veteran and it’s getting difficult to move the Triumph around in parking lots anymore with my short inseam. I manage ok, but I’m injured to the point I can’t lift it anymore if my knee gives out and it falls. Should be a lot better with the 250. @Paddy Outback You sound a bit like John Shuttleworth...lol. Thanks for the video...

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

@@jayj4142 One sec, googling John Shuttleworth.....

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Bah ha ha 😂😂😂

I loved your comments about this bike you are so funny! And you sound twice as funny with that silly accent lol

Haha, test-ride roulette is pretty cool! Was going to say it's a bit small for you alright! Saw your Simpsons reference on Facebook already! Brilliant! Your keys & phone were giving me a panic attack at 07:20 by the way! Are they secured in anyway or hanging out? :O Nice little test ride though man! Great point about small bikes being good craic! I still miss the auld Super Four at times but sure look. We all grow tired at some stage. The fact the TU 250 has a 12L tank and my MT only has a 14L doesn't annoy me at ALL BY THE WAY...

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

It was my key and garage remote and they were stuck on with a carabiner. No worries there! It's mad craic gowling around town on a little bike alright. Love doing it. Just to rub it in, the Vstrom has a 20l tank. That's 450km a tank!

Love the music

The Mazda Miata of bikes and they put a smile on your face

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Very good comparison.

I have one and agree. I ride mine by the water and take coffee stops 😂. I do go on the highway with it too ☺

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

That's what they're for! Great bikes though.

It would be a great little commute,

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. If you live in Melbourne or Sydney, it's absolutely perfect.

This bike looks amazing. Sound is amazing. Its small so usage is low. I love that. But 120km/h is too slow for me. Here rhe highways are max 130km/h. The motor should at least make 140km/h. Preferably 150. You have any recommandations that look a like?

Beast Mode activated 🤣

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

People ran for their lives mate. There were scenes down the strand!

The word Singer came to mind the moment it fired up. Lol. Would make a sweet little bobber.

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Crossed my mind too. They do some awesome cafe racer versions of these. Great little bike. If they made a 500cc version, it would be perfect.

@zhukie

4 жыл бұрын

@@PaddyOutback My Nightster-riding best friend calls my TU 'the sewing machine' 🤣

I am looking for a used clean TU 250. When I find one over the past three years, the owner either wants about $I000.dollars less than a new one is, or it is a crashed/neglected rat. The trouble with buying a used one that is just $1000 less than a new one. By the time you put a new set of tires, a new battery, change the oil, air filter, new grips, now you’re only about $400 less.. I am in love with the styling of the TU 250.I don’t always wanna go for a ride on my Goldwing or my Moto Guzzi Norge..I want one of these bikes. It’s the only small machine on the market I am even interested in..

Nice looking bike too... doggo trailer lol

I love my tu250x but I can't stop thinking it's a a lawn mower with two wheels. Have a good day from Higganum Connecticut USA

I’ve not even sat on a small displacement bike since I owned a Suzuki GT250 back in the 80s. I wonder if my old body would fit on one now!

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

You'd be fine! You're not as tall as me which would help!

An Irish accent under the palms?.......good lard! I agree, a fun little bike!

Paddy, not sure you mentioned the year of that 250. Is in good shape for that may kms. Looks like fun.

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't sure of the year myself. They have been basically unchanged since the late 90s though.

Why doesn't Suzuki make a TU350 & solve the lack of freeway power problem everyone complains about the TU250?

@PaddyOutback

3 жыл бұрын

If they made a TU500 I'd buy one tomorrow.

If this bike, the vanvan 200 and tw 200 had more CC I'd consider buying all three!

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Same. If they made a TU 500X I'd buy one tomorrow.

Funny video dude!

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching man!

Cool bike. I wonder how it would do off road with some knobbies ?

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Just fine, I'd say if you don't mind the odd leaky fork seal.

@zhukie

4 жыл бұрын

It won't work off road. Not enough clearance and the wrong configuration.

good they gave you a loaner

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

They're the best dealership I've ever dealt with, two wheels or four.

Dart screen on the front 16t sprocket can do 105 in 3rd.

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt it would.

@EdgeMasterPro

4 жыл бұрын

Paddy Outback first owner put the 16t on the front I am going to put the original back on. Turn it back to 4 speed plus over drive 5 speed box.

It's a scooter.😀So funny where your knees reach on that little bike.

With a efi tuner and some mods you can get a extra 4bhp out of it. Love mine. Good little bike if you're on the small size.

@joeq.public281

3 жыл бұрын

At the expense of fuel economy. What's the point for a bike this small?

The little bike that could. What's not to like ??

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Fantastic little bike.

To help put things into perspective - how large is the rider?

@PaddyOutback

Жыл бұрын

Pretty large. 192cm/ 6’ 3 1/2”.

are they good for long rides like 100+kms to hilly areas like from Melbourne to geelon or Melbourne to Williams prom.

@PaddyOutback

3 жыл бұрын

They wouldn't be exactly ideal but if you're prepared to keep it at 80 or 90 and avoid the freeways, it would do alright.

@Zainphotography

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaddyOutback actually there will be lon freeways going upto 110km. i do free riding generally from Melbourne's CBD to country. Some people changed its sprocket. have you heard about it. importantly, thank you for quick reply :-)

Nice review but you came from a cruiser motorbike so you can't pretend that that 250cc made for being durable and economic could satisfy your likes. In Victoria it's still a good ride on the freeways at 90Km/h since the max speed often is 100Km/h. Sadly Suzuki stopped the production of this gem and I was lucky to get one, 24 months warranty who else gives you that?

Are you in Noosa?

@PaddyOutback

2 жыл бұрын

No, Townsville. Someone has to be.

😂 I never liked getting my 125 over 50mph because it felt like it was going to fall apart. I know how you felt riding that bike.

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

The Suzuki didn't feel like it was going to fall apart. More like the next gust of wind would blow me away!

They could have lent you a boulevard or the drz400sm supermoto.

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Beggars can't be choosers! I was happy with the little TU. was good fun! maybe next time I'll ask for a go of the DRZ.

How it will feel in a 6, 2"" person?

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

Probably a bit small for you but definitely test rise one if you can.

@ihutch92

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 6" and am super comfortable on mine. I took it on a 1,200 mile road trip and was comfortable the whole way. Probably depends on how long your legs are in all honesty, go sit on one somewhere if you can, it's a great wee bike!

5:33 "this is were this bike belongs" ... nope back at the shop is were this bike belongs .. hehehe good watch though mate, nice review

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂 Thanks mate.

That trailer was definitely disturbing, can you imagine being stuck behind that for a considerable amount of time... you’d go insane. Hadn’t heard of the 250X, and as you say for a wee about town number it would tick the box but other than that... maybe not. Cheers

@PaddyOutback

4 жыл бұрын

It's a great bike for cities. I think there's a stain on my pants after that truck though 😂

@highlandriders9696

4 жыл бұрын

@@PaddyOutback I bet lol

All I had to hear was it's tiny and I'm out 😂

WOAH WOAH WOAH UR ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD!