Thread starter was out trying to find a Suzuki dealership to get a Gs150R test drive but no such luck. I am yet to see a single Gs150R on the street here in my city, Cochin.

Thread starter was out trying to find a Suzuki dealership to get a Gs150R test drive but no such luck. I am yet to see a single Gs150R on the street here in my city, Cochin.
Test drove the Uni today and well it seems like it would be a great buy , no nonsense,comfy with monoshock and all, but that drive was simply ordinary.I will be driving the bike buy for maybe 4 years or more and well i dont want to feel ordinary .The Karizma and the R15 left me smiling wide as i turned them off and i had this sense of reluctance in handing back the keys at the dealership.I did not get that feeling with the Uni and a friends Pulsar 150 i drove.
Still waiting on the Pulsar 220 , Bajaj people seem annoyed everyday when i show up asking if "its here yet"

Suzuki doesnt do any marketing, too bad. GS150R is a wonderful product.

Nice to see all that effort,
The GSR is a good product from what I have heard, thought I havent really had a chance to ride it for more than like 100Meters!

From what I read here, may be its time you give RTR a shot....



True, and absolutely sad.... Imagine having to walk up to a Uncle and ask if he can give me a short ride on it!
Imagine me being fully kitted and on my R15... that Uncle was surely amused!

I tried RTR, The bike was good but the vibes were bad ,as someone else said here ..massage parlour

Hmm.... yeah thats the way it is, but looks like you rode the Old RTR, the refresh (RD), FI is much better they say....

By now i would finalize on R15 but still doubts about low end torque. I heard that installing a K&N filter helps this issue.Is there any truth to this and if so what other aspects of the bike are affected or are there any other ways to fix this?
Bajaj dealers offered me a P200 test drive and said its the same as the 220.I turned the offer down,Looking at both bikes i think they will be very different,so the wait continues.

the old and new 220 will prolly have the same chasis
so you should ride and check whether it is comfortable for u or not
hence the waiting makes sense

anyways good to hear that u have patience
lets see how long

Hello fellow xbhpians,
Im new here, to India and well to the whole biking scene as such, i know how to drive a bike but well thats about all i know about bikes.I live in Kerala and will soon be going to college and so have decided to buy a bike for city commuting.
Im 5'9 and weigh 62kg.This will be my first bike.
Im looking for a bike which(in no particular order):
1)Looks good
2)Handles Well
3)Has decent mileage (around 40 or so is fine)
4)Budget is not much of an issue , as long as the bike is good i am willing to spend.
5)Should be low maintainence and not have many problems.
6)Have a good pillion seat, I might have to take a friend along to college and back.
I am open to all suggestions but so far what I've seen and read about bikes my views are that FZ16/S is a good bike but i have doubts about the pillion seat,Apache RTR seems to suffer from ride killing vibrations and other problems,Pulsars , well there are too many of them hehe .
I was considering buying the Avenger as it looks great, seems to have a good seat but i dont know about its mileage or maintainence or other issues and specs.Same with the Karizma and R15, i dont know anything about them, so someone please shed some light there.
I have ruled out CBZ extreme, Hunk and Unicorn because well i just dont like them .
Thanks in advance

I have heard this from almost all RTR owners that there is a vibration problem at high speeds...
Do check that out if you want to try out the RTR...

Getting my R15 next week, dunno red or black confused but R15 it is.Hope i wont regret this
Thank you all for help
One last question, the salesman said since R15 has an aluminium engine it doesnt need running in. True or BS? If true then is R15 running in any different than other bikes,if so please specify . Thanks again.