about gs150 upgrade

guyz as seen in the pic the bike has undergone many visual changes but have u noticed something
1.the tyres are worn out
2. the xtp logo is missing in the fuel tank
look at the exust closely u will notice many scratches and dust
to my thoughts this vehicle is just a renovation of old gs150r just some fancy painting and stickering changes the looks but not the engine ,petrol tank moreover suzuki india has plans for 100cc to 125cc bikes only maybe they are working on a newer version of gs150r but it will not be available until 2012 end they are focusing on mileage & builtquality so their targetin the 100cc to 125cc market in india u can see the hit of sling shot series in india

mazaid if your GS150 is giving only 43 then you should hold the SVC responsible to give a mileage test on your bike..even my ZMA in city gives 33 and gives 43 on highway at 80-110Kmph..Get it tuned. Mr.Vishnu and a few others are getting better average, and so it is possible.

Thanks Vishnu.........now I would wait for the white model to hit the market.....would buy the white units of the above quoted list

As you said, sainath, it is a repainted, modified old GS, pictured by a Naga Mani, St. JOHN'S College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu (?)who himself has bought his GS yesterday, 27/6/2011. Read the comments following the post. He himself may be laughing now, reading all this postings.

I am not a computer expert and don’t know how to use photo editing software. So I thought that it was a Photoshop trick. But your opinion is more logic. It is a repainted, modified old GS.

There is something to hide on the left side of the tank. So he is using a piece of cardboard to hide it. No bikes are delivered in cardboard packets.

No new GS 150R is marketed in any of our states, union territories, J&K or anywhere in this world. I am not sure about other planets. Even a single piece of it is not produced by Suzuki.


Thanks for the thanks.

Crap !!!! no white GS panels and tank.........that's why I like the authentic Vishnu here........I was hoping for later replacement.......now I am gonna make it sooner.

I failed to see it..........because I failed to spot one Slingshot 125 in a big metropolis like my city Kolkata, though I do find some rare Zeus and Heat and few GS150Rs around.

In the rural areas I have seen some Slingshot but it is nothing in comparison to the hit song sung by Honda Shine or Hero Honda Glamour.Slingshots are even lesser than the infamous TVS Flame in most places in India.

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^^^^ you say youve got just one dealer in your city....thats probably why. In my city, or at the very least, in a 5 km radius around my area, i see more slingshots than even access, leave alone GS. The showrooms are marketing O!slingshotu very aggressively. 10 ltr petrol to anyone who refers a buying customer......more than 700 bucks worth of fuel. I can see lots of people misguiding lots of other people to buy a slingshot. Its a success story atleast within the rock that suzuki is hiding under.

Ive got a question or 2 for you if you didnt take my previous post seriously. Is it REALLY possible to get ~50 kmpl under aggressive city driving on a stock gs? If yes, how do you define aggressive?

Much obliged your honour. Will hopefully and earnestly await your post.

you forgot the demand rising in south india nowadays suzuki's production growth has gone overboard due to the sling shot series

+1...

It is not a repainted GS, please guys look at the visor it self....it's different(you can also see the other bikes around with new visor)
and naga mani has said that thanks for including his name...

On a highway tour..........my fuel tank never empties itself,
MY GS does a 500kms trip on just 9litres of Fuel where for the most part speed makes the clock tick at 120kmph.Everyone fills at the fuel pump while I stand taking pictures outside.

In the city going 90kmph in 3rd gear or 105 in fourth for sake of rapid acceleration is a daily matter to me,a sharp speed rise in congested city traffic leads to the need of sharp deceleration too which involves sudden braking,engine braking,using of clutch repeatedly and all...........despite all these the pure mileage I get in the city is-I can travel 90kms on 2 litres of petrol, with riding only restricted within the city limits.Not to forget......the very nice roads of our city,full of safety facilities like repeated speed-breakers or natural ones like potholes

However, the 50kmpl that you said is the mileage when I combine riding with a drive off to nearby districts and towns and suburbs using B-grade roads and it is often around 104-105kms on 2litres of petrol.

I never had any complain about mileage on my bike and despite the fact that I love riding fast, I still get this bonus

I generally fill 2 litres of Fuel when I am not on a tripping schedule and am purely on commuting purpose,usually with the bike traveling 10-15kms on reserve already.

Now the suggestions I have for people with mileage problem are:
1.Please turn off your engines if traffic lights are taking long to ease off.
2.While commuting through city give rest to your clutch as much as possible,many people loves riding in half clutch often while moving through congested traffic-very bad influence on mileage and clutch plates.
3.Speed up and slow down at a level at which your engine feels ok without much stress..........selecting the right gears while accelerating or clutchless shifts help in this case.
4.Always keep a check on maintaining the right kind of tyre pressure.Without it both pick-up and mileage takes a blow.

Having said that,I am not really the kind of guy who is ricey about mileage...........like a general person I judge it through kilometers traveled at the rate of fuel purchased.
I cannot do those Can test or any other mileage test with precision.......I am very impatient.If a bike feels good I just rev it up and have a go.......that's how I ride Shogun,Fiero,R15,Pulsar220F,Electra and RTRFi.........and it do not change on GS.

Hence what I report on mileage front is an ownership experience and not to prove something big.......please accept if you like it and trash it if you do not agree.

