Re: Suzuki GS150R

Congratulations.

Re: Suzuki GS150R

Hello Kamlesh, nice to hear from you! True, the 150cc segment has become incredibly competitive and in some cases a logical step before the 250cc segment. It will be interesting to see how this little Intruder fares after the big hit of the Gixxer family of bikes. 150cc bikers here are drooling after GSX S/R150, even me in some ways (haha).

In Latin America, a 250cc motorcycle involves a greater investment, around 60-80% over a 150cc motorcycle; hence the popularity of the latter. Intruder would be a wiser investment for most novice riders than a 250, say V-Strom 250, as even a 2nd hand SV 650 is easily cheaper than a brand new Japanese 250. BTW, Chinese 250s sell for about the same as a good Japanese 150 here. Hopefully, the Indian market encourages the purchase of a 250 over a 150 with a reasonable price difference only. Not so here.

Regarding GS150r, I have found our bike to be the best VFM bike (largely ignored by younger riders) and of course not properly marketed by Suzuki. But this has been said so many times before, we all know it too well. I've become used to not seeing ANY GSs for several days, other than my own! (lol).

Just an interesting story here. I commute to Mexico City at least 5 times per week, and I know this particular part of the road very well, a 10° or so uphill stretch from Lomas Verdes to Torres de Satelite, a very well known 500m stretch (where I used to struggle to remain in 6th before upjetting my GS). Well, I've had the chance to "fight" both Inazuma and Gixxer 155 (among many other different bikes) at different times at that part of the road. Most cars there just take it easy at some point and get passed by motorcycles no offense taken.

While the Inazuma clearly walked from me within the first 100 meters, with a solo rider, Gixxer did almost the same thing, to my surprise, with 2 people on it. We all know GS is no racing machine, but I was doing about 90 Km/Hr in 6th when I was passed! I did not downshift nor did I try to catch up to them, though. This gave me a clear idea of the potential of the 155cc mill. And I was impressed, as many 250s are unable to do this and the guys get frustrated when they can't go faster than yours truly!

That being said, my money is most probably going to the 155cc Suzuki family when I finally decide to sell my GS. Or I could just stick to the plan of getting a low mileage special edition GS150r if spares are available without any drama for another 5 years or so. It is just hard to think of getting any other motorcycle when you have been treated so well by such a comfortable and inexpensive machine. And all this in a bike with a basically unchanged design, as we all know, too.

Just for the record, I was able to pay for my black GS just by saving gas money from basically not using my car to go to work during 2 years. The riding experience continues to be excellent after 2 years of ownership, particularly since I was finally able to start using the power zone of the rev range, even up to 9,300 only yesterday. (I do that only occasionally, I have a 2-month old baby now!) I am sorry I don't own a helmet cam to show you, but it is fun to see my GS go fast without any glitches. The largest investment so far, other than the purchase, has been a gel battery and the upjetting process itself. Servicing is of course mandatory. Still on running my 27,000-Km GS on Repsol synthetic blend for about half the price of fully synthetic oil.

Thanks guys for reading, take care.

Gil

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Yes I did in SUZUKI Service Mega Camp in Hyderabad. It's a good looking bike but they should have released one 250CC variant to justify the looks and rider's requirements.

Re: Suzuki GS150R

Not much of a difference at that level 3 setting. I'm 5'7 and i've also put a double layer of seat cover (the mesh kind). With this and the level 2 setting, sitting on the bike, i can place both my feet across on the ground wearing shoes.

I just had the level 3 setting for a day before i reverted back to soft, but must say that the level 3 on the rtr shock felt a bit crisp in a nice way while maneuvering.

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Has anyone in this forum noticed the Suzuki Intruder 150? Perhaps seen one on the road?

I believe, other than the style and the gearbox, Suzuki is again offering a comfortable motorcycle kind of like our beloved GS, that should be appealing to a variety of riders not willing to compromise on comfort! I must say I liked the bike when the first reviews came out. Although I was not crazy about the looks overall (and the specs I should add) I must say the bike looks and sounds certainly distinctive, and should be powerful enough to deal with all the FZs, Hornets and Gixxers now dominating the 150cc scene in different countries of Asia and Latin America.

I insist though, there is no true replacement for GS150r. But it's good to have yet another alternative.

Cheers,

Gilbert

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I had owned a Hunk for sometime and I would say that the shocks of Hunk is a tad stiffer than that of GS.
I had also ridden RTR on a few occasions and they are definitely stiffer too.
The best shocks for GS is, I would say, the stock one. In fact, the primary reason why I chose GS in favour of other bikes was the stellar ride quality.

The RTR shocks look better than the stock GS ones. But looks apart, RTR shocks are known for their stiffness. Good that you have found that the softer setting to be adequate for you. BTW, RTRs run on 17 inchers while GS rims are of 18 inches. Do you feel any difference in height after fitting RTR shocks compared to the stock ones (in the same setting)?

