I think u are yet to see a b-king , fz1 and cb1000r in flesh. p200 is no match for them and one can definitely not mistake a p200 for a 1000 cc bike.

i have seen all three in the flesh, the reason why i thought it was one of them was because
1. i wasnt looking out for the 200ns so my brain found a different explanation
2. The pulsar looks quite bigger than most bikes we see on indian roads so i mistook it for an import at first
3. it didnt have any badging so i cudnt make out it was a pulsar at first glance( i mean come on no1 expects the pulsar to look so good)

I believe I saw the same bike.. yesterday.. 836.. black.. Rider had a pillion.

I saw the bike on FC road... around 9.45 am. Could not realize its the 200NS.. Looked very good.

WHat time did you see the bike?

saw him at around 9...opposit yamah riders at m.g road

waiting for your inputs about NORMAL tests and km done with DATA BACKING.


look at the tires,may be not 40000 km,but close to 20000 km is done.you don't always need odo readings,tire condition can tell the mileage running of bike.

Saw one P200NS in red on the Mumbai Ahmedabad highway... It did not have the tyre hugger though. Looked like the P135 on first looks but then as I got closer I realized what it was. The bike was strapped with luggage and all! That is SOME testing I say. I remember Yamaha taking a team to Leh during the R15 tests! Pretty swell if you ask me!

everyone is mistaking it to be p135 on first-look,is the tail-lamp that much curved like p135?

how was its road presence?

I have no clue about the tests that are done on a vehicle, before launching it. The reason why I never said anything about it.
One thing about your claim of mileage tests being under way. If I remember reading it correctly (mentioned in "all" first ride reports of 200NS), BAL claims a FE of ~58(or is it 56?). Well, if they have claimed a FE number, they can't be testing it now. What if now they find the FE to be less or more than their claim?
Hence, the testing for FE now, seems incorrect.

I can't see anything that can give any indication to the life of tyre.
Moreover, even if you can see the amount of wear and tear, unless you have info about the rubber compound and what kind of riding is being done with that tyre, you can't claim how many km's the tyre has done.
How will you know if this is the only tyre being used on the bike? What if a few sets of tyres have been used up already?
Now that you seem to possess the skill to tell odo reading based on tyre condition, can you please help me find out the odo reading of the bike with the following tyre, based on its condition? Thanks.



Was it MH14 reg? Asking as I saw one Red P200NS without tyre hugger, near Balewadi and going towards Wakad side. Could it be the same bike or the test bikes are now being tested to see how they run without tyre hugger?

you never said anything,you said those were not normal,if you say something abnormal you should also know what is normal,you can't assume everything.
the fe figure is tested at ARAI.it is possible that bajaj is testing the consistency of fe,endurance of engine and parts,ride-ability through all terrains extensively.


the tires are eurogrip one,as they are providing it on production version.there is hardly tread-mark visible,so the tire is being used extensively.

your point about about swapping multiple tire.think, going by the condition of tires,if multiple tires are used,what would be the odo readings.

i am no tire-expert,if any bike is running on stock tires then seeing its condition one can predict the odo readings.

about your irrelevent pics,i can assume the odo readings provided the tires are stock.

p.s.my earlier post were based on some other posts i read somewhere,i have mentioned it earlier.i couldn't find those posts so i had no data backings.

Yes it was MH14, which actually triggered the confusion of why would a P135 come here?

The road presence was non existent, I was drawn to it due to the Number plate and "luggage" neatly strapped on to it. It had a big fat (or rather bigger fatter) rider on it wearing a Black LS2 helmet and Axo boots. So it just looked like a P135... Looks like someone else also saw the same chap in Mumbai (Karthik @FB )

Well, it was you who claimed things (kind of testing being done & odo reading, etc). Any one can ask for the proof of that claim. The one who is doubting your fake claim, need not provide for any proof as the one questioning isn't making any claims. He is just saying, what you claim might not be correct, unless backed with some hard data.


And the reason for no thread marks visible is because the picture clicked is of a bike is motion. When clicked pictures of bikes in motion, at a slower shutter speed, you will get a picture as shown in the link that you have posted.

You claim of not being "tire-expert" but can tell about the odo reading of a bike looking at the tyre condition. There aren't many talent out there who can do that.
Care to explain, how is the picture posted "irrelevant"? If you can tell the odo reading of a bike by looking at the tyre, why not with it too?

i never claimed rather posted.i made it clear that i have read those somewhere.

point agreed.

just like i know physics but i am no expert-physicists,samething about tires.the method i mentioned ,i learned it from tire and wheel alignment shop,they are expert for sure.pics are irrevelent to the pulsar topic,we are not playing guess-the-age-of-tire game.is there any prize,if i get it right?

p.s.topic closed from my side,i don't wanna get infractions for ot.

thats wrong...all vehicles once they are out of the production line has to go through a certain number of quality and function tests ..to complete these tests all the vehicles will have a round inside the plant itself.
but that will be hardly 2 kms.

Fe figures need not be tested in arai..ther is a standard procedure of drive cycle thats tested for finding FE and that is done on a test machine known as chassis dynamometer. and usually all companies have that inhouse witht engine calibration team.
and they wud have tested that like hell before anouncing it.

Can you please tell what ARAI stand for??