Dude,

Rear brake is quite a bite now..Gaining so much confidant with the front-rear duo
Vibes near the handle at around 4-5k RPM are quite reduced(This happened after the first service and again I went there and got the fixed)

No problem in engaging 1st gear at any moment.
High beam is some what focused now but if required I will re adjust frmo now onwards


One sad thing is that scratch on the right side of the tank and I hav to fix that one hopefully this weekend.
Apart from that Bike is doing great. Yesterday it was one month anniversary and ODO reads 1300.

Average I kinda surprised. Using R-R method to calculate(I know its not the best way) and very first time before first service I got something around 50 kmpl. But after that the next tryout gave me around 43 . Have to check now.
My commute consists of 40 km/day . 50% city and 50% highway.
In city i hardly reach 60kmph and on highways occasionally I reach 75 but not more than that. So I should be getting ~50 this time.Lets see

what was done to reduce the vibes??

glad to hear that brake issue fixed..

scratch can be fixed. dont worry about it too much.

mileage is all based on how we drive.

After the first service I was getting some vibes near the handle bar and when i took the bike to SVC they said the visor was not aligned properly and they just readjusted.Now the vibes are very much reduced(I could still get a hint of a vibe but that can be ignored)
I am a sane driver(never revv hard and change to higher gear as early as possible without stressing the engine) So hopefully I will get better figure this time.Since its only a month old I am not much worried and will check few more times before coming to a conclusion.

@Vishnu,

I cannot believe that your bike is 16 months old Looks like a brand new one without any noticeable scratch
How much average you are getting currently?

@All
The failure of GS150 to have bigger market share may be due to a combination of many blunders.
1. Positioning of the product was not done..there were no "Catch" phrases used(definitely male etc., )
2. Many parts of the Bike were outsourced,without quality audit on them..ie., Petrol tank, frame....Only the engines were assembled in Suzuki India factory.
3. The Bike was rushed into the market to catch the 150cc fever without fully subjecting the bike to weather, corrosion tests.
4. Brand Ambassadors were not identified early into Marketing.
5. High profile sales pitch was totally lacking...
6. Very late reaction to customer reported problems,and not treating the customer right....There is a saying in Marketing.." A satisfied customer may or may not talk about the product..but a Dissatisfied customer WILL definitely talk about the product".
7. Ultimately which segment is the bike supposed to attract ?or targeted at ?..I am sure even Suzuki does not have a clue till date..
Just my thought..not to injure the sentiments of anyone, but feeling sad to see a good bike not taking off like it SHOULD have.

Arey that people from every metropolitan do not have a clear access to Suzuki bikes is the biggest blunder.The GS150R is not known in many townships and districts of India.But everyone knows that there is a Pulsar from Bajaj and Unicorn from Honda atleast !!!

Consider my city, everyone stares at my bike as if it is an imported machine !!!!

Although when Suzuki had dealership in my city, when they marketed the Zeus and Heat, there was nothing in the showroom that people would love, except taking a peek at the Hayabusa.The Zeus and Heat had nothing to impress on the paper and in looks and nor the low end price tag attracted customers to a shop where 1300cc bikes were on display.Then the dealership changed to Bajaj for far better revenue generation and Suzuki went absent from Kolkata.

Suzuki portrays an image of performance and markets two-wheelers nowhere near to supplement that image except the GS150R, which the majority of the people do not know.

Even though there were GS150R advertorials on TV(which were much lower in number than even the Mahindra Stallio ad) and it had the punch line of Drive me Crazy, people did not find a dealer to inquire......ridiculous

Now, a benevolent sub-dealer in one corner of my city, does the service and sells vehicles on authorization of a Suzuki main dealer in the district.If you have a 150cc which fails to take up in urban areas, it will never take up as expected in the districts.

Precisely what I had meant...when i inquired with a Suzuki A.S.S.about GS150 I was told bluntly that it will take two months...which is ok..but he added." Sir Production Stopped "., and they are coming out with a better GS."...Do you think any one will ever go near Suzuki after hearing this ? Compare it with HH Karizma..
" Sir Karizma has a waiting period of three months..and it is first come first served basis that we allot the bike. "
The reason for the delay in actual is Karizma is produced less in a month .Most of the days in a month it is the 100cc bikes that is produced..But look at the way , it is put across to the customer...

i dont agree with you for the last point....about suzuki looking at honda and then planning strategy....
the gladius,gsxr600,gsxr750 and gsx750 are surely coming to India....but only after clearing some issues with the Government....this is the reason why the launch date of gladius had to be rescheduled.....

buy the current one!!!!if you are really in love with it!!
dont expect the new one to bear any kind of similarity except the name!!

heres mine!!!



