Re: Suzuki GS150R

Excellent Kamlesh ,I still have to sort the shock absorber issue in my green GS and clutch replacement in my.orange GS , I.like the bike overall, I am planning a 500 KMS trip in Jan , then I will have an idea about average mileage and highway pleasure.

7th Anniversary

My bike completed it's 7 years of service and it's still rocking the Hyderabad roads. Thanks to Saboo Suzuki for their incredible service at Indira Park branch




After applying some more effort to shine my beloved bike

Re: Request For Keeping GS 150R thread active and interesting as it was back in 2010

[QUOTE=gs150r_gilbert;1267923]Hi Gilbert thanks for the reply ,I have attached the four page bill to this thread , I hope it helps other to get an estimate of parts prices, the expensive items are the front brake lever kit , wiring harness , cheers Mann .

Re: Request For Keeping GS 150R thread active and interesting as it was back in 2010

[QUOTE=BlackPanther;1266432]Sir,

Could you try the Philips X-treme Vision Plus (H4 type - 12V 55/60W) before you plan for an upgrade.

My nephew installed in his Gixxer and a very big difference in visibility I must say. Costs 300 INR in Amazon.

I received mine from Amazon yesterday and will be switching from Osram H4 12V 55/60W to this today.

Cheers,
Anand

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Hi Anand,

I meant to reply to your post and tried some days ago, but my connection was not that stable and the info got lost! Sorry about that. Regarding your advice on a headlamp bulb, I could try some alternatives from Philips, Osram, etc. (actually I am running Cool Blue Intense bulbs on my car and they are GOOD!) but the real problem with GS is the kind of current it produces, or how it is delivered for lighting. As far as I know, Gixxer is DC powered (please read quote below), so a 55/60w actually does make an impact on lighting, but our GS with stock electrical setup would barely see a difference if you go higher on watts, and flickering would, of course, stay. --Please correct me if I'm wrong--. Actually I just found this on a Gixxer's thread here:

[Gixxer's headlamp] does not fluctuate as both ends of the coil is connected to the full wave rectifier in the RR. In bikes like GS, one end of the coil is earthed and the half wave RR produces pulsating DC to which the headlight is connected.
In both cases, the voltage and current depends on engine RPM.

My idea at this point with my GS is to upgrade to a higher capacity battery in order to more safely connect my headlamp to a DC line, such as the turn signals one. The goal would be ELIMINATING FLUCTUATION and IMPROVING OUTPUT SOME 30% for 45-60 Min. RIDES. I just need to find the right LED for this purpose, but I believe 20/20w could be a good compromise for a 7 or 9Ah battery. My battery right now is a 7Ah MTX7B Motorbatt.

Cheers,

Gilbert


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Hello Hasan,

Rs 8500 sounds good for the whole set of pieces and servicing you got for your GS! I hope you are enjoying your bikes now. Could you include the full list of items they changed? BTW, I have not heard a thing about any big bore kits or a "sport" CDI for GS150r, but it could be interesting if anyone could share any experiences with such changes.

Not that GS is not good as it is...

Cheers

My new GS150R(s)

I am hyderabad (telengana) after reading a lot about GS150 i decided to get one for my self , i have owned my bikes right from good Ol Jawa , splendor , pulsars , unicorn,s , ZMA , and many many more , most bikes that i owned i purchased them twice , frankly i was not sure why i bought the same make and model twice ,
so finally a gentle man sold me his GS150R for Rs20,000 on Nov 2nd 2016 , the bike was running good for first two weeks , in fact i really like the 6th gear aspect of this bike , every thing in this bike is very well built , to my surprise it refused to start on morning , few days before this the bike would jerk a lot in gears and throw black smoke , i got the bike serviced at a local mechanic shop , nothing changed much in the way the bike was responding ,infact it became worst after the service ,i got the clutch plates ,pressure plates and changed and fresh oil ,but no go , finally it refused to start one day and i tried all means ,no luck , i wrote to Suzuki and they responded immediately, they asked to get the bike at BQ Suzuki service center in Hyderabad (near Zoo park) ,

