Answer to other questions

No that is not metal, but fiberglass I guess, but it does not give you a cheap quality feel, trust me no part of this bike gives a cheap material feel...

thanks varoom, and yes I guess you are right about the time to take snaps....as I said I am no professional infact not even a noob in photography. I know all the technicalities of the camera but lighting, angles and lenses are out of my interest scope, but I guess I will try few snaps in the evening and post them as well.......

congratts Ankur........ did you find any similarity between the points I brought with the new bike you purchased....

well yes bike is heavy and that is the reason you do not develop enough confidence immediately while zipping through the traffic........but once you get used to it there is no problem as the bike is very well balanced.
And about the dealer attitude, believe me I can understand how that feels, I had the similar experience on HH showroom. Just because HH sells...... and loosing one customer might not be that big an issue for the company does not mean you behave like you are doing some favor, I was really pissed by that HH dealer and I made sure before going I make him realize he is not doing any favor by selling me the product.

wow no body told me that, not even the technician there, but strange to know the mode is ???, they could have given it a name "like free mode" or something if that mode exists, I will try that and report.

is that so?????so the light comes even in the power mode....I was told that the light does not come at all in the power mode?? The demo bike I drove also had the power mode and the light was not coming. Anyway I will try that as well but have to wait for my first service (which would be soon as I am almost covering 60-65 Km daily going to and fro to office...with that I should reach 700 in around 11 days and thats when the first service is......)

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Now coming to few more points I noticed while coming to the office today.....but before that......nobody answered me on my this query....I hope people are reading as I am taking efforts to give as much as I can for the next potential buyers......any way what I asked was .... Any Idea

Coming to few more points...

Clutch n Ignition :: Tell me people, is it with all the bikes with self start that the clutch has to be pressed before making the ignition through self.......even if it is common, this bike has gone a step further.........for kick start as well you have to press the clutch and then kick (even if the bike is on neutral).......any other bike has this similarity....

Backlit of the Display :: The back light of the display console is always on, is that common, why would the company not give an option to switch the backlit off during day time (logically this would save battery)
Or is there a way to switch it off and I do not know.

any suggestions on the above points...... one more thing.....the gas tank is of huge almost 16 liters capacity and hence the reserve is also huge 3.5 liters.......even with filling the tank with 200 bucks of gas the indicator has only one DOT..... I understand its no big deal but leaves you unsatisfied and gives you an impression that you are running out of gas (you are always on reserve ) where as in real you have enough to commute safely...... its not a disadvantage but just thought to bring this up as well.

More Questions/Queries....??

Regards
Sam

Another good notes. Thanks Ankur.

That's the catalytic converter. Don't worry, it is its property.

Are you sure I think it also controls the Air/fuel flow, much like TPFC in original CBZ

@Sam9s

Every engine has a sweet spot and a rough spot and may be the the 3.5K RPM is the rough spot for the GS150's engine. Also, this should reduce to an extent as your engine is run in.

It is a good practice that many manufacturers follow - self doesn't work when the bike is in gear and the clutch disengaged. You need to press the clutch to start the bike if it is in gear.

Same is true for kick start even.

But then, requiring to press the clutch to start the engine even when the gear is in Neutral... this is new to me. is it the same case for self also?

Thanks Hydbiker for clearing this up........ mmm so that rough spot must be in the demo bike as well......I just could not recognize as the bike was better tuned.........am I getting it right?? if that is the case I think the problem would solve after couple of services......

I can understand self not working without pressing clutch, but for kick start as well and that too in neutral........??? which means you have to press the clutch no matter which mode you choose to get a start............ and yes its for both self and kick...

It is supposed to map the fuel flow too. Suzuki mentioned it somewhere. Not able to recollect where exactly. It definitely is not just an indicator game. They mentioned about mapping.

See, two stage carburetor controlled variable ignition timing (a CCVI switch) and three tier Advanced Microprocessor Ignition (AMI / digital ignition) are working on the ZMA since 2003 in India. These technologies are no new to Suzuki. The Fiero is the first bike in India with multi stage digital ignition (Di-Fi Logic) and the GS150R comes with a similar carburettor as the Karizma - a butterfly type. Don't know of the internals though!

BTW, TPFC was a troubled technology.

I mean that the roughness might not be as apparent as it is now once the engine opens up! There'd be vibes (intensity varies from engine to engine) at one spot for every engine.

The clutch thing for starting engine looks to be an ADDED SAFETY feature that's irritate us every time

Yes thats what I was saying...... a line from Vicky Blog says The engine also gets TPS (Throttle positioning Sensor). I wonder if this is the same what we are discussing.

Is that so, but CBZ sold like hot cakes...... most successful bike launch for HH after the original Splender...

mmmm so the demo bike could have that rough spot at some different RPM.....well any way I just hope after couple of services my rough spot is not as rough to be noticed..

The console and the sixth gear really takes the cake .

Its seems like a "less show and more go" bike but would be interested to know the price .

sam, I've a query... The vibrations increase when the pillion is heavy...?

The TPFC was not mapping stuff. The engine feels harsh at the top end but is good until the mid range. When the throttle is opened beyond some length the TPFC cable acts up and helps with extra fuel flow.

Some people used to disconnect this cable for better mileage

cool!!

Suzukis' always cool!!!
Its like wat they did to Fiero!!!
One of their cool wheelS!!!

do u think GS150R is justa slight modification of Fiero???
coz i find the engine casing to be the same.
might be some slight changes???

I believe there's hardly any Fiero left in the GS 150 R!

can a gearbox assembly altered in fiero!!!!
can apache's 5 speed fit them!!!!

which one, the one I am talking about at 3500RPM, if yes then no the vibrations does not increase with pillion, its a very small puff of vibration which stops immidiately when the speed increases, not more than 3600 or 3700rpm....so I though to discuess it here....