Sorry guys but this is my first review so pardon me for any mistakes.

It was always that i wanted to go faster than probably every soul on the road . It was all okay till say about a 1.5 years back till when P220 was the king of the road . But with new entries like CBR 250 , Duke on the road there was a feeling to upgrade .It was a choice i had to make to either keep a 2-3 year old P220 or upgrade to a bigger faster
machine . Thats when i decided against upgrading to a bigger machine and hotrodding my steed .Contacted Joel Joesph and decided to get parts

March 2011 - FFE + Head works

I was one of the first person to get a DB Killer FFE in Mumbai . The feeling was very very
royal . Sent down the Head for changes .But then the trouble started . Got back the head and got the Head fitted with a local mechanic . Bike had all sorts of problems and even went dead a couple of times in the nights .Couple of mails to JOEL and he promptly replied on what could be wrong . Poor mechanic had screwed it . Got the bike to reddy (goregaon , mumbai) and he did a better fitting job .Took the bike for a spin
This was my first dose of performance with new FFE and Head works done . Bike got a bit smoother with added power but the main advantage was torque any gear any rpm the bike would not jerk . I enjoyed a lot with this steup on highways .
Moving along in the city in 5th gear became so easy . Highway overtakes of Truckies dint meant that i had to shift 3/4 gear . It meant opening of throttle in 5th only :-) . Wow so much relief . Suddenly i enjoyed using my bike a lot more . And to top it all the FE given had shot up by atleast 5 kmpl . On a group trip to Ganpatipule my bike returned a Astonishing mileage of 48 kmpl for me + pillion + 20 kg luggage , best amongst all P220/r15 we had .

With all going super nice with the setup I kept pestering Joel for further updates


May 2012 - 230 cc Big Bore + Mikuni 33 mm Carb

Once JOEL launched the big bore there was no looking back . I order one instantly along with with that joel recommeneded the new carb too . I was not financially prepared for the carb but somehow said a yes to joel for the carb too. Arranged for the finance and trasnferred the money to Joel . The long wait begun .Finally got my carb and the big bore . Having no idea of the how the bore works i took the big bore to Shreeram Bajaj in ghatkopar . Gave them the bigbore and carb . Just when i was to leave we realised the bore was damaged (Probably due to shipping) . It had a bent in the sleeve (i assume its called that ). The piston wasnt moving smoothly . Dissapointed i called up JOEL . He advised me to get it wooden hammered in place . Since it was a slight bent i
asked the SVC mechs to do it for me . But they simply refused . Finally got hold of a bike
mechanic known for his boring and porting . Just one small wooden hammer on the sleeve and the sleeve chipped . I was so surprised that a metal piece would chip that easily . With my big bore dreams shattered there , i called up JOEL . He advised me to returnt the big bore and he would send me the new one . I for one was very happy , JOEL dint ask a single question for the return . Felt like the loyalty as a customer paid back . Waited agonisingly for the new bore while the carb kept waiting at the rack .
Finally in may i got my big bore . Frustrated with limited know how of local mechs at
assembling the engine back onto the vechicle i desperately started searching for a good
mechanic who would do a clean job . After reading some post by JOEL K Raju i got the man . It was sushil (SMG customisation , thane) whom i contacted . Took an appointement of saturday and went down there . We got the big bore fitted , carb installed , re jetted the bike to karizma jets all in one day . For the first time i saw many other joelled bikes there . Was very happy .

Also met our fellow xbhpian Joel K Raju. Now not only is this guy super nice , but downright helpful . He towed me in town to get the oil too . For the first time i rode a already big bored P220 . I couldnt make out the initial difference , but the surge after 6k rpm was manical . Had a wide grin on my face after the test ride of a 230 cc pulsar :P .
Got my bike by around 7pm and came back home . Spent the next few days eating , sleeping on the bike since i had to run in the engine . Even in the run in (<5k rpm) it was evident that a beast was inside .
Got 750kms worth running in 4 days . Had small incident to open up my bike . Just was coming back from office at 1am . Coming from eastern express highway when i saw a KTM passing by me . I was doing a 60 kmph running in run and he was at 100 odd. Looked at my trip it showed 760 kms . Yayyyy i completed the running . By mistake did a WOT on 5th gear itself . Something just hit me . I felt i was being dragged by a force . Just looked at the speedo i was doing a 130 with KTM just metres ahead . Next we
had a signal at vikhroli . I signalled the KTM guy for a drag . since the highway was all
empty we started from standstill . Ready steady go . I could hear both the engine screaming . KTM guy probably did a hotter launch and took the lead from standstill . But the moment my bike passed 5k rpm . It was all over . My bike just surged ahead with so much authority . I have no clue if the KTM guy wasnt good or no but i could hear his engine clearly and also remembering he shifted a lot more than me . End of 1,2,3,4,5 i was all ahead . I couldnt help getting that huge smile on my face .I just thought the hassle was all worth it .
After that incident have covered over 2000kms with the setup . Its a hoot to ride . power after 5k rpm is manically . Even at 60kmph 5th gear with a WOT it gives a jerk .
City / Highway everything has become so much fun

Changes that my setup has got

- Ultra super smooth compared to a stock bike . After my frens took a spin the first thing
they said was how smooth the bike is
- Super power after 3k RPM and Maniac after 5k .
- Zigzagging thru peak traffic is lot more fun now since bike jumps at throttle opening .
- Driving a stock p220 feels like a 150cc now .
- Bike feels very powerful in the midrange
- Girlfriend complains a lot more in traffic. Since in 1st gear even minute throttle and bike jumps ahead.


For everyone looking to upgrade , please dont wait just got for it . Its VFM what joel is
offering . Your daily boring rides to office/college wil be so exciting .


@JOEL - A big big big thankyou from the bottom of my heart . Thanks a lot buddy for your constant hardwork to get us soul some magic sprinkled onto our daily rides . Office never looked so enticing . Hooked for further updates


@ Joel K Raju - it was really nice meeting you and thanks for all the help .

My pulsar 230f!!! mods done 230cc bigbore kit,freeflow exhaust and stage 1 headwork. rest mods-k&n rc1060 mounted directly to carb (upjetted carb) p200 chain sprocket kit (38t) and NGK irridium spark plug!!
With my weight dats 50kg around. 0-60 comes in 3 sec ,0-100 under 8 sec and 0-132 in flat 15 sec!! this was tested with minimum headwind!!

Joel, what jet size is ideal for a stock carb that is feeding the bigbore?

On my setup with k&n directly mounted to the carb am running on a drilled jet should be around 127-130 size.
If your running on stock filter go for pulsar 180 jet, Its 117.5 size that should do it .

Powder coating will be ideal then.

Would the powder coating stand good against rain and heat also ? would it start having flaking issues ?

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

go to an industrial platings person and ask for a "low temperature flash black crome plating"

it will outlast the bike

go to an industrial platings person and ask for a "low temperature flash black crome plating"

it will outlast the bike

Industrial plating center, does the place where they do nickel plating and all be enough ?
I more, how do they do the power coating and stuff ?

Any ideas ?