Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

Let me tell you, while changing gears, hit them hard.
And don't change to Motul now if you want, do it at 5-6k kms.
Trust me no Motul can match Bajaj oil in traffic, with Motul 7100 bike heats too much, with 5100 it lowers a bit, heat dissipation is best with Bajaj oil.


If you ride in bumber to bumber traffic, don't change to Motul, stick with Bajaj oil itself.
If you ride more on highway, and want to do 100-120 kmph then Motul fs 7100 is the best.

I switched to Motul FS at 6k kms on my RS, can't find any difference in shifting, with Bajaj oil too i didn't face much false neutrals.

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hey buddies, in my experience i would say motul 7100 is far better in all aspects than bajaj oil and motul 5100. im in core chennai bumper to bumper traffic is a part of life here and i see motul better in heat decipation than bajaj oil. My advice go to motul 7100 by 10k kms and stick to it. also the drain intervals are high and performance is good

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Yes I think you are right. Fully synthetic engine oil creates extra heat. I previously owned hunk, in that I used fs oil from shell. The was much heat from the engine for few kms compared to the normal mineral hero oil. But I didn't face any false neutral on that bike.

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Let me also add my experience...

Previously I Owned a Honda UNICORN 160... With the normal mineral oil from Honda.. I faced three issues.....

1. Less mileage (35 KMPL - mix of rash and sane riding)
2. High heat (after just 5 to 10 KM)
3. Little Vibrations

Then I switched to HONDA THROTTLE FULL SYNTHETIC OIL and got the above issues resolved..

1. Mileage increased to 40 KMPL
2. Heat reduced to a greater extent...
3. Vibrations reduced....

After switching to the FS oil I started to get the false neutral problem.... But it was very rare.... Like once in 25 to 30 times in city traffic

I used to drain once in 2 services i.e 5000 KM



CURRENTLY on MY NS:

I'm sticking with Bajaj oil till the 3 free services as adviced by many here.... and the problem I noticed is


1. False neutral (Very often in traffic --> once in 5 or 10 times)

After 3 free services i'm thinking to switch to MOTUL 7100.

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Now the confusion increased. Previously I thought motul 7100 was best. Then bajaj oil, then again motul 7100. For me still there is time to switch to motul because mine is just 780kms on odo. Will wait and come to conclusion

Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

Motul 7100 anytime wins over bajaj oil. I've done 35K no false neutral or engine heating issue. In traffic riding in 1st gear heats up every bike,thats inevitable. Check your clutch play and apply pressure before upshifting or while downshifting. Try GP shifting,it made my world easier while upshifting.

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You Shifted too early to Full Synthetic one. Usually it's not advised to go for Full Synthetic before 10K kms.

I got mine changed at 9K, then used Bajaj oil the last time, now again running on Motul for Past two weeks. I agree with the heating issue. Motul does gets hot, but it offers so much smoothness which Bajaj oil never gives me. Also, I haven't faced any false neutrals with Motul or Bajaj oil for that matter.

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Stick to Bajaj until 10K kms. Full Synthetic oils will cause Engine glazing if used too early

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Any proof of this? The dukes are filled with synthetics right after first service.

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What is everyone on about? Motul oil causing extra heat?! Google the reviews and you'll get your answers. Motul beats Bajaj|HP oil hands down. Engine revs smoother. 7100 gets good cruisablity. Much much much less heat generated. Longer drain intervals. The benefits are clearly evident. Trusted all over the world. Even a noob would know Motul takes the cake. That's why it demands the big bucks.

About changing after xyz kms. Not really sure. But even I was adviced to change after at least 7k kms by far more experienced riders. So I went with their word and I'm living happily ever after. Long rides are fun after the change. Reduced vibes are easily noticable.

Someone who's toured a lot once told me. City = 5100. Touring= 7100. Never looked back since

Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

[QUOTE=jbm_guy;1292675]Disc will get warmer on normal braking and go hot on hard braking. For example, i drive 15-20mins less than 4km to my office, and I can feel my disc hot, but not hotter. Since no sound on free spinning, no bearing issue. Check your tyre pressure is correct, lower than required psi can also cause

Try riding few kms with rear brakes and see if your front disc still gets hot.

As for gears, 1-N-2 on NS is not smoother like Honda or Yami. Bajaj gearbox quality is a known factor. Motul 7100 increases this false hits more often than Bajaj oil, as per my observations. Try applying slight pressure before pulling clutch and then slot in the gear by pulling full clutch. It helped me. Rest gears are fine. I also have this problem, sometimes though slotted into gear 1, it would go back to neutral within few secs. I've used to this now though.

Thanks a lot for your valuable comments. Today when I was driving for around 13kms in heavy traffic I didn't face any false neutral. I used full clutch and hard shift only for 1-N-2 all other gears are smooth as always.

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What do you mean by GP shifting?

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Yes Sure as all of you suggested and read some forums online and came to know we have to switch to FS oil after some kms covered(here 10k kms or higher). Yes I also read that FS oil will create more heat compared to mineral oil. But FS oil will make the bike much smoother than mineral oil. Thanks for your advice.

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Unsure as how would you GP shift on a street bike which upshifts from 2nd onwards? Please elaborate.

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Normally our gear lever is on down side just change it to opposite to up but you will need adjustable lever for that then you will get 1 up and rest down. 🍻

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True man many of us and once upon a time me think we can have half clutch for quick shift but sometimes it makes the gear shift hard and uneasy resulting in these false ones

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Good Evening All..


I have a doubt...

Is it really necessary to install the radiator guard??

becoz I read that in the first generations of NS200 there was some coolant leakage and guard problems due to the small gravel hitting the raditor.... Correct me if I'm wrong here...

Please suggest If it's really necessary??