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  • samy_jk
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    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Originally posted by dantu.bharadwaj1 View Post
    Samy_jk,

    I use the bike very sparingly. When I took the bike to the svc for 2nd free service, they said that since i was using bike very less, there was no point in getting it free serviced until it reached the desired number of Kms. They just tested the bike once and gave it back to me

    Any suggestions/opinions on my questions?
    in general shaky or wobbling of bike usually depends on many factors such as your riding posture, the road quality, your bike's tyre quality, unusual side wind blasts, etc.

    Do You always end up shaking while crossing 100kph regardless of the type of road & wind blasts?

    What brand of tyres you are having now?

    Leave a comment:


  • dantu.bharadwaj1
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    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Originally posted by samy_jk View Post
    Just wanted to know, 2nd service at 10 months - would it void the warranty? Because I thought they mentioned 3 months or 4500kms whichever occurs first for 2nd service on the mana I hope.
    Samy_jk,

    I use the bike very sparingly. When I took the bike to the svc for 2nd free service, they said that since i was using bike very less, there was no point in getting it free serviced until it reached the desired number of Kms. They just tested the bike once and gave it back to me

    Any suggestions/opinions on my questions?

    Leave a comment:


  • samy_jk
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    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Originally posted by dantu.bharadwaj1 View Post
    Hello members,

    I had purchased my pulsar NS200(Standard Version) 10 months back. I have clocked about 4500 kms as of present date, and the second service is due. Out of 4500 kms, i have covered about 2500 kms purely on highways. I have travelled from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam and back twice till date on my NS200. I like all aspects of the bike; its looks, power, acceleration, console, mileage and the like. But one thing which i would like to change is the way the bike performs on highways. I find the following things in my bike absolutely **not** confidence inspiring

    1) I find the bike tends to get somewhat shaky after 100 kmph. I wear good quality riding jacket and helmet so i don't feel the wind blast very much.

    2) I have observed very often that if i overtake heavy vehicles (Trucks etc) at speeds above 80, the bike wobbles till the time i move ahead of the heavy vehicle

    Is this something which can be fixed (By myself or by the service center)? Am i riding it in the wrong way? Or is this how a naked bike performs at high speeds?

    As of now, I am considering to go for RS200/R15 V3, but i am very skeptical that a faired bike would solve my problem

    Any suggestions / opinions are welcome
    Just wanted to know, 2nd service at 10 months - would it void the warranty? Because I thought they mentioned 3 months or 4500kms whichever occurs first for 2nd service on the mana I hope.

    Leave a comment:


  • samy_jk
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    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Originally posted by Rav23cbzx View Post
    Purchased my bike on 28th November got my bike reg.no on 30th November
    Paid full cash 1,30,222 OTR for white abs model and 745rs for saree guard,leg guard,seat covers and no.plates(50 percent discount)
    Damn! I got the euroslips...the uncertain wait as told by official from Pune(who had come for the dealership anniversary)
    There was no white coloured bike except one(dent on tank) with mrf, made me take the bike
    Now m regretting as people had strongly warned against eurogrips on the flipside they last quite long though as they are durable as reported.
    Me too! I had the ZEROGRIP tyres as stock but I replaced them with CEAT ZOOM series after 15kms!

    You may ask at any multi branded tyre shop to replace them as they might buy back them for a price.

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  • samy_jk
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    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Originally posted by lokeshc View Post
    Hello all!

    Paid a down payment of 15k for my NS. White.
    Will be delivered on Tuesday after financial verification on Monday.
    Asked for MRF only.
    From Kalyani Bajaj Mekhri Circle, Bangalore.
    Here is a secret that i discovered.

    So i took my( brother's but he doesn't drive) KWID. Parked it in a road just before Kalyani Bajaj.
    I took a left just before Kalyani Bajaj and parked it on the left side of the road.
    To my surprise i found Pulsar 150s , 180s & 200s kept on the raised footpath with covers and some protection.
    I inspected their( only 200 NS ) tyres and found it was all MRF zappers.
    Battery wires [ presumably (Cause they were coming from under the seat) ] were visible. For battery's health i assume.
    Then i went i booked it. 15K down payment and 5400 * 24 months EMI.
    Non-ABS. Yes i cheaped out and bought this version.
    But i have no regrets now.
    Hope i don't in the future too

    Why tuesday delivery? Cause they had verification pending as i was applying for loan. I booked it saturday afternoon. So they said it will be Tuesday as sunday is a holiday and monday is the verification. If i wanted to skip verification i had to pay 20k extra down payment.

