Suzuki has revealed a new V-Strom 1050DE, which adds more off-road capability to the firm’s adventure bike range. The DE, which replaces the XT as Suzuki’s flagship adventure bike, gets a series of performance enhancements shared with an updated V-Strom 1050, plus additional features, modifications, and enhancements designed to improve its performance when the highway ends. 

The V-Strom 1050DE is designed for wherever your journey takes you – on any terrain, to any horizon, on any adventure – and builds on a proven, robust, and reliable platform that has made the V-Strom a cult motorcycle and the choice for many adventurers. 

For 2023 both the new V-Strom 1050DE and the V-Strom 1050 feature a new, full-colour TFT dash and a bi-directional quickshifter, plus a suite of complex electronic features that includes: 

  • Six-axis IMU 
  • Lean angle-sensitive ABS with two sensitivity modes 
  • Slope-dependent control 
  • Load-dependent control 
  • Hill hold 
  • Linked brakes 
  • Cruise control 
  • Three power modes 
  • Three traction control settings 

The V-Strom 1050DE also boasts a number of additional features, including: 

  • 21-inch front wheel with Dunlop TRAILMAX MIXTOUR tyres front and rear  
  • Increased suspension travel and ground clearance plus revised chassis geometry and ergonomics 
  • Wider ‘bars and steel footpegs 
  • Two ABS modes plus the ability to disengage rear ABS 
  • Additional off-road ‘G mode’ traction control setting