Oh come one,
You got to stop taking words that literally.

It is my way talking and it varies from person to person.

No mate, in PWR mode rev indicator lights up at 8000rpm, time to upshift

Yes,and I knew that before I bought it. It got accolades for being the most fuel-efficient and at the same time being adequately powerful among all 150cc bikes along with superb refinement and wonderful touring abilities.

So did my friends and deemed my purchase dull and uninteresting then.But now they know that if they have to keep up with me then they require bikes from a segment above aka Karizma,Pulsar220,RTR180 or R15.Next thing I know that they are changing all their current 150s to the segment above ones.Now, I think how sorry would they be when I would buy a 1200cc or 1300cc bike next.Then they cannot keep up with anything.

GS150R inculcates the big bike passion like no other bike.

Guys.......a feather gets added to the Pros of our beast......
I completed the saddlesore 1600k on my GS150R on 18/02/2011 successfully.....making it the first Gs150R in India to do so!!!!

yaaaaaaaa.........GS 150r simply rocks..!!

Thanks for the clarification. the same mesh filter was present inside the engine casing as in the case of the cbz xtreme which was my previous bike. Hence i assumed it would be in the same place in the gs. I have only opened the drain bolt to drain the oil and did not notice the 3 small bolts around it. Next time i change my oil i will open these to clean the filter.

well done congrats brother!!!!

waiting to read the complete saddlesore story

Thanks bro!
A log is already on the way!!!

congrats bro......it's really great to know that our bike is capable of doing that remarkable achievement...and it requires a lot of strength and stamina to ride 1600 kms continuously....wow..you did it....

EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT! HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS. A detailed write-up is expected.

There is no logic. Most of the modern bikes do not have this facility. If the bike is not ridden long enough to charge the battery, it will be difficult to start it using ES in the morning, especially after keeping it idle in the night. Sometimes, at the delivery of the bike, the battery may not be fully charged by the sc. These conditions led to starting trouble in the morning and to bypass it, the sc mechanics began to ask the customer to start it using kick start, in the morning.
Someone misunderstood it as a mandatory rule, imagined some reasons and exaggerated it and propagated it through this forum.

You can always use the ES to start the bike.

Superb work dude.............you make all of us proud !!!!

Have you got the certificate yet ???

Suzuki should be intimated about this too, GS150R is capable of doing 1600kms in a day with only a 150cc normally aspirated 2V air-cooled engine.

Maestro rocks,GS150R rocks.

Bravo Maestro.

Kick Lever vs Electic Start

Hii guys caught up with work lately. My hearty congratulations to Maestro for riding 1000 miles a day. Is there any procedure (proof) to apply for recognition from Iron Butt Association?

About using the kick start in mornings. Its a classified truth that majority of the engine wear happens during starting and not while running. Its true even for mighty litre class bikes. A thin layer of oil always remains between the main bearing and con-rod bearing which provides lubrication. When we park the bike for longer intervals (especially the side stand) and due to tension of the camshaft springs there may be situation where the thin oil is drained from the bearing.

This condition persists just at the moment of starting and thin oil film is regained in no time. But just at the starting moment some wearing occurs. A gentle push of kicker is all the required to regain this thin film of oil in the bearings. This will cause minimum wear.

I have read this information from this link. Interested can read and clarify. There is no problem in using ES all the time, but if your bike has been parked for longer intervals its better to use the kick lever just once to properly lubricate the necessary parts and then crank with ES.

Many must have noticed that there is a variable tension while kicking the lever, at some point it will go down really easy and sometimes it will need little more power. Once the kick lever reaches the end the second kick will be much more easier. But if we use ES it will apply the same force from the beginning and there are more chances for wear .

Thanks to everyone.....about the certification from IBA they require the receipts stating the tym date and location at the start, turn point, end and also some enroute ones....which we promptly had......but might just.not get a certification as they consider The route taken on the map.....and we took some diversions which led to 1629 on odo but not on the map......still we will try and let's just hope we get through......

Did you go through the link ? I just stated what I found there. It seemed logical. The starting wear mentioned is actually exaggerated a bit as it was mentioning about the wearing of bearing in racing bikes which have longer intervals of remaining idle. Hence more chances of draining the oil film in the bearings.

The manufactures will be well aware of this. Since this issue is common in all bikes, this wont affect their reputation.

Also can we kick start a multi cylinder engine? The engine braking will be too high for people with average physique to kick start.

Also its a practice it is common in automobile industry to equip the bike with unnecessary gizmos and increase the price of bike. Electric start, alloy wheels, disc brakes are considered basic features now.

The solution found in the link,is to open the casing and turning the crank . Except a race bike which gets frequently re-built no other can do so.

That's true, but what ifthe bike has not been started for some days. Even a well maintained bike wont start. The longer the interval between the starts the more the wear . Its not related to starting the engine, but the amount of wear that may happen.

The best way to avoid all tear and wear is keeping the bike stationary, without starting it

Exactly, but it will kill all fun rite