Seems this NS had a bad time, found this picture on Fb page, Noticed bent fork but the plastic seems to good in it.

Thanks guys. Problem with NS is its got higher saddle + some weight together. Had it been only one of it, I guess things would have been much easier. But certainly things are not out of control. I could easily control bike in 2nd gear with clutch in traffic through narrow gaps without touching feet down. Its a matter of getting used to.

Sadly, NS is poor on low end torque. I can not put it exactly how much. But, coming from ZMA, low end torque was definitely going to be a problem. I knew this beforehand also felt it when test rode it for the first time. But at the same time, I am happy to put it here that bike performed in ghats effortlessly. I could easily climb some ascends in 4th gear it self. Very rarely I had to engage 2nd gear. I am talking about lonavala ghat here without a pillion.

As someone had asked, being 5.5" can be a problem? It is going to be tough for 5.5' people. But payeng has already demonstrated in his own blog about how to manage the bike with 5.5' height. So, go get yourself a good test drive. Keep your eyes open and brain alert, weigh +ives & -ives and then put your money.

Thanks. I have planned to visit service center on Wednesday morning as I want to personally see bike getting serviced. Not that I don't trust SVC people, but I need to get to know few things so I can do them myself.

You may be right about wheel balancing. When checked, I could find rim balancer only on the left hand side. Could that be an issue? Are both things same?

About duke, I am sure its possible to get 50 kmpl if ridden at 60 considering its got low weight and FI. With 3 bars left on my fuel gauge, I am hoping to get 45 kmpl at least from NS. This is so sweet.

Yes, wide seat can be a problem. But when you get used to the height & weight problem, you will see a better side of wide seat as roomy & comfortable seat.

Same here man. I never felt any issues while normal riding. I am sure it is not a major issue but just a mental block. Lets see what SVC has to say about this.

Headlights are good. But I am not sure if better than P220. theoretically, P220 has upper hand and I am planning to put P220 projector with current halogen. I fancy projectors for their focused beams.

@ashwini.anand23
Thanks for those pics & description and sorry for the experience. Being first has its shares of disadvantages. Your bike looks great in maroon.

Few more things that I forgot to mention last time.

* Experienced false neutrals few times.
* At times 2nd would not engage even though neutral indicator was off.
* Gearbox is smooth otherwise. Can comment more about above 2 post 1st service as I assume engine oil as a cause.
* Rear suspension was not that comfortable. Might try the softest setting.
* Eurogrip tires have decent grip. During rains I never felt that tire was slipping / skidding at all when braked hard. (remember 60 kmph speeds)
* Bike seems to be real good at off roading (with soft suspension, it could have been icing on cake).

Now my next post will be only after 1st service.

Dude, which dealer did you buy from? and which Service Centre is it?

Yes, Sticker work at a place where there is constant mud and water splashed and also lot of abuse. Not sure how long sticker will last. Paint job would have been great.

Yes bro will see how long it last.

I am in love with the yellow color now , by the way what is your height ??

Confused Between Karizma R and 200Ns

Hi all this is my first Comment in xBHP. I'm from bangalore.
and im planning to take my first bike..
I loved riding the Karizma R as Handling is sooo sooo neat in it.
Waiting for the Test Ride of 200NS.
So kindly give me suggestions to move away from this dialemma

Am 5.8 this height seems ok for this bike.

Welcome Sachin, I suggest you to try ns once, in couple of days you might get for test ride.

Damn me i AM 5'5 feet

Oh no.. don't worry if you are a good rider you can handle this, in city traffic you need to balance the vehicle a bit.. take a test ride before buying..

for Bangalore guys bike has officially launched today, just spoke to khivraj people, Khivraj Indiranagar has only yellow color for display today & Khivraj kasturba road has all the four colors for display, he says test ride will begin from Wednesday & deliveries with in 10 days.

I dont know exactly what sound you are talking about, but if its coming from the black cylinder head, i think its normal, Even i get that noise ,i checked it another two bikes and i was getting the same noise. When asked works manager, he said its normal coz of the four valves n al,it makes lil noise....i am not sure how much this is true.

it was me who had this issue... i am also not sure its the same issue which you are facing here...if you are saying it makes noise when you ride over some pothole at little higher speeds ,then i guess its normal... to confirm if its the same issue as mine, just press the front brake lever and push the vehicle down pressing the front suspension, if at the end postion of suspension travel you get some khat noise and suspension bounces back, then its same issue as mine. For this SVC manager said there is some problem with axle play and ball bearing and stuff, he changed the entire wheel from a new NS(not the forks,as somebody mentioned), after that this issue was not there...

yep it does attract hell lot of attraction due to many reasons... i had gone for a short bike trip with a blue NS owner, but people were hardly noticing his bike... once even a "thulla" (traffic cop) caught me saying is this a imported bike ,show me the documents and all...i had a hard time explaining him that its a new pulsar and a Bajaj bike
bike swaying little left is there, also it depends on how you are sitting , i was feeling the same, but when the SVC guy rode it, it was very much straight so i think the problem i was how i was sitting...

yep ,even i feel the same and being a ex-ZMA owner too, it was more evident

Even i had false neutral issue after riding continuosly for half n hour or so, it was rectified, though the Bajaj team did not mention what they changed n all, now i am not getting this isssue, but once a while i get it, may be i am not shifting properly.

And i dint find it good for off roading. Due to hard suspension it was terrible to ride at potholed Singhad fort road , but handling is great

triple spark tech is implemented to avoid the disadvantages of having a sohc for 4valves and to reduce emissions .. technically speaking , a carb is not even close to fi in terms of precision .. a carb in turn wastes more fuel ,, so to make optimum combustion of the fuel supplied , triple spark is used .. the number of spark plugs depend on the way the combustion chambers have been designed ... f1 cars , lambos , ferraris , audis , mercs dont feel the need for extra spark plugs just because the combustion chambers of their cars are designed that way .. triple spark is not a totally necessary tech .. do u really think bajaj tech is better than brands which have F1 and moto gp pedigree ??

try sitting closer to the tank .. it will definitely work


@faffy -- did you get all the issues sorted out ?... for how many days did they keep your bike with them ?

@ all ns owners -- do you have to take out the tank cover to fill coolant ??

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Please find my responses in Bold.

I have bought the bike from Fair Deal Bajaj, Ganesh Nagar and got it serviced from Fair Deal Workshop, Patparganj Industrial Area. But, its just that they were not ready. I guess things will be back to normal in 10 days time or so. I was just having a bad day. But, I had ensured to my limits, my bike doesn't misses any attention which it requires. I simply Luv my NS too much.

Yes, the side panel extended from the tank cover prevents it from direct filling. It has to be removed. Even the air filter if required to be cleaned, the tank cover and the petrol tank has got to be removed for the same. It is for this very reason, NS will take more time to service than other bikes.