Hey folks.. The self start has started to give troubles again..

Engine kill on
Press self start
No response

Kick start works only

Any suggestions? I'm thinking of going to a local mechanic instead of svc

How do I subscribe to this thread? Is there something that can be done to recieve notification, on new comments.

bro I am comparing the power with pulsar 150, apache 150, Honda 160. not 200..

and the loud sound from the engine... I don't want that.. and its not a super bike..

gixxer is also tagged for 95000 rupees..
almost one lakh

I'm not at all against the bike.. I'm just sharing my views.. the points I have mentioned is common for all gixxers.

except power I didn't compare any bikes with gixxer.

have a nice day

Hello Folks,

How is this Idemitsu oil? I wrote to Suzuki asking whether using Motul 7100 10w40 JASO MA2 can be used and should not interfere with the warranty. This is what i got in reply from an assistant manager at Suzuki:

"Dear Sir,

You can change your oil to Idemitsu 10W40 with synthetic additives also available at our dealerships. Motul 7100 10W40 JASO MA2 is not tested on Gixxer hence may interfere with warranty.


Regards"

Thanks to all for responding.
Ground clearance i think is manageable but pillion seat is definitely a concern.
I am personally not comfortable handling heavy bikes so avoiding anything 135 kgs and above.
Although I did not test drive, tried sitting on and moving the Uni 160 and Gixxer showroom bikes and am comfortable with their weight ( 135 kgs although, both).


Uni 150 is a proven and excellent bike no doubt, and Honda is going to re-launch it but my concern is its weight (145-146 kgs i think), which is beyond what I can control. So Hornet, Pulsar, Uni 150 all are out of my list unfortunately. Don't like Apache as it vibrates a lot and the build quality is not durable in my opinion.


All in all, it boils down to Gixxer vs Uni 160 for me. Although my heart is for Gixxer, practicality dictates that I may be forced to go for Uni 160 - Lesser price than Gixxer, better mileage, better seating, etc. But have been told to wait for 2 months. customer service as well as bike servicing are definitely of concern when it comes to Honda guys.
Still spending some more time to read and analyze further before I finally make up my mind and buy.

I own gixxer sf.. number is KA 03 JC 2700

please think before buying gixxer . I am not against to it but you should know some things before buying it.

1. Ground clearance. it is very low when compared to other bikes. Silencer may hit the ground often, in bad roads with pillion.

2. The. power is low when compared to apache,Honda, and pulsar. You will feel it while over taking and in gradient.

3.Pillion seat is no more comfortable. If you are a family man please avoid this bike.

4. Some minor problems I have faced are..

1.Gear shifting issue will get better after service but not smooth.

2.Shock obsorbe is little stiff.

3.Rear brake is not satisfied.

4.Loud sound at high RPM.

5.Little vibration at 4500rpm beyond that it wont exist.

6.Stock headlight position not good that much but it can be adjusted

Main advantage.

I didn't get any vibration even at its top speed. (121kmph)

It is best for long travel.

I got 40 kmpl mileage at the speed of 80kmph for 450 km run and 30 km mileage at the speed of 100 and above for 600km run. I guess you will surely get 50 kmpl if you maintained between 60 to 70kmph.

I didn't drive any other bikes so I can't compare with any others.


My another advice is you can try with apache 200, pulsar 200 which is available at same price with more and more power.
I don't know about long run. but proper maintenance is the matter.

check with hornet otherwise.

I won't go with Yamaha bcoz it has the lowest power in this segment.

please think and go for test drive if possible.

I have heard that Honda unicorn 150 is going to be relaunched again by Honda. please check that too.

ok cool... don't show one thing bigger to hide other things... leave the sound topic.. I am saying this because for first two months the sound was awesome Goosy sound. now it changed a lot after using..

But FS oil is not recommended for 150cc bikes, some say it is for high performance bikes (>200cc)...SS oil or mineral is good for 150cc bikes.

Hi gixxer owners,

Can you people throw some light on the braking power of gixxer?

I was all set to buy a gixxer around November 2015 after test riding it. Gixxer simply blew my mind and I had no second thoughts in buying it. Then the reports came in on rear disc version. I waited till auto expo 2016 and was very glad with the announcement.

But . . . .

Now it seems suzuki will wait till end of the year to launch the rear disc variant till it clears the existing stock.

So I just need experiences on real world braking power of gixxer. I have driven Yamaha fz v1 a lot and I was not happy with its rear brakes. So any comparison with it will be great.

Thanks for your time.

Hi bro,

My Gixxer is Jan 31st 2015 , rear brake is not a problem. But if compared with fzv2.0 overall braking performance is good on Fz . In Gixxer you'll feel confident for braking due to its chassis and on Fz due to its better bite. I've not ridden Hornet but people say it has better brakes than Gixxer/Fz.

Thanks for the info bro. I will be anyway going with the Gixxer. If Suzuki does not come up with the rear version any time soon, I will go for the existing drum version.

Check Fi SF too

I'm not sure whether suzuki will launch rear disc and FI variants any time soon. As far I enquired, It will be atleast 3-4 months mostly end of the year. Also I like naked Gixxer than the Faired one. So mostly, I will be looking into the Gixxer drum version if Suzuki does not come up with rear disc variants in next one month.