Update on ownership:

- I am starting to notice things on the bike where attention to detail is missed out by Suzuki. Like the paint quality on the grab rails is horrible. It has started to deteriorate.
- The indicator switch is not ergonomical at all. I need to spend a couple of seconds to switch it off. There is not feedback whatsoever and I need to press it in an awkward angle consiously if I am wearing a gloves. Bare hands its ok. I cannot expect everything to be given at this price. But whatever is provided should be awesome. Else shouldn't be provided at all.
- The rear tyre is a dry tarmac one. MRF Zapper Y. It starts fish tailing when I brake even at 40. I agree that this tyre was chosen as its cheap and lasts as long as 30,000 KM but bad choice. Need to change to Zapper Q or Michelin Sirac soon. Hope they buy this useless tyre back
- On the other hand, the bike has become much smoother as more KM gets clocked. Yet to take it out to the highway. Lets see what it has in store for me.

Yesterday, I have got the first service of my GS done, my ODO was showing 730kms. The main points are:
5. Right from beginning I am using IOC's Extra premium petrol, which is a little expensive. Want to know, if there is any REAL benefit of using it, or should I switch to normal petrol.
But, overall GS is not just a bike, its an.......ADDICTION....

Agreed with you on tyre part. Even I am thinking to change it to Zap Q or Sirac soon.. Do you know whats their price in B'lore ?

I was told by my SVC Manager not to use any premium fuels since additives on these fuels were inducing rusting and damage of internal engine parts like valves.

I got my Suzuki GS150R on the 2nd of May 2012. On 5th of May, I had been out with my bike. When trying to start the engine after a break of about 2 hours, the display didn't come up when I turned the ignition on. I tried depressing the kicker, however to no avail. I had to push the bike to local mechanics but none of them wanted to work on it since it was a new one. I called the dealer up, but since it was a Saturday evening, they said they couldn't help then. I had no choice but to leave the bike in the parking lot of a shopping mall and return home by train. On Monday, I took the Suzuki technicians to the spot, and I was told that the fuse had gone off. We then took the bike to the Service Center and the fuse was replaced. I was told that it was a one-off case and that it cannot recur. However, yesterday (Tuesday, 8th of May), as I was turning the ignition on, the display appeared and then died down in a second. I immediately knew the fuse had gone off again. I pushed the bike to a local mechanic, told him the problem and asked him to replace the fuse with the spare fuse the dealer had provided. Now, this morning (9th of May), when I wanted to leave home for office, the new fuse has again gone off and I had to look for other means of transport. It has been a very frustrating stint so far with this new bike. I don't understand two things: 1. How can a new fuse go off so soon - is 10A not sufficient enough for this bike? Or is it a problem of the wiring getting short-circuited at some point? 2. Even if it fuses off, isn't it reasonable for me to expect that depressing the kicker should start the bike - why is the fuse connected with the kick-start?
When this happened the first time (5th of May), I wasn't very sure if the ignition kill switch and the headlamp switch were turned off when I was trying to turn the ignition on. But on the second and third instances, I have been absolutely sure that every other switch were off when I turned the ignition on - so there is no issue of the circuit pulling a heavier load than what is usual.
Now, I have called for the service engineer again and I want them to examine the entire wiring. I could not have asked for a worse starting experience with a new bike. I also want the dealer to make sure that the warranty is not disturbed during any of these visits to their service center given the fact that the bike is not even two weeks old.
Has anyone else had this issue? What do you suggest I do? My dealer is JAV Suzuki at Adyar, Chennai.

Hi guys, its long time since I logged into this account....... so greetings to you all......
Since I bought my new GS150R, I've been keeping a track of everyday's distance travelled as well as how much fuel I'm using.
Everyday I commute 30km for going to office and the return journey, but last week I was driving slower, i.e. in between 40 to 60 kmph, and guess what, the distance travelled reduced to 28km instead of 30km, and again when I travelled at higher speed, the distance increased to 30km, so there is two km difference in just 30 km ride so riding slow can actually decrease the fuel consumption a lot more than just increased mileage, I mean, mileage will increase as well as you'll have to travel less

Here is the google doc I created to track all this:
http://goo.gl/oJ3cd

A very unusal problem indid , tell ASC to check it out throughly , there may be some short or problem with electronics control. there is no way fuse gets blown due to load conditions or switches . also bike not starting with kick after ignition in on position means there is problem with electronic control with engine kill switch in on posisition, there is no way fuses has anything to do with ignition( when i was taking delivery of my GS they had started engine in ideal for some time for warming ,with out battery inserted and no display, i believe this is same fuse which goes through the battery).
Report to Suzuki if problem remains unsolved.

I got my bike back yesterday. What I was told by the ASC is that the condenser was faulty and they replaced it. Since the mains from the ignition are directly connected to the condenser, the short circuit at the condenser puts off the fuse. I hope the condenser and thereby the entire circuit works fine henceforth.

In the last few pages I noticed that many recent owners have reported low (comparative) mileage figures. I too own the 2012 version and I get a consistent mileage of 55+ kmpl even after shifting around 6-7k RPM. Is it because of the factory carburetor setting or are the Service centre meddling with the carburetor setting? In any case, ask the SVC to check the idle setting again with the CO levels gauge.

In the last few pages I noticed that many recent owners have reported low (comparative) mileage figures. I too own the 2012 version and I get a consistent mileage of 55+ kmpl even after shifting around 6-7k RPM.

i think svc is right to some extent.

Premium petrol have greater octane value

but why do you use extra-premium as it will just increase ur mileage by 3-4 kmpl at 4-5 rs extra(than normal petrol)?