Suzuki Gixxer 150 Gets A Host Of Updates To Offer A Fresh Feel
Overdrive|September 2019
Suzuki’s best-selling 150 gets a host of updates to offer a fresh feel
Aditya Jadhav
Suzuki Gixxer 150 Gets A Host Of Updates To Offer A Fresh Feel

The Gixxer was the perfect shot in the arm for Suzuki when it came out in 2014. In fact, not only did it do well for the Japanese manufacturer, the bike also went on to become one of the best-selling 150cc motorcycles in the country. Of course, with a name like that - ‘Gixxer’ is what Suzuki’s sportsbike family is called affectionately by enthusiasts the world over – the bike had a certain ring to it besides being a well-packaged machine.

Style and Build

Suzuki has tweaked the overall design by revising body panels and the styling of the rear end, but the bike’s overall silhouette is the same. The revised tank extensions look sharper and lend the sides a fresh appearance, as does the dual tone paint job you see here.

The new Gixxer gets a wheel hugger which is usually looked down upon, however, if it were my personal motorcycle I would be more than happy to keep it given the impressive build quality and well-integrated design. Suzuki has also traded in the older all-digital instrument cluster for the new unit seen on the 2019 Gixxer SF – it is a monochrome unit again, but with inverted colours and offers the same amount of information as before. The layout of the screen could have been better though, to make it more legible. Overall build quality of the bike is impressive, as is the case with almost all Suzukis, though I felt the quality of plastics on the switchgear could have been better, as also the adjustment buttons on the instrument cluster.

Ergonomics

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