The suspension can be classified as firm. The front fork dips comfortably without bottoming when braking hard and the rear coil over units can be adjusted for spring preload to suit individual preferences. So when we took our first ride we thought that the firm suspension would be too harsh on bumpy surfaces but, yes, it does thud over some poor Indian roads but not in a way that would upset equilibrium. The ride remains firm, not stiff, and the rewards are reaped when cornering. The Crux is light-feeling and responsive and its good handling traits are sharpened and made more usable primarily by the excellent quality of its gearshifts, the riding position and the smoothness of the power delivery. The limits of the bike's cornering capabilities are defined more by the relative narrowness of its tyres than anything else. We discovered that the best way to get around corners in a fun way was to drop a gear just before leaning the bike over and let the trailing throttle give the rear tyre an easy time rather than risk having the rear wheel step out by accelerating hard too early.
  
Agility makes the Crux a pleasure in town, a pleasure that is heightened by the engine's willingness to pull even if you have inadvertently left it in too high a gear, but the chassis deserves better tyres out on the highway. Buffeting side winds from passing heavy vehicles tend to affect straight-line stability, which would be less disconcerting if there were larger contact patches On the Road.