After budget (16 march) prices could be out anytime. Maharashtra has good road tax but Bajaj has less ex-showroom prices there since Bajaj is based in Maharashtra. So I suspect 95-1Lac OTR Mumbai. The more u wait for the bike the more u'll be in lov with her.

Cant agree with you more mate... But Im happy that both companies are not fooling their customers around anymore with their unsuccessful FI units...

Pulsar NS now with proper liquid cooling, new chassis - susp combo, a little taller gearing than Duke inspite of the same engine is an excellent machine.. BIKE INDIA's Duke road test claimed that the bike was a little rough above 100.. where as no such complaints for Pulsar so far yet..... Infact all the first ride reports claim this is the smoothest Pulsar ever in both engine and gearbox!! which is a good news.... provided they get the pricing right... Bajaj have always been masters in pricing.... I dont see them pricing it high... Time will answer though..

Happy Riding

hi guys, i was seeing lot of posts on FI , exhaust and cost...actually ppl wer stating FI is costly, u dont need the same exhuast as carb version etc..etc..

so i thought i will share something from my horizon of work.
FI is not as costly as u think. 15k premium that bajaj charged for p200fi was just making the hay while was shining. they just put in a fi(delfi is much cheaper than bosch or continetal FI) and for the name of fi they charged 15k which wud have actually cost them less than 1000rps.
what i will say here is the cost impact for the company to go from mechanical engine to CRDE engine in case of a diesel engine is only 5000rps(i am telling low cost).i cannot state which engine and other details bcoz i cannot share company details or secrets outside..:P

next thing is FI is better in terms of emissions bcoz of the better control over the combustion. but a company will have only one exhaust system for fi and carb version bcoz it will be cheaper to have a single variant of exhaust developed rather than going for 2 versions. always a company thinks about parts commonisation rather than having many parts.

hope this post was usefulll.

P200NS Pricing

People people people... don't get confused and mislead by the booking amount being quoted by the dealers. They are just playing the safe game of quoting the highest possible price (and you won't get any info from them more than what you get from xbhp) so as to not face a hot headed customer for being duped into buying/waiting for this bike
And its pretty evident that Bajaj hasn't opened any booking window and the dealers are going their own gala way and taking up bookings. Booking amounts ranging from Rs.2k to Rs.1 lac (even I booked fr Rs.10k ) - some being refundable and others non refundable - are quite the proof.
Further, it will be a wise decision not to go and enquire at a Probiking Store because now they are KTM Stores and will be selling Ninjas and KTMs and other upcoming (guessing ) bikes. So why will they entertain your queries since they don't have any business with you (and that is why some of them try to sway you to buy the D200)!!
And as I had mentioned in an earlier post...wait for the Union Budget '12! Bajaj will mostly price the bike once it is aware of the tax implications on its product otherwise it might lose a prospective customer if the taxes are hiked.
So be patient because something which takes time to brew, eventually turns out to be the best ...sabar ka phal meetha hota hai

Ya that's it.!!
16th March is not far. 3 more days.

And yeah well, Here when the booking canceled, I'll get 4500 of my 5000 booking amount.

And I won't get a single penny out of my 10 grands
But this money is transferable so i might buy 220F. But i WANT TO...nah...I WILL buy the 200NS!!!

And please don't expect Bajaj to announce the price within hours of declaration of the budget. Give the busy people some time

I know its hard.. but then its better to have some patience (for a few weeks/months) rather than regret for a couple of years.

I dont understand why is the budget such a big factor for pricing Pulsar...

Imagining they had 95K ex showroom price and 1.10 lac on road price for Pulsar 200 NS, what difference do you think the budget would make as far as the price is concerned in numbers? I beleive its a matter of only 1 - 2 K this side or that side thats it... why make such a big fuss of it...

You took me wrong bro...whatever in hell happens I am going to buy it.
refer>>> And yes as far as others are concerned...the price shouldn't be a difference maker because anything sub 95k OTR will be an under priced figure.

Buddy i just want to tell you that go and test ride for once the RTR 180 ABS and one without ABS on a wet road and you will find the difference between both of them. I mean to say that you can stop your bike specially in wet conditions at a speed of over 60 but if by any chance you have to apply sudden brakes at that speed you will for sure skid and have a fall (that what i think and observed on my P150), but in case of a ABS one at least you would be able to manoeuvre your bike safely to a stop.

1 of my colleague is an official tester of TVS bikes before they are launched on to the market... After my stint with him in the office he had an RTR 180 with him for testing and then the ABS version for testing before its launch as well....

He was the one who gave me his personal comment saying that the bike doesnt really work that greatt with ABS!!

I have had a Karizma 2005 model and have travelled extensively on wet roads and rain at speeds such like 80 and 100 comfortably without any worries for years!! what are you speaking off falling down above 60!! without ABS...

Get 1 experienced rider here who will agree with your point...

praveen,i don't what he has told you,but abs owners are giving positive feedback.when i test-rode this bike i slammed the brakes hard on sandy patch,i could feel pulse ,so abs is effective on rtr,although i could not experience how it reduces braking distance considerably as test-ride was short.tvs has done something very radical,we must appreciate them.

I paid only Rs.1000 and that too completely refundable near @ a showroom near my place

I agree that ABS as a tech is superiour over non ABS no doubts..... but to claim that you cant live without it on a wet road... or ABS could be a life saver alone is just a myth... It would only work with the road conditions mainly effective on a wet surface and definitely not on muddy and sandy tarmac.. The tyres play a bigger role in all such situations in the overall sense...

The biggest problem for the Pulsar 200 NS is the TVS Eurogrip tyres!! I dont know whether it would be standard on it... I hope not...

Anyways the whole debate was for to take things in the right perspective.. dont take it personally as that was not my intention..

Happy Riding...

abs could be life saver,the thing is in normal situation we may master the art of braking but during panic situation we tend to forget the proper technique.
its true abs is more effective on wet tarmac than gravel road,but it sure is more effective than manual braking.


as antz.bin was saying mrf was making some rubber for ns ,eurogrip will not be standard then.