u think at top speeds only weight gives you confidence ..... u think
brother u talking bout 60 kmph........ in the city u cant even ride at that speed continuously and please dont tell me that you corner or take steep turns with a with gsr ....... and infact i did not find gsr brakes effective enough ..... may be the problem must be with the test ride bike .... but i read sam9s review first....... even he did not find the brakes good initially.. infact the funny thing was that the disc brake did not seem a disk brake

and pls its 150 gsr........ not 1000gsxr......... at high speeds if u suddenly apply brakes...........it takes time for even gsr to reduce speed
i think you must be aware that like pick up time...... for eg 0-100kmph it takes 6 sec may be........... so for 100-0 u take time........ so there is a feature in bike called braking also....... i dont think only the WEIGHT part plays role in it... i mean weight helps to control when u suddenly brake at high speeds !!!

and there is a technique to everything brother....
u ll find many pulsar lovers here who will disagree to ur fact
infact pulsar weighs nearly the same as most other 150cc bikes except for rtr and fz.... they are diff things.......
amateur riders dont know how to use brakes especially disks
and fall down
pulsar are blamed because 6/10 acc to me is a pulsar when it comes to 150 cc..........[ only people like us who have sense to access net and find out things go for other or regular commutters may go for uni or splendor ] otherwise coll guys i think prefer pulsar... mostly coz of show n good combo

when so many people ride a pulsar
then accordingly many of them will fall down from a pulsar

i may be wrong here coz i have met people who are really against pulsars
and claim it to be a dangerous one .... infact life taker... my friend's pulsar also has bad braking ability....... skids normally even when u brake at 50 kmph SUDDENLY.. but can generalize it on all the pulsars!!!

@ pulsar owners...... what say?
what do you think? does it feel dangerous owning a pulsar?

ps : correct me if i am wrong n no offence mate.... just talkin to u like a friend

well ..... i guess the guys didnt seem to know anything about the bike...... also i asked him about the sound... he was blank n said sir koi noise nahi aa rahi!!! that is why here you get on spot delivery....
they are eating dust here
i was very excited and went to buy it
but because of the above point i rejected it!!!!
please if u can
do elaborate on its handling ability at LOW SPEED
u r 6 ft.. and those triceps must be bulgin out so u may not be experiencing it........ but i have read many reviews after doing the test ride and most of them complained of its high kerb weight!!!

and also 135 is not from years bro..... its just this year i got it otherwise when needed used a friend's pulsar.
and not a single time i ve fallen but once twice fell from ma 135
coz saw a guy bending r15 and tried to immitate him but there was sand and skidded badly


@ bunny
ddue rx 135 when it comes to speed and pick up is comparable to any modern 150 cc bikes except for the top end speed which i think 5s can do
mine is 4s.... so i dont need a splendor

Well what exactly would you mean when you say handeling at low speed, zip zapping through heavy traffic or being able to easily manuvere without too much gear change or kinda both......anyway

as I said strictly speaking you WILL feel the heavyness while turning at low speed no doubt about it but its absolutely up to you how you take this, weather if it lets you so down that you completely ignore all other positive points.........but I think its not a big enough reason to pose a doubt on bikes performance.

I personally was perfectly ok with it, I can easily do the zip zapping without any problem even if the heavyness is there....

having a 135 was not intended on you, I didnt know which bike you had, it was a general POV.

BTW that RX 135 if it Yamaha RXG 135 its not comparable, its still ahead...way ahead to any 4 stroke 150cc today,,,,,,even the max speed is compariable....I have driven RXG135 at 105 easily....

Weight can only provide stability in a motorcycle like bullet

On a serious note, a motorcycle's chassis and suspension play the biggest role when it comes to stability at ANY speed. Take the example of R15, its the lightest 150cc bike and the most stable at high speeds or any speed for that matter. If I am not wrong its the most stable Indian motorcycle right now, and its all because of its wonderful delta box frame and superb suspension. Its the combination of both which constitutes to bike's stability. Weight is hardly the component here!

