NEW ARRIVAL! SUZUKI GSR 400!

[Fufu26]

Originally posted by swoosh@Jul 15 2006, 10:22 AM

plus one Shoei helmet

sure anot?? lol

[WildCard]

Originally posted by WildCard@Jul 14 2006, 01:18 PM

Guys,

I'm thinking of organizing a first-time meetup for GSR owners. So far I only know 2 riders and have just contacted the 3rd one.

It'll be great to have a meetup, especially for the 400s as a lot of us, including myself, are curious to see possibly the world's first 400cc EFI bike.

It'll be also great for those interested to get GSR to have a look and feel before deciding.

 

I'm thinking of meeting up this Saturday (tomorrow lah) ard afternoon time. Say 5-6pm.

I'm open to venue suggestions.

For me, its Blk 413 Clementi Central just across the interchange:

http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel...level=6?116,416

 

There's a nice eating place. The pavement in front can be used to park bikes for a while or we can always go to the carpark behind.

Okie guys,

I'll be at the place mentioned above later at around 3pm coz need to run some errands.

If anyone wants to meet up, SMS or ring me at 9-4-3-7-6-9-6-4

I'll be there until 3:30pm if no one else wanna meet up.

 

So, if wanna meet up, ring me up.

[imported__kb_]

Thanks WildCard for coming down to meet non GSR rider. Nice Bike!

[swoosh]

Originally posted by Fufu26@Jul 15 2006, 10:59 AM

sure anot?? lol

110 percent sure!!!

[WildCard]

Originally posted by _kb_@Jul 15 2006, 06:04 PM

Thanks WildCard for coming down to meet non GSR rider. Nice Bike!

No problem bro.

Happy to be able to test sit on your Monster 4 also.

[168kmh]

just saw ther bike in a shop in ubi . able to hear the engine is very very quiet

[lacrimosae]

Just in case you guys dont know, the big 3 storey shop along Serangoon Road is Mah Pte Ltd, not Mah Motor. Mah Motor is another motordiam.

 

Also, just FYI, the slipper clutch is not to eliminate engine braking completely. It allows a certain degree of engine braking, but when the rear wheel is driving the engine too hard, the clutch will disengage by rolling back on the ramps. No offence to anyone, just something good to know...

[YMCA]

hopefully this gsr400 will be very successful bike, so that they might be thinking of making more 400cc new bike for more chioces.

[skateboy]

GSR400 is about $1500 more ex than a S4 vtec3. meaning to say everything included, total cost will b about this much. but then weight is heavier than S4 abt 10kg, dunno how will it perform... but believe to have good performance due to its EFI fuel injection.

 

 

hope to c this bike on the road!!!

 

 

cheers...

[Dino Bravo]

Originally posted by lacrimosae@Jul 16 2006, 12:56 PM

Just in case you guys dont know, the big 3 storey shop along Serangoon Road is Mah Pte Ltd, not Mah Motor. Mah Motor is another motordiam.

 

Also, just FYI, the slipper clutch is not to eliminate engine braking completely. It allows a certain degree of engine braking, but when the rear wheel is driving the engine too hard, the clutch will disengage by rolling back on the ramps. No offence to anyone, just something good to know...

Yes you are right!

and in earlier posts, someone mentioned the K4600 has slipper clutch?

no way, i know cos i owned 1 b4. downshift at high revs and your rear starts slidding all over the place.

and from my guess, street bikes will never have slipper clutches. even if it has, it beats the purpose, you would probably never have the chance to use it or feel it in your entire riding career unless you bring it down the track and push it test its limit.

[too_hot]

Originally posted by fish`@Jul 14 2006, 06:37 PM

GSR is not the world 1st efi 400cc.. burgman 400 also efi & is in the market for years liao

 

Not to mention the current ducati monster 400 is also efi.....read in recent bike mags the jap bikes seem to have some performance problem with their efi, notably Yam fazer, whereas the continental bikes (like duc) using marelli efi seem to be getting better reviews....but overall it does seem efi is not necessarily always better...

 

btw, i saw the GSR400....looks extremely huge next to CD400Spec3. And its a lot heavier too....CB400 is doing 50+hp, hope the GSR is producing 60+hp to compensate for the weight....

[BlackDawn]

Originally posted by too_hot@Jul 17 2006, 10:56 PM

Not to mention the current ducati monster 400 is also efi.....

current 400cc Monster?

If I am not mistaken, from 2005 onwards, the smallest Ducati Monster is 620cc

This was upped to 695cc in 2006.

 

If thinking of buying new, there are no more Class 2A Monsters... Only Class 2

[oleman]

The sales guy at Mah mentioned that the GSR 400 model does not have EFI, just the normal carb.

[PegScraper]

Originally posted by kiamh@Jul 18 2006, 07:10 AM

current 400cc Monster?

If I am not mistaken, from 2005 onwards, the smallest Ducati Monster is 620cc

This was upped to 695cc in 2006.

 

If thinking of buying new, there are no more Class 2A Monsters... Only Class 2

The Monster 400 is a Japan-only model AFAIK. So the claims of the smallest Monster being 695 is only for the Caucasian world!

[PegScraper]

Originally posted by oleman@Jul 18 2006, 10:58 PM

The sales guy at Mah mentioned that the GSR 400 model does not have EFI, just the normal carb.

