The Suzuki V-Strom 650 is the Japanese manufacturer’s middleweight adventure tourer. The bike is here in Malaysia, yet not many of us knows about it. It will directly compete against the Kawasaki Versys 650 in the country, and the rest also has good machines like Yamaha and Honda or Triumph or Ducati and Benelli. Kawasaki did a lot more for the 2015 Versys 650. Note that the Versys now has entirely new bodywork following the Ninja sportbike silhouette, updated suspension, minor tweaks to the engine and exhaust system intended to liberate more power, and, finally, much improved brake components. ABS is standard on both the base Versys and the LT, which includes Kawasaki’s quick-release, 28-liter (each) hard bags that are keyed to the ignition and color matched (a bomb in price here in Malaysia). Also part of the updates: a new, adjusts-without-tools windscreen and a half-gallon-larger fuel tank, now a generous 5.5 gallons. Cue the screaming-deal klaxon: The base Versys, with