Dear 2strokerama, i said the SVC guys asked to change... Didn't tell that i obliged...u read too much of it....also i hope am not that silly to ask something after doing it...doesnt make sense..does it??? anyways thanks for your concern mate....Cheers..

Is it BS26's diagram? Assuming it is.

at 50% of open throttle Jet-Needle injects/sprays maximum fuel
at 75% of open throttle Needle-Jet injects/sprays maximum fuel
at full throttle it's only Main-Jet injecting/spraying maximum fuel

and air jet is coming handy from 50% throttle.

Although the diagram depicts the ratio of each jet's role at any given throttle percentage, it is assumed(by me, a novice) that cumulative fuel being injected/sprayed will be directly proportional to throttle. Diagram doesn't tell us how much fuel is burnt at each level of throttle.

By diagram Main-Jet comes into play when throttle is 60% open.
Can I assume at 60% open throttle our GS is cruising around 80kmph @6000 RPM?
Can I also assume that riding GS in the range of 50-60% open throttle i.e roughly between 65-80 kmph is a better tradeoff between speed and fuel economy?

I'm just killing my spare time

Hopefully Suzuki introduces a 250cc bike in the coming Auto Expo 2012.

It's sad that they withdrew from MotoGP

Simply speaking

Oil change depends up on the Man (the Rider) Machine (The Bike) and the Mean (the way it was ridden) lastly environment (road Condition)

check oil level and viscosity periodically (every 100 kms ) and also if you feel oil need to be changed change it because psycologically if you feel the bike is running on bad oil then you feel the bike is working bad so change .... to your favorite brand but not from the recommended grade

Sure. You can safely go up to 900-1000 kms or 30 days from the date of purchase as recommended by the manufacturer.
Changing oil in 50 kms and later in 100 kms and in 500 kms etc is nothing more than utter foolishness.

Most of the bikers are changing oil in every alternative servicing i.e. in every 4000 kms after the 2nd servicing. Those bikes are not facing any issues due it.
If the SC mechanic refuses to fill the oil you prefer, change it yourself. It is an easy job.
Lube the chain and other necessary parts specified in page 6-7 and 6-8 of the manual regularly. Use a good lithium based grease and SAE 90 or 140 gear oil for lubing the chain.

nads,
Hope you have received my message.

OT. But still:
1> You can take the delivery from the dealer and register the bike yourself. That way 0 km on odo.

2> The freeway logic applies to superbikes because they can easily hit high speeds and you need a lot of space to rev them well. For our bikes, even city roads will do if you ride it at late night or early morning when they are free of traffic.

3> Bore smoothening, piston ring sealing, I even remember reading about crank bearing run in. Thats for the engine internals....besides that tires, suspension, brakes, transmission need run in as well. No idea about post break-in deliveries.

Theres also the possibility taht this motoman running in could be an elaborate company funded conspiracy to lure people into ruining their engines and go in for those costly repairs. But then, there are racers who swear by this method which gives some credibility to it.

We common folks cant get to the bottom of it unless we test both methods on identical machines under identical conditions and settings.

Please dont take offense man. We see a lot of sillyness on the internet, especially among new owners. Im guilty of some as well. So I was just asking.

Is that so?? We better beware of these limelight seekers then. How do you tell who a limelight craver is?? Is it the person who informs of choices or is it the person who thinks only his opinion is right and forces it on others??

+1
not from the recommended grade?
Didn't get you /-

Between 5k-6k rpm, I was changing gear.

And as roads were good and vacant, i was able to maintain speed between 60-80kmph, once i touched 100kmph...

But later in mumbai city, i got mileage of ~45kmpl...

Ahaaa.. that makes me feel happy... just joking....

i get a mileage between 45-48 in city riding.... n when touring i travel above 80kmph... if its between 75-85 i get a milage of 42-43kmpl but if i cross 90 then the milage starts dropping very rapidly... on this ride while coming back to mumbai was constantly between 100-110kph n hence the poor mileage... but damn the bike gave me a big grin across my face.... it was rock stable.... n the engine also didnt feel stressed out et all....thats the beautiful part n thats what i like bout our GS....

