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Beautiful bike there..

Here's something which no-one will never forget...

Thanks for the video link man. I happened to look it up a few days back

Suzuki Samurai keeps to its word "No problem bike" it is a not a powerful 2 stroke but it has its own fan base for the reliability it provided....

You have maintained the bike in a excellent way the pictures speaks your efforts in keeping the bike in stock condition even after 13 years clocking 58k kms ...

Things to keep in mind when you own a Samurai or any two stroker especially if you want it to last a life-time literally.

1) Air Filter Care: Clean the Air filter more often than you would for a four stroker. How often? Well I do it every 2k kms or two months on an average. Most parts of India are very dusty and humid, so this is more or less a necessity. This prolongs engine life and also leads to better performace. Replace the air filter every 2-3 years or so. In case of samurai, check for any tear or holes in the foam element and replace

2) Oil pump: (Ignore if yours is a premix bike)With every service, make sure you get the oil pump adjusted. In case of Samurai this does not require more than 5 minutes of effort and pretty simple to do as well. Do not simple give-in to the mechanics logic of adjusting the oil pump by simply tightening the oil pump cable. For Samurai, the oil pump has to be adjusted after the throttle cable is fully adjusted. Please check the owners manual for details regarding this.

3) 2T oil : Use good quality 2T oil. Look for the specifications rather than the brand. Mak 2T, SHell VSX 2T, Valvoline 2T, Veedol 2T all are semi synthetic and dont cost a bomb. Topup and keep an eagle eye on the oil level if your oil indicator light has gone kaput. I am using Veedol 2T for now and find it to be pretty good ( costs 105 for 500ml) Be very careful while buying Castrol as there are plenty of fake stock floating around.

4) Transmission oil: One of the most neglected thing for most of the two stroke bikes that I have come across. Use the correct grade and remember to change as per the interval mentioned in the manual. For Samurai it is 6000kms interval if I recall it right. I usually use Shell AX5 Semisynthetic oil that costs about 240 per 1L bottle.

I will follow up with more details about things to do as part of routine maintenance and preventive maintenance for Samurai in the next posts.

Thanks for the compliment Dinesh, well Samurai is the closest in striking a balance of power and mileage per liter among the two strokers made in India. Father initially wanted to go for a Yamaha but as per his friends advice went for the Samurai Well they do not make bikes like that anymore. The paint quality, stickers and chrome plating is topnotch. At traffic lights I do get appreciating looks and an occasional wide grins from people who know samurai well.

Good bike srikany,Well there are very less people who talk about samurai,all talk about shogun and shaolin,but samurai was actually mixture of both.it was built for looks and performance of shogun/shaolin and fuel efficience of 4strokes.once my mechanic was telling that he had kept both shogun and samurai,and according to him samurai had better pickup then shogun whereas shogun wins in topseed.between i also have 2000 model samurai with round meters.

changes in Samurai Year 2000 onwards

Thanks RX Boy, The year 2000 Samurai came with a change in graphics and also to the front suspension. The chrome mudguard was dropped and the round meters were added along with a catalytic converter. The exhaust note is slightly different. Do you have any snaps of the bike that you could share.

Rust near the Battery - Best way to repaint and the options

My Trusted Samurai has rust in only one spot and that is due to the corrosive fumes from the Battery. Please let me know the best way to see to it that the Rust is removed and never comes back. I am mulling over the idea of sanding the rust till the bare metal is shown and then apply primer followed by a coat of black paint finally clear coat. I am attaching the pictures for reference. I would be grateful if fellow bikers could share their experience.

Reading the plugs of a Two Stoke

Here are a few snaps of my Samurai's Spark plug. I vaguely remember it being cleaned about 4,000 kms back. Please let me know about what can be deciphered from the snaps. The plug is about 7,000 km used and is a bit chalky in appearance in the middle white ceramic portion.

The plug looks good. Bit on the leaner side. Just clean it and reinstall, it still has life left.
P.S- very well maintained Samurai.

What's the make of your spark plug?the plug which i use is mico bp7hs,i know it should be w5bc.i think the shopkeepers are conning people by saying it's a genuine one.gurus please throw some light on "mico bp7hs".(sorry srikany for hijacking your thread)

Yes, I also thought the plug is good for a few more thousand kilometers. I have cleaned it and re-installed it.

Thanks for the compliments Yamdoot, Yes she is such a beauty and real no-hassle bike. The bike oozes quality ( no wonder it costed 39K onroad Hyderabad in 1999!). The chrome and plastic/Fiber are topnotch. The switch gear finish is not that great though. The Electrical are more or less Bullet proof and very few bikes even today can match the brightness and spread of the Headlamp.

101% true,really chrome,fiber,paint and electricals is of excellent quality.still today they look and perform like brand new.in august 2000 it costed my uncle rs.35000 (only bike, through CSD) in bhatinda(punjab).