went to the dealer again..white without premium will take 6 months..white+black will take 2-3 months..i cant wait that long..taking into consideration that my b'day is on 27 Dec n after assuming/understanding that paying 20k more will require more maintenance as well..hence i've finally settled for the all red or ruby red as its called..it was kinda looking better today.. was almost zeroing in on the red+black..but then the all red is more flash..maybe thats not entirely a good thing..cause' i dont want that extra attention.. but im saving 17k..which will be handsomely spent on accessories n gear..1stly im going to get frame sliders..dealer said he'll help me out with those..

wanted to ask you guys..what fuel is ideal?
i've been using xtra premium from Indian Oil Corp. pumps for my R15

Congrats on the booking!
I think you can use the same fuel, since 91 octane is advisable for engines with compression ratio of 10:1 or above (R15 is 10.4:1). Till 11.6:1 CR, 91 octane is ok, after that the bikes will need 93 octane which is no more available in India. Litre class bikes have a compression ratio of around 13:1 or higher so they go for Speed 97 or 97 octane.

Congrats on the booking - how long would the all red take to get delivered?
6 months for the white - that is insane, i wonder why so much. Dont think the sales of GT are so much so wonder why Garware isnt importing more ckd units.

As for the fuel, right from day 1 am filling IOC Xtra prem and its doing fine, you dont need 97 octance, just fill from a reputed pump to keep injectors in good health. Btw, i would be filling 97 Oct in a couple of days and want to see what the diff is if any.

Do keep me in the loop for frame sliders/crash guards, i also want to install them.

Enjoy the feeling.

Coolboy,

We get R&G Aero Bobbins from performance racing store website which cost around 6500 Rs. Have a look at.

red will be delivered within a month..hopefully before christmas..

do let me know about the diff in performance with 97 Oct if any

will surely keep you posted about the frame sliders..
akshay did say he'll set me up with them..other options are karol bagh n khan market..

anyone with experience and know how about where to get gear in delhi??

i know this 1 guy in karol bagh..been going to him 4 quite a bit now..but i wanna check out other places..

also..hows AXO gear vs ALPINESTARS? both are freakin' expensive

going to check out bittoo suzuki and this other place in vasant kunj for dsg gear..found the 2 places online on the planetdsg site

By the way, taking an inspiration from others i have started using the GT for daily commuting, park the bike at my friend's house and then go for classes etc so that the parking issues are solved.

Filled 97 octane today just to see if there is any difference, i knew there wont be much as GT doesnt require it but just for the heck of it , it costs 79/litre here in Delhi a full 10 rs above the normal fuel.

Did i see any difference - no and i wont recommend going for it. Its just that once you spend 150 more for every tankful, you would have a psychological effect that your bike behaves better - only advantage was that the knocking at lower rpms has decreased a lot.

Earlier bike used to knock while picking speed from 30-33 in 3rd gear but now does without any hiccups.

As for the commuting - its doing wonders, heats up less now, thanks to the cold, the v twin torque is amazing and pulling out of small gaps and riding is fun but just need to be careful with 100 cc guys who may rear end very badly if you brake hard as they are busy seeing the bike + the bite of front and rear brakes is very very good. Engine is opening up, vibes have gone down but the irritating front visor noise is back up, seems thats a lifelong issue like with the Pulsar 220 fairing noise.

FE update - 20+ on highways, last fill gave 18 but that was in city and always amidst traffic.

Am happy with the bike - nothing to report as yet and i hope it continues like this, if that front visor noise gets a remedy, nothing like it.

Well i mailed them a few weeks back and they said they were out of stock with the R&G bobbins and was instead selling me the two brothers slip on , its necessary as in case of a fall, the clip ons and fairing would take the full impact.

Frame Sliders

@coolboy, I also thought of installing the frame sliders onto my GT, however the plan is on hold due to me being apprehensive about the positive/negative of the same. I had almost ordered the same in Sep .

Dropping the bike when standing or at low speeds, these sliders will save the fairing for sure, but what about a crash at high speed. At high speed the frame slider may work as a pivot and will result the bike in toppling over rather than sliding. and that is much dangerous than sliding IMO.

I have always wondered that if frame sliders are so inexpensive (as compared to fairings) then why don't these come as a standard fitment or at least as a standard accessory ?