    Have made pointers for PDI!
    Will ride a short distance before accepting the bike to check breaks and to check if there are any sounds.

    Additional thought : I work in a BPO. Customer service 'senior executive' and i feel that the seller can definitely improve the sales team's attitude.
    They were not rude or anything. They just could be a little more enthusiastic about their work.
    Good for them, company & the customers will also feel greatful.
    Good luck with your new brilliant machine!

    Make sure the engine oil & coolant level are correct before taking delivery as you can top up if they are less at the time of delivery itself. I got mine last Nov 9th while I had to ask them to top up the coolant level to MAX!

    Leave a comment:


  • lokeshc
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    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Originally posted by Rav23cbzx View Post
    Purchased my bike on 28th November got my bike reg.no on 30th November
    Paid full cash 1,30,222 OTR for white abs model and 745rs for saree guard,leg guard,seat covers and no.plates(50 percent discount)
    Damn! I got the euroslips...the uncertain wait as told by official from Pune(who had come for the dealership anniversary)
    There was no white coloured bike except one(dent on tank) with mrf, made me take the bike
    Now m regretting as people had strongly warned against eurogrips on the flipside they last quite long though as they are durable as reported.
    I just told them that another dealer ( Khivraj Bangalore ) have MRF and i will go to them if i do not get it here. Then thery wrote it down and said they will call me. If i do not get MRF i will not take the bike delivery as i saw their lot and every single bike had MRF. You have to remember that you are paying them and you deserve the best you can get for the money you are paying. Why are you making the 'sacrifice'?

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  • ayrus
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    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Hello guys.....
    Just wanted to know something.....
    My friend has an AS200 with Eurogrip tyres. He says that his bike handles very differently compared to the NS200 (with MRF tyres). As far as I know, the only difference between the 2 bikes is the fairing. Hence I believe that the difference in handling is only due to the difference in tyres and changing the tyres will greatly help in improving the handling. But he insists that both the bikes are designed differently and a mere tyre change will not make a huge difference. What do you guys say??

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  • Rav23cbzx
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    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    [QUOTE=ayrus;1360865]Bro.... That is not a good thing. That means you have to live with a tyre with poor grip for even longer.[/QUOTE

    LOL...true that
    Funny thing is friend who doesn't know about eurogrip issues got bike with MRF and here I was trying to avoid the eurogrip but got it...
    Let's see how is the experience for me...

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  • ayrus
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    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Originally posted by Zapps View Post
    Exactly my feelings, I too got Euroslips on my P220. [emoji17]

    I'll replace them next year probably.
    If you don't mind spending, replace them as soon as possible. Riding with low air pressure can mitigate the grip issue a bit. Try 25 front and 30 rear.

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  • Zapps
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    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Originally posted by ayrus View Post
    Bro.... That is not a good thing. That means you have to live with a tyre with poor grip for even longer.
    Exactly my feelings, I too got Euroslips on my P220. [emoji17]

    I'll replace them next year probably.

    Leave a comment:


  • ayrus
    replied
    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Originally posted by Rav23cbzx View Post
    Purchased my bike on 28th November got my bike reg.no on 30th November
    Paid full cash 1,30,222 OTR for white abs model and 745rs for saree guard,leg guard,seat covers and no.plates(50 percent discount)
    Damn! I got the euroslips...the uncertain wait as told by official from Pune(who had come for the dealership anniversary)
    There was no white coloured bike except one(dent on tank) with mrf, made me take the bike
    Now m regretting as people had strongly warned against eurogrips on the flipside they last quite long though as they are durable as reported.
    Bro.... That is not a good thing. That means you have to live with a tyre with poor grip for even longer.

    Leave a comment:


  • Rav23cbzx
    replied
    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Originally posted by lokeshc View Post
    Hello all!

    Paid a down payment of 15k for my NS. White.
    Will be delivered on Tuesday after financial verification on Monday.
    Asked for MRF only.
    From Kalyani Bajaj Mekhri Circle, Bangalore.
    Here is a secret that i discovered.

    So i took my( brother's but he doesn't drive) KWID. Parked it in a road just before Kalyani Bajaj.
    I took a left just before Kalyani Bajaj and parked it on the left side of the road.
    To my surprise i found Pulsar 150s , 180s & 200s kept on the raised footpath with covers and some protection.
    I inspected their( only 200 NS ) tyres and found it was all MRF zappers.
    Battery wires [ presumably (Cause they were coming from under the seat) ] were visible. For battery's health i assume.
    Then i went i booked it. 15K down payment and 5400 * 24 months EMI.
    Non-ABS. Yes i cheaped out and bought this version.
    But i have no regrets now.
    Hope i don't in the future too

    Why tuesday delivery? Cause they had verification pending as i was applying for loan. I booked it saturday afternoon. So they said it will be Tuesday as sunday is a holiday and monday is the verification. If i wanted to skip verification i had to pay 20k extra down payment.

