its not myth or superstition the first 3k running period is the approx time for the engine settling down, and even i experience inconsistent [varying] mileage during the first 2k period.

in one line "your bike's rest of the days life is set during the first 3k on odo during that time mileage matters little as engine settling (matting between each moving parts) matters big"

thus during this period tuning carb or any modification in core parts or sane riding or synthetic oil change will certainly impacts on engine settling

ok. thanks f or clarification man. then, better to set back to default.

Ram, for the time being you keep on running with your carb setting. Try to adjust your driving style so that you can extract more mileage from it.

Once I had a chat with a S.C mech and he said, there isn't a factory setting, on reaching the dealer they have to check for everything(as per routine provided by manufacturer) and tune the carb(if necessary) before delivery. I guess this happens when bikes are mass produced.

I guess that explains why different people get different mileage and overall experience on "factory setting". Then the sooner you change it the better, no? I drive very well...smooth and careful, when doing mileage tests man. Its only other times that I go a bit crazy.

I read some pages back that zapper Y is tubeless. I was under the impression that we had normal tubed tyres, not even tuff ups.

Hello Guys Need Your FeedBack

Hello Guys,

I am Proud Owner of GS 150 from last 3 months. the Bike is just awsome
thanks to all your inputs to le me decide the baby....

I do have some doubts regarding the service and some problems faced by me.


In PUne Matrix Motors Swagate Suzuki Service Center.

1. On first service the Service Center Guys Changed the oil filter and Charged Me For The Same?? said it is mandate ??

2. On Second service last Week ,They have added some Extra supplement Named As WonderFull US Suplement.. For The Bike With The Oil, I Asked Them Is it Mandate He Said Yes...??? I Saw That Bottle Of Oil Mixture, Nothing Was Mentioned Regarding Suzuki, It Was Saying It help to improve The Performance And Some Other Stuff ?? And They Charged Me 140 Extra For That. ??

### after 2 nd Service I Took The Bike, It Was Fine, ?? But When I Reached Near My Home in sone silent area out of traffice, I heard Some Tak Tak Noise Near the Acclerator...I Ignored It At That Time....But When I Was Out And Watiting At A Signal. The RPM Was 3400 on Neutral.. So With My Hand i Adjusted The Screw and Made It 1500..

When I stopped At Some Place And Tried To Strat My Bike. It WAs not Starting....I Tried All, Kick And Starter It Was Not Working So Again I Adjusted The RPM Screw And It Started and it was 1500 normal.

This Thing Happened With For Whole Day...

So I Took The Bike To Service Center today..he Said That it can be Cold Start Problem. .... But After Arguing with Him, He Finally Took the bike ... And Saw there Was Problem With The Choke... As While Servicing They Have tighted The Choke Wire And While Taking Left Turn The Choke Was Pulled Automatically from The Engine...and Not From The handlebar...so the Rpm was Increasing, When I will reduce The RPM...After Some Time THe Choke Will be Loose And the Bike Wont Start.

He Fixed The Same....But Will It Harm My Bike.....Beacuse I take Too Much Care Of IT......And Becuase OF This It may cause some Problem To My Bike ???

Can You Please Let ME Know Will IT harm My bike..???

and Can You Comment On Both The Services and let me know whatever Thay Are Doing Is Right Or Wrong ??

Hi MSN,

Changed to Motul 3000 plus 20w 40 when 1600 Km now i completed 3700 km. suggest me which oil i have to go for GS now.

Finally made it through the service center......
Today I went and still the SC manager told me that there already are many bikes and I should have come earlier, but then today, I just made a few calls to some references whom I guess I should have called earlier and he got a threatening call from one of my frens and then my bike was put on service without any delay.....
There was a bit of confusion in selecting the oil for the bike, since the suitable oil was ranging from 5w40 to 20w40, so I selected the 15w40 completely synthetic oil (don't know the company, but my dad deals in oil, so he gave it to me and said its one of the best quality which he sells at Rs850 per litre)....

The mechanic himself had the GS and he said he knew the previous owner of my bike and they both ordered it together.
Many things were out of stock so couldn't get replacement for brake shoes, brake pads(of front disc brake), and sprocket+chain set, so these items are still pending for the next service.
I don't know how he did it, but he made my bike smoother than before..... now the engine note has been changed, even the gear shifting is much more easier, and acceleration is somewhat increased(previously I got acceleration only till 8k on rev meter, but now the same acceleration is extending till 10k).....

Also found out the reason behind the wheelies that happened with the bike, he told me that the TPS of the bike was already removed which does not allow the bike to operate on its full power(the previous owner used to do stunts on this bike so he removed it) and the wires hanging out were actually connected to that and thats the reason I am getting lower mileage

And about the Tick Tick noise, he said that most of the bikes these days are actually equipped with something in the exhaust that makes this tick tick noise so that others can know that the bike is still hot when we park it, otherwise they might burn themselves(I didn't bought that reason completely, but this is what he said)...

The engine noise also reduced by almost 30 to 40% and I came back with a promise of getting higher mileage than before by the mechanic, hope it turns out to be true since I felt the other way round by the better and more sporty performance of the bike....

I guess Madhu would recommend gulf too. That oil has a long drain interval, you could try it if its available in your area.
I'm going to try that oil for my next change, (pretty soon coz i'm using shell oil now)

1st service was fine.
2nd service, definitely not. I wouldnt recommend any oil supplement orany such thing. JUst stick with the regular engine oil, my service center has never put any such supplements, guess ur SC is cheating you and trying to make more money.

The choke thing may not harm the bike as long as you dont ride for very long with choke on, choke just makes the mixture rich, so more fuel consumption, it might cause faster engine heating too as a side effect which will be bad if you rode for over 10-15kms.

