strange things happening...the bike behaved amazing when i first started it and rode for about 2-3 kilometers...but then after a while it felt like there is something dragging it behind...i mean the bike didnt rev as freely as it did in first 2-3 kilometers...

can some part being heated up causing friction be the culprit? what can it be

rode for 135 kmin 4.69 litres (FE= 29 )
after this

rode for 76 kms in 1.77 litres ( FE = 42.9 )

why such a drastic change? riding style same...infact the second trip i ripped it a little more for the first few kms

2000kms completed today with the last 1km at a speed of 131kmph...I couldn't take it further because it was too cold (4am in the morning...temp could've been around 15 deg). Anyways, the experience:-

1. BONE CHILLING (ofcourse);
2. Major vibes in the 4k-5k rpm range (and is felt on the clutch and front brake levers along with the handle) but smoothens a bit beyond;
3. I hit the 131kmph mark on 6th gear at around 7-8k rpm;
4. Current mileage (checked over the last ~150kms) is 36kmpl;
5. Big grin after the run *yay*

@Shibadip - It will take time to get used it. Don't stop using them just now...wear/use them continuously and you will be fine in another ~100kms. Btw...whats on your odo now?

Those of you who have got the rubber grommets fitted for your bikes...,is it a free upgrade?
Also,what all parts on the bikes will be fitted with these new grommets?So far,I only know that the bolt on the sides of the tank will be getting the grommet treatment...anything else?

Congrats buddy, on completing the run-in.. I knew it from first, dat I wud be the last one among the three of us to complete the run in.. Was doing Ninital trips with our car for the past 10-12 days.. So DESTINY remained unattended.. And ODO somewhere around 1300 kms mark.. HAve plans to make a Kalinmpong trip on NS in the month of Feb.. Hopefully will have completed the run-in quota by then.. BTW, Vibes in ur bike?? it was the smoothest NS i have rode ill now. @ALL - Thanks for the advice on the gloves.. @RahulBarik - What abt the Rubber Grommets in Kolkata SVC??

Vibes are very significant in the 4-5k rpm range. Pre and post this mark it reduces a lot. I haven't ridden any other NS (other than yours and that too like a gentleman ) so have to checkout other NSs too. I too came back yesterday night from Mayapur.

I am zeroing on making a choice to either go for P200 NS or RTR 180 ABS, the only thing that is making me think twice is the added saftey feature of RTR..ie ABS. I would like to know if there is any news/update of P200NS coming with ABS feature.
The reason I am looking at ABS is that I am used to using my R-brakes more than the F-brakes(I now know its wrong ), hence locking up is something that I am afraid of. I am consciously trying to use F-brakes, but like they say Old habit die hard .

Doubt ABS on the pulsar anytime soon.

nah..no ABS on pulsar anytime soon...may be in the next upgrade it might follow KTM bringing abs in duke 200...bajaj might bring it in 200NS but not anytime soon...

i too had rear brake habit but once i changed to front brake habit the stopping distance has decreased so much...front brakes are any day better and safer to use...
my bad habit is i hardly use the rear brake...

some members say it is very easy to lock up rear wheel with rear brake...u should test ride first...

if u can change ur habbit..p200NS is very good...but if u cant..rtr is for you..but either the ways u SHOULD change ur habit...

rear wheel locking is quite easy in the NS ,if its dificult for you to change your habits then RTR is the one for you .

yeah gutka you got your gutka? i mean your bike's....

will hear about your trip when we meet next time..btw no news of grommets...nay...gutka tikk now... i guess they are busy chewing it rather than fitting it lol... and i had a bloody fight yesterday on bl saha svc..which was about to turn into a wresting match....threats exchanged from both sides and later on screwed them big time they stopped talking to me... who the hell cares... i paid 1 1lakh for a bike and i want proper service... later on the osl head intervened and offered me help and calls were pouring in on both my and the svc phones from different osl personnels and bajaj...the last call was from pune and he promised me to change my clutch packing for which i have to pay... later on the svc engineer came and apologised to me and offered me cold drinks... they thought that i am an uninformed customer just like others and dont know anything about the bike internals and engines... they were surprised to see that i have so many contacts... next time they abuse me, i'll straight away go to consumer forum... they were unabale to sort out the problems and when i said that i wont take delivery of my bike unless and until you write on a paper that the problem cant be solved and give astamp of the svc below i am not leaving...to which he replied "i dont even care"... this is the bloody attitude of svc people... we all know guys from bajaj headquarters closely follow this thread and i just hope someone is reading this and taking proper action....

