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**Bubbly** · 08-31-2009, 10:56 AM

Originally posted by Amitine View Post

Btw have found out that if u feel that a thud sound upon downshift is eminent( say 5-4-3 at 60 kms), apply full clutch, putting pressure on the toe shifter till it u feel its less hard and make it go down sloowly to 4 without clank...the remaining gears will be clank free with downshifts : tip given to me by a xtreme friend and its working 99/100 times

Whenever i want to downshift i ll always bring the rpm below 2.5k... It shifts damn smooth.. A slight tap u will never feel that u r down shifting (Only the gear indicator tells u that u r down shifting

)

Try it man... Initially i found it difficult to pull it down to 2.5k for down shifting.. Now i am used to it..

Practise makes one perfect

**Amitine** · 08-31-2009, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by Bubbly View Post

Whenever i want to downshift i ll always bring the rpm below 2.5k... It shifts damn smooth.. A slight tap u will never feel that u r down shifting (Only the gear indicator tells u that u r down shifting

)

Try it man... Initially i found it difficult to pull it down to 2.5k for down shifting.. Now i am used to it..

Practise makes one perfect

yepi to that bubbly (The pic i get in my mind of the name is the cute plum guy (with goatee) in all the vodafone and now sprite add(neighbour aunty does cooking...family favorite

)

Righto knowing the bike working through experience is the only way

Nway have given it 4 1st service and should be ready by today

or tom

...shall be also putting new fatter grips + buzzer + tacho change...total service bill : Rs. 320/- (220 oil + 50 grips + 50 buzz)

Have also asked for making high beam fall on ground...seems its common request

The SC is literally buzzing with delivery access customers (its crowded

) and a truckload of GS had arrived to add to mayhem

...mostly all black and red

its a happening place

**Amitine** · 08-31-2009, 01:57 PM

The SC was an eye-opener...
They are the only SC for cochin, ernakulam etc...

The shock

was that the wash room is small enclosure, good for a bike and a guy...The main service area is a bigger room having one expert( guy with suzuki

jersey) with 2 mechanics who are doing stuff on only 2 available platforms noiselessly...wonder how the heck will they manage all the Access n GS service in a day...The service area waiting room ( full glass with a/c) is also inside this room, so is the service receiptionist...all cramped up ...

Compared to my kinetic/honda SC and HH SC, this is 90% smaller

The good side

:
The platforms with the overhead gizmos

with suzuki n Castrol stics look really neat and it just FEELS like a lovable dedicated SC...Also each item there is named eg. compressed air, CO tester etc... Since its so small U feel the ppl really doing stuff slowly, calmly n professionally...The expert took down all my probs (headlight n chain noise) with pro feel, asked me about anything else (dunno whatelse

)....hopefully the service will do justice to GS...Cheerio

**Amitine** · 08-31-2009, 02:20 PM

BTW Have asked about the rust issue...Suzuki has informed them to give ANY replacement free only for GS ( seems access is 100% defect free) should it be defective

Checked all the dirty GS 4 service...ALL r Rust-free

ofcourse could not check their inner tank

Am posting 2 pics (shot on N73) of a just unloaded black GS...its so dirty

...mix it with water for days on road, then Rust is easily possible...feel the rust pics bike could have been delivered like this

**sharshas** · 08-31-2009, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by Amitine View Post

BTW Have asked about the rust issue...Suzuki has informed them to give ANY replacement free only for GS ( seems access is 100% defect free) should it be defective

Checked all the dirty GS 4 service...ALL r Rust-free

ofcourse could not check their inner tank

Am posting 2 pics (shot on N73) of a just unloaded black GS...its so dirty

...mix it with water for days on road, then Rust is easily possible...feel the rust pics bike could have been delivered like this

Looks bad those new bikes, i think transporter is the culprit here, i dont think in the same way they started their journey from the factory. Might be the transport could be the culprit for those rust issues as well, just a guess here.
Suzuki is a pretty old company, older than Honda and kawasaki (might be not) and well established around thr globe, its very hard to believe that they dont do the pre delivery checks from the factory.

