Seken Keren: Born at the wrong time, the Suzuki Thunder 250 is now being sought after again

GridOto.com – When mentioning the name Suzuki Thunder, most people will remember the 125cc sports motorbike that paved in Indonesia in the early 2000s.

In fact, PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor (SIM), which at that time was still called PT Indomobil Suzuki International, also issued the Thunder 250.

First produced in 1999, Suzuki Thunder 250 born to tackle sales of the Honda Tiger, Yamaha Scorpio and Kawasaki Eliminator.

But the truth is, sales Suzuki Thunder 250 as long as it is marketed in Indonesia it cannot be said to be good.

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Welly, a Suzuki Thunder 250 activist as well as a Karisma Motor workshop retainer, said the motor sport was born at the wrong time.

“At that time, 250 cc motor sport was still considered luxurious, the price was quite high. Moreover, when it was launched, Indonesia had just finished the monetary crisis, ”said Welly K.to GridOto.com in its workshop which specializes in 250 cc Suzuki motorcycles and above, Saturday (17/10/2020).

Although it did not sell well in its time, gradually the popularity of the motor sport, which was originally named the GSX 250, returned to increase.

For one thing, the Suzuki Thunder 250 is often used as material by modifiers to make custom motorbikes.

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