Is it possible to fit the rear panels of the newer bikes on older bikes?
And are the stickers available outside for purchase??

Just got my bike from 3rd service.
I haven't reported any issues. Just asked them to change the oil and oil filter.

But I changed to some other SVC this time as this is nearer to my office. Before leaving the bike I asked the service engineer which engine oil they use and he said Castrol!!
Now while taking the bike after servicing, I just asked the person at the bill counter about the oil and he said Servo!!!!!

I was confused but the service engineer was not there so couldn't clarify which one they used.
But the most interesting/disgusting part is that when I was about the leave I just saw the mechanic taking 1ltr of engine oil from a big blue colored tin and pouring into an Access!!!:
I was horrified and I promised myself never give my bike for servicing to that SVC..

new tankpad for my baby.... looks awesome in flesh

Long back i did reported the same tin story, even found the same few months back.

better to go with own or local mechanic for oil change

Yes madhu will do the same from hereon
But will the SVC comply with servicing without oil change during free services since the marginal profit they make is from the engine oil itself.

Hi all, how is everyone doing?

I had a beautiful crash today evening.....I skidded, probably on some water, at some 60 kmph on a long downward curve, got thrown off my bike, rolled twice on the ground, banged my helmeted head on the road once....while the bike hit the road on its left, screeching away for some distance.

Luckily, not much damage to me; I got away with mostly minor cuts on my palm, knee and foot, but the bike took some hurt. All the protruding parts on the left side are scratched or bent. The handle bar is bent, the crash guard, right to its fixture, is heavily bent, toe shifter is bent inward, footpeg seems bent too; and the headlight cowl and saree guard are nicely scratched.

Can someone tell me how much it will cost for a handlebar, gear lever and footpeg?

From all the damage, its apparent that the stock crash guard is very inadequate. It did a good job of protecting the tank, but thats it. If it was only a bit bigger, the gear lever and footpeg could have been saved. Thank goodness that the bike didnt fall off to the right, else I would probably have had to replace a bent exhaust and go through the pain of claiming insurance on it.

So, now Im on the lookout for a better crashguard. Anyone using a different one? Any suggestions?

++ I think I skidded on some water but Im not really sure what happened. Once I got up and picked up my bike, I looked around to see how it could have happened and saw a very small stream of water flowing down the road, but saw nothing else that I could connect the dots to, like sand or oil. Ive ridden on worse patches of water and not skidded. My tires are good. I was neither accelerating, nor braking hard. I wasnt downshifting either. I was doing a constant speed in 6th gear. Its a real mystery how this happened.

Anyone else experienced something like this or similar to this?

And coincidentally, I had my first accident on this bike at nearly the same time last year. Hows that for a "shakuna" ?

new gs test ride

Hi all,please furnish your riding experience withe new gs vis a vis the old one.

Today came to know from suzuki mech/technician that the new gs is better than the old one.its lighter,fresher(graphics) and pick up wise is better.the engine he says is silent.All this improvement is good to hear,but we have to experiance it to feel it,so please gyz do mail down your thought/riding son new gs.

Sad to see that the new gs cannot be watched in Grey color,which according to me is gentlemen's color.so all the grey gs are now classic antiques.(including mine)

Happy to hear that you escaped unhurt/slight injuries.

I hope most of wil be covered in insurance,so avail it max.do not now much about the prices(handle bar is 250).

i too agree with you regarding the crashgaurd,a better/bigger one gives more protection.

May be some atma want to take avenge is waiting there foR you FOR STEALING ITS BELOVED BEAST/BIKE/HORSE LIKE YOUR GS to you,IN YOUR PREVIOUS JANMA,So take help of bulbuayya/tantric to pacify the aveng thirsty atma(just kidding)

RIDE SAFE

Hi Xbhp'ians and proud owners of GS150r.
This is Magesh from chennai & this is my 1st post in Xbhp.,
I've been reading this forum regularly when I thought to buy a new bike..

Hey 'Drive me crazy' peoples,thank you for helping to make me a 'Ride with Pride' owner (In coming days)...
Ha haa.. I've some experience with GS150r, though my brother is already having one..
And you all have contributed in selecting b/w Fazer n GS150r..
Hope very soon will get this beauty and share my experience with you all...

Good one.. I was looking for a tank pad from past few days in Bangalore,not able to find the right one.. BTW what is the cost of those pads?

Yes you can take your own oil...
Try K.H.Road Suzuki,i have been servicing my bike in their svc from my first service.

its gud to hear that u r safe... ur story and the way it occured reminded my 1st and only fall on my GS... was on my way to lonavala(nr Khopoli to be precise) and the first monsoon rain started, it wasnt very heavy, but since i was at the begining of the ghat.... streams started flowing down on the roads (that was my first experience in wet condition with my GS) was riding @ 35-40Kph... n then suddenly the front end lost its grip, was baffled with this strange behaviour (which i have never felt till date again) but managed to keep the bike on the road.. while i was thinking what happened.... the next second i lost the front end completely and was skidding on the road for a good 4-5secs bollywood style, all the while i was thinking how much scratches would my bike endure, i just had a brusie on my left leg, thanks to the handle weights, Crash Gaurd and the saree guard i n my bike were saved... on inspecting the bike after getting up on my feet noticed scratches on the cowling n the protruding part of our pilot lamp glass (which is still there till date but visible on close inspection only) the handle bar was bent and the fork pin was bent (i guess all of the bike weight was resting on the handle bars while skidding)
came back to mumbai n gave it to SVC handle could be straightened and front fork could be centered in a lathe (this was given outside SVC as labour job) since a new fork pin was 2750/-
total cost i incurred was of 750 only (labour Charges for centering) and an additional 300/- was given to the SC mech who looks after my bike

The point of the whole narration is... i have driven my GS in worse or rather i would put it in Torrential rains in Mumbai (mumbaikars must be knowing how the rains were this monsoon) n never ever i have felt loosing grip on both ends even during heavy braking at times.... but this specific incident when i had my fall it really baffled me, i even checked the road after i got up to see if any oil was there or did my GS aquaplaned on a stream of flowing water, but i couldn't conclude anything....


@manubhat
the tankpad cost me 1100/- here is the link
Performance Racing Store. Ariete GSXR Motorcycle Tank Protector

problem with rpm

hey guys my gs150r has done 5500 kms and now i am facing this problem where after riding it for 10-14 kms its rpm automatically gets up the idle rpm is 1.2 k but it reaches upto 2k after the engine heats up. i have shown this to SVC guys and there answer is not satisfactory at all they told me its usual with all the gs. and when the engine heats up rpm gets higher. pls tell me the solution to this problem and also my bike is giving around 42 kmpl avg what can be done about it?

even i faced same problem along with many other faults in my bike. if SVC is not looking into problem, contact Suzuki India on their website.

The oil, grease etc left over the road during summer rises to the surface of the road during the first rain and makes it slippery. This was the cause of that accident.



This rising of RPM when the engine becomes hot is common in every 4 stroke bikes. The idling RPM of our bike when the engine is cold is 900-1000 and when warm is 1300-1500. Adjust it yourself to a maximum of 1400 or 1500 after riding 2 or 3 kms. This will solve the problem.

How did you check the fuel efficiency?

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