Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Brother , they gave you a book with your bike ? Read it up . And twice . I may be sounding a bit rude , but once you read up the owner's manual , I'm sure you'll change your mind

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

That's exactly what I meant by "vague".. Lol thanks

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

My first bike! I bought it on Jan 2015. It's been a year and I'm satisfied. A decent bike to ride in the city, I get around 50kmpl.

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Good evening friends, i got myself a used Gixxer today morning from a trustworthy source.

Please educate me which is the best service station in Bangalore for the gixxer sf. So far i have received horrible feedback of the Electronics city one.

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Is there any problem if there is excess engine oil filled in the bike? The oil level is above the upper line and hence I think it's much more as it hardly takes time to reach that level after the bike is off and on centre stand... If it is harmful,how do I remove excess oil? And do the service people put excess out of laziness? Lol😝😂

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

until it's less or equal to 1 litre, Nope, but if you see oil leaks here and there then bingo, reduce it.

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Hello guys, my fuel tank is getting rusted, specifically the nozzle area. How to prevent it and stop further damage?

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Hey guys, anybody know the price of front shock absober oil seal??

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Yes there is . Excess oil is likely to find it's way into the air-filter box - paper element air-filter can be ruined by little bit of oil on it . It can also cause excess pressure on the oil seals among other things . You can possibly siphon off the excess oil from the oil filling hole or drain some of the excess oil by opening the oil-drain nut momentarily - then topping up to correct level . For correct oil level - 5-10 minutes after stopping engine from a run , with bike on main stand on level ground , fill oil until it's in-between the max-min marks on the view port . Check oil-level weekly & top-up if needed . Keeping the level midway between max & min shall give you a good margin for errors either way . Mechanics and service centers have little time for all this finesse - they just empty the oil bottle into fill hole

Engine oil is never to be filled by volume ( liter , milliliter etc ) but by the marked level on the engine , by dipstick or view window . Correct oil to correct level at all times is vital for motorcyles than any other vehicle . So I feel that every motorcyclist should be able to do a proper oil-change on his bike and maintain level , at least - and have no confusion about it .

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Excess-oil may put excess pressure on front forks' oil-seals; how does this hold same in crank-case scenario? Don't they have a ventilation with air-filter chamber?

Store RC, Insurance papers in Suzuki Gixxer 155

200 kms on the odo and got my RC yesterday. And guys, I want to know is there any way we can store the papers(RC, Insurance, etc.,) safely in our Gixxers? I dint put any tank cover or else I would have put those papers there, but since tank covers ruin the naked look, I dint put any. :P

Re: Store RC, Insurance papers in Suzuki Gixxer 155

U can safely keep it below the seat. I have been keeping it safely there since 2 years, trust me. It's safer than any tank cover or something.

Re: Store RC, Insurance papers in Suzuki Gixxer 155

I thought little mice find their way towards them, esp plastic bags with oil/sweat stains.

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Well it's written in user guide, 800ml top up, 900ml with oil filter change. And I think the inspection window is just for quick reference, Just take out your bike in morning (6-8hours rest at night) (first ride of the day ) , don't start engine, check oil level, and re-chek after riding the bike and you will see that there's a vast difference, reason is that it takes a longer time for the oil to settle in the belly pan, remember it's oil not water that it will settle that fast, it's supposed to stick everywhere to prevent early wear and tear and cooling of the engine. So if topup is required, do it in a cool engine, and if draining is required then in a hot engine.✌

Re: Suzuki Gixxer 155

Yes , but I don't know about PCV valve in Gixxer 155 - where is it , how it is connected ? Anyway even if equipped in the bike, PCV ( positive crankcase ventilation ) valve is designed to deal with gases , not liquid oil . It ventilates excess gas pressure build-up in the crankcase from blow-by gas . Engine oil pressure is a different thing . This is almost all I know about this
But what I have observed through many years of riding is that if you put too much oil anywhere in the bike , oil-seals start to weep oil after sometime and then they'll ask you to to replace the seals at service , which is a PITA .

My understanding is that it's the other way around . i.e the volumes mentioned in the book are approximate , and the level window ( dipstick in my bike ) shows accurate amount . This is because after full draining, some oil shall always stay back in the crankcase , it is impossible to know accurately how much old oil has been retained after draining the engine through the oil-drain bolt hole . So it cannot be determined accurately how much fresh oil would be required now to fill upto proper level inside the crankcase . Also the internal volume of the crankcase is not exactly same for every bike even if of same make and model . The oil pump needs oil upto a certain level to work correctly so do the bearings . This why I put the emphasis on oil level rather than the volume .
Same thing is with top ups , how to know what volume to pour in if you can't measure the exact volume already in there ?
Ofcourse I too favour draining the oil hot because it flows out best then and oil is more likely to carry out engine effluents when hot than cold . But instructions for top up in my bike's book is for warm engine . But anyway I am not very concerned about that since I always keep the oil level just midway between the min & max marks , so there is a good margin for small errors either way