BHPian neil.jericho recently shared this with other enthusiasts: As I had mentioned in my last post, plans are afoot to make the most of the extended monsoon season, and with two multi-day trips coming up, it seemed like an opportune time to get the GSXRRRR 250 serviced at F Motors in Cochin. Over the past few years, I have taken my Triumph Street Triple 675, Royal Enfield Continental GT 535 (both sold), and the Suzuki GSXRRRRRR 250 to F Motors and have always had 5* experiences with them. Hence, the planned list of work included the following – Engine oil change – Fork oil change – Brake fluid change For the engine oil, we used a Uno Minda oil filter and Amsoil fully synthetic oil. I’ve ridden the motorcycle for approximately 1,000 kilometers after the service and have a fair idea of how the engine matches up with the Amsoil oil. At the top end, this oil does eliminate a fair bit of the single cylinder tingling, but the engine isn’t equally smooth in the 5 – 7000 RPM range. To the best of my memory, the Motul 7100 fully synthetic engine oil did keep the engine purring smoothly in the 5 – 7000 RPM range and was a bit more tingly in the top end. The Motul 7100 costs half of what the Amsoil fully synthetic engine oil does. For the fork oil, we went with Maxima high-performance fork fluid. Sanju removed the front suspension and cleaned the outer legs before carefully draining the fork oil and replacing it with the exact quantity. With the new fork oil in place, the front dive that was starting to become a bit prominent has now completely disappeared, which gives the motorcycle a very planted feel. Given the type of riding that I do, I tend to change the fork oil on my motorcycles every 20,000 kilometers and/or 4 years. YMMV. Before being thoroughly cleaned Old fork oil is being poured out New fork oil fluid, which was used For the brake fluid, we chose the TVS Sprinter DOT 4 brake and clutch fluid. The existing brake fluid at the rear was particularly dark, while the front wasn’t too bad. The brake fluid was last changed 17 months ago at F Motors. While I didn’t really have any complaints about the brake feel, the new fluid has helped improve my confidence in the braking by quite a fair margin. In my experience, changing the brake fluid every 12 – 18 months is a very inexpensive way of keeping the brake feel top-notch. Again, YMMV. The front Versah brake pads were installed at F Motors back in February 2023, when the bike had done approximately 8,300 kilometers. Having covered 13,000 kilometers since then, I wasn’t sure how much longer they would last, but Sanju confirmed that they have a lot of life left in them. In comparison, the stock brake pads offer far less bite and only last for between 6,000 to 8,000 kilometers. The year and a half old brake fluid at the front The new brake fluid, which was used The bike is still running the stock chain, and while it isn’t necessarily calling for an immediate replacement, Sanju did suggest that I get it changed sometime in the near future. I tend to clean and lube the chain every 500 – 600 kilometer,s and I am impressed by the life of the OEM chain. As always, this was another exceptional service experience with F Motor,s and I cannot recommend them enough to motorcycle enthusiasts in Cochin. Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.