Re: Suzuki GS150R

Hi, I would say your fuel lines and/or air filter are dirty. EDIT: I mean, have the carb thoroughly cleaned as well, you should be able to tell the difference! And, please do considering WASHING your air filter yourself (pressure cleaning does nothing to the oily particles from the road that may be clogging your air filter.) The difference after washing it is like night and day. No Kidding. I described some months ago how this can be safely done.

Also, I believe someone mentioned in an earlier post that you can have your spark checked by Suzuki (in case the spark plug cable is the problem), but anyway, I hope all gets figured out so you can ride your motorcycle back as normal soon.

By the way, if you suspect fuel quality is poor at a certain station, just go somewhere else. Poor quality gasoline can give you bad performance (AND a fouled spark plug in basically no time!)

Cheers,

Gil

Re: Suzuki GS150R - Shocks

Hey Gil! By word of mouth from a few mechanics near my place, I chose the Apache RTR's shocks. I'm more of a sedate rider and my daily route to work doesn't involve such corners, so I'm not able to tell the performance difference at those conditions. Also it has been that phase for my GS where one or the other problem has come up in short intervals.. twice stranded with a flat tire and had to replace tube, front brake shoes replaced in dire conditions, battery ran out because of a loose connection due to that water wash at the svc.. all this I think in a span of two to three months.. I'm trying to find time to get issues sorted one by one.
The ride quality under non aggressive riding remains similar to our GS. Now I have set the suspension to softer than what I had on the stock ones and it takes on smaller potholes better.
But things I have noticed
- the rear tyre wear is a tad higher now (58k running presently).
- while maneuvering in traffic (connect with the Ducati scene in the Tron movie)I feel a difference in the way the bike behaves which I think is due to a softer suspension. I've tried to put it in an image below.. Slightly exaggerated maybe, but maybe not at the level where it would seem dangerous.. (I think!)

Apart from this I'm not able to tell any other differences. The level 3 on the new shocks is definitely firmer than stock GS though. I'll adjust this in case I do a lot of city riding.

The LEDs!..I had them replaced twice under warranty, all because the service center messed up with the wiring and damaged my LED driver. Now they are running fine for the past 3-4 months. The Headlight is as good as it gets. During the rainy season, after confusing over yellow vs white light, I finally resorted to dip the headlights more to bring greater light to the road. I'll keep this setting till the rains end.


Will wait for your updates!

Re: Suzuki GS150R - Shocks

Thanks a lot for the update and the pics, my friend!

It's good to see fellow GSpians continue to keep their bike in good condition and fresh. Those shocks look nice, even if the ones in gold would probably have looked better. Anyway, how is the feel of your shocks in different riding conditions? The stock ones are of course compliant, but it would be nice if the new ones you got improved the feel during (a bit) more aggressive cornering or higher speeds. Have you pushed your GS on the new shocks in such conditions? How firm are they? And oh, also, how are your pilot lamps doing? I remember you switched to 3w leds.

I will write an update on my GS before the end of November, as a few new developments are available regarding the black beauty.



Cheers,

Gil

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Thanks for the reply Ashwanth! My air filter has only been replaced once or twice till now. I told the svc regarding this problem but they said that they have cleaned the air filter. Will ask them to replace in the next service.

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The model of air filter in GS cannot be easily cleaned. Try changing it to new if not cleaned/replaced for a long time. Drain carb float bowl and clean fuel tap strainer.

This spark plug cap was known to be faulty in many GS and replacing that with Zeus/Heat's cap solved this symptom of SOB for some.



Clogged jets in carb can also give rise to such symptoms but IMHO, a regularly-run motorbike like yours would not clog the jets that easily unless the petrol is real dirty.

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Found this searching on old posts ^ ^

Im facing this problem, but i face it on other gears too... A shortness of breath, but then it gets okay and some times i dont see the problem at all.

I'm currently on 589xx kms.

Re: Suzuki GS150R

Kamlesh, happy to see a GS with the same color and year of manufacture as mine. Your bike too looks to be in an excellent condition. Please continue taking good care of it. This thing can easily run for 1.5 lakh kms

I usually get it serviced at Saboo Suzuki workshop, Raniganj. I have nothing but excellent opinion of them: their service center is very spacious, mechanics are knowledgeable, spares availability is decent and most important of all, the people there are honest.

I don't know the position of the air-fuel screw. You can get it adjusted at a reputed workshop where they have CO and NOx testing equipment for help.

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Hi Bro...where did you get your bike serviced in Hyderabad ? What's your carbeurator air-fuel mixture screw setting? Even my GS 150R is exactly same as yours with 48K ODO

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Friends,




I'm putting up my GS150R for sale as I'm moving to the US in November. Please message me if anyone's interested in buying the vehicle. More details:

• 2009 year
• has run for 78,500+ kms
• got the tires and battery replaced last year
• overall in excellent condition with very little scratches