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jd666 · 02-02-2010, 03:24 PM

interesting responses... But to understand the answer or to actually take an opinion, you need to go into the market and ask people...

I remember talking to boys/guys in the age group of 16-23 in delhi. their actual view of a bike is it should be a pulsar, discover is for those who cant afford it , and karizma in yellow because it looked like the dhoom bike ( the yellow bandit). Then there was hayabusa and nothing in between.

Pulsar has grown to be a brand that FZ is catching up on now. though they have caught on in the last year or so since the launch of the FZ, that everyone is clamouring to buy a fazer or FZ-S. Before that it used to be pulsar..

I know people and im sure many of you will be here, who migrated from the first pulsar to the first spoked dtsi, then to the alloy dtsi and then eventually to the current pulsar that you own.

The pulsar is to india now what the RX100 was back then. please understand that ( i know i have, the hard way, no offence to pulsar owners please). And im not comparing bikes. only market sentiment and value.

After the launch of the CBZ/Fiero and the death of the 2-strokes, the pulsar twins 150/180 were the first bikes to capture the sentiment of the masses, and provided power and excitement cheaper than the competition. And they continued to do that, giving more features and modifications than the competition could ever catch up with.

Bajaj started the trend of digital meters, front disc std, electric start being a regular, LED tail lamps and what not.

Yes the designs are same for all the pulsars, there is no difference between the 150 and the 220s bum... But look at it from the owners point of view. He owns a bike ( 150) that with a replacement of the rear seat handle ( 500 bucks tops! ), looks just like the most expensive model of the company, from the back.

Indians die on looks more than anything. they will sticker and paint a CD100 too if they could.. and they do. Add good mileage, pricing, performance.. they are sold.

My vote is for bajaj, for reading the market well, and capturing the attention of the youth.. that from anyone between 18 till 40 who rides a bike.. would like pulsar.

02-02-2010, 03:24 PM	#39 (permalink)
jd666 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gurgaon/Faridabad Posts: 3,390	interesting responses... But to understand the answer or to actually take an opinion, you need to go into the market and ask people... I remember talking to boys/guys in the age group of 16-23 in delhi. their actual view of a bike is it should be a pulsar, discover is for those who cant afford it , and karizma in yellow because it looked like the dhoom bike ( the yellow bandit). Then there was hayabusa and nothing in between. Pulsar has grown to be a brand that FZ is catching up on now. though they have caught on in the last year or so since the launch of the FZ, that everyone is clamouring to buy a fazer or FZ-S. Before that it used to be pulsar.. I know people and im sure many of you will be here, who migrated from the first pulsar to the first spoked dtsi, then to the alloy dtsi and then eventually to the current pulsar that you own. The pulsar is to india now what the RX100 was back then. please understand that ( i know i have, the hard way, no offence to pulsar owners please). And im not comparing bikes. only market sentiment and value. After the launch of the CBZ/Fiero and the death of the 2-strokes, the pulsar twins 150/180 were the first bikes to capture the sentiment of the masses, and provided power and excitement cheaper than the competition. And they continued to do that, giving more features and modifications than the competition could ever catch up with. Bajaj started the trend of digital meters, front disc std, electric start being a regular, LED tail lamps and what not. Yes the designs are same for all the pulsars, there is no difference between the 150 and the 220s bum... But look at it from the owners point of view. He owns a bike ( 150) that with a replacement of the rear seat handle ( 500 bucks tops! ), looks just like the most expensive model of the company, from the back. Indians die on looks more than anything. they will sticker and paint a CD100 too if they could.. and they do. Add good mileage, pricing, performance.. they are sold. My vote is for bajaj, for reading the market well, and capturing the attention of the youth.. that from anyone between 18 till 40 who rides a bike.. would like pulsar. __________________ My offerings to the gods of speed - - KTM Duke 200 - Yamaha RXZ 5 speed