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Genesis
Suzuki’s Intruder 150 is the answer to the Bajaj’s avenger, showing that they can also make good low capacity cruiser bike.
The Suzuki Intruder was a chain of cruiser motorcycles manufactured by Suzuki from 1985 to 2005. In 2006 the Intruder line-up was replaced by the Boulevard motorcycle.
Europeans know the Intruder by the same name and it is in use on certain models. The VS Intruder bikes have 4-stroke V-twin engines.
In India, it was launched in November 2017, and instantly it became a hit in the bike industry
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Specifications
Suzuki Intruder has borrowed its underpinning from Gixxer and the looks from Intruder 800.
Specifications are almost as same as Gixxer but there’re slight changes they did to make it a comfortable cruiser for long drives.
Now, let’s look at the specifications of Suzuki Intruder.
ENGINE
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Petrol
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Fuel Type
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Petrol
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No of Cylinders
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1
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Cubic Capacity (cc)
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154.9cc
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Cooling System
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Air-cooled
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Bore/Stroke (mm)
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56/62.9mm
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Valves per cylinder
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2 valves, SOHC
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Max Power (hp @ rpm)
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14.8hp at 8000rpm
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Max Torque (nm @ rpm)
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14Nm at 6000rpm
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TRANSMISSION
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Petrol
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No of Gears
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5
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Dimensions & Chassis
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Petrol
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Weight (kg)
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148kg
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Length (mm)
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2130mm
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Width (mm)
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805mm
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Height (mm)
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1095mm
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Wheel base (mm)
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1405mm
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Ground Clearance (mm)
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170mm
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Seat height(mm)
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740mm
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Fuel Tank capacity (lts)
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11 litres
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BRAKES
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Petrol
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Front Brake Type
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Disc
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Rear Brake Type
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Disc
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SUSPENSION
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Petrol
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Front Suspension
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Telescopic
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Rear Suspension
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Swingarm
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WHEELS AND TYRES
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Petrol
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Front wheel (inch)
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17-inch
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Front Tyre
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100/80
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Rear wheel (inch)
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17-inch
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Rear Tyre
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140/60
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Looks and Design
Drawing its looks straight from its big brother intruder M800 and having the underpinning from its another brother Suzuki Gixxer, we can say it looks both amazing and strange at the same time.
The front and side views are stunning but, the rear part is not up to the expectation level. The heavy tail-light looks strange and sometimes overdone.
The headlamp is really a good sight with a heavy look and giving it a muscular cruiser feel.
With big wide body and with that headlamp it really looks like a scaled-down version of intruder 1800. But talking about similarity Intruder 150 gets all its parts from the Gixxer engine, chassis, suspension, gearbox and even the tyres are borrowed from Gixxer.
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Ride quality and comfort
It looks like the Suzuki was in hurry and didn’t want to work hard to make it good.
As we all know, Gixxer is really good bike and has really good handling and mileage and comfort. They even didn’t bother to tune the engine for a cruiser. The only chassis has been bit extended so that intruder can have long wheelbase which gives it high-speed stability, and the gearbox has been tweaked to make it better. As the chassis is from Gixxer it is really good in cornering. Even the instrument cluster is from Gixxer so there is all information available clear. But the position of the key is a bit too forward so ahead that it is directly on top of the headlamp. Giving intruder same tyres as that of Gixxer was way too much, at least give it wider tyres at back to give its looks some justice, but from the front, there are no complaints. Even there is no vibration which is really good. With standard front and back disc brake and abs, there are breaking issues. Only we could find was with its small fuel tank, which just 11L and that is way too small for a cruiser bike.
If you looking for a low capacity good looking cruiser bike look no further. It can give both comfort and handling.
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Final Verdict
Looks and design: 8/10
Specs & features: 9/10
Dynamics & performance: 8/10
Safety & quality: 7/10
After-sale service: 8/10
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