3.when i pull my bike in reverse some noice are coming..

5. majorly i dont understand which is the right RPM to drive the bikeupto 1st service.

6.gear shifting periods...

before booking this bke i was totally confused with the unicorn vs GS

Buddies,
Have completed 6100kms & 3 services done.Bike is too smooth & great going,but....

Tragedy has struck on friday 10-Jul-09 late in the evening.I was going home from my office which is around 30kms.From the moment I started my bike & put it in 1st gear I figured some problem with the clutch as it was way too loose than the normal operation,but just kept on moving & when I was short of 5kms from my home,the clutch cable snapped & my bike wont move a inch & stranded.it was around 2000hrs & I called the service centre,but to my another bad luck it was closed for the day.Pushed the bike till home & waited for next morning.

Called up the service centre as soon as I got up & told him about this incident,to which he said "Sirjee the cable stock is not yet arrived from the company,but I will somehow try & get that fixed it today itself".He sent his mechanic in the evening with a clutch cable from another bike & everything is working fine now.

My only worry here is that if I had been on a ride to some far of place then I would have been stranded there because of no availability of spares.Why dont we all write to the company & ask them to make the necessary spares available as early as possible to avoid such situations.

What say fellows??

regarding the clirch sound while you turn off the engine, Its not a problem at al. Its the sound of the electric motor as it gets engaged with the enging at around 800 rpm[not sure].
The rated speed of the electric motor is very less than that of the engine. so when you do an electric start, the motor sound comes. When the engine is started, the engine has a higher speed [say at idling 1.3Krpm]. So if the motor is still engaged to the engine, the motor will burn out. To avoid that, the motor disengages after the engine has started. When you stop, the engine speed reduces say from 1.5Krpm to 0,
the motor will get engaged back at the rated speed[800rpm]. At that point of time you'll hear that sound.

You can write to them on Suzuki Motorcycle Corporate Office
write to them saying no spares are available & hence it is very difficult to take the bike out of city limits.

Suzuki Motor Two Wheelers, Motorcycle Spare Parts Manufacturing Company India
Here if u click features, u find head light too....They mension here as "SPORTY STYLE Headlight" " The stunning Powerful headlight with built in positioning light(what is it???) gives very distinct look" ............what u tell guys about this....

Pondicherry 56,108 58,058
in the website they give ex showroom price and on road price for the place u live near by, For me the sub dealer(karaikal) Gives me 61500Rs

And i wrote the complain in the website feedback today by 9am, Immidiatly after 15 minutes i got a call from suzuki india,ask about all complaints,ask how about the bike etc...And also they attend my complaint as sure,ask me whether can i take bike to pondicherry or not(which is 135km from here)....I find very surprise that my complaint is attend by suzuki very fast...
He told me that,he will inform pondyherry dealer service chief Mr sivakumar to call me ...Thats cool nice gesture..Lets hope all our problem solved soon...

sub dealers charge some thousand more than authorized dealer
because authorized dealer buys from company and sub from authorized
so its like sub dealer is earning through this commision

good to know that suzuki replied
did you tell anything about costing ??
what problems you reported to them ?

I told the main complaint only poor headlight,Poor rear brake...I did'nt told about 3.5k to 4k resonance,bcos i already experience this in my very earlier CBZ at 60Kmph speed....I also told about one of the xbhp guy experience about clutch cable breakdown and unavailability of spares,He replied most of the subdealers get spares from the main dealer that too after they receive request of spare...

Clutch cable must not be any issue for GS150R, I think any decent clutch would fit on it, same goes with accelerator too. But still its preferred to used the specific cables only.

the length of the clutch cables may differ for each bike

@imjoshee: Thank god you were in city. I'll make sure I'll buy a spare clutch cable/accelerator cable for my touring purpose. Is there any expiry date on that?

Hey thanks... How is that we can drive without clutch cable. Did you mean if we change gears as such I dont dare to hurt my gear box. Also I was wondering how clutch plates might get burnt. am actually weak in this area... Probably you could throw some light on it...

Oh my GOD
You pushed your bike for 5 kms? You should have check whether everything is correct before you start riding. Anyway we need bad experiences to make us perfect.

Clutch cable must not be any issue for GS150R, I think any decent clutch would fit on it, same goes with accelerator too. But still its preferred to used the specific cables only.

Yes, But they wont be short for sure, There is always chance to cut the cable. I am speaking from my experience . Used a scooter cable on my R15.

And i wrote the complain in the website feedback today by 9am, Immidiatly after 15 minutes i got a call from suzuki india,ask about all complaints,ask how about the bike etc...

@shadowfax
I had few problems in using remote lock buddy.
1. Suddenly the remote lock stops working. I tried several times. It didn't work. The next day morning, i give a final try. I heard a slight sound from it. But didn't work. So i took it to xenos showroom. I parked my bike in the parking lot and checked it. It worked flawlessly. Strange. I asked the showroom guy to check whether it has any loose contacts. After analysing my bike. He said there is no loose contacts. If you face similar problems again just remove the connector pin. Blow it and connect it back. After that incident. I didn't face that problem again.
2. One day my friend enquired about the remote lock. I just switched on the ON/OFF button just to show a demo on it. I forgot to switch it back to off position. That is the biggest mistake i've ever done in my life. After that when i used the start button, my bike moved a bit and fell on another bike. Now i am riding my bike with few bumps and scratches on my tank. I enquired about changing the tank. They said it'll cost around 4000 rupees. You can claim insurance. But it'll take one week to get your bike back with the new tank.
It is purely my mistake. I don't know what to do. Whether to claim insurance or spend 4000 bugs or to keep my bike as it is. Remote lock feature is quite good. But don't forget to fix a button to control remote start feature. keep it always off. Don't ever turn it on. Please learn from my experience.

Suggestions are welcomed

@dhiwakar
Yes buddy, he is right. Sometimes it sounds similar to share auto.

@ imjoshee

you got the M62 ?

Yes, But they wont be short for sure, There is always chance to cut the cable. I am speaking from my experience . Used a scooter cable on my R15.

not opposing you riaz
was just adding some info

well it does not apply to all cases ... but then its other story

and about that thing
lol...

If you cut the cable then you will not be having the round part where the cable is ended Dont know what it is called.

Even I used a Chetak clutch cable,just ran it through the original cable & ran the bike for some kms as I had some urgent work & to my surprise it was running well,just like an original clutch cable

@shadowfax
I had few problems in using remote lock buddy.
1. Suddenly the remote lock stops working. I tried several times. It didn't work. The next day morning, i give a final try. I heard a slight sound from it. But didn't work. So i took it to xenos showroom. I parked my bike in the parking lot and checked it. It worked flawlessly. Strange. I asked the showroom guy to check whether it has any loose contacts. After analysing my bike. He said there is no loose contacts. If you face similar problems again just remove the connector pin. Blow it and connect it back. After that incident. I didn't face that problem again.
2. One day my friend enquired about the remote lock. I just switched on the ON/OFF button just to show a demo on it. I forgot to switch it back to off position. That is the biggest mistake i've ever done in my life. After that when i used the start button, my bike moved a bit and fell on another bike. Now i am riding my bike with few bumps and scratches on my tank. I enquired about changing the tank. They said it'll cost around 4000 rupees. You can claim insurance. But it'll take one week to get your bike back with the new tank.
It is purely my mistake. I don't know what to do. Whether to claim insurance or spend 4000 bugs or to keep my bike as it is. Remote lock feature is quite good. But don't forget to fix a button to control remote start feature. keep it always off. Don't ever turn it on. Please learn from my experience.

Suggestions are welcomed