Mine is 2009 model and is not familiar with the new tank and hence cannot say anything about the quality of the Teflon coating on it. Can you please post pictures of the mouth and bottom area of that tank?

What difference is it going to make even if he had done all the free and paid services from ASCs? I mean they are not going to do any maintenance inside the tank, that prevent it from rusting. Rust inside the tank is irrespective of the maintenance carried out on the vehicle.
So if you say the warranty of non maintenance items like petrol tank is void because you fail to carry out all the paid and free services is pointless.

If I am going to buy this bike, how to ensure mine comes from the latest stock?

BTW I was chatting with the manager of ABT Suzuki today and learned they are selling on an average 7 Access scooters per day, 6 - 7 Sling shots and 10 GS 150R per month. The sale of Hayate seems to be picking up and they have sold around 20 so far this month.

There is an obvious sample to sample variation in the quality of galvanisation done on the insides of this model's tanks . Your's is one of the good ones .... wouldn't matter if you buy all that petrol I think . Also I dunno if suzuki is applying any additional material coating on the insides as a correctional measure now , but if they are, that would not help in the long run .... they just need to do a very good galvanisation the first time around. And as far as earlier models like Fiero or other older Jap bikes , there is no comparison to today's bikes parts . In those days for galvanisation they used real zinc ... wheel spokes exposed to the elements would not tarnish in years and years .
And not much maintenance can an owner do to the insides of the petrol tank , other than try his best to buy good quality fuel and drain/clean the tank every couple of years maybe .

Thanks for the tip , I'll buy some castrol axle-140 oil .. already have their longlife grease . Presently am using just 90 wt gear oil , but thats flings off quicker and I have to re-oil then . This may save 5 mins every weekend for me .

I think the key here is that Suzuki has admitted a part is defective by manufacture in a large number of their product and replacing the same even outside of warranty . So strict conformance to warranty conditions may not apply here . This is clearly not a regular in-warranty replacement for a failed part in an isolated case .
All my best wishes for Chirag'Jee ... keep up the pressure on those guys .
And no , not much use forging it ... these days all vehicle manufacturers maintain a central server with the service history . Whenever a service done or a genuine part is sold by an authorised center, they record it in their computers against the vehicle number and that gets updated in the central server . So whether you service your bike at kashmir or kanyakumari , they recall the records and can see it's service history pronto .

Dip097, boy this is what I AM GOING TO ARGUE DITTO if I'm refused a replacement. Ditto. Been thinking about it since evening. I know its a policy, but its wrong & must be challenged.

Thanx Pinaki.. I'm now waiting for a call from the concerned department & then I should use my law skills

GS150ian

Graduated to GS150 last week. Feeling good. Will keep all posted on my experiences.

My one month old replaced tank!!!
I ll also post the pic of blunder they commited while painting the tank soon.


BTW how to clean the sand dust which gets accumulated around the tank mouth without using water???

I bought the bike in may 2011 and its was manufactured in oct 10 .
I only found out after i got my RC. Its very difficult. There is a software which decodes the frame no.

What i would suggest is to
1) ask the guys there when u go to select the vehicle(which turned out to be unsuccessful in my case)

2) Collect all the frame nos and use the decoder before u select it.

The difference in the next batch tanks was on the graphics; not on quality of material. Now, the tanks are Teflon coated to prevent rusting.
And GS is not the only bike rusting. You can see another one on page 1046 and 1047 of this thread, posted by vishnukmd.

I know exactly why Suzuki is replacing rusting tanks even after warranty period and it is not because they are admitting the defective manufacturing.
Can anyone show a single bike not rusting if exposed to salty coastal air?

This is not the Teflon coated new tank and I cannot see any rusting or peeling off on it. To clean its mouth, rub with a piece of cloth dipped in petrol. Fill a little more fuel and ride happily.

What difference is it making on the performance of your bike? There was a chance for you wait for the new batch bike or get the old one. You yourself selected the latter.
And which vehicle is delivered to the buyer on the day of manufacturing itself?

Pls share the reason

May be their goodness; what else?

Congratulations and welcome to this discussion. Buy a good car polish and car shampoo to clean and polish the bike. Keep the chain lubed with SAE 140 oil and lithium based grease.
The fuel tank now is Teflon coated and rust preventing but keeping it full is better.

This pic should clearly give u the idea of peeling int the mouth, i removed some of them as you told.
How do u tell its not teflon coated . it was replaced a month ago

It is true that the peeling was not visible in the last picture. I cannot understand what substance that is but it is not Teflon as you think. Just remove that with a piece of cloth as I said earlier, keep full with fuel and a rust-free life of 25 years is personally guaranteed though the expected maximum life span of the bike is 15 years. Any maintenance, even cleaning once in every 5 or 10 years, is not necessary.

Originally posted by newfan View Post

How do u tell its not teflon coated.

Simply because it is not Teflon coated.

Originally posted by newfan View Post

it was replaced a month ago

Replacing a month ago does not mean that it is the latest product.
Actually 3 types of fuel tanks with different price tags are available: 1. For 2008-2009 model bikes. 2. 2010 model with different graphics. 3. 2011 model with another graphics and Teflon coating. Yours is 2009 or 2010 model.


The new fuel tank of GS.

It is a few months younger than mine.

If it is not Teflon coated, you can get it done very easily.
Here is an useful link-http://tinyurl.com/c7x8jf4
The pealing inside the mouth of the tank is most probably clear coat, that is sprayed at the final stage of spray painting.

The Teflon coating on fuel tank is totally different. That used for polishing bikes in the SCs is car polish in the trade name of Teflon or Dupond.