i generally get 35-37 with lots of hard riding... highway riding at speeds of 60kmph gives 50+ kmpl easily while at 70kmph gives around 45kmpl... at 90 it drops to areound 38-39kmpl and above 110kmph its 32kmpl... just day before yesterday we had a big ride and i was constantly cruising at 110kmph and sometimes above 120, all with a pillion... i weigh 60kgs, my pillion weighs 58kgs, was fully geared up, so add another 3 kgs and both were carrying heavy backpacks with wet cloyhes and wet towel inside since we were returning from a seaside trip... so for those backs, add another 10 kilos... the mileage i got was 27kmpl...it is justified because of the speeds i was maintaining along with the combined weight... touched 131 kmph max while i was ALMOST racing with a fully loaded indigo... in normal riding, 38 is what you should expect..
(bhai pura sar ke upar se gaya) didn't understand the math could you please explain in details?
it costed me 550 bucks two years back and it was fitted on my earlier bike then it was lying with me... so i changed the headligh bulb just the day after i got my ns the focussing and the cut off is simply mindblowing... the spread is wide with no flat spots... mine is 4300k so the light is pure white... it is more than enough for city roads with oncoming vehicles flashing thier lights if i am on high beam and even very very good on highway... i could literally see each and everything on my recent trip... i am extreamely satisfied,,, superb product.. just be sure to adjust the focus to get best results... and yes its plug and play.. no tension of warranty getting void and anything else... its of same wattage as stock i.e. 55/60.. btw always but the made in germany one...its the best.. but then again, you can never beat a hid setup with this one... but its simply worth it with the convenience of a halogen bulb and questions are always welcome
will definately post some pics of my headlight within 2-3 days... will have to click them and upload it from my office...
thats quite normal...you will get used to it and as faffy said, you will not want to ride without gloves once you get used to it...it feels awkward to me when i dont wear my gloves... btw you bought those 450 rs wala right? then i have some bad news for you... will tell it in person
[QUOTE=mayank.travadi;902109]strange things happening...the bike behaved amazing when i first started it and rode for about 2-3 kilometers...but then after a while it felt like there is something dragging it behind...i mean the bike didnt rev as freely as it did in first 2-3 kilometers...
was it a day-night run? in daytime the bike IS rough... it feels something is pulling from behind and the engine is protesting to rev...fuel efficiency too takes a hit... at night the story is completely different... its butter smooth with outstanding mileage... make the afr richer... it will help make the bike smooth and jerk free...mileage wont take a hit...trust me... even if it drops by 2kmpl, the satisfaction it provides ia unmatchable... mine pulls from 12kmph in 3rd gear without any drama and without even touching the clutch... no knocking whatsoever...it can even pull from standstill in 3rd gear wiyth just very little clutch slippage, and from 2nd gear without any clutch slippage.... it makes a huge difference bro
finally another one to complete runin...:P i am about to complete 5k kms btw... and if you think thats fast, then sayank10 is already past 4.5k in just 1 month btw you are now getting 36kmpl? what happened to your 42kmpl? i think i will have to complete shibadip's runin in 1 day itself if he agrees to give it to me btw shiba run your bike man... you are practically ruining the engine... atleast complete some 3k kms fast to keep the engine healthy...(engine boshe jachche else...)
no news of gutka if its urgent then you can go for shikhar anytime lol...

Uploaded the Nainital pics on FB..Was a super duper trip, with all that driving and the scenery..

Again a fight!! Was chatting with Sayantan last night abt gng to BL Shah srvc, and taking u along with us!!!!!!

Eveyone, who is interested in the above product - I have seen the light personally on Rahul's bike, and i'm very impressed with the vision it provided. Much much better than the stock lights. and VFM as well..
Naaah.. I will only complete the run-in..
But guess what- Bought the XUV a month later than NS, and it's ODO is noe close to 3.5K kms
I'm sure post Feb,2013 NS odo will also reach a respectable score

ya, and the red droppings of Shikhar, will match with my Red NS

BTW, yesterday fitted the flasher on DESTINY.. and guess what, who did the installation!!! - Me Alone..
Made the connection from the light of rear No plate. So just putting the pilot switch on, makes it glow, and HOW!!!!
Oh, it's a BLUE flasher that i got (for free!!)

complete afternoon ride and normal temperature...i guess i will turn the AFR screw a bit towards richer...

mileage for me is confusing...i get different readings all the time for same riding style..first 35,then 29 and now 43

you can go to bl saha anytime but i wont be available because of office... gautam(mechanic) is damn pi$$ed with me coz i gave him a piece of my mind too... my horn acts like that of an auto and he was continuously saying that the sound will crack with rising rpm since its a single horn... now how the fish does it matters wheather its a single or dual..bottomline is sound is cracking and i seeked warranty to which those do*s again started shouting... finally he tuned the existing one and problem is solved till now... lets see what happens.. gautam is more pi$$ed coz i do my works from different svc and not from him... btw ordered pulsar220 front hose pipe...let it arrive... will fill in dot4... i am searching for dot 5.1.. anyone have any idea where to get it?
btw even if you go for that kalimpomg ride you ain't catching us anytime soon...

yeah what happens to me as well.. the bikes behaves differently everytime..... still couldn't judge whats the actual character of the engine...

I'm going out of station for 20 days. Should I remove the battery? And yesterday went to the SVC to get my console vibration rectified. They tightened it so much that the holder of the screw broke. At last they fixed it with some double sided tape. When asked them for a replacement, the reply was negative. Talked for about half an hour with the showroom manager and he was like "It doesn't affect your ride, then why replace?" Damn pissed... :/

At what speed will we feel the wind blast in pulsar 200 ns.?can stay in a speed of 120-130 continously for 1 or 2 hours?