Anyways was searching for a mileage test can at auto shops surprisingly didnt find any.... many shopkeepers gave me a look as if i have asked them the holy grail.... n no one had any idea about what contraption i m talking about.... if any mumbai xbhpian can get it for me will be thankful...or point me in the right direction....

To ALL:- How is Akshay suzuki SVC in Malad??? My SVC has shut it shop will be going there for my nxt service... how is their servicing anyone given their bike there????

@Vishnu i asked an SVC manager today regarding the tappet clearance value n he said the .07 @inlet n .08 @Outlet... dunno what to do i m confused

Was suggesting on not to change the engine oil grade.

The default recomended / manual suggested grade for GS is 20W-40

Refer manual for more clarity

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@ All no hard feelings on The limelight seekers issue.

Here we are all helping one another,
Their is no preacher or teacher and their is no guru sishya concept.

Experianced folks are helping young chaps

Experianced folks means one who bought GS earlier is trying to share his knowledge with the new GS owner and clearing his doubts.

And ofcource everyone is from diffrent place and came accross diffrent sort of experiance, So obviously openion differs.

Staying silent doesn't means all are agreeing with one persons openion, it also means I don't or their is no point in arguing with a specific person on specific topic anymore as it won't yield any positive outcome.

So finally untill someone opens a poll to find the best GSPian, none of us will seek for lime or lemon light.

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One question :

For cars we have bumper to bumper insurance policy which cover 100% even for plastic or fiber parts, do we have such thing for Bikes any idea guys ?

Greeting

Hi All,,

Long time since i posted here. good to see lots of new users.

back riding and my bike is giving me a decent 45kmpl. some vibrations on handle bars present and 8100 km covered.

Loving my bike.

did the bangalore junta meet up finally or not?

Not yet decided I believe,

My bad am gona be busy with my work till this month end, so I can't ...... :-(

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As you all know my GS is 2010 year first gen model.

This time I filled petrol for 200 rupees it comes to 2.75 ltrs
And now the trip meter reads
135 kms ( I use reserve to reserve) and its still on main. (May go another one or 2 kms I believe)

So 135 / 2.75 = 49. 09 not bad yaar


Guys any answer for my bike bumper to bumper insurance querry !!!!! ?

Happens same with the mileage for me also. In city i now get 45+ but in highways when i cruise beyond 80-90kmph i get very poor mileage 25+.

How do we know engine gets stressed or not? Is the roaring sound or hissing kind of sound means the engine is stressed? During a long ride, i always hear a continuous hissing (or air leaking kind of sound) from the engine.


Even i am trying here to buy a mileage test can, but the shopkeepers have no idea what it is, with the same strange look on me.



Meet was planned last sunday but no much response except from myself, madhu and ashok.. How about this weekend?@MSN, @2strokerama @Kirtimannan and all others

Dats a good sign among other things.

You know why ?
Take example of Kawasaki.

Kawasaki exited MotoGP, and we got the fastest bike on planet from them at low cost viz ZZR1400 2012, also the bad ass naked bike Z1000.

MotoGP is not as attractive as F1, it is all that Honda show along with Ducati and Yamaha.

But how much of MotoGP do we get from Honda or Yamaha for buyers like us ?
None.So what MotoGP means to me is like another TV Commercial now.Lap after lap of repetitive riding.Ok we get to see some wonderful corner's and aggressive racing but dats all.But now-a-days MotoGP is boring.

The only good thing about MotoGP for me is Valentino Rossi.

The fastest and best bikes on planet are from those companies which fared poorly in MotoGP and now has exited it.......viz Kawasaki and Suzuki.

I believe it is near to 80%

Depends on the gear you are in.

Stock GS likes the 70-100kmph range, my GS likes the 60-120kmph range.
Hence I do not know what to comment here.
It depends on what you want from your bike.

I have only one thing to tell you in this context..........60% throttle of your machine supports the midrange torque in any gear.