Um no mister insurance man any resemblance of the v strom to a sportbike is purely coincidental.
Standard vs sport bike.
Sport bikes are styled to look like racing machines with plastic fairings covering the body and low mounted clip on handlebars that put riders into a crouch.
1 11 12 roadster is equivalent to standard or naked.
That sporty look doesn t necessarily equal high performance as many beginner bikes come in sport bike clothes yamaha r3 kawasaki ninja 400 etc.
Suzuki offers standard and naked bikes in various trims and styles with its gsx r derivative gsx s series its more sport touring focused bandit its naked streetbike sv650 and its small.
However sport bikes aren t often built with daily rider status in mind.
I m going to assume you re comfy ish on your bike and it s running as well and fast as you need it to.