Whichever part you need, if it fits.


Now, check the mileage again in your usual riding style without any special effort to get good mileage, with 300 or more ml of fuel in the bottle you mentioned and find out the real mileage you can get.

The double gear engaging or false neutral is a common problem for the bikers. I too have this problem in both of my bikes, even though I have a biking experience of more than 15 years and nearly 1,50,000 kms. If the scooter which I used also is taken it to account, this experience is more than 2 lakh kms. So, simply ignore it. You cannot find out any bike without this issue.

What do you mean by proper servicing? If it is water washing, oil and oil filter changing, lubricating chain and other needed points, adjusting chain slackness, adjusting rear brakes etc., I am one among those who do not depend the sc. But for inflating the tyres, I depend them as I have no compressor.

Normally, the mechanics change the oil and rarely – only if you are lucky enough – change the oil filter with it. The washing is done using cheap detergents or washing bar soap dissolved in water. Even the used oil may not be drained properly. These are not deliberate negligences but most of the mechanics are busy and helpless to do anything more.

In my opinion, washing the inside of the mud guard is a waste of time, energy and water as it is not made of metal. Someone may have to kneel down and peep to see whether it is washed or not. We have no right to waste the water because, one of the predicted reasons for the next world war is drinking water and the other is communal terrorism. The uncultured insane morons are going to rule the world. What a pity.

The best thing you can do is doing the routine maintenance by yourself. You will be more confident and can live with a peaceful mind – somewhat near to tranquillity - and there will be no need to doubt about what the mechanic has done on your bike.

There is only one way to know whether the service is proper or not: stay with the mechanic at the time they service the bike. And it is a nice practice too. It is heard that there is an ugly practice of replacing sound parts with faulty ones of other bikes if parts to replace are not readily available. But it is definitely not about our service centres and I haven’t experienced it.

Check the mileage again and be sure that the carburettor is not re-tuned by the mechanic. Try to do the maintenance works yourself. If you have any doubts, try to get the help of a friend. And keep out of all kinds of magical aftermarket medicines which claim to solve all the illnesses.

This is among the claims of a magic potion which claims to penetrate even the steel used to make the engine parts:

Quickly cleans the fuel system from VANISH and carbon deposits.

Removes water from fuel.

Reduces fuel consumption.

Protects parts of the fuel system from corrosion.

(From the advertisement of ZADO’s ‘PETROLTANK VERYLUBE’).

While buying my bike, my only confidence was that it is from Suzuki. Now going through the experiences of the bike owners other than GS’s, I am damn sure that it is the best bike it the 150 cc segment. The tic tic, tuc tuc thud thud noises are being noticed because we are lucky enough to not face any serious engine problems.

There are bike owners - not GS - facing problems like black smoke through the exhaust within a few days of purchase of new bike. So, maintain it well.

I too harbor very similar thoughts

Guys, 4th service for my bike is up in a couple of days. Since spark plug needs replacement, I was thinking of installing iridivm plug and better spark cable. Im under the impression that since I rev the nuts off my bike and go long distances more than city commutes, I would stand to benefit from an iridium plug. Can anyone who has installed it give me an opinion? I know its discussed a lot of pages back and tried a search but in vain....so a mention of the NGK iridium model number is highly appreciated along with a recommendation of an equivalent spark cable.

If, positive, can someone also let me know where in bangalore I can find those parts and at what prices?
Thanks in advance.

Replacement of spark plug@ 4th service

I am going for the 4th service this weekend for my GSR. Current ODO@5550KM. I thinking that Spark plug replacement is not necessary for this service because as i covered less km's than mentioned in manual (Every 8000Km's) .

Guys suggest me your openion on this.

^^^^ Same here. Even I havent covered enough distance ~6000 kms. But Im thinking of installing iridium now and keeping the nichrome one as spare. Otherwise wouldnt bother with spark plug change.

You could change it anyway and if the old one is still in good condition, you could keep it as a spare. Its just some 75-90 rupees.

