This is my first post. I am a Bangalorean living in Singapore. I am riding a Bajaj Pulsar 180 here. Yeah you heard it right! Bajaj Pulsar 180 & 200 are imported here and its a favorite bike under 200 CC category here. Mainly due to its mileage and fuel tank capacity.

The riding conditions here are exactly opposite India. Here we have expressways crisscrossing the city and we ride most of the between 80Km/Hr to 110 Km/Hr. But the pulsar's gearing is optimised for 20km/Hr - 40Km/Hr. When I ride at 100 km/Hr my RPM is 8.5k and very close to the redline.
Q1) Is it safe for the engine to ride it continuously near redline?
Q2) Can I change the rear sprocket to a smaller size such that the RPM at high speeds is lower? My bike is 2006 model P180 with alloy wheels and Analog speedo. It also has engine kill switch. Does anybody know the stock sprocket size and what size would be better? Does Bajaj in India have smaller rear sprockets than the stock that I can directly replace?
Thanks in Advance!
Revhappy




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