Mean while anybody notices those white paint marks on all nut and bolts, i think its the quality check of the suzuki, i have not seen such marks in any other brands.

**Sarvajit** · 08-31-2009, 04:24 PM

Originally posted by sharshas View Post

Mean while anybody notices those white paint marks on all nut and bolts, i think its the quality check of the suzuki, i have not seen such marks in any other brands.

I checked my Dad's friend's GS fuel tank inside before delivery-it was spotlessly clean.
There will be OK written somewhere with chalk-that is the sign of PDI (Pre Delivery Inspection) check passed. This bike had it on the black engine block.

As for rust it looks like one particular defective lot guys, just keeping a bike in rain or dirty water cannot make it rust that easily-my Fiero F2 has been kept in the rain since 5 years, cleaned on an average weekly, sometimes monthly&has only a few signs of rust beginning to show up, which can also be taken care of with WD40 I believe.

**Amitine** · 08-31-2009, 05:29 PM

Originally posted by sharshas View Post

Looks bad those new bikes, i think transporter is the culprit here, i dont think in the same way they started their journey from the factory. Might be the transport could be the culprit for those rust issues as well, just a guess here.
Suzuki is a pretty old company, older than Honda and kawasaki (might be not) and well established around thr globe, its very hard to believe that they dont do the pre delivery checks from the factory.

Mean while anybody notices those white paint marks on all nut and bolts, i think its the quality check of the suzuki, i have not seen such marks in any other brands.

Yepi

even i have got those white spots on handlebar and also another one on the brake fluid reservoir...their placement is for Q check done

have seen this same method on some vehicle...dunno which one

Btw the rear underside also has chalk writings

buddy the GS would be sparkling when leaving the plant with Q approved...Its the truckers (any brand) without proper panelling (one batch that came here had roof collapse with dirt n water inside for days...they were rusty (2 blue ones) on delivery) that cause probs...coupled with loading n unloading carelessly (my scratches), things do get messy

**Guru_007** · 08-31-2009, 05:36 PM

Guys....you are all making me really envious by posting pics....regularly..

I am really becoming jealous of you all.....I just can't wait to buy the bike....the way you guys describe it,....the way it zooms past the 4-5-6 gears....OOOhhhh man...I just can't bear it.....

I just sit here in my office and imagine the pleasure of riding the bike....

I just can't wait guys...nearly one more month to wait.....I really can't...

Hey guys today....Vishal (imjoshee) is going to meet up with the....Suzuki guy coming from Delhi.....to discuss reg the rust issue....hope already suzuki have come up with the solutions...and I will buy it soon......

hope we will hear from Vishal today....

**thefalcon** · 08-31-2009, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by Sarvajit View Post

I checked my Dad's friend's GS fuel tank inside before delivery-it was spotlessly clean.
There will be OK written somewhere with chalk-that is the sign of PDI (Pre Delivery Inspection) check passed. This bike had it on the black engine block.

As for rust it looks like one particular defective lot guys, just keeping a bike in rain or dirty water cannot make it rust that easily-my Fiero F2 has been kept in the rain since 5 years, cleaned on an average weekly, sometimes monthly&has only a few signs of rust beginning to show up, which can also be taken care of with WD40 I believe.

that OK sign on engine isnt the pre delivery inspection at the SC. mine had it when it was being unloaded from the truck itself.
it did not have any plastic covering though(except handle bar) and mild layer of dirt all over the bike(little better than pic uploaded)
my bike also had those white marks on screws, i thought it was a defect initially and asked them why its there and they explained "inspection at the factory"

pre delivery marks include numbers and alphabets next to speedo and rear mudguard and my name written too

the rusting cant be due to transport, because even access and zeus are transported in the same trucks with the dirt !!!!

i feel my bike may have rust inbetween the handle bar grip, have to check it during 1st service.

**osfreak** · 08-31-2009, 06:25 PM

[QUOTE=Bubbly;277646]Well said buddy

I am starting to feel that this thread is becoming a spoilsport for a new GS buyer..
The fuss you people are creating about GS (except the rust issue) seems to be common in most of the bikes...

