Yo people!! I never thought this thread will be active again!!
Anyways, some fresh pics of me and my ride!

Guess I am too old for performance bikes.
The bike is an excellent commuter. I have an RX135 and of course, my Fiero for ripping. A D250 classic as well Brakes are good. The older models had poor brakes, but new ones are good.Well, the GS is not, I repeat "NOT" a performer. I haven't ripped it yet, but I believe a stock Fiero can screw a GS150R. But the good side is, ultra smooth engine and transmission. The handlebar never vibrates, nor the foot pegs. Stable at 90(thats the max I have reached. Just 200 kms run.

It will take at least an year before the inner monkey(my evil side) takes over. But as of now, no! The bike is returning a decent 50kmpl which is a great difference from my Birdie's 30kmpl.

Just my opinion. Every person have their own wish and liking.

Considering the fuel prices(and drunk drivers in south India), its better to ride safe in the streets. Unless you have power, you won't use it. I have a legendary D250 classic, the Mighty RX135 and a Stunning Fiero. What else do I need? I do miss the torque of my thumper, but sacrifices must be made.


Agreed. Though low on resale value, suzuki engines are on-par with honda and Yamaha engine quality. Its very comfortable to ride. I believe, GS150R is the most underrated 150cc bike. I believe it will be considered worthy only when it becomes obsolete. Just like Fieros, which were disregarded during the days of CBZ and Pulsar classics.

And I might be interested on the 4 valve setup. I am planning to get an apache for drag racing.

It is not my thread but thought you guys could be helpful.


Your clutch seems to haunt you time for change to rtrs.

yeah he he

Why should it die you guys should contribute a lot buddy. good pictures buddy .


Btw my boy met with a crash
when my friend is riding the whole headlight assmy went inside

@Max

Sorry to hear about the crash buddy,i guess it was the 'nazar' affect,she surely looked so good with the apache front,tough luck,such things do tend to happen buddy.Anyway what are the plans for now?

@Vignesh

Good pictures bro and i do agree with you on the performance aspects of the bikes.I had inquired about the 4 valve head installation,but when i learnt it was that of a raider i dropped the idea.But Mr Venugopal has the technical bent of mind to convert a feiro/apache head to that of a 4 valve one.He himself told me nothing of that sort's impossible.But TVS is running 3 valved apaches in their racing teams from some time now,so i have decided to wait for such a model to come out and then get the head upgrade done.As we all know,TVS does the testing for it's future tech on the race-tracks.If you have any ideas about this mod,do let us know.

The weakest part of the bike isn't it? I believe you have already tried replacing the steel plates and springs. Try reworking the clutch and replace the bell. You can give a try to my setup(extra steel plate). It will work wonders. The clutch will feel like an RTR's stock clutch(or even better). I have done this on a street/stunt Fiero and that guy is worshiping me(). You can try it!!

The engine work is cooking I will get my boy today night .

Hello Guys...

So, was it rtr 180's block kit or standard block kit ?
Hows the bike feeling now ???

SIX DAYS and not a peep from you ? Hope you are busy riding your upgraded Bike and enjoying it ...Your bike looks very good......
Good Luck..Ride Safe

How many of us have switch to a wider swing arm on Fiero & which one?

I'm liking the 17" rear tyre of Impulse and with a 17" wheel setup ready with me, I was toying with the idea of using it on Fiero. But the stock swing arm can't take that wide hub & I'm not sure if that wide tyre can also be fitted.

I dont want to show my boy before bath so waited

It is not a upgrade just a standard bore kit (no body was ready here for the 180 conversion but I still have the itch )
It cost 6000 rs in total including a wrong valves set which the service center sold me an were not fit (have to get another one from outside shop ) and the headlight assembly broken in the accident .

Now the bike pulls so good if I had known this will make this kind of difference I would have done it earlier .
mileage i got is around 40 kmpl and it is in run-in, well have to wait. The mech who works is so good but hesitated too much for the 180 conversion still I am pressuring to do the 180 conversion lets see .

here are the pics.



Againg getting the 'fiero' crack dont know what to do any idea? .

I had it for close to 5 years but I reverted back to stock, will all the mess the bike was in, keep in mind one thing, since the swing arm is wide, if u directly fit the shock absorber to the frame it will be at a slight incline and not straight [This is the right side shock absorber I am talking about, the left side is perfectly fine]. You will have to increase the length of the bolt on the frame that is used to mount the shock on to the frame. I have paid a heavy price for ignoring this, the bike handling goes for a toss under braking due to this, this gets worse in the rains, as the bike tends to fishtail due to this. The mech did not point me to this, I figured this out myself after a long time. I have attached a rough sketch, not sure if you will understand what I am trying to say . No matter how many washers you add to the frame mount, it wont help as I was never comfortable under braking, after I reverted to the stock swingarm, I realised what I was missing all the time.

@bprags: Thanks. I had my doubts about it, thanks for sharing your experience. Stock swing arm & 18" wheel for some more time then.

The 180cc conversion doesn't include any extra work than stock. Its just a direct fit. Head matching can be done by any lathe guy.

The service center guys will also do this on demand. Anyway, a Fiero is a Fiero. Ride it like a Fiero. Congratulations for the rebuild.

Regarding the Fiero crack, i believe the pillion handle is bent and it is straining the cowl. Also, replace the rubber grip sets. It will help

I had repeated the conversion is not that tough to my mech but he is adamant, but I cant trust anyone else. he is sooo attached to me, ok will insist him again .but he had done a great job in my boy really great thats the reason I am again thinking of 180 conversion again , well this kit will be served as standby .

The service center also denied 180 conversion.

Another small idea can I get a second hand cylinder kit and head assemply and try ? or else a new cylinder kit and a seconds head assembly if we get a rtr head assemply there is no need to match the head in the lathe isn't it ?


That is a great find about the pillion handle will try your solution . thanks buddy.

@Nav75

All kinda modifications have been done to the fiero with regard to swing-arm.I've seen fieros with f2 swingarm fitted with scooty shox ,in a mono-shox set-up that is where shorter wheel base was preffered.Just plain F2 swing-arm,with twin shox.With honda unicorn swing-arm with it's mono-shox set-up where long wheel base wasn't a issue etc.They all were done by ZEN TVS for their own drag bikes,rally bikes and that of their customers too.They were preparing lot of rally and race folk's bikes there.So all these were done with their plus points and negative points in mind with regard to wheelbase as well as changes needed with ,chain length,sprockets size,air filter needed to accommodate the modification in swing-arm etc.Let's keep in mind that these folks were using it for racing and rallying purposes.The whole purpose of going for a change in swing-arm would be defeated if basic things such as alignment is not met. Such modifications doesn't need any technical expertise and all it needs is some common sense,which you will find with most of the mechs who have learnt their job from childhood,meaning road-side illiterate mech as well can perform it.Let's admit it,this is not rocket science.

@Bprags

That's some shoddy work maga,i'm surprised Rajesh did that kinda work.Maybe he pays better attention to rally bikes with regard to such modifications.I'm also surprised that he commends K&N usage in dusty environments and for everyday use bikes as well.

@Max

Bro,how many times had the original bore been re-bored?The reason i'm asking this is, because fiero/RTR bores have cast iron sleeves without any coating,meaning they can be re-bored a few times at least before needing a new cylinder.The other thing i wanted to know about is the price of the fiero bore-kit there,because here a RTR 180 bore kit,which includes cylinder,piston,rings,packing,gasket costs 2,300 bucks.