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Suzuki Gixxer 155 Review : The Namesake

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Engine and transmission

Powering the Gixxer is a carbureted 4-stroke, air cooled single cylinder, SOHC, 2 valve engine displacing 154.9cc, pumping out 14.8PS of peak power at 8000 rpm and 14Nm of max power at 6000 rpm. That figures make it the highest in its class, and, coupled to the 135 kg kerb weight, ought to endow the Gixxer with some respectable grunt.

And it does. The gearing is on the slightly tall side, for efficiency and top speed reasons, we guess, but the power is spread so evenly that you won’t be feeling it unless you are timing it with a chronograph. We are disappointed at Suzuki has chosen to go back to a 5-speed gearbox, especially after experiencing the butter smooth 6-speeder on its older – and less sportier sibling – the GS150R. Sure, the sixth gear on that bike was little more than a cruising gear, but it just felt oh-so-nice. This one is still smooth though. My colleague, Rohan, experienced some false neutrals in motion, but I didn’t encounter a single one during the week that the Gixxer was with us.

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Like most Suzukis, the Gixxer is a supremely refined bike without a hint of vibration even near the 10,000 rpm redline. They could’ve just done away with the aforementioned bar-ends and the rubber grips on the rider’s pegs – it’s that smooth.

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Performance

Swing a leg over the low 780mm seat, and the Gixxer feels more substantial than it looks. Snick the gearbox into first, give her a little juice, let go of the smooth clutch and she takes off with a shrill buzz from the twin-port exhaust. The exhaust note is quite a pleasure to hear, and gives the Gixxer a big-bike feel that is accentuated by the riding position and the view of the all-digital instrument cluster.

From standstill, the Gixxer will sprint to 60 kmph in 4.3 seconds. Keep the throttle pinned and the ton comes up at 15.3 seconds. These figures are substantially better than what its closest competitors have to offer and it is easy to see where that added horsepower and torque has done their job. The acceleration decreases rapidly around the 105 kmph mark, but given a long enough stretch of road, you should see 119 kmph on the speedo. Or a few kmphs less considering I weigh a paltry 52 kgs and have aerodynamics to my advantage.

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A 266mm diameter disc with twin-pot calipers, courtesy Bybre, and 130mm drums at the rear handle braking duties at the front and rear respectively. We would have loved a rear disc setup, at least as an option, but the current setup does its job well. The disc lacks initial bite but has a nice progressive feel to it as you clamp down that lever harder. The rear, despite being a drum unit, holds up well under hard braking, thanks in no small measure to that massive 140mm tyre. It would take some really wild panic braking to unsettle this firm-footed motorcycle.

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In our test, the Gixxer consistently returned a fuel efficiency figure of around 44 kmpl, with 70% of the testing being done on highways and 30% in Pune’s chaotic traffic. Keeping in mind that this is a thrashed-from-new bike, normal riding should return something above 45 kmpl unless one has a naughty right wrist. Suzuki’s Eco Performance (SEP), a technology first seen on the company’s Let’s scooter, that minimizes mechanical losses as much as possible without compromising fuel efficiency, might have something to do with this. Coupled to the 12-litre fuel thank, this gives the Gixxer a hypothetical range of 540 kilometres between fuel stops.

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11 thoughts on “Suzuki Gixxer 155 Review : The Namesake”

  1. Thanks 4 ur opinion! I was a little skeptical about its suitability 4 tall riders as the seat height is only 780mm.

  2. does suzuki silencer is setup at low level i meant doesn’t it hit the speed breaker on the road because it look slightly lower then normal.

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