How did you check the illuminance ? Original Philips bulb cost around 800/- rite? Actually even with the AA unit the lighting will be almost same, but the difference is in the lower rpm. Many have reported flickering of headlight when they put indicators with AA unit.

Thanks Adi, I remember asking the same question a month back, finally you gave answer. Thats a little earlier than BA unit, so its worth replacing. Hey Adi how do you compare the upper and dipper? Today i felt like upper is enough for me. But I always drive with dipper and hardly uses upper as it gives a feeling like I'm blocking the visibility of oncoming vehicle and quickly gives dipper. So its the dipper which is to be improved.

OT: So you have both Activa and Eterno?

give it to smk porur or guindy (velacherry road) dont believe swapna suzuki

Today I rode my bike after its third engine oil change since I bought it...and 14ookms done on bike.

The bike is a butter to ride now,amazingly sweet,blisteringly fast like a ZMA being a normal 150cc.The bike even accelerates till peak rpm even in sixth gear.

In one word............WOW !!!!!

I am sure about one thing though,my break-in actually has been very good.
Next thing........pls dont ask me mileage,petrol doesnt seem to end in my bike

I now only wish to buy a higher end Suzuki, maybe a GSX750R.I am too much in love with what this company offers !!!!

Hey guys,at last ... the time has come getting GS 150 r
help me out in the following

1.I'm planning to get it from ABT service center as i live in tnagar.. is it a good SC?
2.What all i should check when i get the bike,like that rust issue or any upgrade and everything i should check for?
3.Tell me about the ride-in period of gs 150 r
4.Any other suggestion is appreciate it Thank you

Congrats for choosing GS. The break-in procedures have been discussed to the end in the thread itself. It will tiresome to search all the posts for break-in precautions. Here is one post by me http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorcyc...tml#post425693


Guys, got a call from my S.C as I have registered a query for the replacement of RR unit. They have been asked to solve the lighting problem, by replacing bulb or RR unit. Now S.C dont have stock and will attend the problem as soon as the unit arrives. I registered a query yesterday evening and got call today afternoon, not bad .

Thats good.. You're getting RR unit changed from BA to CA series ??
Whats the battery capacity in your bike ? 7ah or 9ah ??

I had a feeling that CA series was introduced coz they reduced from 9ah to 7ah and the BA series was overkill for the smaller 7ah battey (so effectively CA could just be a cost cutting change too !!)
(its just one of many possible theories )

I wish even i could have written to suzuki to change BA to CA series,
Last time i wrote to them the owner of the showroom was pretty upset, he said i should have asked him instead coz when we send a mail they assume the SC isnt doing a good job.

Anyhow, if BA to CA gives you any improvements then update me, even i'll go and talk to the SC..

In my bike, with 9ah and BA rr unit, i feel the headlight has 60% brightness at idle(1300rpm) and by 1.8k it seems to be around 90-100% bright..
(i hardly use the headlight, i'm more concerned about battery charging ability of the RR unit )

@ Falcon

I have the same set up as yours, 9Ah battery and BA series RR unit. I dont think the RR unit was changed to incorporate the change of 7Ah battery. But do feel like its a cost cutting venture like the carburetor being changed to Padmini. The Battery change from 9Ah to 7Ah is just like, earlier you could store 9 litres and now its reduced to 7 litres (I guess so), but the charging rate will be different.

The RR unit converts the AC to DC by rectification and then regulates to provide a steady DC to charge the battery efficiently. Since all the ratings are remaining the same CA series RR unit can be coupled to 9Ah battery or BA series with 7Ah.

I agree to the stats provided by you, as my idling is set to 1100 the brightness seemed less than 50% and from 2K its 100%.

Madhu bhai is going to get his RR unit to CA as well, hopefully he posts some pics to show the difference(Now that I have said so, he will).

naa sold my eterno for 10k which was like 2003 model so very good resale value considering i knew it needed some engine work. To be true i never use the Upper since i feel as if it is pointing to the Gods

And I will change the stock bulbs since people here drive like crazy even if you stop and ask the guy to use dipper he will not. And go 1 step head and you might make the headlines of next days newspaper.

