can anybody tell me what should be speed limit in break-in period?
should i go for the 6th gear?

Keep it below 4.5K RPM&use all the gears.
Go out of boundary once in a while in various gears, that also helps.

thanks sarvajit for ur quick reply.
what is max speed we get around 4.5k rev?

Which gear? If its in topgear, you would be doing approximately about 65kmph.
60kmph comes up at exacty 4K RPM in 6th.

thank u very much sarvajit!

are you talking about R15 or GS 150??
AFAIK the R15 does 60 @ 4k, does the GS150 do same speed at 4k??

I am also wondering the same, since Saravjit owns a R15 and not GS150R.

^^^

i think its 61-62 kmph at 4.5k rpm

Hey,
I got my rear brake spring changed at the free service camp, the rear brakes are awesome now.
And i hadnt even complained about the rear brakes
You could try asking them if yours has the older spring and change it. it costs 5 or 6 bucks even if they charge you.

And about the front tire, may be you should show it to them. There was another guy at the camp saying the front wheel isnt stable etc etc.
Didnt stick around to see what they said though.

About the mileage and revving prob, i dont have much to say.
I'm getting 53 and it revs pretty well for me(i keep it around 5 usually)

Thanks for your reply mate.

Majority of time I ride with a pillion and when i try revving engine the sound changes and its a little noisy. From the replies of other GSpians, will wait till 3K on ODO .

Well there is no particular reasons for my hatred towards 100cc bikes, i just think them as annoying. Always riding zig-zag, causing lot of trouble .

Sorry guys, Chinmay posted in both threads&I was replying to both, so the confusion.

@csp007chinmay: I guess GS does about 55kmph at 4K RPM, owners can clarify.

My experience at the service camp

Hi falcon,

I was also at the service camp yesterday.

I had the following discussions with the Suzuki employee ( one indian and 1 japanese)

1. squeaking sound from front disk - the indian engineer showed it to the jap one who took some notes. When they returned the bike, i checked it and there was no sound.

2. high heel shifter - checked this with only local mechanic( i mean the one at the dealer). He initially tried to bypass the issue saying "150CC bike's gear lever cann't be compared to 125CC" when i pointed him to the Zeus's gear lever. After arguing for 5 minutes, he checked something with the Suzuki engineer, brought some tools and reduced the height.

3. I have asked for lowering the handle bar - local mechanic said that it may affect the lock-to-lock position by obstructing with that big tank) and also it requires length reduction of all the cables connected to the steering column. Though I was not convinced, i let it go.

4. rear brake - I have already changed the brake spring in an earlier service which did improve the brake bite at that time. This time they have tightened the drum, as they do everytime, whose effect may not last more than a week. At the end, no acceptable solution.

5. rectifier/regulator xxxxAA to xxxxBA - the local mechanic said there is nothing to worry as that number is a serial number provided by the vendor of that particula part. I dont know how much it is true. Forgot to check this with the Suzuki guys

6. My gear indication and neutral LED stopped working - turned out to be a rat eating away some cables. This is instantly guessed by that local mechanic. After some discussions, they suggested replacing those set of cables at a cost of 1050/-. I paid for it.

7. Tank rust concern - the indian Suzuki guy checked my tank and said it is not affected. He said that the issue was reported in coastal areas and the company replaced the tank for those affected customers.

8. Left side handle lock - the suggestion was leave it as it is. I didn't push as it's a minor one.
But i do inform anybody who drives my bike, very very rare, that be careful while left side locking
I had some generic discussions with the Japanese engineer.

Me: Front wheel doesn't feel planted at speeds > 70. Gets aggravated if there is a pillion
Jap: has spoken to some 70-80 customers and nobody has made similar comment.
Me: insisted with my question asking about the front:rear weight ratio
Jap: how does it compare to Unicorn and Pulsar?
Me: Not driven Uni.Pointed him to the type of tyres used on GS150 and compared them to
the Pulsar which uses some other variant of MRF Nylogrip Zapper. Also Pulsar is much shorter
and lighter so it is not that insecure.
Jap took pen+paper, noted down something)
Me: is fuel mapping different in eco/power modes?
Jap: No, it's just a notification to the rider
Me: why there are 2 cables connected to throttle?
Jap: dont know exactly but it is done in similar fashion in bigger bikes. ( I was thinking ...OK).
Even if 1 cable snaps, the other one works providing safety. ( I was thinking.. this Jap guy
is taking me for granted)
Me: How is the speed measured when no cable is connected to the either wheel?
Jap: it is measured from the engine part
Me: you mean engine RPM? it might be incorrect as it is always possible to rev the engine
in lower gears like 1,2,3?
Jap: doesn't depend on RPM but the speed of drive train.
Me: (Don't know a thing about drive train and hence let it go) Thanks.


On the whole, I was impressed with the way the indian Suzuki guy was answering various questions from bikers. He was even taking each and every bike on the busy old airport road with the customer as pillion and verifying their complaints. He was as energetic at 3PM as he was at 9:30AM. Good job.

Regards,
Sreenivasulu Y

@ ysreenu:
You seem to have spoken quite a bit with the suzuki people during the camp.
I just gave my bike, came home and went to collect it.

But i did meet Mr Vinod Natarajan.
He was very friendly, asking about the performance etc etc. even made me fill a feedback form.
How many Japanese people were there at airport road ??
When i went only one person was there and i dont think he was an ordinary engineer. may be some higher up marketing guy.(which means he wont know the technical specifications of the bike)

Even i had complained about disc, i think they increased the spacing between the pads or something, no sound but the brakes have lost its bite now.

hi falcon,

Yes, Mr Vinod was the indian Suzuki guy Iwas referring to in my previous post. He told his name but I cudn't hear properly then.

I dont think the jap guy was there for marketing purpose. Vinod was interacting with him on the technical aspects so I beleive he knows something about the bike. OR may be he was just taking some notes
to give an impression that they are listening to the customers. We will
never know :-)

Even I felt that the disc was lost it's bite a bit but it needs to be checked over a period of 1 or 2 days. Will let u know.

Regards,
Sreenivasulu Y

It's been five days since I booked my bike, no word yet from the Suzuki guys.