@mach50: I was going through some old posts......and I picked ^^^ this ^^^ sentence from one of your posts. Now I have to ask!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WERE YOU KIDDING OR WHAT?????????? :??: I dont know whether to feel good that someone on a gsr beat a p220 uptil 100 kmph or feel bad that I couldnt do it on arrow straight roads wiht some traffic, while revving my bike to the max, shifting through gears at 8000+ rpm and as fast as possible while in no mode. To be honest, the guy I was against was playing with me....I could lead upto some 70kmph and after that, the guy zoomed ahead everytime. I have my suspictions though that the guy had modded his bike (probably joel's mods in which case I never stood a chance).

Now I dont know anyone who owns a p220....so I cant judge by a repeat show. But I know people who have p200's, Ive ridden them and they feel sluggish(or probably not well maintained) though thats no consolation.

In the same post(dated almost a year back), you recommended NGK cr7hIX......any change of opinion now? + there seems to be a bit of confusion regarding a spark cable brand. Is it spitfire or spLitfire?

@kirtimannan: Bro, my SC is Saptagiri suzuki rajkumar road. I guess just like any other SC, its decent once you get to know the people there. Though, contrary to what you said about overcharging on your service, I heard that the one on airport road(the one youre going to) is the best in banglore interms of honest service.

I am using it for the last 8,000 (exactly 7,935) kms. My first mileage was 68 kml in the running in period and now around 65 kml. This may be because the riding in the running in period was more cautious, strictly limiting the rpm below 4.5-5 k.
I cannot say that it is beneficial in any way except that the wearing down of the electrode is less and hence frequent gap adjusting is not needed. The next one is that it lasts much longer than our stock plug; for more than 30,000 kms or so.
The other benefits such as better performance or mileage are theoretical. But there are no negative points to point out.
The number, as you said, is NGK CR7HIX and costs Rs. 550/- plus courier charges. Be sure to buy it from any reliable shop as plenty of duplicates and reconditioned ones are in the market.


A cleaning and gap adjusting by the mechanic (as usual, using a hammer or perhaps spanner as hammer and without using a gauge) is enough now; I think.

About the spark plug, my opinion stands at NGK CR7HIX......it is the non-protruded type iridium would help in high rpms.

The power-cable used on my bike is Splitfire.

0-100 and GS really puts up with Pulsar220F,R15 and ZMR/ZMA.
I do not know why you struggled after 70kmph, I feel GS150R is faster to 100 kmph after the 70kmph zone(atleast mine is), if the previous gears have been shifted well.It does a quick 0-60, but a sluggish 60-70 zone,kicks back again post 75kmph.

The only glitch is while you would be in 4th gear or 5th gear for the quick 100kmph, Pulsar 220 would probably be in 3rd or 4th gear and in the fifth gear,Pulsar 220 would vanish,because by that time it is beyond 120kmph and accelerating,while our GS150R has redlined already and rejects acceleration while gaining speed.Moreover in PWR mode the bike(GS150R) clocks rpms faster,lowering the time to shift,but the modes lock top-end.
Few things that you should feel is,that our GS150R is only a 150cc SOHC 2V air-cooled normally aspirated bike and with these specs it can keep up with bikes bigger,costlier and more techno-laden,says a lot about its engine toughness,reliability and character.Just think, if the engine had been 175cc or so........and you have found torque even in sixth gear,what would have happened ???

Bangalore GS150R owners, please contact Joel and please someone let him work on a GS150R,I know he can do wonderful things when it comes to increasing the character of the bike.He has got big bore kits for FZ16,free flow exhausts for RTR160 and many other bikes.He cannot do so for GS150R simply because he finds no bike to work upon and investment has to be of the owner,afterall the owner would reap the harvest.

I simply wish ,if only Joel had been in my city,I would have become the fastest Indian by now with a Suzuki bike.

Anyway,I had a nightly highway ride with my best friend today all of a sudden.He rode the Pulsar 180 classic that I had mentioned few posts ago,the bike is up to the mark now with some glitches here and there and has got a nice name, BMW SRT 200
Here is a pic from my mobile camera :

@ Mach Bro......... does the modes really lock the top end......i havent experienced it till date!!!still will give it a try once my exams are done!!!

Yeah bro, I get a hard time pushing the bike over 111km/h with either of the modes on !!! The speed stops climbing.

However, on a personal note, Best Of Luck for your exams

@Mach

bro who is this NOEL person and what does he do to the bikes.. i am from bangalore...i can give this a shot if i know what exactly he does with bikes...

