If the fuelling on any new modern engine with it's multi sensor ECU driven injection system is not working properly, the manufacturers and dealers are really talking bollox if they say it's due to emission regs. and expect owners to either put up with it or have to spend extra money to get it resolved. Things like this have been going on for years in the bike industry e.g. crap finish that is failing after a winter's use, rear dampers that are shot after 15,000 miles and brake calipers that need servicing every year etc.. How comes the same components on cars last years. It's become the norm on bikes and we've all grown to accept it. Whereas the car buying public, who in reality are probably a lot less well informed do not. This whole fuelling issue has been going on with bikes for years and the universal response is emission controls. It may have some validity on hyper sports bikes, but not with Vstroms which by modern standards are low tuned cooking engines. Some years ago a friend of mine had two low speed offs with a new Honda VFR800 VTEC (which at that time had appalling low end fuelling) and he started court action before Honda caved in, accepted liability and paid for repairs. He then got shot of the bike and bought a BMW? So if your Suzuki dealer can't or won't do anything about your concerns take your money elsewhere. There are plenty of other bikes (and dealers) who will value your custom and meet your requirements. It's also got nothing to do with the engines being a twin or a "V" either.