But tell me to do something which people feels cannot be done with GS with regards to performance or adventurous capabilities...I am ready to prove that it can be done.

Began with a stunt vid and then a top speed vid and then the Full DC conversion and putting on HID for safe night riding at high speeds.........next would be the RTR180 harassing acceleration and Karizma embarrassing top speed with the GS150R........so watch this space.

Thanks.

@About Slingshot making it big: I do not know whats happening in the Southern parts of country........but I have no reports of sales from Delhi,Mumbai,Lucknow,Noida,Gwalior,Ahmedabad or Hyderabad(A.P.is a Southern territory).......I have friends in these places who loves bikes and speak about bikes.There is an occasional mention of GS150R though.
Sales which can be compared to Honda Shine or Hero Honda Glamour ......occurring for Slingshot ??? !!!-No idea.
There is not even a noticeable Slingshot Ownership Experience thread up here at Xbhp ???? !!!!
While every other bike which has registered accountable sales has a dedicated thread to it.

Now despite that, even if I take that Slingshot is doing well in certain part of a country,then why is it doing well ???
Where were offers to promote the superb GS150R ???? is it justice that SMIL has done to this beautiful product ?????

Also I had owned a Zeus 125 before and the Slingshot in comparison is all show when compared to the Zeus top end performance...............my Zeus had done 112kmph top speed,Slingshot castrates at 95kmph.Why did the Zeus fail ??? No offer on it either ????

So Suzuki loves to get the false appreciation from people with short term wild offers and do not love the pure performance oriented honest appreciation ?????

However,what I say is that Suzuki is a company way bigger than Bajaj or TVS or Hero Moto themselves........if they can simultaneously launch and market products in all segments(100cc-200cc), why can't Suzuki ?????

Even the Japanese OE Honda markets products in the whole 100cc to 250cc segment, then what is lacking with Suzuki ??????
Does apparent Slingshot sales have any answer to this ?????

Need some assistance

Hi fellow GSpians,

I do not give a thing regarding the new GS since I am very happy with my current version and its graphics (i suppose most of us are - since the speculated new GS is just a beautification of the existing product)

Now I need some guidance before my second service comes up.
My ODO reads 1800km and its been almost 50 days after I purchased.
I had completed the first service at 780kms.

Now as per the service manual the second service should be after 3500km or 90 days.
But if I were to follow any of these , the interval between the engine oil will be more than 2500km..So should I replace the oil myself after 2500 kms and then again during 2nd service??

One more thing is if I put my bike on center stand and try to rotate the rear wheel, it doesn't rotates freely and after 3-4 rotations it stops..So is this behavior ok or the rear brakes are getting engaged.

Right now I am getting average of around 45kmpl only (hope it gets better after second service - I drive sanely BTW)..

In my opinion Suzuki dos not care to make it big in India...They did this with their Fiero and now GS150.If you were to manufacture a product and capture the market ,will you not have close control on the quality of the product, and try to make the pieces and sub assembly for this in your own factory.....suppose you get a building contract, will you sublet it to some one NEW or do it with your personal care and entrust only small non critical jobs to supervisors, that too under your supervision ...
Suzuki chose the wrong path of letting their sub assemblies to be made by others FROM THE START, and by the time they understood the poor quality consciousness of their suppliers it was too late..Just my thought..
Karizma was introduced in 2003...even to-day engine parts are Japanese including the starter motor....and so the reliability of ZMA has become legendary...

when i did my 2nd servicing SVC guys tuned my carb and after that i was getting only 41-44 kmpl before that it was 54-56 kmpl so i did carb tuning by my own...
after that to till now i am getting constant mileage of 60kmpl in city and 63-64 in highways..

Tuning:- 3.3 turns anticlockwise from full tight..


for those who are mileage conscious:- don't shift into 5th and 6th as soon as possible, try shifting after 4.5k- 4.7k rpm with minimum opening of throttle...

because when u shift to higher gears as soon as possible, engine get more stress and uses more fuel and time to gain speed which decreases fuel efficiency..

The second service is recommended at 3500-4000 kms or 60 days after the 1st service. The subsequent services are in every 2000 kms or 50 days after the previous one.

The companies instruction is to change the oil in every alternative services i.e., in every 4000 kms and the filter in every alternative oil changes i.e., in every 8000 kms.

It is true that the oil need not be changed within 4 k kms but most of us are replacing it and filter in every 2000-2500 kms. (My first oil change was at 946 kms and the next was after 2805 kms at 3758 kms on odometer).



The usual servicing is washing the bike with the cheapest shampoo or soap solution, replacing the oil if needed and pouring a few drops of oil on the chain and nothing else.

I too favor the frequent replacement of oil and filter though its benefit is not proved yet. Buy the oil you like from a trustable vendor, filter from the sc and change it yourself. That is the best way.

For the sake of warranty, do a nominal servicing without washing and oil change at the sc.

The stopping of the back wheel is normal. To check the brake, ride the bike for 2-3 kms without applying the rear brake, stop and touch the rear brake drum. If you feel heat, loosen the brake adjusting nut.



Shhhh. Rama is hearing! Are you ready to post a video? If not, keep mum.

But, personally I am against doing the self carb tuning.





This need to be verified. I have decided to check the mileage again after a few days. I shall check, shifting the gear at around 4.5 k.