Ryder's World of Fun: suzuki raider 150

The Suzuki Raider 150 is one of the fastest motorcycles in the underbone category. Also referred to as The "Underbone King" in the 4-Stroke category. It uses the same 150 cc (9.2 cu in) DOHC four-valve single-cylinder oil-cooled engine which powers its sports bike twin, theSuzuki FXR150. Its popularity in South East Asia, mainly in Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines, is due to the price of this bike—around US$1850 (90,000 to 92,001 pesos or around 16,500,001 rupiah in Indonesia). The main features are full-length front shock, rear monoshock suspension, six-speed short gear ratio transmission, dual camshaft, lightweight chassis construction, alloy cast wheel, large-diameter front disc brake, and a rear disc brake, which is rarely found in underbones. The top speed of stock Raider 150 is between 135-150 kilometers per hour.

First generation (2002–2007)

After Suzuki Raider 125 launched Thailand 2000, as the same engine and technical date of FX125 in Malaysia. The first generation Suzuki Raider 150 was assembled in Thailand ( 2002–2007). This seem to be better technical date specification than Suzuki FXR 150 refer to the shord product from Indonesia. The changed into lesser 3mm from original 29mm Carburetor size of airflow contribute more fuel injection to chamber in order to upgraded combustion speed.

The Raider was launched on 2004 in the Philippines, and two years later in Thailand

[edit]Technical data

DIMENSIONS
Overall length	1940 mm
Overall width	652 mm
Overall height	941 mm
Engine	1NZ-FE Specification
Engine type	Air - Oil Cooled, DOHC 4-Valve, 4-Stroke
Bore × stroke	62.0 × 48.8 mm
Displacement	147.3 cc
Compression ratio	10.2 : 1
Starting system	Electric Starter/Kick
Maximum horsepower	16.5 hp @ 9,500 RPM
Maximum torque	12.76 N·m @ 8,500 RPM
Lubrication system	SACS (Suzuki Advanced Cooling System)
Fuel tank capacity	4.9 L
Fuel consumption	35–40 km/L
Chasis and suspension
Chassis	Twin-Spar Underbone
Suspension, Front	Telescopic Coil Spring, Oil-damped Fork x 2
Suspension, Rear	Mono Shock, Coil Spring, Oil-damped w/preload adjustment
Brakes - Front	Disc brake w/twin piston caliper
Brakes - Rear	Disc brake w/twin piston caliper
Tyres	70/90 - 17 - 38S 80/90 - 17 - 44S

[edit]Second generation (2006–present)

The second generation Suzuki Raider R150 was released in November 2006, with three available colors, an electric starter.

The Thailand version is different from the Philippine and Indonesian models, the main difference being the sticker and paint scheme.

In Thailand

In the Philippines

The Philippine version has three colorways: red, blue and black. It had also a "Raider J" variant. Its design was also copied by some motorcycle manufacturers and marketed as the "Dagger".^{[citation needed]}.

In Indonesia

The Indonesian variant is called "Satria F150" and has three colorways available, same as in the Philippines. But in 2008, the color variation became four different tones. Also since few years ago, some secondary technical upgrade has been made (e.g., electric starter)