i used the porter APP and book my bikes pickup and dropped her personally at the service centre , 7 days after the service she is back , the Bill Rs 9100 , i bargained and got the bill down to Rs 8500 , New wiring kit installed, new front brake lever and brake pads , bearings , new lock set , new handle , new switch set ,new fork ball kit and the list goes endless ,the bike feels much better now and runs great , in the interim i purchased a 2013 Suzuki access 125 and another Orange GS150R (call me crazy) but the orange GS was a deal , i now have both bikes , orange 2009 ,and 2009 candy green GS150R,
all in all i like the bike and plan to keep them for long time ,

I wanted to know if anyone in this forum has tried to install a big bore kit ,
i asked the showroom guys and they had no clue ,
Does any one know if there is a bolt on big bore kit for this bike , i would like to be able to install a 180 CC piston if i could without much MODS ,

please advise
Hasan

Re: Suzuki GS150R

Had ordered an HID kit from The Retrofit Source which I received today. On installation, the headlights are flickering on high beam and do not light at all on low beam. I am going to get help from TRS on this issue and will update on this forum. Please let me know if you guys have any thoughts.

P.S. I was running Full DC setup with 55/60W halogen before installing this kit.



Edit
December 21: The motorcycle battery is 12V 7AH. May be it is not able to supply as much power needed. Going to try tonight connecting the HIDs to my car battery. If it works, will have to upgrade to Exide 12V 9AH or 14AH. Any other battery recommendations? Below are what I found. Need to check if the battery compartment needs modification due to size differences.
9AH
Exide Bikerz 12BI9-B
Exide Xtreme 12XR9-B
Tata Green Velocity 9B
14AH
Exide Bikerz 12BI14L-A2
Tata Green Velocity YB14L-A2

Edit2:
Got the HID setup working fine with the same battery. There was some loose connection with grounding probably which might have occurred when I was fiddling with the wiring. Here's the initial pic. Will post more outdoors pics soon.

Edit 3: December 22 - Some outdoor off-road photos. I always blamed the GS' reflector for dispersing too much light. But with this HID kit I've now come to appreciate the reflector for how the entire road infront of me is brightly lit. As though, the reflectors are made for such bright light sources. Notice the nice rectangular throw. This is on center stand which dips the angle forward a little. With rider on the saddle, the throw reaches much farther.

Re: Request For Keeping GS 150R thread active and interesting as it was back in 2010

Thanks r0rshack. Yes, these where white or blue lamps which I used.

My hands are too broad to do the task. I should ask someone else to try next time.

Re: Request For Keeping GS 150R thread active and interesting as it was back in 2010

Are these color pilot lamps LED's? If so, they will fail easily if u are running on AC. Also, the pilot lamps can be replaced without removing the headlight assy. You will have to let in your hand through the underside of the fairing to take out the pilots and can put them back..a long screwdriver can be used to press the plastic holder in its place. Also, if your replacement bulb is the same type halogen, you can replace it again letting your hand on the underside of your cowl. Removing the entire assembly is not required here..

Re: Request For Keeping GS 150R thread active and interesting as it was back in 2010

Thank you Anand! . You have a PM. I always wanted to make a Tirumala trip on my bike - will quiz you more when am ready for that.

Re: Request For Keeping GS 150R thread active and interesting as it was back in 2010

I will check with SMK Porur today on the way back from office.
If they accept card, i can even purchase one for you and give it on the way to office.
If not available I will ask them to order one.
I will let you know in a PM tomorrow.

The trip happened in my Unicorn. My friend backed out last minute. I usually park it any place without a NO Parking board. You do not have a specific parking for Bikes over there. You can find hundreds of places to park without disturbing anyone.

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I really found a BIG difference in gixxer. I assume you cannot find the difference while viewing photos. I will try to take photos as well.

Mine is a late 2011 model(last model with the old type of fairing and body panels). So i believe it has the same reflector as 2009 make.

