Nobody cared to respond my query .. wah kya dosti nibhayi hai !!!

Im giving my bike for 2nd service tomorrow. Thinking to adjust suspension to Level 1. Has anybody done that and found difference ?

one more thing, I filled 100 rs petrol and my bike came to reserve on 100.6 km, so I calculated mileage 100.6/2 = 50.3 but before fueling I rode 12 km on RES. What to do of this 12 km while calculating mileage ?

I too have black GS buddy. It looks always new after a wash.

Today was a day of bad lucks :
1. Twice 4got to change knob to ON and once stopped midway on highway with a truck coming to stop behind me with horns blaring...I love the scoots 4 no knobs ...but best was to come later on

2. Never go at around 60 in any unknown(1st time) "smooth road" in Kerala :
Dunno 4m where but a massive hump lay right in centre with massive pot holes on either side...no time to react went right on it...scooter instinct got me pressing pressing both clutch(oops not rear brake) & front brake and here the surprise:
I felt nothing on it...the front sus took the impact with no reflux and then horror:
The front wheels had gone airbone( hit the hump on 6th around 50) for ~2 sec, come down on a strip of tarmac, heard a hell raising scrreech (disc was pressed) and dunno how(gotta be gs wt + fact that steering was still straight) but was on a front wheelie & stable but then rear went on tarmac, had lost hold of clutch the rear came down, a big jerk from engine & stopped in another muddy pothole with fr tyre skid...at standstill i fell left with it on top ...the only person Mr.Thomas in that surrounding came running... But miraclously i was fine(on outside inside was utter vibs ) with just a slight palm scratch & pain there and a dirty wet pant ...The GS had no scratch as it fell on me at standstill...
Just Returned in night with worst pouring rain(hits the face) and absolutely isolated scary road thinking fr sus ought be kaput...any headlight is useless here and so was my visor & rcoat...bike worked fine with both susps acting good...reached home feeling absolutely miserable (knob prob,had a acci, body was fully wet 4r 2hrs, found out the rucksack wit a lap inside was dripping wet and 4got my wallet in a shop 80 kms away)...Nway checked the front sus, apart from the usual creaking sound its fine (no oil leak/bends and ride home was smooth...) Now finally home is really sweet home
Note: If i was on an activa, the fr ought to have sheared off with me doing a human wheelie...Somehow my guardian angel was protecting me hence thank God for watching over me and thank bike makers for protecting the bike

And yep now its an 'interesting' day...Btw will post pics as soon as time permits...Cheerios

Today had a closer thorough check...the front susp. rubber cladding has cracks on the underside on one arm...finally almost took it out and found susp. metal rod was still wet...the rubber cladding is great for protection against rains & dust, but if water gets in its gonna be water container The bike is extremely dirty and console has dirty water still on it
Jus Had a checkup at my local but learned mechanic...He was extremely happy to lay hands on it, was saying it looks pretty chunky...finally he found nothing wrong with susp. so did I ...He wanted a test ride, gave it, and he returned jus praising the bike and its FEEL Finds susps. just perfect He asked about price, mileage and examined the engine sound ...

Well I drove it through all the gears and bumps and bike is acting just like a GS ( with the tractor soundtrack and flickering pilot Xmas lights )
ANd dunno how but found an orange GS (579?) in front...tried to catch up with it and then suddenly another brand new black GS (2 fz were behind it and pillon was staring at it ) was cruising down the north ernakulam flyover and boy it does look extremely stealthy and potent from rear They just zoomed away with me crawling in a lane traffic jam

Have decided to give it 4 wash (75 bucks) to that guy after being promised he want be taking another test ride...He was Cheerios !!!

Hey Bro...I heard the same too from some mechanics....I generally give my pulsar servicing at the CASTROL BIKEZONE as I do not like the bajaj service ....and some of the mechanics are really very good there....

And as i was discussing with one of them.....he told that the suzuki bikes are really good.....even though they are not much popular.....the technology they use is very good he said....
and also he said that he has serviced only one GS till now....as the bike is still new...people give it to suzuki service centres only....
he was all in praise for the bike.....he told it had one of the best gear boxes....he even went ot the extent to tell that the gearbox was better than Uni....well I am not sure about it though.....
also he told me that the suzuki always ahad a very good gear box...and lot of other praises....and he strongly recommended me to buy the GS...although I have made up my mid already....to buy it.....

Anyway..sorry.. I tend to go on....like this.....so bro...just take care....drive safely....

Even I wanted to do white stripes on my black GS.
Please let me know, if you find any place in bangalore for that.

1 shop in Rajaji ngr were asking 300RS.