OUr zapper Y is normal tube tyre only, there's just a variant which is tubeless, and thats not our bike's stock tyre.

Even i panicked the first time i tried adjusting, and i forgot initial settings too, and thats when the whole problem started.
Anyway, i'll check mileage once with my current setting in ECO mode to see if there's any difference in mileage between eco and pwr, and then try the tuning thing. So i'll be able to update everything in may be 2 weeks or so. Dont ride too much so cant do these things fast.

If you are happy with motul then try it again, if not available try either gulf pride or any jaso ma2 standard oil in 20 W - 40 grade.

Valvoline and elf4moto are also okay

But shell really sucks.

My GS is at 7700 kms still going with mineral oil

Gulf is really good but still I feel motul take cares of the clutch and gear better than gulf does.


@ bikelover

The point number 2 is really a clear lie from the service engineer and its against the suzuki servicing terms.

If your bike is running smooth now means their won't be any problem and things are fine.

Its better to change your svc if any other svc is nearby.

Wishlist for 2011 GS150R new model

1. Hugger on backwheel.
Like the one in p135

2. All DC setup

3. Increase in BHP

4. If not disk on rear suzuki please give atleast a bigger drum break that has more power.

5. And in attractive colours trims with stunning sticker works.

6. with the new DA RR unit that delivers more power + faster battery charging.

7. And at last one more mode called fasting mode. mode that gives more mileage.

Aw........when it comes to me, I simply go to the service centre and do whatever I feel like,the people there loves me too and does imparts the best service to my bike,the bonding didn't build in one day.Its from Zeus's time,they all know my guts and how fanatic am I when it comes to Suzuki bikes
We also share biking knowledge too,so SVC's spleen is not an issue,what is an issue is..........how lovely is my GS150R which just feels like I had purchased it only yesterday whenever I ride..........despite numerous small scratches,here and there sometimes due to parking atrocities and at other times due to small slip offs.The engine feels all new even after travelling around most of the times at WOT.What reminded me about its service is that the rear brake pad seems needs some check,a few nuts and bolts need tightened here and there,another coat of teflon and a bit of cleaning needed along with usual change of engine oil and oil filter.
Lately my bike has lost its spanking new looks(mainly due to my ignorance,I ride around like a Crank and leave it wherever I feel is right ),I think,its time I bring it back.


That makes it an all new model...........
I only hope they introduce the 16bhp 150cc Raider engine now,albiet with the name GS150X,with muscular looking head assembly and some serious top speed and acceleration.

@anup
posted by other in thread
"Also found out the reason behind the wheelies that happened with the bike, he told me that the TPS of the bike was already removed which does not allow the bike to operate on its full power(the previous owner used to do stunts on this bike so he removed it) and the wires hanging out were actually connected to that and thats the reason I am getting lower mileage"

Is that the mode selection he pointed (TPS),I mean low mileage due to malfunction of Mode Changer or TPS ???

Hey Bro, good to see a Pune GS Owner. There are very few of them in XBhp.
Even i purchased by Bike from Swargate Suzuki and give for Servicing there. I must admit they are not very good when it comes to servicing.
Even they have screwed up my Bike regarding Carb Tuning in my Last Service. Might go there this Friday to get it fixed.
You can try talking to Mr. Vishal Jagtap, who is the Service Head there.
He seems to be a nice guy. Maybe he can help.
Even they billed me for that Wonderfill Oil Supplement during my Last Service. When asked to cancel it, they said it cannot be done as the Bill had been prepared.
I have just kept it with me and not yet added it to the Oil.

After having used both Gulf and Motul Oils, i can say that the Bike feels a little bit more smoother, refined and responsive with Motul 3000T Oil.
These are my Observations in the Initial 300 Kms of using Motul.
Don't know how it will perform once more Kms. are covered.

Thank You

Hey Bro Thanks For The Reply.... I Have No Idea About How Much kilometers I have Drone With Choke on As I WAS not able To See The Choke Was On or OFF As it Was getting Tightened From The Engine Directly.

Anyways The Bike Is Very Smooth And Running Good After the Correction..

I Will not Definelty Put That Supplement Next Time..for Sure.

Thanks Bro....

Hi Bro....Nice To Hear From You...

I Know They are very Bad, They Dont Wash The Bike....
They Drove The Bike From Service Center To garrage very Badly...
Even There is No Space In Ther Still They Drive Very Fast In That Patch...
And selling That Supplement and Saying it is mandate...next Time Will Not Use It At All..

By The Way I am New Owner for of The Bike...

Any inputs From Your Side Will Be Appreciated For The Bike ...

Will Be waiting For your Reply..

Thanks Again.......

I am from Pune too I usually avoid going to Swargate Suzuki, because more than once, when I went there for minor issues, they removed part from other GS that had come there for servicing and put them on my bike! I travel extra 7-10 kms to Kothrud suzuki for servicing.

Next time, tell them you will pour the oil/petrol supplement down their throat if they try to sell it forcefully. No way you should pay for it. Even if the bill is prepared, they can always prepare a credit note for you.

GS engine is a gem, and certainly doesn't require any such supplements, which are not scientific in the first place.

@BiKeLovER: such minor adjustments won't do anything to the engine, don't worry. But don't just rely on SC alone. You should show the bike to any reputed outside mechanic, this choke problem was quite easy to rectify to outside mech too.

New bikers (ie bikes having less than 2000 kms), DON'T play with carb. Only when the engine settles after 2k and when you get a true estimate of the mileage/power, then only play. No point in screwing a carb of an engine which is yet to complete run-in.

As per next model's wish, I hope they make the bike as full DC. I am quite happy with the package as it is

I have noticed a strange problem in my GS. Whenever is release the throttle in 2nd or 3rd gear the bike jerks a little. Has any one else experienced a similiar problem.