So far I am using 12V 55/60W OSRAM. The only problem is that the pass switch wont work when i am already in low beam. I assume it will continue with the Philips as well.

I did not find time yesterday because of clearing trees post the cyclone. Will be busy with the same work for few more days and will definitely post my experience with the same. My biggest problem is removing the headlight of GS. It is designed very badly and I have to remove 11 screws to remove the entire cowl. Fixing it back makes me so frustrated that i thought to switch to round headlight many times. My after market color pilot lamp kept failing many times causing me to remove the headlight assembly.

Re: Request For Keeping GS 150R thread active and interesting as it was back in 2010

Hi Anand,
Could you please share your experience with new Philips Xtreme 65W bulb? Please elaborate your GS model details (as old 2009 models have had bad reflector design in comparison to 2012 models and bulb change can't fix headlight issue.)
As per my knowledge GS stator coil can't support 65W bulb properly and in low RPS (below 3000) 65W bulb would glow with less brightness than 35W bulb.

If you find different results please share some images for the same.
Thanks,
Kamlesh Kumar

Re: Request For Keeping GS 150R thread active and interesting as it was back in 2010

No doubt shell advance ax7 is one of the best semi synthetic oils but for my kind of usage good quality mineral oil is sufficient. Even for continuous highway riding at moderate speed, gulf holds up well. In my entire ownership, i have never felt hard gear shift and vibrations because of engine oil, its just when clutch cable has got loosened, i feel somewhat hard gear shift.

Re: Request For Keeping GS 150R thread active and interesting as it was back in 2010

Yes Anand, it took the entire weight of the vehicle. I will call and if they have the spare, go to SMK/Maya Motors next week to get a new handlebar. Somehow, ABT is not very keen on selling spares/don't have them.

The bend is more clearly visible in this picture. OT: How did the Tirumala trip on the Hunk go? Where did you park it?



Gilbert, you are right - I avoid parking in marshy/wet lands for that reason. If the land is too loose, I simply find a better place to park and walk a longer distance as I have read much of falls here and it had to happen to me too .

Re: Request For Keeping GS 150R thread active and interesting as it was back in 2010

Sir,

Could you try the Philips X-treme Vision Plus (H4 type - 12V 55/60W) before you plan for an upgrade.

My nephew installed in his Gixxer and a very big difference in visibility I must say. Costs 300 INR in Amazon.

I received mine from Amazon yesterday and will be switching from Osram H4 12V 55/60W to this today.

Cheers,
Anand

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It is taken the entire weight of the vehicle. Its good that the bend is visible and you need to change it.
If is is deviated a little from its position, you may not notice it visibly and may result in pain in your shoulders.

Replace it. I had the same issue and replaced the handle bar for 333 INR. The end bar weights come separately. So remove them from the current handlebar.

I have not thought of using a different handle to GS

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Hello again Kamlesh,

Thank you for the update regarding your GS! It really looks pretty fresh even now, and I wish you MANY more kilometers on your Suzuki. It is really helpful for all of us here to know what to expect from our motorcycle in the upcoming years...

Regarding your advice on Gixxer, I may still consider the bike (FI, rear disc version) if they bring it to Mexico next year. But I hope there will be enough options to replace my GS, should I need to get a new motorcycle. But just by considering your bike and other GSs here on xbhp, I should probably just relax and wait for a true replacement for GS, rather than switching to an entirely different bike, even in the 150cc segment. I believe getting parts for my bike should not be a problem here within probably the next 5 years.

Cheers,

Gilbert

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Hello Ashwanth.r,

I am sorry to see the damage on your GS! I noticed a few days ago (and I noticed that before, but did not really pay attention) that the center stand needs a more leveled surface to remain stable, even small stones can seriously affect the bike's stability when parked. The sidestand is not much different, but I believe the problem in your case was probably the final position of the bike and how it was hit by the wind and finally how it fell! Mine was hit by a car at a stop light 2 months ago, but nothing serious happened other than a scratched clutch lever and a turn signal light, which I could not fix and would not replace. Again, I hope you will be able to replace/fix every part on your GS.

Gilbert