What are the thoughts of other guys here..

Just my experience, frame sliders don't protect much...my cbr600 was hit by a stupid person who just hovered around me,wanted to race and instead ending up taking off my LVM. Though I was in speed of around 20 then, the bike fall couldn't be avoided. The sliders did protect the fairings from cracking, but there are some parts on the fairing where there are scratches. Also the tail got cracked. So, it is just that it will save the fairing from becoming totally useless upon the fall. Nothing much.

Fren,

Its always good to install the frame sliders to protect the fairing of GT, since it is not cheap. Also if the fairing breaks without the sliders we should be forced to ride the naked GT instead of the fully faired one till we arrange the money for that..

first ever post on xbhp..

hello guys..this is my first write up so please excuse me for mistakes.after long wait finaly got my hand on supersport..gt 650r red..on 19th nov i got delivery from ronit motors mumbai.since that day my life has chnged.life suddenly gone into fast lane..i never used to ride this fast(previously owned r15)..bike is simply awesome in terms of handling as it is my first sbk,acceleration is monstrous.when ever i climb on it for ride it gets connected to me like avatar movies navi and his bird .there are some vibrations in the visor,hard gear shift ,and little noise in rear break.i have informed the service guys they will fix gear shift an visor problems in servicing.and they are telling me breaks are new there is some extra layer in break pad once u done some km noise wil not be there..i dont whether is it true or not..please help me guys on this break isuues..will post pics soon

Mittal,
Well that can definitely happen but chances of you dropping the bike at slow speeds or some one else dropping it in the parking are much more compared to the sliders acting as a pivot and the bike flipping over, thats the reason every superbike owner goes for them considering how astronomical the fairings are priced.

The price of fairing on even the GT650R can fetch you a 150cc commuter bike so every one wants to save it, we all have spills once a while and the frame sliders really help at slow speeds.

On top of that if we fall without a slider installed, the clip ons may take the full impact and break rendering the bike un-useable, now 300-400 kms away from nearest SVC on a tour, that thought is horrifying , i think some one reported the same thing happening a few pages back.

LOL, that wont happen patty
Atleast till 6 months or 1 year, we all have comprehensive insurance running on our GT's via Tata AIG which pays 100% for plastic and fiber parts. A friend crashed on a GT650R, broke mirrors, fairing, clip ons etc, the total bill was around 85k - yes 85,000 and he paid only 1000 as claim processing charges so dont worry, you wont have to run your GT naked, i pray the need never arises.

Congrats on the GT buddy, ride safe and do post some pictures.
As for the break noise from rear, no i dont have it but once i press the front brake i have a continous buzzing sound like some electronic circuit is opening up every time the brake lever is pressed.

You talking about the same thing?
Does every one has that buzzing noise from brakes? I have it from day 1 and even the test vehicle had it.

@cool boy
yeah even i get that buzzing sound..but there is another sound comes when break..it initially comes.after some km of running it vanishes.whenever bike is cold the break sound comes.

Aren't the two statements above contradictory to reach a logical conclusion..

This is perfectly valid, I think I need some more such reason to convince myself to get the sliders .

Even I had a noise from the rear brake till I got the first service done.. but I was using rear brake more at that time.. bad habit is slowly dying now and I am using front (or both breaks) now.


Regarding the front break, yes there is a buzzing sound when you pull the lever. and this is there in every GT that I have seen so far, at least 5. I have been told that it is a normal behavior of GT.

Engine Kill Switch Vs Ignition

An observation that I had yesterday. I went to the Garware workshop in Pune as the gears were a little hard and the clutch needed some adjustment. When the SVC guy took the test drive, and came back, he used the Engine Kill Switch (EKS) to stop the engine.

Is this advisable to use the EKS to stop the engine on regular basis or one should use the ignition switch to switch off. e.g. on a red light, traffic jams etc.

My understanding is that as there is a lot of electronics involved in the modern bikes, using ignition will shut down the circuits properly, where as the EKS that is supposed to be used in Emergency (as per manual) may not do so and abruptly kill the circuit and may harm in long run ?

What do you guys say ? anyone having good knowledge around the electronics involved in motorcycles ? I am novice..

Cheers