@Harsha... even the Zeus has the same design alloys. they should be available... but I believe the finish is silver and not black.

@animeher... The switch to toggle between Eco & Power modes is in the console. Ravi@17BHP can help you find the exact location... Ravi...

The Oil Reservoir in the shock absorbers is seen in the last pic... see the small cylinder kind of thing behind the shock springs... well, it is similar to thing as the ones on the Hunk, Apache and Pulsar. Apache says it is Monotube Inverted ... and that's the single rod you see there... when the shock absorbers compress, the oil finds a place in the gas reservoir (by compressing the gas there)... this is the funda I read about the ones on either the Apache or the Hunk and I guess this one is not different.

The gear change light??? now this is something even I am searching for... but if you observe on the right lower side of the console (not seen in the pics above) there's a light. Can that be the one???

The fuel knob is not passion type but is the Uni or |Glamour type. I believe we can go for a key type as the difference would be only the front knob.

Also, any genuine HID is 35W.

Thanks for the answers Hydbiker. I am still not clear about the oil reservoir. How does it help cooling the oil?

The gear change light seems to be the bottom left light, hidden in above picture, but it is shown lighted white in the brochure.

The two buttons on the LCD toggle only through Tripmeter A & B (so two trip meters) and odometer. Still haven't found how to change the clock time and the modes.

Gs 150 r

Its looks decent from back though front is a let down but i guess I ll bet my money on RTR 180 codenamed Menace as reported in Xbhp. for a lil money more its gonna be one helluva machine I am told by my friends in Bangalore in TVS Racing who have tested it.

I own a TVS Fiero F2 (2004) in addition to my R15. The GS 150 reminds me of my F2-heel&toe shifter, front disc on the left side, Economy-Power modes, excellent ergonomics for city riding etc. In fact, it has everything I felt my F2 lacks. I love my R15, it has a single seat cowl&I do not even let anyone sit on it, but I use it in the morning when I go to office at about 6 a.m.&when I'm coming back at about 2 p.m. I still use my F2 to take my Mom around&also whenever I need to go to office or somewhere else during peak traffic hours. Oh yeah, did I forget to mention-my gf loves sitting on the F2 more than the R15!. We even do some highway riding pretty often on it.
Why I say all this is: We cannot generalize saying any bike is not good comparing it to others in the same segment. I feel everyone should choose a bike(or combination of bikes) keeping in mind his needs. I feel Suzuki has hit the needle straight on the head with their product. Instead of introducing a 'sporty' bike which does not even serve practicality eg.Stunner with nothing other than good looks, they have given us a very city-friendly bike, loaded with new-age technology, and it does not run out of air on the highway too. The GS150 should surely serve the needs of daily office goers who want higher bikes than the likes of Splendors or Passions and move to Unicorns since they do not have any other choice in the so called 'Executive' segment. I think it can make a serious dent in the sales of Unicorn, provided people come out of the herd mentality. Way to go Suzuki!

A simply good looking bike with no cosmetic designs,such a bike with "can do all" attitude is rare and the only one in India is the Unicorn.But now GSR is here to share the tag.

Whats special is the econo/power mode combo.It changes the engine mapping with lesser bhp on tap and more torque.........it would feel like a big diesel truck in econo mode and evryone wud love to cruise with it.On power mode bigger thrust off fuel wud be required for the altered engine mapping putting onto a high speed bike.But here are some questions:
1.Can the power/econo mode be switched over,whenever and wherever required,while riding the bike?
2.Wud there be a difference in 0-60 timings while switched in power and econo mode separately?

The new Unicorn is 146kgs kerb as stated by latest edition brochures and GS150R at 149kgs is only 3Kgs up with more power on tap.That does not makes a difference for a bike not solely focused on performance alone.A Suzuki performance 150 wud have a DOHC engine with 20hp on tap(FXR150)

Gear shift light goes on whenevr the required rpm for shifting has arrived.Though that rpm wud vary in both power and econo modes.!!!

I say it is a very interesting bike to ride but a question about handling and suspension is still on hold.

It is not so advanced as you think-there is no difference in the way the engine behaves. You can switch between the modes, in order to get an idea of whether you're conserving fuel or doing performance riding. In Economy mode, the light blinks when its time to shift to the next higher gear. In Power mode, the light does not blink, hence you can rev as much as you like!

So you are saying that the power and eco models are nothing but an ON/OFF switch for gear indicator light?? I think/hope there is more to that than just an ON/OFF button.

R15Rocks, the modes u see on ur F2 belong to TVS. these modes on GS150R are from Suzuki. The ones from TVS were based on Throttle position. The ones Suzuki got on the GS150R has a switch in teh console to decide which mode you want (would have been great to get Busa type mode changer on the handlebar!)

Also, the engine is a new block and not the one used in fiero.

@MACH50,
This indeed is a very interesting bike... I believe you can trust Suzuki and leave the handling & suspension part to them to get you a very good bike.

@HydBiker: I agree the engine block is entirely new. The sensor also comes from the engine, not the throttle. I love the speedo too. It seems to have everything I wished for in my F2!
However, I don't think setting the mode changes the engine response like in the Busa, does it?

@MACH50: The light is only an indication of optimum revving for gearshift, which will ensure good fuel economy. The showroom guys never talked about any change in the engine or performance. You can rev it the same way even with the light on!

Ravi had a chance to test drive the bike and with switching to both the modes and... It was a very short test drive but he said, with pillion, there was a noticeable difference in pull once he changed to Power Mode.

Oh really? I thought it just gives an indication by means of the light&sensors...Never knew it even facilitates for more pickup! In that case, its real good technology, but don't you think it requires something more than just sensors in the engine for it to work that way? IMO it would require different ECU settings, which can't be accomodated coz there is no Fi...any idea how the engine delivers more pull in Power mode?

^^^ If my Victor and your F2 could do that with dual mapping in the CDI, I am sure the Suzuki can do a better job for the GS150R. Not sure how eggjaktli it works... may be we gotta call in Joel for this

Has anyone booked this ??

Everything is very silent on this front. The bike was supposed to be released in Jan, but there is no review available yet. Bike India pronounced last month that they will be giving the detailed report this month, but there is none. Even when all the bike makers cut costs due to the 4% cenvat reduction, there was no such announcement from suzuki!

What's happening?!

When I asked them in late November, they told me the bike will be available in February.