Today I used the choke for the first kick. And me being sleepy and absent minded forgot to reset the choke. I rode all the way to office which is about 20 KM. I noticed a change in the idling level and I thought the screw has become loose and needs some tightening. But what I also noticed was that the gear shift was extremely smooth. I was shifting at the usual 4.5K RPM only like I do so normally. Shifting was like pressing a calling bell. It was so buttery smooth. Later I looked at the choke and reset it. Now the hard shifts and thud sound is back. Any thoughts on this guys?

Or change it at least in every 4000 kms as advised by Suzuki if there is a rarity of engine oils there in your area.
You have ridden more than 6400 kms with the oil now and, I guess sludge due to the oxidization of oil has formed in the engine.
I think an engine flushing is necessary for your bike. Or you can do a double change of oil and filter.
As engine flushing sometimes causes gear slipping, do a double oil and oil filter change. Change the oil and filter, run the engine for a few minutes to circulate the oil, drain it, replace the oil filter and fill the oil you like again.
All these links will be helpful to you; I hope.
1. Understand Motorcycle Oil @ MotorCycleAnchor.COM
2. Viscosity
3. Motorcycle Engine Oil Article. Must read! - Team-BHP
4. All About Motor Oil
5. Motor Oil Myths and Facts
6. Motorcycle Engine Oil Article. Must read! - Team-BHP
And, lastly, here is a ‘very friendly’ and yet useful discussion on engine oils, still going on:
7. http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/universa...-oils-460.html


From where did you get this information about the removal of engine balancer from our bike? As far as I know, it is still there even on the last bike reached Suzuki dealership.
As the engine balancer technology is still in use, the question about the effects of its removal does not arise.


Why are you ‘kicking the bike’ to start? Starting with ES does not affect the bike adversely.

I have checked on few websites and they have mentioned that "The engine uses engine balancer technology to minimise vibration and comes with a rubber damper and a balancer shaft". Guess they would have a reliable source of data.

Bangalore <-> Muthathi

My friends and I tripped to Muthathi last Saturday. It was a fun ride. Riding on Kanakapura road is pretty cool because of lesser traffic in the morning. The bike was pretty stable and we were cruising at good speeds all the way.

Before reaching Muthathi however, my friend asked if he could ride the last few kilometers and being a good friend I gave it to him. Well, you know, never give your bike to people who have only ridden pulsars, FZs and Avengers. GS is a very different bike. We both landed up in a nearby ditch within 2 minutes.

I was wearing enough protective gear and it kept me safe from injuries. My friend however, earned some bruises. He's fine. Thankfully, the crash landing was at a pretty slow speed. He wasn't able to control the bike while turning.

And unfortunately the bike suffered a few bruises as well. Some scratches on the tank and side body. The handle bent a little, enough to make it uncomfortable to ride. Had to turn it back into place, but still it's pretty crooked. Will change it this week.

The funny part is that my friend holds a valid license and I'm the one with an LL.

Few questions:
1. Price of the stock handle?
2. Is there any other better and more reliable option than the stock handle? The stock handle looks very weak.

Sep 2010 GS150R

I changed mine recently..cost me 180 + service charge....

I have seen someone on this thread with a TB handle on the GS i think...not quite sure..

New handlebar of gs150r costs Rs 264.86
The stock handlebar actually is very strong.Check whether yours is bent or just twisted.

Did a quick search and found out that @fadeawayraj switched to the TB handle for more comfort. Interesting. But, I think I'll stay low and probably just get the stock one. Thanks!

Yes, actually it's a little twisted.

Rs. 195/- for handlebar but the price of most of the spare parts has significantly been reduced now and KIRTIMANNAN may be more correct. The best option is the stock handlebar itself as changing it changes the comfortable riding posture of our bike. The problem is that there are three types of handlebars and finding out a suitable one for the handlebar weights of the older model bikes is difficult or that one may not be readily available at the SC. In that case, replace the weights too.
Do not try to straighten the bent handlebar.

Welcome Nihal
Me too clocked 10,394 by today morning , same --, mine is 5 months old 2012 model .
Regarding oil , there are soo many threads and forums.... you can scan in the middle of this forum for answers , except stock oil ( cheapest castrol available) all oils are better , till date my bike had good performance with motul , shell , elf all mineral. still not tried semi/synth. but our GS brothers have positive response for the same .

You can visit nearest , showroom and also check with service center for confirmation , as per me taking confirmation during my booking , Mr service manager told if suzuki removes engine balancer this bike will compete with likes of R15 / pulsar /rtr 180 on performance dept with vibes.they will have to redesign the bike and transmission without balancer. balancer is not just additional utility its part of the engine and sits in the heart of engine, so all dynamics will be altered.

Though i will or no one in this forum will try to run bike on choke to see for the difference you claim , choke only provides rich mixture or excess fuel that is needed during cold starts . transmission has nothing to do with AFR. ... may be there is power transmission embedded in GS

You cna only invert color of digits , that is white over black instead of black over white (presently) but this combination affects daylight viewing , night viewing may be a treat.steps shown on the site is tedious and risk of damaging the display .
Changing color of backlite LED's is easier option

Vikshe, changing the back light color is way too difficult than you think. First of all you have to desolder the display from the board and then desolder the LEDs. After soldering the new LEDs in place of old ones you have to solder the LCD back in position which require a lot of soldering skill and there is a risk of damaging the speedo assy itself.Reversing LCD is very easy.All you have to do is tear off the old sticker (actually it is known as polarization filter) and stick a new one upside down.

Thanks Vikshe bro, and great to know that all gsian's bro are happy with the performance of our bike..and I'll try to go with motul...heard a lot about it and my bro is currently using Shell in his Gs..It's also smooth...but I will go for motul mineral or full synth. .Bro I read that one need an engine wiping before changing the type of oil how to do it...bro...

GS Rocksss....!