]

Originally posted by Augustine09 View Post

Guys... While checkin milleage, please note that you turn on the trip meter when the bike comes to reserve and NOt when you fill petrol.... You may ride how much you want wihin the reserve capacity, but make sure you turn the trip meter on immediately after the bike comes to reserve..... Then fill petrol such that the bike runs on main and see the trip meter reading when the bike comes to reserve again....then divide it by the number of liters........ This should be somewhat accurate... I'm getting somewhere 50 KMPL (+ or - 3)

Guru.... its not your mistake posting the rusting pics here..... Its probably the way in which we look at problems that has taken the discussion like that.... I made it sure that I do not have any kind of rusts even after the bike stood all day in the rains in office(touch wood)....

I would also like to join Guru, amitine, bubbly, shadowfax, etc in promoting this bike.... I like this bike very much.... Many of my friends said that it looks cool..... Sometimes when i went to gettogethers and wedding receptions, people ask me how this bike is and if I have brought it here... This makes me feel

....

Cheers to GS

Am with you buddy, except for the rust all the other issues are common bike problems. Guys bike is a mechanical machine not an electric one, so each piece is different

Originally posted by Augustine09 View Post

Hi guys,

Man to my utter surprise sometime later.....I found out that the broken helmet lock could be used in any bike in whatever place you can think of......... You can check out the pics I've attached....

Good idea dude...

**thefalcon** · 08-31-2009, 06:27 PM

Originally posted by Amitine View Post

BTW Have asked about the rust issue...Suzuki has informed them to give ANY replacement free only for GS ( seems access is 100% defect free) should it be defective

Checked all the dirty GS 4 service...ALL r Rust-free

ofcourse could not check their inner tank

Am posting 2 pics (shot on N73) of a just unloaded black GS...its so dirty

...mix it with water for days on road, then Rust is easily possible...feel the rust pics bike could have been delivered like this

which showroom/SC did u get this info that they should replace any rusting parts for free ??
tell me the name and location, that way i can tell my SC guys in b'lore to contact ur SC incase they did not get the info yet.

**Sarvajit** · 08-31-2009, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by thefalcon View Post

that OK sign on engine isnt the pre delivery inspection at the SC. mine had it when it was being unloaded from the truck itself.
it did not have any plastic covering though(except handle bar) and mild layer of dirt all over the bike(little better than pic uploaded)
my bike also had those white marks on screws, i thought it was a defect initially and asked them why its there and they explained "inspection at the factory"

pre delivery marks include numbers and alphabets next to speedo and rear mudguard and my name written too

PDI is done at factory, showroom thing is an eye-wash!

I picked up my R15 as it was unloaded from the truck at the godown, since they could not bring it to the city area due to some transport strike.

**Amitine** · 08-31-2009, 07:06 PM

Originally posted by thefalcon View Post

which showroom/SC did u get this info that they should replace any rusting parts for free ??
tell me the name and location, that way i can tell my SC guys in b'lore to contact ur SC incase they did not get the info yet.

Well its right here in cochin and yes, as per SC guy its replacement of any factory defective part

checkout pic

**Amitine** · 08-31-2009, 08:57 PM

Hey guys mine ready only tom

Nway no haste no waste (oopsie! hope its makes sense

)

Since no new

post here, just checked out the last page of various bikes in index...seems all r having some probs

apache is getting

...come on GS guys, lets have some probs

**Arun Prasad** · 08-31-2009, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by sharshas View Post

Looks bad those new bikes, i think transporter is the culprit here, i dont think in the same way they started their journey from the factory. Might be the transport could be the culprit for those rust issues as well, just a guess here.
Suzuki is a pretty old company, older than Honda and kawasaki (might be not) and well established around thr globe, its very hard to believe that they dont do the pre delivery checks from the factory.

Mean while anybody notices those white paint marks on all nut and bolts, i think its the quality check of the suzuki, i have not seen such marks in any other brands.

man i too got that white color paint on all bolts and nuts..

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