The karizma complete fairing will free the handle bar from the all the weights such as headlight assembly, odo meter, indicators which made the GS handle heavy to flick easily in traffic.

The cost of MSD cable i heard is huge around 3.5k rs.. so didnt change it..
As of now, i am also not going for rejetting.. just fuel screw tuning since i will be ridind 95% in traffic below 50 kmph. So the pilot jet adjusted by fuel screw is responsible for lower end fuel mixing ratio. if any problem comes after mod due to non-upjetting, i will go for upjetting next weekend.

If upjetting is needed, which bike's needle jet and main jet is to be fitted?

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Apache 180 n pulsar 180's jets will do the job , they are direct fit too, both bike use MIKUNI carb

Hello guys...
Its 3 days since i got my Gsr. I liked the riding and the smoothness of engine. odo reads 135 km now. But i noticed a clearly visible vibration between 4 and 5000 rpm mainly in 5th and 6th gear, and as usual out of focus headlight is another problem.
I took bike to SC today. A mechanic who first set right the focus of Headlight also checked the air pressure of tyre. He told front tyre pressure was less. I have brought the bike back, and in office. While riding back home, i have to check the vibration still exixts or not.
Now my question to all senior GSR owners. Is this vibration common in the initial period or will it continue?

@Abdul,
Thanks...
Mech too showed that headlight adjustment screw, and i hope vibes in my gsr will subside once i complete 1st service.

@Madhu,
did you too experience vibes in 4-5k rpm range in the run in period of your bike? i wonder why did they name economic mode then while you get more mileage in the other mode i just completed 135 kms, so yet to calculate the mileage.

During the initial 500kms the vibrations will be more moreover 4k to 5k rpm is known in gs for roughness

After 2k on odo vibes are not felt and at 6k on odo now I didnt felt any vibes or roughness Would call it as nil. May be its the magic of motul.

Power mode gave me 57 kmpl but eco mode gives me max 52 only

Hey Madhu,
Are you sure about getting more mileage in power mode compared to eco ?
My bike has always been in eco only, and i got mileage of 55 may be two or three times (not anytime recently though, may be 6 months ago), average mileage used to be 50-52, but last three times(after getting my bike from servicing) i've got just 46 everytime !!
This could either be due to bad tuning, or possibly evaporation as i've been filling 350 bucks of shell for that car (collected 4 btw ) because it usually takes 3 weeks for bike to come to reserve with 350 bucks of fuel.

Any suggestions on how to improve riding style ?
In my usual riding, i almost never cross 5k rpm, but the bad mileage could be because i open the throttle a lot at low rpms to get fast pick up(in traffic) till the 5k mark. (and all this in eco mode too)
(i guess if i keep the rpm above 5k all the time (when i want to zip), i would get better mileage since momentum would be conserved better in the engine, fly wheel etc)

And how was your mileage riding around 28-30 in 4th gear and 34-36 in 5th gear ? that 3k rpm mark makes the engine silent, but i dont know if low rpms would give good mileage or not..

(i know, this post is kinda lame considering how long i've been riding GS, but i guess i've forgotten how to ride efficiently after seeing the fun in zipping. )

Please find out the CB Dazzler ownership forum then,they would be help you there better........as I enjoy my bike and buy very much,its known that our views would be slightly biased.

So if you have any doubts about GSR you are welcome here
But if you ask us about the Dazzler we wont be able to tell you much,pls follow this link then:


Also please don't compare directly between the models,on either of the forums.....I am telling this because,it would produce some unwanted complications,every owner loves their bikes and they have a reason why they didn't go for others.


Take for example, my case,I didn't even test ride the GSR before I bought it.I was thinking of buying the RTR180 or the FZ16,and my budget for a bike of my daily use was 76000 to the max.I was never a Pulsar fan except the model Pulsar220F,but again 220F was then Rs.80,000 on road and on daily basis it wont have aided the mileage I was looking for.

Then I came across the Bike reviews by Bike India,which had our old time member Xbhpian Bunny Punia,this mag provides some accurate facts and figures and I know the way they test bikes,its awesome,they test bikes for everyone's convenience and according to common man's usage.

The GSR emerged victorious in their 150cc segment tests,got the accolade Bike Of the Year 2010,then Bunny went Leh and Himachal hoping on it,under the title Ice Conquest..........from his pen I read the words "I pushed the little 150 mill a tad too hard sometimes,but it showed no signs of protest",from a mad Karizma fan these words were more than a compliment.
Bike India also told that this bit was every bit better than the Unicorn(engine smoothness,gearshift qualities,techno gadgetry,looks and mileage),except the marketing back-up of Suzuki nothing is wrong.

So I dropped the idea of going for the RTR180-it being a racer,would be low in FE and low on daily ride comfort and long ride comfort.
The idea of FZ16 was dropped too because according to Bike India performance tests,it is slower than the GSR and its also not Fuel Efficient,and high price for being only a 150cc was not Value For Money.

I zeroed in on the GSR......blindly,running out of options..........and then discovered a masterpiece,a true masterpiece.I felt,I was back to the days of Suzuki Shogun and Fiero that made me Suzuki fan then and now again

I have ridden the Dazzler after its launch too(though Bike India said that it is rougher than the Unicorn),my close friend has bought one....and I was not satisfied with its performance at all .Afterall that friend of mine wanted to go for the GSR too,but I gave him to test ride mine,he being a thin guy and new to motorcycling found it hard to lug this 150cc beast around the city and unwillingly he wanted to go the Flame125 from TVS.Then Honda came up with Dazzler,I found it stylish,zippy and lightweight and a 150cc and recommended the bike to him.He trusted me blindly and bought the Dazzler.Despite his hue and cry now,that the Dazzler looks like CB Twister and most thinks he is riding a 100cc,I tell him to stick to it,for it is a Honda whose quality levels are as good as Suzuki itself,.......Moreover his riding style suits to the Dazzler,he doesn't go for long tours with me,he just zips around the city chasing CBZ-Xtremes and overtaking Santros and beating rowdy Auto-rickshaws.Thats all.

Whatever everyone might suggest,you would be the main person,whats good for you and what not.

Hi Gspians. After 700kms on odo i tried power mode today. And Guess what, I could feel great pick up right from first gear. Whistled past the other 150cc bikes. Could feel Adrenaline rush(like RTR 160), loved it. Am I exaggerating.

You guys having tried power mode, did you find any difference in performance except allowing to rev upto 8k???