@Guru_007....please use multi quote feature which is provided
it becomes difficult to read the posts

as far as the rusting issue is concerned my few friends own gs and they havent faced any such issues
would talk to them whenever i get a chance and wold post the info.

thanks for the suggestion bro....

But I thought the Multi Quote should be used when we are replying to multiple messages at one...above I am just replying to single messages...so I think it would not be difficult to read.....please correct me if I am wrong....

Ya... Thanks guru for your suggestions... really useful...

Im gonna take a grey gs... going to showroom tomo...

Oh man u hit the nail on its head
My college mates had probs understanding what i was saying ( too much tone variation at high speed = noise)

Yep will try to be less and more
Btw am not sure, but is that slab part of this balancer tech.... cause if any front loading washing m/c has massive slabs on drum for stability, then why not a bike

No matter what, it does the job perfectly, no vibs
Cheerio

Oh man what r u trying to do with ur bike??????
Already people r facing rust issues, n u r tying to fasten it

Just kidding buddy
Those pics r simply amazing
After reading the negatives, and the rust pics, Good to see a pleasant post

Ditto to that...shadowflax pics are jus gr8 ( Hey flax the watermark is your name ?)
Want to post some pics here, but my bike is again dirty
Lemme see...

Btw falcon buddy, when i chose the bike 4m godown, the SC guy just took it out, looked dirty with plastic everywhere (hence missed the tacho crack and silencer scratch), poured some petrol, kick-start(4th kic, no choke )
and then Fortunately had problem taking it out the godown, resulting in 2 mins at idle with 3 guys pulling it out of all cramped GS inside...because once outside door he REVVED it all the way to 7K rpm until i told him to stop...He then told me to check it out and drive it...the odo was at 8.5 kms then.

Nway drove it, was vsmooth (still is) with jerks ( cold engine), and bike stopped with no display, fully dead...only after some , realised no batt atached, 1st kick started and nway ( since the other black looked used with no covering) took it...

Upon delivery (24 kms odo) not one told me about runnin-in Guess thats how all SC behave...( have seen new FZs doing imaginery drags by their SC guys )...

But then these are the very guys that Motoman praises

Just want to say something about this GS forum...

I feel that we guys (who have one/r buying it) are too pinpricky (dunno any other word) about the bike...we r complaning about gears, clank sounds, vibs ( finally that 3.5K RPM resonant issue is over) , flickering pilot lamps, gears display going blank for a sec once in some gear, engine sound > when going uphill at higher gears, unable to do clutchless upshifts with ease, and what not...

Yep THAT rust is a BIG ISSUE (4 me headlights) , but apart from that all the other probs. are inherent in ANY geared bike/car...

Why not checkout certain pages of our closest competitor the FZ: clanks(plenty), very low mileage, tyre punctures (common), 2-1 false neutral. so also upshifts, SONIC BOOM sounds when climbing or morn. starts, exposed chains making huge racket at 80+ when dirty, any accident = twisted handlebar, the display is not bright, no kick-start & no leg guard, yep even they have a paint peel out problem...
+ from my own exp. the pillon seat is never good place to be...

But they still TRY to love their >$$$ bike (some hav vowed to sell it off as they r fed up )

My own 02 Nova 115 gave troubles from day 1...its cursed by ppl, mags say its poor quality (comparing our sold activa build Q, nova is like a working mechanical bike demonstrator)
But it was MY bike...have spent 9 yrs with it and i LUV it because of its character,sound a.k.a racket soundtrack,( the engine becomes smooth and zooms from 60- 75)...i will never call it bad , after 9 yrs its my bike and still am proud of what all it has done...Lemme say within a year all these probs. will seem silly and what u finally need is reliability and comfort ( GS has plenty of these)

So yes we should keep this forum alive with probs. and all, but also expect the GS to be a mech. bike and look at it realistically...my 50 cents

Cheerio

Well said buddy

I am starting to feel that this thread is becoming a spoilsport for a new GS buyer.. AFAIK only xbhp has a dedicated thread for GS.. Anyone who google about GS will surely land in our thread....

Rusting issue - I got my GS from Swapna suzuki, Chennai.... No rust problem... It seems they have not got any rust issues till now....

3.5k thing - I cant feel it after the crash (Dont know what miracle happened )

My humble request to all the GS owners...

The fuss you people are creating about GS (except the rust issue) seems to be common in most of the bikes...

Our GS(1st gen) has an edge over Uni (I think its 3rd or 4th gen)... Start being optimistic guys ...

All my friends who ride my bike keep praising about GS

Its only the trust we GS owners should give to the ones interested in GS..

See the happier side... You will always be happy

Note: I have been in touch with the thread regularly (But i didnt post much coz I was feeling really really bad when my GS was not with me... Now I am back)

@GURU:

I have been going thru all ur posts... You seem to be very confident on getting the GS... I like u man... The way u r optimistic abt the bike (I feel bad that many owners here are not like that)

My advice to you buddy...
GO FOR IT... YOU WONT REGRET FOR YOUR DECISION

see for eg post no. 2283 -2286
the multi qoute can also be used to reply all single messages in one post
for eg http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/277615-post3968.html

and best of luck vishal. i hope that some final solution can found out for the rust problem.
other than the rust the gs is a excellent bike.

