Re: My new Red Dragon - Suzuki Gixxer ABS Congrats on buying the Gixxer. I own one since Feb 2015 and loving it. So much so that my TB350 which I have since 2005 has hardly run 4.5k kms since 2015 whereas the Gixxer has run close to 25k kms in the same period :-)
The Gixxer came with a slightly harder preset rear shock. I moved it one step towards the softer side and the ride comfort improved tremendously over poor roads. This scrapes the bottom in taller speed bumps with a pillion, but I drive 90% solo, so opted for this setting. I would recommend the same to you if you drive solo most of the time.
Regarding the mileage, I mostly average around 43-48kmpl as my daily commute is in peak traffic. Also the mileage varies vastly with different driving styles unlike my TB350. My RE always returns 38-42kmpl regardless of driving style, but in the Gixxer I have experienced 36 - 54kmpl. My friend who always drives sedately and daily office drive is on the highway, gets 60+kmpl regularly. He drives 60kph on open stretches which is impossible on such a smooth revving machine for me
And regarding the service, most A.S.S do just namesake service. I almost always leave my vehicle as clean as it would be after a wash and ask the service guys to not wash the bike. I get the chain adjusted, cleaned and lubricated every 1000 kms at a nearby mechanic and post the 10000 mark, moved to the FS oil from shell. After the initial set of free services got over, have moved to nearby mechanic for service. Initially with the A.S.S I only asked them to change the Oil, Filter and Air Filter if needed. No washing, no chain adjusting or anything else.
All I do now is change the Oil directly at shell every 7-10000 kms or 1 year. Every 1000kms chain brake adjust and every 3000 kms a regular checkup with the local mechanic. I would recommend the same to you as well.
Once again congrats and happy miles on the Gixxer. Quote:
Originally Posted by MaheshY1 The headlamp is an embarrassment. I've upgraded to osram Rallye 45/40 and things have improved considerably. I'm not keen on switching to 55/60 H4 because they're running straight from the battery and there's no way to turn them off (damn AHO). |
The stock headlights were below average since the bike was launched. I replaced the Halogens with LEDs the day I bought my bike. But since I did not go for projectors, the LEDs hardly lit up the road and had no focus. It did not matter for the past 3 years as I had very limited night driving. But for past few months as my returning time from office changed and driving in the dark increased, I had to do something about the poor lights. I did not want to increase the load on the battery with a higher wattage halogen. So went ahead and got the Dominar HL assembly fixed and boy it is a masterpiece of an headlight .
Last edited by swami.n : 16th November 2018 at 18:51.
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