I hope it helps

The old HH's were not metallic. I'll give you an example you can easily relate with... check the old Red cars (or even the Swift Red). You can find card with faded colour. But, the the Sindoor colour (metallic Maroon kind of) cars have been on roads for over 10 years from Maruti & Hyundai and I am yet to find one with faded colour...

Even the whites... White generally turns into a yellowish shade pretty soon... but the metallic white doesn't.

I don't know the technicalities behind this but I started observing things a few years back when I overheard a discussion between a person from a paints company and a fellow passenger during a train journey.

two question

After reading in xhbc, The great review about GSR, I also took a test ride of this amazing bike. I allready made my mind to buy this bike, went to dealer (strenge there is only one dealer in uttranchal that is in haldwani) luckely all colour are there but price is not settel down, dealer is asking to pay 800 extra for leggaurd and saarijaal i thought it was included, second i have to do a temperely registration . so now i m going to buy this bike from delhi on monday.(gray colour)

Friend i have two questions

I feel in testride that there is a cuttt (sound) when i release clutch may be due to loose chain?

Do any one know what type of clutch this bike have ?? let me clear most of bike have pressure(push) type clutch but my fearo f2 have pull type clutch. i m talking the lever on the engine which is connected wiht clutch hand lever thru wire wether is it pulling type or pushing type??

i heard that pulling type takes less force for engaging and disengaging but disadvantage is clutch plate worn out shortly.
may be i wrong

Guys the locking mech of GS......... you have to lift the handle a bit in order to lock on the left side.......but it locks cleanly on the right...is it same for all GS, need update, I called the dealer and he says its same for all GS.......bloody hell I didnt know that, recently only I realized I was locking on the right side all this time.........but I still wonder why its this way???????

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whats the matter.. lock on the right side..

but yea, somebody discuss this.

Yes the sound does comes some times but usually only when the clutch is released bit early then accelerator pull, what I mean is when there is not proper sync between the clutch and accelerator. I have noticed that GS is very particular in this specially in 2nd gear, else you notice the clutter voice.......

it looks stupid and takes out all the show of the bike at stand if the headlight is locked at the right side.......and its not even convenient enough as well,........but its strange that GS made the locking this way for left side....what could be the logic.....if at all its in all GS ......I hope my GS is not having some manufacturing fault.......

+1 to that. Old Splendors were metallic AFAIK.

If its faulty, it can be corrected some way. Other owners should say something.

I got my bike yesterday A black one. I have not yet registered the bike. There is some problem in my RTO.. So cant cross 50km before registration.
Let me give my opinion for the first 20km that i drove....

1) I attracted many on the road.... I mean my bike attracted everyone.. People were staring at my bike at signals.
2)There is no problem with gear shift.. I think it will get more smoother after first service.
3) I filled my tank for 500 bucks.. (I didnt have cash to fill the tank and that petrol pump didnt accept cards)
4) My mom loved the look of the bike... My sis said the tank was awesome and its the attraction of the bike
5) Even though the specifications say its heavy, i didnt feel it.... i was squeezing thru traffic easily...

After the registration i ll take my bike to office.. So i will have to travel around 45kms per day.....

Ok... here are my queries to the GS owners
1) I am riding the bike in 'eco' mode... Less than 50kmph ie below 3k rpm...
Is it ok to cross 50kmph at times before 1st service?
2)Do i have to go for additional seat cover(over the original one)? I feel the original cover to be very thin
3)The showroom guy asked me to use kick start every morning with choke... Whats ur opinion guys?
4) Do i have to ride in top gear most times to get a good mileage?

Thanks in advance

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Congratts Bubbly. Show some photos...

Here is what i say
1-1service do not bound speed limit but it is related to RPM of engine
Don’t cross RPM which manual say before 1service for good engine life no matter in 5th gear or 6th gear.
2- I thing everyone should go for additional seat cover for protection of original one but it goona increase bike height a little bit
3-It is for better battery life.
4-Yes it is true but again it is related to RPM of engine, every engine has maximum efficiency at certain RPM, stay close to that and u found a good mileage.

I m also going to buy this bike tommorow, How good is Gray one?? i have choice black or Gray