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srinivasj · 03-18-2010, 12:34 PM

Hello friends,

First, let me thank you all for the wonderful reviews that you have provided about this bike, to help me make conscious decision to own one.

. My salutations to ye all.

Second, the fotos/pics will be posted soon. It is the flaming orange colour and i have owned it for about a week now and done 130 kms on it.

lastly, I am Srinivas (aka Srini), age = 37 (bordering 38) from Pune, height = 183 cms and weight = 82kgs.

The reason for buying a bike is only one. Travel to office and back. 16-18 kms total. I have company transportation, however, my timings need to revolve around the same. So most of the times, even I am done with office work, I cannot go home because, i do not have a ride

. to get around this issue, I started looking for a bike. I have never ridden a 2 wheeler for the past 15 years. the last I rode a 2 wheeler, was my friend's, TVS SUZUKI Max 100R in 1995 just before graduating. I am a Bombay (Mumbai) ite and a ride was never an issue there. after graduation, I have always been on 4 wheelers. Therefore, taking a bike at this ripe age seemed a little, i do not know, not right, to put it lightly. However, with the company transportation issue, I decided to own one. after much deliberation, zeroed in on 3:

Honda Unicorn
Yamaha Gladiator
and Suzuki GS 150R. The only reason being, the advert and some reviews on zigwheels.com

I had almost decided on the Gladiator, because of

price
mileage.

However, after reading the review on Zigwheels and found out about this ownership thread, I decided to take a test ride. I took 3 friends with me, each of different age groups and sizes to help me understand if the bike is good.

First test ride with a young colleague/friend of mine:- age 28. He was impressed with the stability and the pulling capacity on low speeds and high gears etc. this guy though is shorter than me 5ft 9 and likes the FZ too much.
Second test ride:- age 33 colleague/friend, but huge. This guy drives a CBZ extreme. He was massively impressed with the ride quality and the suspension.
Third test ride :- same age as 2 and same build as me. He loved the ride quality and smoothness of the gear box.

So armed with these facts, I booked one on Wednesday, 10th March 2010 and got the delivery the same day. I took one extra day for delivery as I wanted the RTO number on it rather than go back to the dealer to stick the same.

I have travelled 130 kms on it since and love the way it handles and more importantly lets me handle it. Suspension is amazing, gear shift is beyond compare. The dashboard (if one can call it) is unbelievable. In fact, the gear indicator is one of the niftiest features, else, with the butter-smooth gear box, I would find it hard to figure out what gear I am in.

.

The vibes at 3500-4000 rpm that some people spoke about are there and these are not vibes per se. Its just that the bike sounds different at this range. and I firmly agree with mr. SivaKumar, who mentioned, that it is the bikes sweet spot. I am almost on this 3500-4000 rpm range and feel, that the bike is asking me to take it beyond the 4000 rpm range ASAP. However, I feel it is at this range, that the bike's mechanics will start meshing well with each other to give us a longer life.

I have not tested the mileage yet. however, I should mention that when I got the bike, I filled 5 liters of petrol and at about 90 kms, I had to move to reserve. As the bike has about 3.5 liters (is this figure right?) reserve, I assume i got about 60 kms. I think i have got 55+ and < 60 though.

more soon.

PS: another thing to note. There have been some queries on running in a new bike. One of my friends sent me this article. though it is defined for an enfield, i feel the same should/would apply for all new bikes any make and size.
http://www.cybersteering.com/cruise/...t/running.html

thanks once again.
-Srini

03-18-2010, 12:34 PM	#4204 (permalink)
srinivasj Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2	Suzuki GS 150R- New owner :) Hello friends, First, let me thank you all for the wonderful reviews that you have provided about this bike, to help me make conscious decision to own one. . My salutations to ye all. Second, the fotos/pics will be posted soon. It is the flaming orange colour and i have owned it for about a week now and done 130 kms on it. lastly, I am Srinivas (aka Srini), age = 37 (bordering 38) from Pune, height = 183 cms and weight = 82kgs. The reason for buying a bike is only one. Travel to office and back. 16-18 kms total. I have company transportation, however, my timings need to revolve around the same. So most of the times, even I am done with office work, I cannot go home because, i do not have a ride . to get around this issue, I started looking for a bike. I have never ridden a 2 wheeler for the past 15 years. the last I rode a 2 wheeler, was my friend's, TVS SUZUKI Max 100R in 1995 just before graduating. I am a Bombay (Mumbai) ite and a ride was never an issue there. after graduation, I have always been on 4 wheelers. Therefore, taking a bike at this ripe age seemed a little, i do not know, not right, to put it lightly. However, with the company transportation issue, I decided to own one. after much deliberation, zeroed in on 3: Honda Unicorn Yamaha Gladiator and Suzuki GS 150R. The only reason being, the advert and some reviews on zigwheels.com I had almost decided on the Gladiator, because of price mileage. However, after reading the review on Zigwheels and found out about this ownership thread, I decided to take a test ride. I took 3 friends with me, each of different age groups and sizes to help me understand if the bike is good. First test ride with a young colleague/friend of mine:- age 28. He was impressed with the stability and the pulling capacity on low speeds and high gears etc. this guy though is shorter than me 5ft 9 and likes the FZ too much. Second test ride:- age 33 colleague/friend, but huge. This guy drives a CBZ extreme. He was massively impressed with the ride quality and the suspension. Third test ride :- same age as 2 and same build as me. He loved the ride quality and smoothness of the gear box. So armed with these facts, I booked one on Wednesday, 10th March 2010 and got the delivery the same day. I took one extra day for delivery as I wanted the RTO number on it rather than go back to the dealer to stick the same. I have travelled 130 kms on it since and love the way it handles and more importantly lets me handle it. Suspension is amazing, gear shift is beyond compare. The dashboard (if one can call it) is unbelievable. In fact, the gear indicator is one of the niftiest features, else, with the butter-smooth gear box, I would find it hard to figure out what gear I am in. . The vibes at 3500-4000 rpm that some people spoke about are there and these are not vibes per se. Its just that the bike sounds different at this range. and I firmly agree with mr. SivaKumar, who mentioned, that it is the bikes sweet spot. I am almost on this 3500-4000 rpm range and feel, that the bike is asking me to take it beyond the 4000 rpm range ASAP. However, I feel it is at this range, that the bike's mechanics will start meshing well with each other to give us a longer life. I have not tested the mileage yet. however, I should mention that when I got the bike, I filled 5 liters of petrol and at about 90 kms, I had to move to reserve. As the bike has about 3.5 liters (is this figure right?) reserve, I assume i got about 60 kms. I think i have got 55+ and < 60 though. more soon. PS: another thing to note. There have been some queries on running in a new bike. One of my friends sent me this article. though it is defined for an enfield, i feel the same should/would apply for all new bikes any make and size. http://www.cybersteering.com/cruise/...t/running.html thanks once again. -Srini Last edited by srinivasj; 03-18-2010 at 12:37 PM. Reason: forgot to add something