Hello guys!

Its a pleasure to be part of this forum & this thread! Am from Coimbatore, TN. I just got my new NS 200 a week ago (09, Nov, 2018) after read ownership reviews from this forum. The reason for my choice was I damn liked this muscular design & I wanted to experience a 200 CC power and performance as I already have a Pulsar 150 (2004 model). I appreciate all the participants & the forum admin for providing a big help & awareness for other riders like me. I just wanted to share my experience and to have cleared some of my queries!

Initial experience

The delivery was fine from JaiKrishna showroom located here in Saibaba colony as I could get my hands on the vehicle within 4 hrs after making payment. I tried for MRF stock tires but there were none in their lot & they also told me that they got my bike out of their fresh recent lot on that day. So I took the vehicle by evening as they said they can only do the RTO formalities by next week (14 Nov 2018).

Initially the riding experience & handling were bit new as I had to adopt myself from my Pulsar 150 handling but I could get used to after few KMs. The bike felt very solid on the road even in the stock tires but as I read many posts about those ZEROGRIP stock tires I planned to replace them in a few days. I really felt happier about my choice as I really went mostly for the design part as I didn't even have a Test drive. But the performance & handling on corners - Oh My GOD! it was like its just doing an auto pilot job as I didn't have to handle it much despite the weight of the bike. The engine felt very smooth & refined! It was superb! I have just clocked around 200 Kms only so far & Oh Man its really really very hard to resist reviving this bike untill the break in period! I really feel complicated to ride it under 45 KM/h with 6 gears. so am just using 4 gears only for now.

When the RTO formalities completed & I went to the service center to top up the coolant as it was just only above the min level when delivered. They did it fine without any charges. On that day I went to my familiar tyre shop here about consulting on replacing the same. My choices were ContiGo , Michellin & CEAT(as I had good experience with my old pulsar 150). The guy told me now a days all Michelin tyres are made from TVS at madurai plant except the radial ones. Anyhow their radial thing is out of my budget as they quoted around 8k for both front, rear & the rear radial is not available for stock size. ContiGO - they too didn't have the stock size for rear! But i really don't know whether I was too concerned about up-sizing tires. So finally they showed me CEAT ZOOM XL for rear 130/70 17 & CEAT Zoom Plus F 100/80 17. They quoted around 4500 Rs + 200 Rs labor. At my surprise he offered me 2k on exchange of my stock tires ZEROGRIP as many of the tire dealers here said no before that. So I finally went on with it of paying remaining 2700 Rs.

I feel the difference in handling & grip better than the stock ones as when I was riding with them when we do cornering or ZIG ZAG it was like I almost felt on the road. But now when I do the same I could feel the tires holding me there & kind of flexible, planted on the road. Braking felt good! Anyhow am waiting for the 1st service & 2k ODO get completed to go on a long trip!

So my queries are

1. when I talked with the ASC guy regarding engine oil he said now they use full synthetic oil Bajaj DTSi 10000. I really talked him out of it about using Motul 7100 after 2k ODO but he simply said I should concur the warranty policies( I got 5 Years of warranty) so entitle the same. so I should only use that bajaj oil for the 5 Years or 75000 Kms to avail the warranty. so guys please help me out what can I do now? is that bajaj oil really bad to the engine?
2. Another thing i noted is when starting the bike, the IDLE RPM stays at 1.5k but after a while riding it comes to 2k - 2.5k. is it normal before the 1st service?
3. Please shed some thought or point me to the thread on breaking in guidelines for ns 200 as I really don't know how to concur what their manual says - it mentioned to ride within 45 Km/h at 6th gear.
4. And when I ride in a closed roads on both sides I could hear the chain railing sound - is it normal?
5. When they fitted the tires they didn't add any tubeless liquid - should I add any?

Thank you! looking forward to your help...

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Hello guys!

Its a pleasure to be part of this forum & this thread! Am from Coimbatore, TN. I just got my new NS 200 a week ago (09, Nov, 2018) after read ownership reviews from this forum. The reason for my choice was I damn liked this muscular design & I wanted to experience a 200 CC power and performance as I already have a Pulsar 150 (2004 model). I appreciate all the participants & the forum admin for providing a big help & awareness for other riders like me. I just wanted to share my experience and to have cleared some of my queries!

