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RALLY EDITION VSTROM
SR75 World Team Suzuki has applied its off-road racing experience and expertise to the new V-Strom 800DE to create a new Rally Edition , which it plans to race later this season .
Building on a platform already designed to be the most off-road focussed V-Strom ever , the SR75 Rally Edition is equipped with a robust AS3 sump guard and AS3 handlebar risers , atop which sits a set of RM-Z450 ‘ bars .
Giving the 776cc parallel twin more bark is a modified FMF titanium exhaust system , while the standard 21 ” and 17 ” wheels have been swapped for a 21 ” and 18 ” wheel set from ENVY . They are shod with Dunlop D209RR tyres and mousses .
The whole package is finished off with an SR75 Suzuki livery from GP Grafix .
SR75 Suzuki team owner , Geoff Walker , commented , “ Racing RM-Zs around the world might be our bread and butter but we ’ re also always up for a project build like this . We produced the SR75 V-Strom 650XT a couple of years ago , and as soon as the 800DE was launched we were always keen to get our hands on one . This is really stage one of the build and we will make some more modifications before we go racing , but we think we ’ ve taken what was already a solid base package for an adventure bike you could hard ride off-road or into town for a coffee – it ’ s that versatile and usable – and turned it into a bike that can hold its own in a competitive rally .”
The UK-based team is known primarily for its success in the world of supercross and arenacross , with multiple Arenacross UK titles and championships in France and Denmark , plus appearances in the AMA Supercross Championship and the FIM World Supercross Championship .
In standard form the V-Strom 800DE is off-road ready , and comes with 220mm of ground clearance , a tough steel frame with separate bolt-on subframe , and fullyadjustable suspension from Showa with 220mm of travel .
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