I took my bike to SVC today.........yes the one main Suzuki dealer SVC of neighbouring district which needs a total travel of 120 kilometres usually and tried to solve all the niggling problems that had turned the GS a little rough off late.

Now we had known GS150Rs to be vibration free but now my bike is noise free.

No noise from chain,swingwarm etc.........all spluttering whining,though nominal,are gone.

No more braking trouble for now, the factory installed disc brake pads wore away to thin sheets instead of pads, the SVC inspected and installed new ones today.

A bit of machining to the front sprocket and the bolt that tightens it.
A huge chain cleaning activity never seen before by me !!! The chain looks new now.It wash cleaned or cooked in some boiling water powered by electricity or chemical which I do not know and it smelled something like an evil muck

Well the results has been astounding, it is like riding a new bike from showroom to home.Noiseless , vibrationless except the deep muffled sound of the sweet engine even on good amount of riding.

I have to say the service offered by Suzuki at this suburban town SVC is simply astonishing when it comes to preciseness and details.........
Thing is we crave for this in our own city............in the City of Joy where people shouts Suzuki for performance and preciseness.

I hope you are listening Suzuki Motorcycles India.

There also had been discussions regarding the updated/facelifted GS150R and 100cc and 250cc bikes.........which I do not intend to share as some people tries very hard to deny some things.


Sad news is the 250cc bike might not be supplied at town and suburban Main dealers(service and availability is strictly by order ), the busy metropolitan has a better chance of getting the 250cc in the showroom.Many of my friends were eyeing it for long but is a bit disappointed to know this,as because ironically, our city being one of the major metropolitans of India is devoid of a Suzuki SVC and showroom and vehicles plying in this city has to be sourced from the district main dealers.

The Suzuki bikes loiter this city in few numbers like orphans..........I do not understand how can the corporate level at Suzuki can take this neglect.

My only appeal to Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited is:
"Please invest some trifle for a mordern showroom and SVC in Kolkata on the lines of Yamaha Factory Shoppe or Bajaj Probiking.Let the most denied city of Kolkata be the testimony of Suzuki's victory lap in India,where global and domestic products are treated with world class servicing standards.
Because all I can say, people are now ready for an opportunity to explore the Suzuki 150cc experience and 250cc.The sales of 100cc and 125cc would just follow in.And many rich folks as well as enthusiasts would find a peace of mind to have a big bike which can be purchased and maintained in their city of stay !!! "

@ Mach50 - Which / where is this suzuki service center you speak so highly of ?

Well a lot depends on the workload and quality of mechanics in the showroom, but I wish suzuki emulate such service in every dealership across india.

After so many such rumors, obviously you want to be cautious too, but many like us would like to know what you heard about that facelifted gs150r, because recently the same was reported from hydrabad on this forum.

I have to say the service offered by Suzuki at this suburban town SVC is simply astonishing when it comes to preciseness and details.........
Thing is we crave for this in our own city............in the City of Joy where people shouts Suzuki for performance and preciseness.

Your idle rpm is a little more than normal. Adjust it to 900-1000 when the engine is cold or to 1300-1400 when it is warm, i.e. after riding 3 or 4 kms and twist the accelerator slightly before you start the bike.

Are you sure that the chain was dipped in water and boiled?

The Hooghly Suzuki, the main dealer from which Shiva sources its own bikes.
The better name is R.S. Auto Private Ltd.
Located in Chinsurah,Khadinamore.

Speaking of workload, my entire Sunday was gone in order to service my bike.
I entered the SVC at 11 am in the morning and exit it at 6 pm in the evening.
My bike got on service stands after 3:30 pm prior to which I allowed the mechanic to have his lunch .....

All these facilities except that ‘cooking the chain in boiling water’ are available in all the authorized Suzuki service centers. Chains are not usually cooked in boiling water to clean it but using hot grease to lubricate it is a common effective practice.
Are you sure that the chain was dipped in water and boiled?

ok i get that but it stalls a lot more than before i.e after the 4th service done last week.
i'm going to SVC tom what should i tell him to do ??

It may be some sort of parts-cleaner tub . They have heating & agitation devices so the solvent used can appear to boil . Some are ultrasonic cleaners . Whatever the thing may be .. it's way better than rubbing the dirty part with petrol tapped from my own bike .. as is the usual practice here .

It's too far from here ( south kolkata )

When I was booking my GS about 3 month back, one of the showrooms in Chennai even told me about a faired GS 150R.Lets see what suzuki really have for thier customers

When I start the bike in the morning or after a longer stop,the bike's engine goes off in 2nd gear when I pull my clutch, especially during the night time with headlights on.Initially i thought may be my cold start rpm is a shade lower,but today even after the engine was warmed up it went off when i pulled the clutch when I was riding in 3rd gear with lights on.Is there a problem

When I start the bike in the morning or after a longer stop,the bike's engine goes off in 2nd gear when I pull my clutch, especially during the night time with headlights on.Initially i thought may be my cold start rpm is a shade lower,but today even after the engine was warmed up it went off when i pulled the clutch when I was riding in 3rd gear with lights on.Is there a problem