Re: Suzuki GS150R

Never touched Tappets, will get this done from SVC) Thank you for the help Divya Sharan.

Re: Suzuki GS150R

Y are you going to smell your bike. LOL.. I let the Kerosene stay on the bike assuming it will delay the rusting.


Yes, I do have a special edition White R15 V2(June 2012 I remember). That was not my hard earned money. So I removed it from my Signature long ago.

Did not ride it for a very long time now. It is happily resting/rusting in my native. Should bring it back soon to Chennai and use it for Friday rides to office.

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Yes this bike is happy at 70 -90 km/hr for long duration,it won't complain, my bike has completed 48k odo since jan 2012 , still getting milege of 58km/l( average speed is 50-70 km/h at most) and engine is as smooth as new inspite of aggressive rididng condition in all seasons. though I had to change rear shocks due to extremely bad roads in last monsoon. changed disk break master cylinder cone set ,front brake pads as I utilse front braking all the time , clutch cable once & couple of puntures, that's it , changing oil and oil filter at regular intervals .no complaints related to engine , transmission etc. i am experiencing thud ..thud sound from front suspensions while crossing bumps , is it due to shock absorbers (fork oil has been changed once , though service guys deny any issue with springs , suspensions system) or is it with front tyre which is quiet worn out , tyre pressure is ok. Also my chain sprocket seems to be worn out due sound like clak..clak and needs replacement , can we replace with different ratio of chain sprocket on taller side(front sprocket with more teeth compared to stock and vice versa for rear sprocket) this is available for Yamaha bikes in open market , which can enhance pick up or max speed to little extent.

New Suzuki 150cc workhorse spotted

Re: New Suzuki 150cc workhorse spotted

Suzuki seems to have miscalculated everything for Inazuma. 3L+ for a 250CC...whew..lets see..

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Even the gs is more expensive than its counterparts. Not on the face of it but suzuki makes up a lot of mpney with once in 50 days service regime for 2 years.

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As far as I know, the cost of consumables and labor charge levied for servicing is given to the dealer; not to Suzuki. The engine oil – even the so called Suzuki genuine oil which actually is Castrol’s - is not supplied by Suzuki. It is a direct supply from Castrol to the dealer and the commission – the profit – goes to the dealer. Even the battery is not supplied by Suzuki.
Washing and polishing is done under contract between the dealer and the contractor and Suzuki gets nothing from it.
Suzuki’s profit is from the sales of spare parts where the dealer gets his commission. The recommended replacement of parts is as shown below:

Now please tell me how Suzuki is robbing you.
A dealer is investing crores of rupees in his business, paying for everything he stock in advance. It is a business for profit. So don’t expect anything free from him, if he is not a closely related family member of ours.

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I am extremely sorry punarvasu. What I meant here was it is expensive to maintain. Service costs 380 and the interval is once in 50 days as compared to conventional 90 days.

I am not getting to the logic of who gets the money, I am getting to the logic of who pays for it.

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I have got a suggestion from a fellow gs rider to replace the air filter to cosworth (which needs to be setup inside the air filter chamber itself ). He claims that it gives good power delivery.... any suggestions?


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Monoshock is welcome though I don't have any problem with the present twins.

Does the engine have 2 nuts for oil filter cover? - It looks slightly different. Hope they advertize this well. And Suzuki India's fetish for exhaust chrome never fades.

Even If they discontinue the GS (which I think they won't), let them supply air and oil filters - I can live .

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Replace the oil in every 4,000 kms and oil filter in every 8,000 kms as recommended. Do all the usual maintenance works yourself as I and some others do. This will surely reduce the maintenance cost.

I am not an experienced rider and hence this foolish question. What does this ‘worthy’ worth for nothing air cleaner increase; ‘power’ or torque and how much? And why is it not used by any bike manufacturer to increase the ‘power’ or torque easily?
Please go through this thread from the first page before planning for any modifications.

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Anything with residue will have negative effect on break pads/disc, it's claimed even skin touch!(skin oil)

+1

Secret is not by changing gears soon but by reaping peak torque in each gear. Mach50 was crazy about this stuff. We don't have torque & power curves for GS150R as of now, so reasonably around 6k RPM. Shift up between 5k-7k RPM and see the difference. Do practice in empty long road(asphalt).

e.g. Rear wheel torque: You shift up where curves overlap, i.e. always tapping max possible torque from the machine.
Apparently below graph is too much ideal!



Evidently, we need to shift up beyond PeakTorque RPM; i.e. 6000, however this switch-up RPM is different for each gear. RearWheel TorqueCurve for GS150R can give us further info.
I wonder why manufacturers don't reveal such performance charts?
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Inazuma(GW250) is a CKD product, can't disagree with the price tag.
This one on the other hand seems to be homegrown, expecting price to be very competitive.

Dealers are analogous banks for example. Banks make profit from money/assets that isn't/aren't theirs. But banks invest in infrastructures and act as bridge between producers and consumers, of course with attached service fee.

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I planned to buy GS150 in Feb 1st Week. But looking at the new face lifted GS150, I think I will have to postpone the plan until the new one is launched

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But the warranty lapses if I do notfollow the 15 servicesin 2 years you see.

With my experience with suzuki and the callous quality checks, I better not lapse the warranty of the bike.

They had already replaced many parts in my bike in the short span.

Current status. 11 months old and 7000 kms run.


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Good call...

I remember you had a meet with Nikhil and another owner some time back. Did you guys exchange your rides & felt any difference?