Nothing will go wrong, I see Splendor guys filling 40 in their rear tyre for more mileage!
I fill 30&35 in my R15&Fiero F2-works good for me. I am not exactly light at 78kgs.


Like someone else said here, it is possible to put a helmet lock in various places, but I don't prefer leaving the helmet on the bike. I found people wiping their hands in some people's helmet paddings after lunch!
Moroever the padding gets dusty, so I carry it with me to my desk at office. If I need to leave it at a theatre or something, I always keep a helmet bag under the seat, so I can put it in&sling it around my shoulder.
You can actually get these helmet bags for free-the helmet shop guys get one with each helmet&don't give it to us just coz we don't ask for them.
For the radium stickers, I think light blue would look good.

Today was a day of bad lucks :
1. Twice 4got to change knob to ON and once stopped midway on highway with a truck coming to stop behind me with horns blaring...I love the scoots 4 no knobs ...but best was to come later on

2. Never go at around 60 in any unknown(1st time) "smooth road" in Kerala :
Dunno 4m where but a massive hump lay right in centre with massive pot holes on either side...no time to react went right on it...scooter instinct got me pressing pressing both clutch(oops not rear brake) & front brake and here the surprise:
I felt nothing on it...the front sus took the impact with no reflux and then horror:
The front wheels had gone airbone( hit the hump on 6th around 50) for ~2 sec, come down on a strip of tarmac, heard a hell raising scrreech (disc was pressed) and dunno how(gotta be gs wt + fact that steering was still straight) but was on a front wheelie & stable but then rear went on tarmac, had lost hold of clutch the rear came down, a big jerk from engine & stopped in another muddy pothole with fr tyre skid...at standstill i fell left with it on top ...the only person Mr.Thomas in that surrounding came running... But miraclously i was fine(on outside inside was utter vibs ) with just a slight palm scratch & pain there and a dirty wet pant ...The GS had no scratch as it fell on me at standstill...
Just Returned in night with worst pouring rain(hits the face) and absolutely isolated scary road thinking fr sus ought be kaput...any headlight is useless here and so was my visor & rcoat...bike worked fine with both susps acting good...reached home feeling absolutely miserable (knob prob,had a acci, body was fully wet 4r 2hrs, found out the rucksack wit a lap inside was dripping wet and 4got my wallet in a shop 80 kms away)...Nway checked the front sus, apart from the usual creaking sound its fine (no oil leak/bends and ride home was smooth...) Now finally home is really sweet home
Note: If i was on an activa, the fr ought to have sheared off with me doing a human wheelie...Somehow my guardian angel was protecting me hence thank God for watching over me and thank bike makers for protecting the bike

And yep now its an 'interesting' day...Btw will post pics as soon as time permits...Cheerios

stripes where exactly ??
if its the tape around rim then it should cost 200 max.try JC road. many bike mod shops over there, so prices will also be less and u can bargain.
exact shop even i dont know.
JC road is supposed to be the best place in bangalore for all mods.
have u considered yellow stripes on the rim ??
if i had a black bike i would definitely put yellow. personal fav colour.


k. thanks. next time i'm going to fill 30-31(for both singles n doubles).
Wiping their hands on the padding.!! thats sick..
i dont think this happens in my college though.
i park in a relatively good place. where people dont even sit on other bikes, most of the time atleast.
about the radium stickers, even i think blue is the only option(for a blue bike).


I think my bike's mileage is really low.
with (5litres shell normal+whatever comes initially(about 0.5)) my bike went to reserve at 98km odo..!!! thats about 40 mileage

^^ Even I was surprised to learn about the MF battery and all DC setup on the Discover 100.

Considering the GS tyres are 2.75 front&100/90/18" rear, you can fill 30&35 happily in them. Ride quality would be firmer (good with pillion)&you will get a bit more mileage. Cornering wouldn't be that great as the contact patch will be less, but I don't think you get your knees down on that one!
About mileage, are you sure it is giving you 40kmpl? I don't take into account whatever came with the bike-it is just about a few drops to reach the nearest fuel station. Have you considered that out of the 2.5 lts of reserve capacity, there will be a usable reserve quantity also mentioned. Do the math again!
Please check about Shell petrol though-I think their normal petrol is 91 octane, which is equivalent to Extra Premium (91 octane).
With an engine compression ratio of 9.35:1, the bike should run on normal petrol only, 91 octane is for bikes with CR 10:1&beyond.
I think you need to check this again with a proper tab on the fuel quality as well quantity.
There is a thread on how to measure mileage, please check that.
I use the Reserve-to-Reserve method&both my bikes give me around 43kmpl.

If it is not MF battery...can we change the battery in GS...???? and convert it to DC....???
I am not much good in these things...please any experts clarify this....

Thanks in advance...