That's impossible bro. For one thing when it's a new model, the company is not going to make a carb version as well as an EFI. Secondly, when I went to Loois, I got the Suzuki brochure and it says clearly that there is EFI on the 398cc bike.

[WildCard]

All the literature I've read on the Internet about the bike says its EFI.

 

Never trust every word any mech says about a bike until you've tried it urself.

Once I met a mech who told me TL1000S uses carb.

[R6ex]

Originally posted by WildCard@Jul 19 2006, 09:09 AM

All the literature I've read on the Internet about the bike says its EFI.

 

Never trust every word any mech says about a bike until you've tried it urself.

Once I met a mech who told me TL1000S uses carb.

Agree!

 

Likewise, I've seen many saleman who knows next to nuts about what they are selling.

[cookie_monster]

pls keep e updates n feedbacks on gsr4 rolling.....

esp e FC.... thkz

[J]

Originally posted by waadee@Jul 12 2006, 05:29 PM

if got no class 2 how to get the 600cc version?

 

anyway.. nice bike... 2 many s4 ard.. its time fir new eye candy

U know why so many S4? S4 not a problem bike. Cos save petrol, save maintenance and just change some wear and tear. If u take good care for the engine and change engine oil every time, in 10 year u oso no need to open the engine.

 

[J]

Originally posted by R6ex@Jul 13 2006, 12:31 AM

More like S4 beater???

 

Rode both S4 and GSR6 before, and I love the sportier feel of the GSR6 much more than the laid-back S4.

Ya, gd compare. 400cc how to compare 600cc? Then give u compare class 2 better, u can try GSR6 and suzuki k6, see u more like which bike...

[J]

Originally posted by skateboy@Jul 17 2006, 06:50 PM

GSR400 is about $1500 more ex than a S4 vtec3. meaning to say everything included, total cost will b about this much. but then weight is heavier than S4 abt 10kg, dunno how will it perform... but believe to have good performance due to its EFI fuel injection.

 

 

hope to c this bike on the road!!!

 

 

cheers...

Hope it not a problem bike loh but if EFI fuel injection i don think can save alot petrol loh...

[too_hot]

Hi All

 

I'm actually seriously considering gettting the GSR400....was hoping there will be some real reviews here...but since dun have, i fell back to reading GSR600 reviews....main problem seems to be poor EFI.....

 

as far as there being many super 4s around, well, before GSR400 came out there is very few 400cc bikes available to buy, the 400 sportbikes (RVF, CBR, ZXR, etc) have all stopped production. Basically left super 4 as the only "economic" mainstream bike (duc 400 cost $5k more and less power)....am hoping GSR400 will give some competition....just $2k more but more presence and power....

 

a little more on the GSR400, the rear tyres are 180 sections compared to 160s on S4 and although mah couldn't give me power specs, it will certainly be more powerful than s4.....and that rear tail is just sooooo nice.....how to get under seat exhaust (like R1) on a 400cc bike? and physically the GSR400 is exactly the same as the 600....so u can't tell the difference other than the colour of the bike...

 

if anyone out there has the GSR, pls post some review soon!! Thanks!!

[WildCard]

Originally posted by too_hot@Jul 20 2006, 09:21 PM

Hi All

 

I'm actually seriously considering gettting the GSR400....was hoping there will be some real reviews here...but since dun have, i fell back to reading GSR600 reviews....main problem seems to be poor EFI.....

 

as far as there being many super 4s around, well, before GSR400 came out there is very few 400cc bikes available to buy, the 400 sportbikes (RVF, CBR, ZXR, etc) have all stopped production. Basically left super 4 as the only "economic" mainstream bike (duc 400 cost $5k more and less power)....am hoping GSR400 will give some competition....just $2k more but more presence and power....

 

a little more on the GSR400, the rear tyres are 180 sections compared to 160s on S4 and although mah couldn't give me power specs, it will certainly be more powerful than s4.....and that rear tail is just sooooo nice.....how to get under seat exhaust (like R1) on a 400cc bike? and physically the GSR400 is exactly the same as the 600....so u can't tell the difference other than the colour of the bike...

 

if anyone out there has the GSR, pls post some review soon!! Thanks!!

I dunno about poor EFI.

But I must say the stock mapping for my GSR is rather off a bit.

The throttling is a bit uneven.

 

Nothing that a remap and dyno wouldn;'t help. Just not this month yet.

[fantom]

Originally posted by [J

,Jul 20 2006, 01:37 PM] Ya, gd compare. 400cc how to compare 600cc? Then give u compare class 2 better, u can try GSR6 and suzuki k6, see u more like which bike...

actually why cant compare 2 different classes bikes? in sgp, the classifications of bike is for the ease to control and documentation (or whatever) for the regulating authorities..

 

or it's only fair that we can only compare a 600cc bike to a 1400cc bike because both are cl2 bikes, which are 800cc different? but we cant compare a mere different of 200c bikes.... gosh....

 

we compare bike because they are different in characterists, "look n feel", handlings, features, and so on...

 

come on man... open up...

[andrei]

Originally posted by too_hot@Jul 20 2006, 09:21 PM

although mah couldn't give me power specs, it will certainly be more powerful than s4.....

It can't be more powerful, because the power of 400cc bikes is limited not by technology, but Japan regulations. Therefore all of them have 53HP. The only difference that on a newer bike this power may come at lower RPMs, giving the _feel_ that it is more powerful