Guys(Especially @Rahuldevnath),
Can you provide some info about the UCD 33 used in P200NS.
Reason of my interest is that am looking for a SF/FS carb for my ZMA.

thanks govind, help appreciated and no offence but your bike is only 1K old, at this stage most bikes do not reveal their true colors so i'd prefer someone with 5K or + shedding some more light. The reason m asking these questions is coz a lot of people have told me that NS becomes extremely harsh after sometime, vibrates like crazy, entire bike rattles which was exactly the case with all my 220s, so just trying not to repeat the mistake. Still, thanks a lot man and others please too...do write your negative views abt the bike

tell us in detail what happened

Trip to Dalma Wildlife Reserve

Hi Everyone,

Good Morning, Although I am following this thread since months now. Never was a able to post anything till date.
I am an avid biker and basically from kolkata, I was dying to buy this bike since june, however due to unavailablity in kolkata and unhelpful behaviour of the guys in kolkata bajaj showroom, could not really get the correct info regarding the launch and supply.

In the meanwhile, I have moved to Jamshedpur for official reasons and decided to buy 200NS here itself.
It cost me 5.5K cheapear here.

Got my yellow one, I named her Zaira (Princess) and yes I do treat her like a princess.
So, there is this friend of mine named Binil, he rode down on his R15 from kolkata and we planned a trip to Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, which is around 50 Kms from here.
It was the first time that I had taken Zaira on highways and trust me I was loving every bit of it.
Took some amazing pics, if any of you staying in kolkata or JSR want to ride to this place. Do get in touch, would love to go for another 1.

Its around 20 kms uphill ride after 30 kms on highway.



Enjoy this pics, I just love them.

@Rossi_God : Personally... I rod the older Pulsar 200 for five years and the only "rattling" that I faced was a minor buzz from the tail section and that's it. There's no hiding the fact that Bajaj Pulsars are made on a very tight budget to give the most possible at the least possible. Just think about it, till date, a FZ or a Fazer costs as much as a P220, when with the 220 you are getting much better performance number. Why? Simply because if you are to up the quality, there has to be a price for it, and if Bajaj goes for the same quality as that of FZ and the Fazer, then even the 220 would cross the price of NS

So, the word here is maintenance. Simple DIY stuff of checking and tightening the bolts of the fairing, making sure that the things are lubbed properly that's it.

Also, I don't like the word "negetive" getting associated with motorcycle. There are no negetives with motorcycle, there are things which is like and then there are things which you would like to have an alternative for. For example, I so hate the horn, the "Cut-on" two piece handle bar etc. etc... so do I call that negetive?? Absolutely not. I'm riding the NS day in and day out, and I can vouch that it has one of the smoothest gear box, amazing handling even with the stock tyres, brakes like hand of God. There are vibes, but having ridden all Indian motorcycles, I can easily say that the smoothness of the NS comes just next to that of the first gen Unicorn with tripple the benefits. All of this and still I cannot connect with the NS as I did with the previous 200 and this is in no way negetive with the bike so to speak... it's my personal problem with getting used to and not the motorcycle

This started happening with me after the first service and I'm pretty sure that the root cause is the AFR. It's a bit too lean (all NS by default have a bit leaner AFR and during the first service I don't know why it's set to more lean). I'm pretty sure that setting the AFR to a bit rich would solve the issue.

The owner's manual says that the "Reserve Indicator glows continuously when the fuel reaches reserve level". In my case the indicator is continuously glowing (ofcourse because the fuel is nearing the the reserve level), but Im still running the bike with fuel knob at "ON" position without any problem. So does it mean that low fuel indicator glows continuously when nearing the reserve level as against reaching reserve level (as per manual) or is my low fuel indicator is a bit problematic. The fuel gauge still shows two bars though.

AFAIK...the light is indicative of low fuel not reserve, so I starts to glow when the sensor (which is not always accurate) senses that the fuel level is low.
I am an old school guy, and trust the knob more than the light...

Haha...thanks. Guess I too should get habituated to the old-school method for the better.

I guess most of the points mentioned by @govind.one are valid even after 5k kms, nevertheless as you want I would add my 2 cents here:

My odo reading: 8700 kms as of today
Mileage i normally get : 32-35 kmpl.
My way of riding: mostly highways at speeds > 100 kmph and other than that off-roads.

My feelings about the bike:

1. The vibrations need to be taken care off, mind you the vibrations are major at 4-6k rpm in my case,but it doesnt become a rattle snake, and the vibrations are not crazy, atleast I wont term them as crazy.My opinion is that the vibrations are not a deal-breaker. I will happily ride my bike even if these vibrations remain after my 3rd servicing.
2. Horn is weak on highways.
3. Done 8700 kms on the stock tyres, I was planning to change them when they were 1000 kms old, but now I m more than happy with them, i have got used to them and they have got used to me. yes they are not very very good in wet, but I dont think any tyre is very good in wet conditions. And PSD is not suitable for off-roading i guess so didnt go for them.
4. It is a mini rocket, the way it accelerates gets you addicted to it.
5. After sales service is not 5* but you being a bajaj vehicle owner must be experienced with that.
6. The bike smiles at you when you ride it constantly at high speeds (in my recent ride I did 760 kms in 12 hrs inclusive of all breaks)

thats all for now.. hope it helps...

Cheers

That looks sweet. Where do u stand on odo and how do u rate your bike? Vibes, niggles, FE??

Thanks.

It is 600kms on the ODO, I love my bike. I dont really agree with the people who have given a lot of negative review, I believe everything has got their sets of pros and cons, I would say I found more or good than bad.
No issues till now. Taking it for the first SVC today.
It does not vibrate at all for me on 60 to 70 kmph, I did feel it a lil on 90.

Right boss... Since you do quite a few Off-roading, so don't go for the tyre change. Even if you do, don't go for the soft compound tyres.
You say that tyres and you are both used to each other. Sounds romantic, but tell me post 5k, how many times did the tyre skid while panic braking??

I am less than 500kms on the odo, and the rear tyre has already skidded 4 times (once with pillion!!) during panic breaking. But during the last one I already knew that the tyre was gonna skid, and I was prepared to handle my bike in that manner.

Hey guys,

i am planning to buy this bike in bangalore . Can anyone let me know from which showroom should i buy it ? i stay near domlur . As I am a novice , it would be great if someone could point out what all things to be taken care off while buying ?

Thanks!

if you have read this thread carefully, you may have noticed quite a few issues lot of people have reported. You can make a list of those tiny niggles and ask the showroom guys if the bike is going to trouble you the same way.

Hi Vivek,
You can go and ask about the availability in Khivraj Indiranagar, its very close to Domlur(opp BBQ nation) , Khivraj Kasturba Road and Kalyani bajaj Mekhri circle..
Things to check before the delivery of the bike :
1. Scratches(on painted parts,stickers,and Visor)
2. Chain slack
3. All electricals
4. Small mud flap fitted with front mud guard
5. Engine Oil level, brake fluid, coolant level
6. Toolkit and First aid kit

Have a small ride before taking the delivery.