Great Job ...MG n NV

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Good depth...NV .... and Pics are tooo good MG

Mr.MG and Mr.NV, could you please let us know when is the bike kissing the show-rooms at Bangalore

great pics and review there....

this pocket rocket from bajaj is superb...

just waiting to see bajaj put that 4valve head in 220 in the next upgrade

very impressed with the top speed. Just hoping they have improved the NVH levels of the engine, and also improved durability.

great review NV. still can improve like OF Sir stated. But honestly I couldn't do as good. Hoping to join you guys sometime. Super pics MG! and yes the LS looks promising. Now if only they could change those harsh h'bar grips.

thanks NV for the detailed reply

Nice reviews MG and Niranjan..

good keep it up.. .....

bang on!!!

@santoosh::::+1 for that one buddy

Before the "same" bike is launched , a million ppl bash bajaj in all possible ways .

Two guys ride the bike and write a review and then everyone goes ga ga over it...

. The same with 220.. same with this bike ..

People in india are amazing

Santa

@payeng : Thanks for the answers. OK, I will look for R15 tyres as soon as I get my bike and post in Motorcycle Ownership Experience section.

Great stuff Niranjan and MG..!!


The website probably means that a 4 Valve engine can rev more effortlessly at higher revs than a 2 valve engine.. The new P135LS engine is limited at 10,500 rpm, which means that once the engine is revved to 10,500 rpm and electronic limiter will sense it and drop the revs automatically. This is done to protect the engine from damage.

The running in of the new engine would be same as any other new engine.


It is not advisable to change an original 100 section rear tyre and fit a 120 section rear tyre in its place.. such a modification in all probability would upset the steering geometry of the bike and affect the handling of the bike.

If you are inretested in changing the tyres, then it would be better to replace the stock ones with those of the R15.. which are quite well known to offer good grip. They come in the same size and as an additional plus point, they are tubeless too.


Best of luck for your new bike.. do share you experience with us in the "Ownership experience" section once you get your bike.

Few Queries

@NV and MG :
The bike is having a revy engine and Bajaj quoted in it's features "no rpm limitation" and in the review you said it revs upto 10500 rpm (electronically limited). I don't get on this 'electronically limited' part. Could you explain it ? Sorry, if it is a noob question.
One thing, is it required for this bike to follow soft run-in as in the other Pulsars (maintaining 4k-6k rpm for initial 2000 km) ? Or, it's run-in method will be somewhat different seeing it's revy nature ?
One more thing, I was just having a thought that whether it's both tyres could be changed to the one's in the P220 - 90/90 front and 120/80 rear soft compound tubeless tyres ? Will the rear tyre hugger pose a problem for bigger rear tyre ?

1. They perform brilliantly. offer a lot of feedback.
2. The pull at low RPMs was good. It starts making brisk progress from 4K RPM. Below that, the engine pulls but not as strongly. However, if you find yourself in 5th gear below 4K RPM, you need not shift down...a firm, slight twist of the grip and she comes alive.
3. Not really, as MG said in his review, the engine being a long stroke one, it has a good bottom end and the power and torque curves are such that you get a good torque low below and the engine howls as it makes linear progress in the higher RPM.


A few pages back, someone had asked a question on how does it compare with the R15. The R15 carries FI and responds relatively quickly. That does not mean that the P135 is a slouch. Just that the difference between the revs to pick up is the same as you have in the 220 DTS-i and the 220 DTS-Fi.
Secondly, the engine willingly revs to 10.5K with a slightly slow progress post 10K. Also worth noticing is the fact that we were riding bikes off the production line with no running in. That does make a difference.

thanks for the info

Yeah i meant a full pic of the black bike , yea atleast one shud have been there... just for display purposes .

And waiting for NV to reply to the other question .