Re: Suzuki GS150R

Hi, long time i posted something, with the covid, monsoons and flood , hardly had any time to tend to my bike . even the customary chain lube which i follow at 500/1000kms i could do after 2 months and over 2000kms.with rains subsiding in august i quickly changed my bent handle bar, cleaned my chain, replaced oil and filter,this time used a fully synthetic from suzuki .costed me rs600/- . Can anyone tell the drain interval for this oil, Mechanics at the ASC say its the same 2500km as the lowend mineral oil,only difference being the engine stays cooler than other oils, I cant believe one pays double the price just to keep the engine cool. Also oil filters and essential spares at ASC were out of stock this time got an openmarket oilfilter , the only plus point for gs I think is it shares the same oil filter as Suzuki Access & Gixxer,
My swing arm is showing some wobble horizontally, after ordering swingarm bearings,seals and bush more than 3 months ago, just received 2 items ,bush is still out of stock. Seems like suzuki is deliberately killing this machine by not providing so.

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Hi Guys,
Sharing couple of pics of monsoon solo ride. It was beautiful all around. Had fun [emoji4]

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Hi guys , just out of curiosity I tried to test whether the brake lines are indeed steel,used a strong magnet but alas, it wont stick, the bolt attracts the magnet but not the hose which is advertised as steel, so I feel Amazon has cheated me,
Also used a piece of mosquito net to cover the mouth of air filter to prevent bug entry.

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The spring pad is there to make sure that the brake pads are tensioned against their anchor points and remain centered.

There is no direction when it comes to orientation, it fits only when inserted one way.

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Thanks for answering, but what about question no-3.

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Psychological feeling of improved feedback at best, I have used braided and non-braided lines on the same motorcycle and haven't noticed any difference in feedback.

But then again some people do not maintain their motorcycles well enough, for them the difference when changing line and fluid at the same time would be noticeable.

Normal, the pad pressured by the caliper piston would show signs of slightly more wear, though if the difference is staggering then you'd need to make sure that the caliper is able to freely float.

Purge the fluid until there aren't any visual contaminants, but do so after running for a few days to make sure all contaminants are suspended in the current fluid.

Reverse bleeding is the way to go, you can use a fresh fuel pipe as it sits snug and you do not have to use zipties to secure a perfect seal.

Here's me reverse bleeding my system with new Caliper rebuild kit, MC and Brake Line installed;



P.S. The spring is there to make sure that the brake line doesn't directly rub against the chassis and wear down.

Cheers,
A.P.

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Hi all, I had bought a steel brake line from amazon,got at rs599/ over a month ago,with free time at hand, replaced my stock line with it, but have some lingering doubts,
experts please answer.
Question 1 - I read that steek brake lines give a fast response, which i dont see in my case,i have removed the air via bleeder, but still feels the old way.
2- I have marked in my fotos, one disc pad seems to have worn down more than the other is it normal?
3- Whats the spring pad for,how should it be positioned?theres a arrow mark on it,mine is slightly broken on visiting SUzuki ASC was told that it isnt sold individually, buy the entire disc set,so visited a bike scrap yard& got one from a pulsar for rs 20/-, but its wider so didnt use.
4- lastly i used is dot4 instead of dot3, i had cleaned the entire caliper & master cylinder with warmwater and soap day before, didnt have a tube to do reverse bleed so did it the normal way, after topping the fluid the 3rd time saw it turn black and cloudy, instead of air bubbles black fluid was rising through the tube into the M/c. but braking effect is present, since the pads are also new the bite is a bit less which is not a concern but what about the black ink,
kindly answer,

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Thanks for info.. will remove it ASAP

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You mean using RTR's foam over GS filter's metal mesh? That should not be done - the metal mesh is a flame arrestor. That metal mesh will be present in most M/C filters. Only a few models where the filter faces the sky, and/or the carb-to-filter-box rubber tube is curved away from the filter - this mesh will be omitted.

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thanks.I already cut the air intake pipe from inside.I tried inverting and tapping airfilter, but the adhesive is pretty strong. Will try to heatup a little bit and try to remove.

here is my airfilter which i cut from inside(Bit crude, But works).On top of this stock Suzuki filter Im using outer airfilter layer from RTR in order to keep it bit clean.

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Its simple, holding in one hand, invert the airfilter, and start tapping gently on the black plastic downwards, it will come off, dont have photos now, will send some if you are unable to do so,

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I also did similar mod with Suzuki air filter for my RTR to increase airflow. Can you let me know how did u open the air filter mounting point plate from air filter.. I did it cutting the pipe from inside with c shaped cross knife.

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You need to apply glue,the more the better, I used fevibond applied to both sides, after having dried, glued them together by keeping some books on top. (not heavy books )

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Interesting idea to increase the surface area of air filter mesh, I hope to try it some day.

But how does the mesh hold on to that smaller internal metal pipe now. Any looseness in the grip?

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Hi, all due to the corona lockdown found lots of time at hand to do household chores and DIYs, the following tip i had read in Gilberts post a long time ago ,so decided to post it with photos, the idea being to force more air into the airfilter, whether it has any benefits to me{i rarely go above 60kph} needs to be seen, i did find a slight increase in mileage, and throttle play.