Getting the witness form signed from Ashish before the Big one!!



Enroute....the little girl must be thinking who is this alien like creature!!



GS sets the windmills rotating!!!



Eagerly waiting for the train to come!!!!



Phew....lets eat something!!!



Monsoons!!!



notice the number of guys tailing me!!!



A better view!!!



Sunshine!!!



Brothers!!!



Two faces one head!!!



A guy crouching on a commuter bike!!



Is the road patch showing thumbs Up or a middle finger??





Resting after a series of bends!!!



couldnt capture it through a 8MP cam....needed an DSLR...



POSER!!!

Now what did My GSR do today?















I know i dont give her the kind of roads she needs but she doesnt complain after seeing the views and the climate!!!!

Overall it is beautiful.............your ride, the places your rode to , the friends with you and the your best friend the GS150R.

And, today I ordered my first bike

A stunning, heavy, breath-taking, royal, muscular, head turner. Suzuki's GS150R with the shade - Metallic Flint Grey.

They said three months. That is pretty long...!

Hmm.........maybe this person was wrong when it came to company ethics.

I hope you tried to mean that, he should not have informed about a new improved version, as in that case it would hamper the sales of the existing stock.....is it ???

But what if they do not have the existing model in stock ???? and if they would like to keep the customer for the near future ???

Three months !!!.......so you are getting the upcoming model methinks !!!

Did they tell you anything about the price on-road ????

They said on road, it'll be 70k.
Didnt specify whether its gonna be the new model.

Somethings fishy here,

Last year around this time,I inquired about the GS150R before I purchased mine.The 2010 lot bikes were readily available in the showroom then with updated graphics scheme and new body colors and reworked heat shield on the silencer. This is what a updated refreshed model is.

Three months waiting period for a product is what I find to be the first time for Suzuki's second innings in India.And the 2011 GS150R needs that ??? !!!

There must be something, more than just updated graphics.........what is it ????
New tank???- in that case the total body dynamic would be revised.
Lighter weight???- in that case again it is more than refresh.
Better pick-up ???- the old engine with lighter weight, negligible,unless the engine gets re-worked.
Three months for a bike without booking hype and reasonably less demand ???- do things fall in place that easy ???

Suzuki would not surely turn away customers while their condition in market is questionable, they might be locking prospective buyers.

However, do not take my words for doubt,I am just hoping for better.

Thank you guys a lot & Vishnu what magic do you play your bike seems to be an new one you are lying
! not possible 16 months or else it it camera technique !
dude your bike looks awesome at this stage too just tell me your mantra.dude i will do this waxing in monsoons also kya ki will do all the washing & stuff after monsoons because it will again go dirty with mud !??

@ ALL guys that day i fitted tank lid cover for that the mech open the lid with the screws & what !! you know guys water you guys must be knowing this ! where it accumulates ! so i took a dry cloth & soaked it ! but i think some water must have gone in the tank haven't seen it but now my fuel is on last dot(mark) & when i push throttle it somewhat gives some kind of jerks i think because this is of water ?as it was floating before & now when fuel is reducing it is getting i think i am going to get my 1st service @ 300kms. what are your views on that ? & i will get my tank drained to remove all the possible water ??

@ Vishnu & maestro-- my wordings touched you ?? great pics loved them all & just to end this WE LOVE OUR GS ! HAIL GS !TAKE CARE OF USE WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU !

Petrol lock maybe on its way

Guys suzuki suxxx in sales , i am very much angry with these guys let me down & the brand image ... All idoits there ! But i had sent an request & they have replied to me in mail about petrol lock ,they said will look into the matter (mr. Goel!)

:d

200 bucks .. Thanks a lot @ i had dreamt my babe like this before coming & now i don't have to worry of hot seats in summers which gets a$$ burnt...lol