@KIRTIMANNAN - Personally I would not recommend any mods since you have just completed the first service. It would be better to wait for atleast 8K- 10K on the odo to try.

@Mach50 - Can you please compare the splitfire cable with the stock one ? I have a cr7hix and would want to know if the results can be improved using the splitfire cable.

Hey, its Joel.
Btw check i found a link to a thread he created.


For GS150 i guess the max he can do at this point is FFE, may be bigger carb. Not sure if his custom bore will fit GS, he does have a custom bore for RTR, and i heard the RTR bore fits on GS, not sure though. He's in Koramangala, dont know exact location.

OOPS..my bad..its JOEL...sorry for saying it wrong..yeah i will not do any mods now..maybe later..am from bangalore..just interested in knowing what he can do...

ok guys..another update on my bike..

to those who like the bike and enjoy riding it....

Have run 850 kays on it(note i dont say her yet as it is yet to go to that level..most of my initial complaints are gone...the bike is good

first service is done..am planning on going on a long ride this weekend..to test it out...have started exceeding 5k rpm now and the power i am getting is good..doesnt feel like i am going at 70..but when i look at speedo and see 70 kmph i get a reality check that i am going fast.....well its not really fast but its a first for this bike to go beyond 70..feels good..

today adjusted the idle rpm screw..it is a very loose screw behind the engine..i was able to do it by hand and now my hot rpm its bet 1400-1500...wondering if this will have to be adjusted often...

fuel economy is decent i guess..initially it was bad..but i think it was more because of the fuel station than the bike...the last R to R gave me 48..i will check it using proper accurate equipment soon..

the rear view mirrors i have adjusted so that i can see more road and less elbow....

i can feel vibrations on the bike at 5k plus Rpm..have to get the gear lever and break pedal tightened as they vibrate...there are also vibes in idle...i think vishnu bhai said that i will have to tighten the engine mounts also..so will get that done too..

otherwise bike is good..doesnt feel heavy while riding and in traffic..just a little difficult when pushing it up a slope...

I read on the internet that there is a new suzuki bike on the way in august..i think 25 was the launch date given..not sure if this is GS new model..

here is the link..[URL="http://analoguecomic.com/search/suzuki-gs150r-new-model/"[/URL]

another thing i noticed were how good the brakes were...initially took me time to adjust to the brakes...i locked the front brakes on sand a couple of times..but now am comfortable and have developed a style of braking that doesnt lock brakes and helps to stop the bike..even my friends have said that the brakes are good compared to their bikes(HH hunk and pulsar 135)..

i have managed to scratch the bike in some places..which can be seen only if being scrutinized..nothing a quick polish cant fix...

the front vizor makes a plastic touching plastic sound when pressed and going over bumps..i tried to tighten the screws and checked to no avail..am planning to remove it this weekend to check if any defect is there..and then put a black cloth under it and fix the vixor back again to see if there is any improvement..

trying to keep the bike clean but the weather here in bangalore seems to be against that..i wash the bike and then it rains and then the black beauty goes brown....

PEACE!!!

P.S. (to those new guys who have issues with bike..guys give this bike some time..it grows on you..its not the greatest at first impressions but it will pull through..it has worked as a bike as well as a jet ski in torrential rain in banaglore..for that i will be great full to this bike always..am not saying this is a perfect bike..no bike is..its about how well u both adjust to each other and learn the characteristic...its surprising how much you can learn and bond...)

apologies if my PS sounds spiritual..

New gs150r?? suzuki india is sleeping

That link you gave is an old one. They are talking of a bike launch on Aug 25, 2010, not 2011. The bike launched by suzuki was the boring, but economical commuter slingshot 125cc.

As for new gs150r launch date, its only rumors. I too heard that a new gs150r is coming shortly, but from the info i got from a suzuki showroom, there wont be any major changes except new colors and graphics and maybe a new tank or just new tank lid.

Rear disc brake option may come at extra cost. Yes, rear disc brake is not necessary for 150cc bikes, but suzuki cannot afford to ignore its competitors, as now apache, dazzler, hunk and new cbzx are coming with rear disc brake option.

Suzuki's R&D dont seem to be interested in adding new innovations to their bikes/scooter, and also suzuki's lazy marketing team dont want to promote their bikes. I wonder when suzuki will wake up from their deep sleep in India?