@sam bhai... I'm back from the trip. We (8 ppl) started from our college hostel at 5.15 in the morning on 4 bikes (Pulsar 150, Hunk, Unicorn 1st gen and GS150R) and were back by 12.30 a.m.; a total of 456 kms in a single day. As mentioned in the manual, for the engine to properly run-in/break-in, we shouldn't exceed 5000 rpm for the first 800 kms and 7500 rpm for the next 800 kms. 690 kms was on my odo when we started. Till 800 kms, I was cruising at 70-75 kmph (5000-5500 rpm). After that I touched 85 kmph for couple of minutes. That's it. Since I love night journeys on 2-lane roads, I cruised at 75-80 kmph (not exceeding 6000 rpm) while returning.
My pillion rider felt that rear seat is not very comfortable (he reported buttaches couple of times). And he kept on saying that there isn't much of a difference of comfort, stability and engine smoothness when travelling at 30 kmph or 80 kmph except the wind noise.
Finished my first service on Saturday @1200 odd kms on the odometer. Had few issues with the engine; it is giving slight jerks while accelerating. The service center guy told that it was a problem with the air filter and cleaned it. The problem still persists. I'm quite busy this month with exams and assignments. So, it is hard to pay a visit to service center again.

I don't have any kick start problems. @sam... are you using choke while doing a cold start. I can start my bike with one kick without choke even if it is a cold start and that too before the first service.

@alkemist... congrats buddy. When is your new bike coming? While booking I had only orange and black bikes with the dealer. Since black is boring (for me ), I took and orange colored one. Do post some pics of your bike...

@sam9s: Don't worry, its just a tuning problem. Its not a problem with GS per se, just a minor adjustment that your bike needs.
Nice to know you are enjoying the ride. However, I would say be soft with her atleast upto 2K kms. I did the same for my Fiero F2-rode her under 50 for 1000kms.&then slowly opened her up gradually. Her engine&gearshifts are as smooth as butter, even after 5 years/48K kms. Some body vibrations have crept in, but nothing that can't be fixed with a bit of tightening of parts!
About the 100-105 speed on long distances, you are right, but if you go onto a 4 lane highway, you really feel the need for speed, more than 120-130 (read thats why I want the Ninja, inspite of having the R15).

@alkemyst: Congrats! You will love it. Don't worry about not seeing more of the GS bikes on the road. Don't you like being exclusive?

Part of the club

Hey all,

Got my bike today ... the showroom guys explained me everything religiously, even how to operate indicators and what does the 'N' light means ... brought it home driving below 45 kmph ... plan to rev it up to 60 tomorrow .. found it buttery smooth without any vibes , it was hard to judge that bike is on or not while idling , exactly what I wanted being a previous Uni owner .. will click some pictures in daylight tomorrow for the club members

thnks guys.. got the bike yesterday..
but i ll say it wasnt a nice experience with my first bike on its first day..
2 hrs after gettin it delivered it jus stopped in between wit sounds as if its comin in reserve.. put it in reserve n then i tried startin it(kick/self), but nothin hapnd.. tried choke, still nothin hapnd..
pushed it for 2 kms to drop at my frens place.. mornin the szuzuki pple sent their mechanic who started it in few mins, sayin the air bubbles were troublin.. i thot mayb now its done..
went to office.. while startin frm office at nit, it again stopped in betwen.. the same thing.. it jus wont start.. did everythin i could.. n then i put on the choke, waited fr 5 mins.. started.. it worked..
mornin the mechanic told me- if the same thing hapens, remove the petrol tube for some tim and put it back, to remove air bubbles.. bt as its my first exp wit my own bike i dint dare to do tht..
jus want to kno whether its normal for a new vehicle to screw its owner this way???? some remedy?? some experiences?

@nawab - i liked black more.. nywys i had red shoes, so thot the orange color of bik wont go wit them :P

sad to hear that your bike behaved that way...
is it workin fine now?

n the worst feelin was tht it was not even 1 day old.. n it was doin all this..
its just 36 hrs since it was delivered n it has shown me the tantrums twice.. lost the trust on it.. now m a lil scared to take it out..

few of my frens are tellin me tht sometimes this air bubble problem occurs in new bikes.. they even told 2 instances of happenin so..
dont kno much abt this, so askin you guys.. is it true???

@alkemyst: Crap! There is nothing like that. Take it back to the Suzuki showroom and show it to some mechanic and ask them (rather demand) to fix this nagging problem ASAP! I mean, come-on. A bloody brand new bike, barely one day old and not starting because of some supposed "air-bubble" problem!

And NO, no new bike(s) (if any) shows these kind of tantrums. I cannot even imagine you removing the petrol pipe from time to time just to get the bike started. What is this? Some joke!?

I would seriously suggest you to take it back to the showroom from where you bought it and demand that the problem be solved, and permanently at that.

Guys.... what about the heating problem in post #44 ?

New bikes' engines tend to heat up pretty quickly, thats why its recommended not to exceed a certain RPM during run-in period.
As for the tick-tick silencer sound, its due to the catalytic converter in the silencer, which helps in the cooling.

ok dude.. thnks.
ll do it at weekend as presently busy wit office work

Hey dont worry....its your bike...you will love it even if these issues come up.. This is not the end of your bike, its a machine after all..just get rid of the issue and enjoy..

Yes aryan ur 100% correct... what the damn hell are those people thinks... we spend 65-70 thousand rupees for our bikes and if i were in ur place those suzuki people won't live that day for sure... if their work is not satisfactory just post a letter to suzuki head office for that...

till now i had shown it to suzuki mechanic only once.. tht too he came to my place n started in a minute.. so cudnt even yell at him..
but it gave the same prob twice again.. mornin i got really pissed off n took a day off frm office.. went to the dealer.. wen 1 of their mechanic opened the petrol inlet, it made a loud "phutt" kinda noise.. then those guys operated it for some 2 hrs... wen i askd them wat was the problem they told, their was excess air pressure developed n now it ll work fine.. lets c

^^^ if it had so much pressure, you could have filled in your tyres with that... free of cost

I wish the problem ends here and you would be a happy owner of this bike... after all, you went through some research in choosing this bike and it hurts when such a decision fails

enjoy ur ride.

Show the pics guys....