Re: Suzuki GS150R

There was talk of Suzuki introducing an upgraded model during Diwali 2011. I think I missed it, did it actually happen?

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Thank you guys, will be now going out for a ride, and will take snaps today, of my bike....
And about your heated discussion on what GS can and can't do, here's what I've already done:
The test drive bike I rode before buying my first GS, went upto 137kmph(thats what it showed on odo) on a rainy day(Yes I am mad)
and my old GS ran at 127kmph on the four lane while going to college(but usually I rode it at 120kmph everyday on highways).
and still the avg of the bike was consistently between 45 and 50
Cannot check the rpm ranges in the speeds I've already went(as new GS has to be ridden within 5k rpm for first 1000km) but I've posted my speed in each gear on this link
Gear shift for powerful acceleration

Also I've found out that the speed and pickup of bike varies from one to another even of same model and made(year).

It is not an argument as you think. It is a healthy and very friendly discussion about the possible modifications on our otherwise best bike which gives an astonishing FE of 45-50 kml in the speed you mentioned.



Nothing about the gear shifting speed you suggested as I am up shifting around 2500 rpm, reaching the sixth at about 30 kmh speed.

I do not know from where you got that data, becoz on my stock bike, these specifications were remotely possible on road,.........the stock bike received full company backed service till 7,500kms.If u are talking of putting the bike on centre stand and seeing it method-I have nothing to say.

Despite lacking a suitable SVC in my city, it had been run in and with company backed parts like sprockets and speedometers- most of them are fully stock still now and has been checked and changed by Suzuki authorized SVC in case of any discrepancy.Even then if you want my bike to be checked, then I guess you are meaning to say that the services provided by Suzuki SVCs are not up to the mark..........is it ???127kmph at 9000rpms in sixth gear on stock bike............is possible only when you have a vast wide road without kilometers of civilization.

Let me get this straight, the rpms you quoted might clock those speeds, and on the stock bike it would clock after 5kms of open road and throttle pinged to the max............even I had reached that speed on stock bike after a lot of hue and cry, in most cases it cannot be reached that easy at which 119kmph was a normal speed at the 8500+500rpms to be true.

But when the motorcycle engine clocks rpms faster then it has to be the rise in engine power,if the motorcycle CDi do not cuts in with a rev limiter, then the bike would rev freely past the peak output zone if it makes more power than the stock.On my bike, the rpms do clock up,and the CDi do not restrict it anyway.........so it keeps cruising at 125kmph for kilometers without any sign of being out of breath-as if it is raring to go higher and does go higher(130kmph with a pillion on a fast lane)-which brings me to gearing-which is a whole another issue.

Increasing engine power do not necessarily have to increase the top end, it depends on gear ratios and many other things, but the way you reach the top end then matters.


That can be checked by putting the bike on mainstand and running it in gear,
The bike(my bike) can also be revved past 9910rpms to 11,500rpms at which the speedometer would show 145kmph.

In case of my boosted bike it would show 147kmph...mild 2 kmph increase without any contact of rear tyre of the bike to the ground .

But when a passenger(myself=77kg) sits on the bike and the bike comes in contact with road friction and aerodynamic drag.........the whole theoretical speed concept changes.

Since my riding is little aggressive,my mileage will be less compared to others here.. I checked my mileage today...
Its an increase in 10% exact as the DOC said..
I used to get 40kmpl before...
Filled up 1liter petrol immediately after i hit reserve and i was able to cover 44.9kms before i got to reserve again...All this with an increase in acceleration..
My riding style was............

Redlining 30% of the time.

Moderate riding(say 4-5k rpms and speeds 50-75kmph) about 40% of the time..

Slow riding(about 10-40kmph) in 2nd and 3rd gear for the remaining 30%.

Just sharing some thoughts man.

Cure that madness. Ride safe man.

Yeah, gain wont be much, but should atleast be noticeable right? Whats the point otherwise?

If you cant perceive improvement immmediately, then maybe its just in a certain revrange that the better flow is doing its trick. Get more details from joel only....who better than him.

I can probably meet up later next week if anyone is game for some testing.

Excellent. Do a few more mileage checks for the sake of consistency.

You noticed any appreciable change in perfomance now?

Then the distance travelled comes to 45+20=65 and the increase in FE will be about 60%.

Buddy, I never thought of it as an argument, you both are placing your facts on the table and you both want to find out what is right instead of who is right, so its simply a discussion, a heated one I guess.

With the driving style you mentioned above, I hope you are getting the highest FE attainable on our bike.

Even with that madness, I tend to drive safe, I drive keeping safe distance from other vehicles by assuming their maximum braking power and always looking for ways to dodge if someone applies brake or comes in front of me running. Still with the new bike, I wont be crossing the 60kmph mark as it was advised not to rev the engine more than 5K for first 1000km for proper runin.

Congratulations Gagan.

Thanks buddy

@GAGAN..congrats on the new bike...plz post pix...


@ ALL

I just met manu and did a test ride..I can confirm that there is definately a difference in pick-up and top speed...i will not argue with anyone whether it was due to joel's mods or not..but i can confirm that compared to my GS with my riding style...there is a difference and Manu's bike is better in many aspects...

Detailed ride report will be up shortly...

@Gagan0123 : Congrots... buddy..

I have went through the suzuki india facebook page yesterday and joined as follwer. Suzuki team posting useful alerts on wall... like below.

Suzuki Motorcycle India
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Tip to increase the bike mileage...

For 4 stroke engines,switch on the bikes with the chokes and self start and then leave the bike without acceleration for 10-15 secs so that the oil has the time to flow through the engine and has enough circulation to run the bike.

I like this

Thanks KIRTIMANNAN...... about the pics, I'm not getting enough time to even take my bike for a JoyRide as I've just shifted to Pune 2 days ago, and making arrangements is a very complicated task(as far as I know)......

Thanks pavan_cin, also, also about the tip, I've been doing this thing for long, everyday in the morning, I just pull the choke, then self start the bike, and tie a cloth like a bandit on my face, and wait till the rpm gets stable(usually exactly after I cover my face) then slide the choke to off, then ride the bike.....

Congrats

My New GS150R

Hi Friends,
Today(24th Feb) I got my new 2012 model GS150R(white).
Very happy with the riding.
When the bike is started and kept idle, my rpm meter shows 1K, not zero! I Any issue?
Will post the pictures soon.