THE SHADOW DWELLERS

WHAT SORT OF A MOTORCYCLE'S SILHOUETTE TAKES SHAPE IN YOUR MIND WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD 'VERSATILE'?

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What sort of a motorcycle’s silhouette takes shape in your mind when you hear the word ‘versatile’? Does that silhouette constitute a high fender? Mammoth ground clearance? A 21-inch hoop at the front? It’s surely not going to be a motorcycle with clip-on handlebar and rearset footpegs, right? The spell casted by ADV-tourers is so charming that it has basically overshadowed every other genre of motorcycling in recent times. The promise of an adventure of a lifetime had us overlook another set of versatile motorcycles – Sports-tourers. They paint a delusion with their form but once it comes to milemunching capabilities, they’re second to none. What was started by the Honda CBR250R and the Kawasaki Ninja 250, is now being carried forward by motorcycles like the Hero Karizma XMR and the Suzuki Gixxer SF 250. But how do they fare against each other?