hiiii, friends

I'm new to biking,& want to ask a question

does i have to wait till 1st service for oil change..


my bike is just two weeks old and clocked approx 110.



Thanks in advance.

try to change oil along with oil filter at 250 km.

I have a query :
I bought a Pulsar 135 LS 2012 model and rode for 9 months with only 1 servicing so far and slightly above 500 km run.
I'm confused to what to keep the rpm in neutral position bcoz too much rpm causes sound on 1st gear and too less makes it to stop suddenly in traffic.
e.g. 1 or 1.5 or 2 ?

Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners

Well, I've done this once because the puncture shop is about 1 kilometer away, as I don't have energy to push my pulsar

Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners

Since this thread is very old, I guess viggy82 had either solved the problem or sold the bike but maybe the steering had problem, maybe the cone set needed replacement.

Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners

Hi guys,

I bought a Pulsar 150 UG 4.5 (2013) in December. Currently the Odo is reading 1900 KM. This is how I rode the bike;

Until first service which was unfortunately at 733 KM (didn't get leave from work) = below 45 KM and shifting each gear at 4000 RPM (sometimes 4500 RPM)
After the first service until about 1500 KM = below 55 KM and shifting each gear at 5000 RPM (sometimes 5100 or 5200 RPM)
From 1500 KM to now (1900 KM) = below 62 KM and still didn't go over 5300 RPM at any point in any gear.

I also was careful enough to stay within the speed limits of the user manual, which are;

0-1000 KM 1000-2000 KM
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1st gear = below 16 KM below 19 KM
2nd gear = below 28 KM below 40 KM
3rd gear = below 45 KM below 55 KM
4th gear = below 55 KM below 65 KM
5th gear = below 65 KM below 75 KM

last night, I was advised by a friend of mine to open up the engine once a week (he asked me to go normal for 6 days and on the 7th just ride in a "proper accelerating" way).

So, I opened up the engine. Went to 82 KM and shifting 1st gear at around 25 KM, 2nd gear at around 6000-7000 RPM and the rest at 7000-8000 RPMs. (I did not red line).
Did I overkill? this speed was in traffic (slow then accelerate), and rarely on a free run.
I however, did travel around 15 KM like this.
After stopping, i could feel the engine sound had changed from smooth to a little raw (Idle sound).

How should I proceed? Did I ruin my bike?

Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners

Nope I don't think you killed you engine that's generally how all pulsars work.imho

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Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners


Thanks Deepak! I was worried crazy. Today morning I even checked the engine oil level, which was full btw. That raw sound had somewhat gone now. But i didn't "open up" this time. LOL just went at shifting at 4000-5000 RPM at a speed or around 55 KM average.

In the future, is it advisable to ride like i did (once a week)? If not, could you please explain the correct method, such as the speed, RPM and how long I should go fast?
Thanks in advance

Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners

I suggest you follow the run in properly.. Because you engine will last longer and more efficiently... And do shifts at 3.5 k to 4.5k till 2000 kms

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Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners

Thanks! already at 3700 KM. and the bike's doing great. I did have a fuel economy issue. It went down to 56.3 KM for 2 exact litres of petrol (IOC XtraPremium 95 Octane) = That's around 28 KMPL and I never went past 7000 RPM, shifted first gear always at around 25 and so on. I went to bajaj service centre and told them. the guy there adjusted the carb and now its better. I went uphill yesterday (Kandy, Sri Lanka = around 120 KM trip) with a pretty heavy pillion, and the bike did an average of 45 KMPL, so i guess in normal conditions it would do around 55-60.

Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners

I have a classic pulsar 150 2003,
Bike has done 75+ k kms
Ive maintained it like my child,
its on the stock bore
One issue I never understand is why pulsars have such a high engine noise,,,
Even higher when the engine is hot

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Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners

Hi.
I own a Midnight Black Colored Pulsar 220F DTSi 2014 model.

Before purchasing the bike in April 2014, I had done an extensive research on running-in of the engine.

Many of the methods made sense and some of them did not. By large, there were two methods, soft and hard.

This is what I felt was logical, scientific and reasonable.

Points I considered: Manufacturers spend millions of dollars doing research on how running-in should be performed and that they know the best.
Bajaj Pulsar 220F is derived from Kawasaki Rouser 220 . So there had to be some Japanese engineering hidden somewhere. .