    Have made pointers for PDI!
    Will ride a short distance before accepting the bike to check breaks and to check if there are any sounds.

    Additional thought : I work in a BPO. Customer service 'senior executive' and i feel that the seller can definitely improve the sales team's attitude.
    They were not rude or anything. They just could be a little more enthusiastic about their work.
    Good for them, company & the customers will also feel greatful.
    Purchased my bike on 28th November got my bike reg.no on 30th November
    Paid full cash 1,30,222 OTR for white abs model and 745rs for saree guard,leg guard,seat covers and no.plates(50 percent discount)
    Damn! I got the euroslips...the uncertain wait as told by official from Pune(who had come for the dealership anniversary)
    There was no white coloured bike except one(dent on tank) with mrf, made me take the bike
    Now m regretting as people had strongly warned against eurogrips on the flipside they last quite long though as they are durable as reported.

    Leave a comment:


  • lokeshc
    replied
    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Hello all!

    Paid a down payment of 15k for my NS. White.
    Will be delivered on Tuesday after financial verification on Monday.
    Asked for MRF only.
    From Kalyani Bajaj Mekhri Circle, Bangalore.
    Here is a secret that i discovered.

    So i took my( brother's but he doesn't drive) KWID. Parked it in a road just before Kalyani Bajaj.
    I took a left just before Kalyani Bajaj and parked it on the left side of the road.
    To my surprise i found Pulsar 150s , 180s & 200s kept on the raised footpath with covers and some protection.
    I inspected their( only 200 NS ) tyres and found it was all MRF zappers.
    Battery wires [ presumably (Cause they were coming from under the seat) ] were visible. For battery's health i assume.
    Then i went i booked it. 15K down payment and 5400 * 24 months EMI.
    Non-ABS. Yes i cheaped out and bought this version.
    But i have no regrets now.
    Hope i don't in the future too

    Why tuesday delivery? Cause they had verification pending as i was applying for loan. I booked it saturday afternoon. So they said it will be Tuesday as sunday is a holiday and monday is the verification. If i wanted to skip verification i had to pay 20k extra down payment.

    Have made pointers for PDI!
    Will ride a short distance before accepting the bike to check breaks and to check if there are any sounds.

    Additional thought : I work in a BPO. Customer service 'senior executive' and i feel that the seller can definitely improve the sales team's attitude.
    They were not rude or anything. They just could be a little more enthusiastic about their work.
    Good for them, company & the customers will also feel greatful.
    Last edited by lokeshc; 12-02-2018, 01:16 AM.

    Leave a comment:


  • dantu.bharadwaj1
    replied
    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Hello members,

    I had purchased my pulsar NS200(Standard Version) 10 months back. I have clocked about 4500 kms as of present date, and the second service is due. Out of 4500 kms, i have covered about 2500 kms purely on highways. I have travelled from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam and back twice till date on my NS200. I like all aspects of the bike; its looks, power, acceleration, console, mileage and the like. But one thing which i would like to change is the way the bike performs on highways. I find the following things in my bike absolutely **not** confidence inspiring

    1) I find the bike tends to get somewhat shaky after 100 kmph. I wear good quality riding jacket and helmet so i don't feel the wind blast very much.

    2) I have observed very often that if i overtake heavy vehicles (Trucks etc) at speeds above 80, the bike wobbles till the time i move ahead of the heavy vehicle

    Is this something which can be fixed (By myself or by the service center)? Am i riding it in the wrong way? Or is this how a naked bike performs at high speeds?

    As of now, I am considering to go for RS200/R15 V3, but i am very skeptical that a faired bike would solve my problem

    Any suggestions / opinions are welcome

    Leave a comment:


  • ashwanth.r
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    Re: Pulsar 200 NS Owners Review and Experiences

    Here is a proper video in English for Dis-assembly & assembly of 200 NS' engine (includes removal of radiator, muffler, carb, airbox, etc), video by BAL, made for training purposes. Non-SAI, Non-EVAP model. All looks so easy in the video. Kudos to original poster.

    Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.


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    Service manual for 200 NS (Fi) ABS (Non-English). Kudos to original poster.



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    Note: There are some obvious errors like mentioning a tightening torque of 9 kgf-m for the Allen bolts holding the rear disc, otherwise fine.
    Last edited by ashwanth.r; 11-29-2018, 04:48 PM.

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