Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

sorry for the late reply everyone, i got my bike on 26th january. since then the odo reading is 1245 km. giving me a mileage of about 45kmpl at avg speed of 65(varying between 60 and 88). give me suggestions regarding oil when to switch to sythetics and can r15 oil be used in it as motul is not available in ghaziabad? and give suggestions regarding other things also. i changed oil and filter at first 100km myself then next at service 635km. i have used the bajaj 20w50 oil.

Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

hey guys, can some one tell me the drain interval of motul 5100?
ive changed oil at 4200kms, am around 7000kms now. should i go for a change? engine seems pretty smooth.
and should i go for 7100 in the next oil change? whats the drain interval of 7100?

Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

I'm confused now, was planning on switching to michelin pilot street tyres, and this is probably the first time I'm reading someone appreciating Eurogrip tyres. Would any experienced members like to comment?

Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

Cornering ability at slow to medium speeds is good.Where eurogrips does not satisfy is in the situations of hard braking. Wheel lock happens too fast, and braking power from rear tyres is really low(compared to others).
Michelin would definitely be a good upgrade.
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Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

The eurogrip tyres will not save you from trouble if try to avoid any accident. I was feared to death when I was trying to aboid a stupid motorcycle rider who came from the opposite side and the front wheel slipped and locked up and it was due to my stunting skills that I did not fell.
I am also upgrading to new tyres, the one in the duke.

Eurogrip tyres are only suitable for low and medium speed braking.
If u want pure assurance regarding braking, then you should upgrade the tyres.

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Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

But the duke rear tire is 150-60-17, will the swingarm require any changes, i guess some have already switched to revz-c, plz share your experience...

The aspect of the tire shud remain quite close to the stock....

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I am yet to own 'the' pulsar 200ns (getting it next month, so will be joining the club soon)....
But i wanted to know if there are any medium compound dual purpose-ish tires for 200ns...?? What options are available for this bike....i live in delhi...

I am planning a leh trip next year..(i know its quite early to talk about stuff like this but i m planning for future cuz i dont want to be stuck with either stock hard compounds or soft compounds like revz....I am just an average joe....so dont have any requirements for super grips...

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Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

Well, looking at from the point of view that you're a medium speed rider, the stock tyres would definitely suffice. If you like strolling into corners rather than attacking them it doesn't put that much demand on the tyres. From the limited time that I had on my own bike200 NS and a friend's 200 NS shod with Eurogrips, they do seem to be a bit better than the tyres the RTR180 comes with. Somewhere along the lines of the Contigos. Those tyres were fine as long as the weather was dry but had atrocious wet grip. Even the MRFs on the P220 had better wet grip. But hey, I was able to live with the Contigos on the CBR250R for three years, though with a bit more caution than my previous Pirelli Sport Demon shod P220 while taking corners in the cold winter and rainy days.

The later tyres were a revelation, grip in every condition, even off road. Never had a hand-on-the-heart moment with them, not even once. Damn the guys who stole them along with my bike.

Now the tyres that came with the CBR250R after were anything but that. The Contis are actually quite good on a hot day and has quite reasonable levels of grip, and can definitely handle the CBRs performance. The grip levels plummet when it is cold though. I remember one instance when we rode Bangalore-to-Ooty on a cold January day. I was on my P220 with the Pirellis and my friend was on a CBR250R with stock tyres. We have about the same riding skills though he is more reckless than me in in his riding attitude and more aggressive, I am more cautious when there's other vehicles around. The result being that, on the climb to Ooty, in the twisty sections, he actually was having a hard time keeping up with me even though he was following me. The handling and performance deficit to the CBR was overcome simply by the addition of a superior tyre on the P220. As for off road and wet conditions grip, it is almost non-existent.

If you don't do such hard riding maybe you could save some money from going with Pilot Streets and consider Pilot Sportys, or even the MRF Revz. The one that comes as the rear tyre on the R15 V2. You don't hear the R15 V2 riders complaining about the lack of grip from them.


Of course some may agree with me on my points and some may not. These are just my opinions formed over 20 years of riding (I started riding when I was 11).

And no, I am also not a rear biased rider. I have changed my CBR's front brake pads twice within 20Kms, and the rear pads three times. And I don't pull wheelies or burnouts or stoppies.

Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

my bike's current odo reading is 1245 km. can i use r15 oil in my ns? it is semi sythetic of 15w50 grade. motul is not easily available in ghaziabad.

Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

The Yamahalube 15W50 is actually the Motul 5100 15W50 in Yamaha packaging.

Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

Thanks for your detailed feedback and review. I think I'll save up for a while and buy michelin pilot street. I'm still in run in period so not riding faster than 55kmph anyway. A quick search showed that pilot street is not available for front wheel sizes. Would pairing a pilot sporty for front with Pilot street for back be a good combination?


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Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

Do check Mrf Zapper FQ for front
Mrf Zapper S or Revz S for the rear

check their website.

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Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

Anyway, here are some pictures. Excuse the distorted perspective, these were taken with my cellphone camera. Have to use the phone instead of the DSLR because my laptop is on fiancee duty in Chennai due to hers having spontaneously combust due to a wrong adapter.

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Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

Are these dual prupose tyres....i mean gud on road and reasonable performance off road....??

Anyway will do a quick search....

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Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

Hows your experience so far with the michelin?
Grip level in various conditions?
Cud make out the rear tire but cudnt know which tire you were using in the front.....

Also are there any good dual purpose tires for ns....what are the options..??

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