1) 0-1000 kms
MAX RPM in any given gear: 4000 (No compromise here)
Time to keep engine Idled after cold start: 2 minutes (To get the oil circulated everywhere)
Time to keep engine idled after warm start: 1 minute.
Oil used: Motul 3000 4T engine oil 20W50 (never use Semi Syntheitic or Fully Synthetic or BAJAJ DTSi oil(Only my opinion) for running-in)
Drained and refilled oil(no topups) at: 300 kms and 650 kms (To get out those metal shavings).
I followed the "Art of Motorbike Pacing".
Idle RPM in cold start: 900 rpm
Idle RPM in warm start: 1300 rpm
Air-fuel ratio screw turned: 3.5 times

I specially used to go from Wanorie, Pune to Bhakti Shakti, Nigdi using the Khadki-Chinchwad-Nigdi Road at night to get no traffic intervention. I used to go through all the gears varying the RPM now and then till 600 kms. A single run at this road was of 50 kms including round trip. I used to extend the trip to Talegaon sometimes.

2) 1000-2000 kms
MAX RPM in any given gear: 5000 (frequent(but not very frequent) short non aggressive bursts upto 7000 rpm)
Time to idle engine in cold start: 1 minute (I do this till date)
Time to idle engine in warm start: 30 seconds (I do this till date)
Oil used: Motul 3000 4T engine oil 20W50.(I put Bajaj Dtsi Oil just to retain warranty at free service. Used to drain Bajaj Oil after 100 kms and fill it with Motul Mineral Oil)
Drained and refilled oil(no topups) at : 1000 kms, 1500 kms, 2000 kms (Just extra caution).
I got little agrressive now and then, say 1 in every 10 kms. I used to go upto 100 kmph with little agression(may be 0-100 in 20s) and slow down a little aggressively(not recommended by OEM, just my way).

Running-in period over by now.

3) 2000-5000 kms
MAX RPM in any given gear: 8000 (more frequently doing 10k, 10% completely aggressive, 90% calm and humble)
Time to idle in cold start: 1 minute
Time to idle in warm start: 30 seconds.
Oil used: Motul 3000 4T engine oil 20W50.
Drained and refilled at(no topups): 3500 kms.

4) 5000-12500 kms
Ride bike the way I want to.
Oil used: Motul 5100 SS 15W50 oil (This oil made a hell lot of a difference. Bajaj DTSI is just an oil, Motul Mineral is good, Motul SemiSynthetic is better)
Air-Fule ratio screw turnings: Tad less than 3.5 turns(I am sure mixture is burning efficiently now as the RPM needle used to sway left-right a little at 3.5 turns. Had to reduce it just a little to get the needle almost steady.)
Drained and refilled at: 5000, 7500 and 10000 kms.
Engine flush at 5000 and 10000 kms.
Idle rpm cold engine: 1100 rpm
Idle rpm warm engine: 1600 rpm

5) 12500 - till date(22500 kms)
Oil used: Motul 300 V Fully Synthetic 15W50 Oil(Tjis is the best oil. I read some people saying this oil causes slight leak. Its true. But very negligible and ignorable).
Drained and refilled at: 12500, 16000, 19500 and 22000(Had to as I had done two trips in one week; Pune-Bhopal(http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/3...nce-drive.html) and Pune-Ratnagiri)
Engine flush at 16000 and 22000 kms.
Fuel used: Shell V-Power since 10000 kms.

HAPPY RUNNING-IN.......

Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners

Hi. Idling sound of warm/hot engine is different than cold started engine. Also, the idling rpm of warm engine is more than cold engine. So chillax bro .

Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners

Hi,
My Pulsar 150 is only 100kms old. I am following the run in tips half- heartedly. Once in a while, I accelerate hard upto 4000rpm but never cross that. But, yesterday I was not present so my brother whacked open the throttle and took the bike to 6k rpm. Does any of the above deeds hurt the engine and decreased its life?

Re: Guide (Run-in & Maintenance) for new Pulsar Owners

Smooth and steady revving upto 4k will not do much harm. Avoid sudden accelerations. 6k RPM isn't too dangerous as long as it is repeated too often.