@punarvasu.....
Your village folks also plays a major part in your bikes maintainance....I have such people in our city who use my tank as a platform for their kids to stand and then photograph them.....

It may sound silly. But sometimes, simple steps can considerably improve mileage.

We sometimes forget to switch of the petrol tap in the evening and leave it open overnight. This MIGHT lead to a drop in mileage. Please check other leakage points before putting the blame square on the bike engine.

I am getting above 55km mileage even though I drive very fast.

@Punarvasu:: You set a benchmark for us to maintain our bike,,,, Doesn't looks like a 2yr old bike... Keep up the good work..

To all.,,

In the last six days, I rode more than 1000kms just official work not for touring...
Four days back when I was on the way to Pondicherry from Chennai (around 160kms), I hit the three digit mark in my bike and managed to drive in that range for around or more than 50kms..

And for my surprise it returned 50kmpl avg,, 606kms for 12lts of fuel.. avg spd is 80-90kmph...

That was the 1st time I took my bike to three digits,and I noticed that it was done just above 8k rpm .. Also 90kmph at 7k rpm...
First time I overtook a VOLVO doing at 100k... He is giving way to me after hearing my horn sound... Oh! that was an amazing moment...

But day before yesterday when I was again heading to Pondicherry, I rode my bike at three digits ,,which was done easily at 7k rpm itself...

Max speed it reached was 112kmph at 8.2krpm (full throttle)... It doesn't goes above this range..

While returning, my bike hit the reserve level in Pondicherry, so filled the tank immediately to check its maximum capacity..

Able to fill 14.63ltrs (Rs.940) + Reserve... So 18ltrs approximately...

Bike still shows full level in indicator even after 180kms+..


As usual it is more stable even at full throttle., no wrist pain.. perfect bike for long distance, thanks to dual horn ,which helped a hell lot of times.... a very good road presence.. a real highway cruiser...

A very bunch of thanks to all the DC converted owners of GS ..
It was a great day for me to ride in ECR at night with full confidence of the road.. I cruised at 80-90kmph at night time in ECR..
Visbility with 55/60w philips xtreme vision is great and it helped me to ride safely.. So I'm going to hop on to OSRAM NB+ soon...

Yesterday evng gave my bike for 3rd free service at 6280kms., Asked them to check the engine noise which is happening after 50kmph...

Today got my bike and after riding some 20kms found that the noise is still coming.. They had wrote as CHECKED in their service list for this problem...

So my next service will be at another svc to hope & get the best from my bike..

After many pros and cons weighing around since my bike got converted to full DC electricals(the first GSpian here to do so..and perhaps in whole India too) six months ago, with different bulbs and headlamp units, I am pretty convinced by now that the reflector of the GS150R lamp is the major factor beyond that poor lighting (in stock conditions).

Hence I need earnest and well informed suggestions as to which bike's(or car's) reflector can I replace the GS150R's reflector with to get a more focused beam ???? (instead of the irregular unfocused square).

The reflector of GS150R can show some light if it is provided with a 55W HID at the best or else the magic vanishes once the bike goes high speed.

So I want to try out a different reflector now to make my bike shine daylight on dark nights at speed.

I do only around 300 kms/month. Hence the question surrounding the frequency at which the oil needs to be changed in my case.

Few questions from me.
1. I feel that the stock headlight in the GS150R is quite weak. I would like to do an upgrade. Which one is recommended and where can I do it in Chennai?

2.What's the dual horn that you are referring it? Is it the stock horn?

3.What's this DC converter?

@punarvasu

How much did you pay for NGK CR7HIX? and where did you buy it?

Even if you want to try a different reflector, how will you find one that will fit into the GS150R?

The reflector of GS150R can show some light if it is provided with a 55W HID at the best or else the magic vanishes once the bike goes high speed.

Guys,

I am facing a peculiar issue. I suspect that there is some kind of leakage of oil/coolant on my bike.

Please see the first picture attached. You could see the dark circles on the floor.

Picture 2 captures the underneath. You could see some oily type stuff. I am not sure what it is. I am facing this problem only my latest service.

Also, there is something dangling in the air underneath the engine. I have captured it in the third picture. Does anyone know what it is?

@ few pics after headlight mod.....


DETAILS coming soon!!!!!

we can only hope that all vehicles on highways adhere to norms. Esp on two lane NH without any dividers.. God, riding on GS @night armed with stock headlight setup is nightmare...