So its same everywhere, people are not aware of road ethics. Even if we request for dipper they wont give. I try to keep my emotions and be nice to everyone sometimes I cant and will give upper just as we pass, it will be like slap to other one (a little devilish ). On the other hand 4 wheelers and higher acknowledge our request and will give dippers.

+1 to that.......ppl here in mumbai also drive with their upper on...if we ask them for dipper they blindly ignore.....and then i put my osram as upper....and make them suffer.........

as soon as they pass by i immediately restore back to dipper though.....

Guys, i found this bike pic in someone's xbhp profile.
I've copied all of them below.

Do any of you know which suzuki bike this is ? is it even real ?
The headlights looked WOW. rear indicators look just like our GS150 too

@Anup:
Ya we could wait for Madhu's feedback on the RR unit too
Btw, can i use any charging related points to get them to change the unit ? i can say the battery died because of BA unit too (i got a new battery recently under warranty )


I witnessed the funniest accident today ever !!
This guy(may be 16 yrs old) was riding his dio with a pillion. and beside him this girl caught up with him on another dio (i guess she was honking to get his attention to say hi to him).
Anyway this guy noticed her, turned his head to the right, even took one hand off his dio and waved out to her.

The next second BHAAAAM, he went straight into a parked car on the side of the road, head on !!!

Lucky for him it was not a main road and there wasnt any traffic..
Only major injury would have been to his ego

@falcon:This looks like a Suzuki GSX600R to me,it can also be a GSXR1000 or the the GSXR750,they all look similar.
Why this is more of a 600 because,its exhaust looks like one,GSXR1000 is dual exhaust.But GSXR 750 also has single exhaust but its an uncommon bike to Indians,as many are yet to discover its real potential.So I insist its a Suzuki GSXR600.

Suzuki GSXR-the total range looks similar in front light and tail section to our Suzuki GSR,barring the GSX1300R-which is known as Hayabusa by most of us.

My best pick is the GSXR750,I love the bike for its light weight and 1000cc eating capabilities,ideal for the Indian roads,my dreambike as of now.

Frankly saying I dont have any idea. Yesterday I just filed a query asking for a replacement of RR unit. And today afternoon I got a call from a nervous salesman saying its regarding to the complaint registered to suzuki. Even he didnt know what complaint i registered. He asked me to bring bike as soon as possible and they will work out the problem. Then I said its not a complaint but about replacing RR unit. Then he hung up saying will call shortly. And then they called Suzuki head office and ordered a RR unit.Called me again saying the unit is out of stock and will give me a call when its available.

But this BA series never gave me any kind of trouble so far but the lighting is poor. I think as you ride less compared to others you are facing such charging issues. When i get my RR unit changed, I will give detailed comparison. If you do have some problems then get it replaced else your new battery will be a goner.

Today i read some articles about alternator and RR unit Info FAQ - Understanding Motorcycle Electrical Parts Q & A. Will be informative to you too. And also there are some interesting posts in Fiero thread by Nanotechnology about rewinding coils, found very useful.

That bike is definitely GSX-R 600. I searched Suzuki's website and found that 750 redlines at 15 K and 600 redlines at 16K. And from the image it seems like redline starts from 16K, rest of everything looks just similar. Only the displacement seems to be different. The bike looks killer a big brother of our GS. As Mach said, me too craving to ride such a beast(Many are calling Gixxers as Decepticon's).........

@MACH50:
If you like city riding superbikes then you should consider the KTM duke 690 too..
I remember reading "hooligan" in a few of its bike reviews.
Should be just perfect for the city where acceleration matters more than top speed..


@anup:
Ok, i'll check it out..
by the way, my SC didnt recommend doing that AC to DC conversion for the pilot lamps
They said messing with wiring isn't a good idea.

If i find good LEDs i guess i'll just connect them to the AC pilot lamp sockets only..
If i do get these LEDs, can i change it myself ? i remember reading that some rubber part needs to be replaced when we remove the headlight and fix it again ?

@ Falcon

Once animeher stated that LED's can be fitted directly to AC without adding any resistor as done by akfara. The LED will still glow, though they will flicker. Initially I thought LED's will work only in DC. Most of the bikes have very similar electricals for the ease of getting spares. So there is high probability of getting a direct fit one.