Today morn ~ 8, after gym took it to the best smoothest road in kerala AFAIK... at first signal, black apache RTR 160 ( looks ) seemed wanting a drag ...i am gear newbie and dont like flatout drag...just love silent cruising from behind

He shot off, i just slowly met him at next signal ( he might have taken it as an )...At green, decided to try out a runnin-in drag...gave a strong acc. and each blinking (~ 5K RPM now) changed gears

1-2 : Bike seemed slightly hesitant for shifting, apache was a good 5m ahead

3-4-5-6: at ~5 RPM the bike is just a different beast...it easily caught up with it (oops me goin 80) and then came the flyover...apache just seemed struggling to go up (dunno what...wit screaming sound and a loud clank) GS at 6th gear took it with such ease and was still acc. with not a single vib. or stress...

Finaly i decided to slow down ( had touched 90 ...seemed like 60...rock solid and smooth) felt (i hate drags because its so stupid)...he came up behind me and indicated me to stop...Me hes gonna terminate me

Surprise:
This 'idiot' happens to be my old chennai schoolmate Indrajit with his new bike...he somehow new its me !!!
We laughed like maniacs on highway...
He had difficulty goin up flyover with lower gear not engaging ...
We exchanged bikes :

Apache(odo 1100) compared to GS had a great bass sound & smooth 1-2 acc., but at 50 its like driving a toybike with no comfort feel...
My good old buddy had just one word about GS: "Its f***ing gr8 man" ...He loves rtr for drag with others...but personally considers it just an OK tiring bike...he also wants it to cruise comfortably like GS

Had coffee, he was here 4 months (some 'research' ) w/o me knowin it
We drove back on different bikes and GS is just the perfect everyday comfortable cruiser...even i felt extremely odd on apache at cruise (its meant for drag and adrenaline rush position, not riding it with pleasure...gears were hard and MISSED THE GS GEAR INDICATOR...dunno which gear am in...console was dumb(can't they design it better)...

BottomLine:
The GS is highly capable when its ripped at higher RPM at high gears...gears were ultra smooth (could be because of the drag) on return and engine seems to be revving even more easily with no strain at lower gears
Does the Motoman technique really work ???

Nway we gonna see Gun Shot Murugan today...mind it !!!

Hey jus checkout this link on xbhp page of stunner:



No new bike should become this Parking is always a big risk...

Will be riding my friend's brand new P220 after GSM flic ...gonna checkout all the other bikes there

Bro...you really said the words.....whatever I thought to tell....the EXACT words buddy.....
You are perfectly right buddy....there is no doubt that the GS is a great bike.....one of the best in 150 CC catergory.....
heck what else man....I now a days do not like any other 150CC bike than the GS....I have loved it so much....that is the reason I am so bent on buying it....

Ya I agree I played the spoilsport in this thread by posting those Rust pics...but guys I only wanted everybody to be aware....
aprat from the rust issue....there is absolutely no wrong with the GS...it is awsome bike....wahtever you said buddy is right....all the bikes have flaws.....but the GS actually has less....
So in future no more complaints from anybody...only we try to solve the minor problems that's all.....




Bro....I reallywant to buy the bike....as I said before I am fully for the GS....ya there was the rust issue.....which I made big by posting those pics....but except that....the bike is awsome man.....
I have rode my friend's bike many time....and the sheer pleasure of driving that bike...... is unmatched .....

Its good that....in my home they told me to postpone the buying of the bike..... Hope by the time...suzuki would have comeout with solution....

I had some doubts in between...but again...as I said....my heart is only in the GS...so no other bike would appeal to me...even if I buy any other bike....I would not love it like the GS.....

So I have decided guys...it will be GS for me...no other bike...maybe a little late....but surely the GS.....

Happy Riding.....
I will keep that in mind for sure. Thanks....

Hey you know....what...I had toyed with the idea of buying the RTR for sometime in between....when the rust issue was going on.....
Well to be frank I was never a fan of TVS bikes....not much with the reliability...
well now it is only GS...

Anyway bro it is QUICK GUN MURUGAN....not GUN SHOT.......Mind it...

Too Bad it is not yet released in Hyd......going for DADDY COOL today...

Rusty matters

Guru-ji, You did the right thing by publishing those pics. Let the zuki guys wake up and do something. It might be an issue related to some production batch or inappropriate use of the bike. We don't know. Or may be an issue of suboptimal metallurgicial specification, as I had mentioned earlier (one gentleman went as far as saying SS or Mag/Al can't be the solution!). One need not go that far. Ask any metallurgist and she will tell how small changes in composition can make big changes in corrosion rate. Example is the Delhi iron pillar (traces of phosphorus). Such principles are used to make steels corrosion resistant (IITK - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur) and I am sure zuki engineers are no strangers to these things.
So, publish whatever you have; you are only helping someone improve their product quality.

hi .. i checked three times reserve to reserve. i got 34 , 61.3 & 36.. this is the only problem now i have with my bike.. plz tell me procedure of reserve to reserve. i think i am doing something worng in that.