So my queries are

1. when I talked with the ASC guy regarding engine oil he said now they use full synthetic oil Bajaj DTSi 10000. I really talked him out of it about using Motul 7100 after 2k ODO but he simply said I should concur the warranty policies( I got 5 Years of warranty) so entitle the same. so I should only use that bajaj oil for the 5 Years or 75000 Kms to avail the warranty. so guys please help me out what can I do now? is that bajaj oil really bad to the engine?
2. Another thing i noted is when starting the bike, the IDLE RPM stays at 1.5k but after a while riding it comes to 2k - 2.5k. is it normal before the 1st service?
3. Please shed some thought or point me to the thread on breaking in guidelines for ns 200 as I really don't know how to concur what their manual says - it mentioned to ride within 45 Km/h at 6th gear.
4. And when I ride in a closed roads on both sides I could hear the chain railing sound - is it normal?
5. When they fitted the tires they didn't add any tubeless liquid - should I add any?

Thank you! looking forward to your help...

Congratulations bro, it's a lovely bike. The was going for it myself 2 weeks ago then settled with P220. Although I'm no expert on this, but I'll try to give my suggestions based on your queries.

1) Regarding oil, I'm sure you don't wanna play with the warranty, so my suggestion is for you to keep getting service and oil as per Bajaj ASC. But 500-1000 kms after each service, you can flush the oil and refill with your choice of oil. Though this is an expensive proposition but it makes up for it as you'll be happy so will be the validity of your warranty.

2) Regarding the idling rpm, I'd 1400 is recommended in NS200 owner manual. Mind you that's the idling rpm that should be in hot condition (after 30-40 minutes of running the bike). So, travel for 30-40 minutes and then at the end of the trip, set the idling rpm at 1400.

3) Run-in is a controversial topic. I'd suggest you keep your bike under half the total rpm you see on your tachometer. Or, just ride on the highway and in 6th gear, push the bike gradually, 3k to 4k to 5k to 6k and so on. You'll notice at a particular rpm, the vibes will start to be more prominent. That's the limit you need, keep running your bike vibe-free for now.

4) Chain issues - check it for slackness, better yet get it checked by your mechanic, hell set it just right. FYIP, I just got my P220 1st serviced on Monday and the Bajaj Service Centre guys had seriously over tightened the chain. It was so tight the wheel was jammed and barely moving & the alignment was all wrong. My trusted old mechanic came to my rescue.

5) That's an accessory, for you to add and it's useful. I would also like to know about that, to add to my tyres. Fort F9, from YouTube, recommended using not the green slime but the other Tyre sealants, which are semi solid and more viscous. Those are better and faster at sealing punctures.


Cheers.

My ns200's chain is getting ti8 & loose during the ride. The chain & sprockets r new. The old chain & sprockets has this similar issue thats y i changed them but still the prblm didnt get resolved. What will be the prblm? Chain slack & alignment is correct. Is there any issue with swing arm bolt?

Hi guys, I've a AS200 2015, who is the best mechanic in Bangalore for pulsar 200 engine? Excuse me if this topic is a repeat but I couldn't find the post.

Thanks for your valuable time on replying my queries! Sure, I will keep your points in mind & follow them.

Should I change it to full synthetic after 1st service or after 2k ODO?

Yesterday I got sometime so went on for a short trip of 40 kms at a stretch with riding at normal speed below 50 km/h. Tried to keep the RPM under 4k. Trip was good & there was a situation I had to brake suddenly at 50 km speed as a car in front of me just took U turn on the road without any indications. Nothing bad happened as I could stop the bike before few feets without skidding or anything. It was very quick & I felt confident about the CEAT tyres but have to test it on high speeds after 2k ODO I hope.

I can feel the engine is getting as smoother as the ODO runs in.

Thanks again for your help, Bro! [emoji106]

Can you post some of your p220 pics?

Looks great! Have a safe ride!

Hi guys, does the 2017 ns has coolant mixing with engine oil issue.

By design, if the rubber oil seal breaks, coolant will mix with oil in 200 NS. There is no drain hole provided to restrict coolant mixing with oil in case the seal breaks.
So, rather than calling it an issue I would add it to the maintenance list. Maybe, we can call it as preventive maintenance and replace the oil seal every 40000 to 50000 km interval. The oil seal in my bike gave up at around 65000 kms on the odo and it's a simple process to replace the oil seal.

Check for any seized links.

If you rotate the wheel while on the main stand and observe that the chain is going up and down then that would mean that a link or few might've seized.

What do you use to lube your chain?