An excellent entry-level adventure tourer for Nepal's varied terrain, offering a balance of highway stability and light off-roading capability. It is best suited for riders who want a reliable daily commuter that can double as a weekend touring machine.
The R15 V4 Standard is a premium entry-level sports bike that offers excellent performance and handling for enthusiasts, though it lacks the quick-shifter and traction control found in higher trims.
Ex-showroom by trim — pick one to load it into the columns above.
From our tax and EMI tools — bagmati province rates, 3-year loan at 7.5% with 40% down.
Estimates, not quotes. Road tax follows the published provincial schedule; insurance is the third-party tariff. Confirm with the dealer and insurer.
On our data the Suzuki V-Strom SX 250 is the stronger buy: it is रु 16,000 cheaper ex-showroom (2.6%) and still leads on ground clearance and power.
Measured: 35 mm more ground clearance; 8.1 PS more power; 115 mm more wheelbase.
Measured: 88 more service centres in Nepal (90 vs 2); 163 more showrooms in Nepal (247 vs 84).
Every figure in this verdict is computed from the table below — the same ex-showroom prices, variant specifications and Nepal service network the page publishes. Nothing here is an estimate, and where a figure is missing on one side the axis is left out rather than guessed.
Each is a dated change we applied to a published ex-showroom price after checking it. A logged change may be a distributor's revision or our own correction coming into line with the official figure — the log says which way each one moved, and when, not why.
See the full price-change log →Checked against the distributor's own published price, most recently on 13 October 2026. The rest are listed as published and carry no verification date.
Counted from our own showroom and service-centre directories, not from a brochure — every outlet behind these numbers has a listing on this site with an address and a phone number.
Browse the showroom directory →This comparison is assembled from the Nepal AutoMart catalog — distributor price lists we track daily, variant specifications verified against brochures, and our own showroom and service-centre directories. Specifications a source only hedges at are left blank rather than filled in, prices carry the date they were last checked, and corrections are logged. How we source and verify this data.
As of October 2026, the Suzuki V-Strom SX 250 starts at Rs 6.24 lakh ex-showroom — Rs 0.16 lakh less than the Yamaha R15 V4 at Rs 6.4 lakh.
The Suzuki V-Strom SX 250 costs Rs 6.24 lakh and the Yamaha R15 V4 costs Rs 6.4 lakh (ex-showroom, October 2026).
On our data the Suzuki V-Strom SX 250 is the stronger buy: it is रु 16,000 cheaper ex-showroom (2.6%) and still leads on ground clearance and power. Take the Suzuki V-Strom SX 250 if the ex-showroom price is your binding constraint. Take the Yamaha R15 V4 if you want servicing within reach of where you live. Every figure behind that call is in the table on this page.