New GSX-S 125 owner
Discussion
So after years of deliberation, I finally took the plunge and took my CBT. I'm a massive petrol head and have always loved cars and bikes but never got round to doing anything about the bike side of things until now.
After taking the CBT in Oct 2017, the GSX-S caught my eye as a potential contender for my first bike. A lot of people had said to me to continue on with the DAS and get something larger but the BIL convinced me to hone my skills on a smaller bike first. After test riding in Nov, I finally found a fantastic deal this month and took delivery 4 days ago.
As an absolute novice on a bike, to say I was nervous of riding is an understatement, especially after the "encouragement" I received from everyone I'd ever met. Well, the bike was delivered to me while the snow fell, with delivery driver warning me of a "scrubbing in period" for tyres (i'm sure this is all boring stuff for those in the know but all a surprise to those like me!) as well as brakes etc. With all that said, the Dunlop rubber the bike comes with has been fantastic so far and after 100+ miles, should be well worn in by now.
My main gripe is the running in period. Suzuki states a 500 mile period of no more than 5500rpm (red line is 11,500 and 6th gear @ 5500 is 40mph). This means painfully slow acceleration (don't use full throttle for this period
) especially when on a main commuter road at rush hour. Besides this, the bike in fantastic and I can't wait till I can use it properly (all 15bhp 
)
Are there any other GSX-S owners here that can share their experiences? And anyone with any beginner tips?
Cheers
After taking the CBT in Oct 2017, the GSX-S caught my eye as a potential contender for my first bike. A lot of people had said to me to continue on with the DAS and get something larger but the BIL convinced me to hone my skills on a smaller bike first. After test riding in Nov, I finally found a fantastic deal this month and took delivery 4 days ago.
As an absolute novice on a bike, to say I was nervous of riding is an understatement, especially after the "encouragement" I received from everyone I'd ever met. Well, the bike was delivered to me while the snow fell, with delivery driver warning me of a "scrubbing in period" for tyres (i'm sure this is all boring stuff for those in the know but all a surprise to those like me!) as well as brakes etc. With all that said, the Dunlop rubber the bike comes with has been fantastic so far and after 100+ miles, should be well worn in by now.
My main gripe is the running in period. Suzuki states a 500 mile period of no more than 5500rpm (red line is 11,500 and 6th gear @ 5500 is 40mph). This means painfully slow acceleration (don't use full throttle for this period
) especially when on a main commuter road at rush hour. Besides this, the bike in fantastic and I can't wait till I can use it properly (all 15bhp ) Are there any other GSX-S owners here that can share their experiences? And anyone with any beginner tips?
Cheers
Thanks mate!
Straight on to a 600 supersport sounds awesome (and mental
)
I'd agree it's to do with rider input and am finding myself paying way more attention to the road surface and other drivers than I would in a car. Since getting the bike all i think about is riding and buying stuff for the bike/me to ride haha the wife would have something to say if she didn't spend all her money on clothes!
Cheers for the insight on how you got in to biking, it's nice to know you can get straight on to something properly quick and not be doomed! If the BIL has anything to do with it i'll be straight on to a Triumph Street Triple next but i'm liking the new GSX-S family quite a lot so the 750 might be in with a shout...
Straight on to a 600 supersport sounds awesome (and mental
) I'd agree it's to do with rider input and am finding myself paying way more attention to the road surface and other drivers than I would in a car. Since getting the bike all i think about is riding and buying stuff for the bike/me to ride haha the wife would have something to say if she didn't spend all her money on clothes!
Cheers for the insight on how you got in to biking, it's nice to know you can get straight on to something properly quick and not be doomed! If the BIL has anything to do with it i'll be straight on to a Triumph Street Triple next but i'm liking the new GSX-S family quite a lot so the 750 might be in with a shout...
Jazoli said:
Just get it warm then use all the revs and all the power, don't let it labour in a high gear and don't spend ages riding on the rev limiter, it won't break or blow up and will probably run better anyway.
i'd love to but have heard the ECU's on newer bikes can log the revs used and don't want to invalidate the warranty by using more revs than the manual says. It's a pain in the arse but I guess I need to bumble around at painfully low revs for another 400 miles. Cbull said:
Typical biker, already planning for the next bike before you've even broke into the new one you've just bought ha ha.
Congrats, lovely looking bikes they are
haha so true. I just need to exercise some patience.Congrats, lovely looking bikes they are
Cheers, I am a big fan of the look. I've had a few compliments when riding it but none seem to be from women yet.....
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