Thanks

Thanks Dude...

Yesterday when i was bringing the bike from showroom to home, People on the streets were like

Wow i am really smitten with the new Pulsar ! Never thought i would say this but Bajaj has managed to win me over and how ! The bike looks amazing in Yellow and has everything that i would want in a new age bike. A modern competent chassis , a 4 valved liquid cooled motor , good brakes on both ends , a mono shock , decent seating and looks to kill . 200cc being the perfect compromise between performance and milage. Oh and most importantly this costs less than a lakh ! That is just insane VFM . This bike exceeds expectations on all fronts. In fact i like this better than the KTM !! Surprising but true . The only things i dont like from what ive seen from the pictures are the rear tyre hugger and the rear tail lights . The tyre huger looks out of place and the rear tail lights seem all too familiar because i guess thats the only thing thats been carried over from the old pulsars and ive seen pulsar rear LEDS in pretty bad state of functionality and reliability. Hope this is not the case but anyway those are small flaws in the bigger picture. Did i tell you that yellow looks ziimbly amazing ?!

The bike is not yet released in the south and i am extremely unhappy about that. Hopefully they will correct some flaws like the panel gaps before it is sold in the south. This product is gonna give Honda & Yamaha a run for their money. Suzuki , TVS and Hero do not even have a similarly spec-ed product to even compete. Super job Bajaj.

With relation to the Triple spark plug and detractors questioning its functionality. My take on it is that 3 plugs help better combustion of even spurious and adulterated petrol which is what people in rural areas will get unfortunately - and the NS will sell all over India. The 3 plugs would help to eliminate engine knocking and detonation due to poor quality of fuel , they could also design a motor with higher levels of compression too because of the firepower from 3 plugs and not have to worry about engine performance due to poor fuel quality. Hence your engine life would not take a hit. Also better combustion would mean lesser emissions hence this eliminates the need for a catalytic convertor with ive been given to believe the NS does not have. That seems to be my logic in justifying it.

Also a small request to the mods. It would be nice if mods could separate out the post / reviews of P200NS owners from this thread and put it in a separate thread for people who would like to only read owner experience feedback and view pictures of their steeds. This thread has gone into 113 pages as of now so thats alot of cluter to shift through.

Thanx and great job on the review guys. The post that did it for me was the fact that a reviewer said that it handles better than the CBR250 and the refinement is better than the CBR250 . The only bike that i felt was practical for my needs was the CBR but then im not a big fan of Honda or the way the CBR looks - the price is another thing too. Take a bow Bajaj for a master stroke and please try to get this bike down south ASAP !!

Great!!! I would be opting for a Yellow NS too... Just waiting for the bike to be launched down here in Bangalore...

Keep us posted on your ride experience....

even i have booked ns and even i felt the same when people were speaking about ns all over the internet ... then i saw everyone saying that the ns is not quick off the line .. its not even giving the kick of p220 .. i honestly find the p220 acceleration to be quite slow and ns is even slower .. then i went for a test ride of duke and i was clean bowled by its acceleration ..you get the feeling that duke is always planning to kill you with its power ... came back home and analysed both ns and duke .. in fact ns seems to be overpriced for what it offers .. look at what more you get for 35k more while opting for duke instead of ns --
for 35k more u get - FI unit , DOHC ( twin cam setup ) , WP suspensions , bigger and better tyres ( radial tyre , mrf soft compound ) , better brakes with 4 pot calipers and steel braided cables ( radially mounted ) , alluminium swing arm , way better power as it weighs 20kgs less and has more power (184ps/ton) , killer looks , .. + feeling of owning and riding a KTM ( priceless )... btw , the same duke200 costs 3lakhs in europe and it is considered as an exotic and premium lifestyle product all over europe ..

some people here might say that this post doesnt belong in this thread .. well , nobody buys a premium bike blindly .. comparisons are bound to happen ...

@Rohan , hi mate. I get your POV. Yes for 35k more thats alot on offer - however i rode a friends Duke for a short distance and I just did not feel comfortable on it , the riding position felt weird and the fueling was off - with a big flat spot in the midrange - the ride was not long enough for a proper assessment but i was not too impressed. The first time i road an R15 when it was just launched the duration of the ride was similar but I just felt completely as home and was blown away by how soon i was pushing it around. Now i havnt riden the 200NS yet but from what ive read and understood it should be an easy bike to get on and go fast. Ive got two powerful 2 strokes in my garage to quench my thirst for power and madness so Im really not expecting these 4 strokes to satisfy my need for outright acceleration. The 200NS to me is a perfect combo of a commuter , corner carver , tourer and show stopper - with enough power to keep me entertained. Jack of all , master of none types is exactly what it sounds like. And thats just what the doctor ordered. Other benefits of simpler parts being used would be maintenance and cost of spares should not be an issue. So i hope keeping this machine running in good condition for a long time to come would not be a problem. Also if you do want more power from the NS you could probably swap alot of parts from the Duke200 like the entire head assembly , put in a bigger carb if needed and im sure the gears from the duke would be a straight fit if u want a close ratio box. And there are good tyre options as well - though i would not recommend meddling around with a purpose built motorcycle but the capability is there because of the platform that bajaj has created...it this sense the Duke and NS reminds me alot of the Yamaha RXZ 5 speed ( high - end like the Duke 200 ) and the simpler RX135 4 speed ( simpler like the Pulsar200NS ) with parts that can be interchanged depending on the target of tune.

had went for some offroad ride for photos . earlier tested rpm range till 7500 odd on highway didnt find any discrepancy in power band. pulls up nicely from anywhere.
certainly doesnt have that neck jerking thrust but the momentum it builds in just no time is amazing.
also just noticed chain touches on a rubber part over swingarm just besides mono shock. checked in photos seems same still if others can confirm

Nice to see someone taking the NS off the road...
Nice clicks there..

+1, its the same for me.

@all south indians: I guess the good news is not very FAR AWAY FOR ALL YOU GUYS.
Discover ST has already been launch in Tamil Nadu, and thereby in all probability 200NS wont be far.

ONLY IMO- The kolkata guys wont be that lucky to get preference of 200NS launch than states, although being a metro city.
I see there are far less bike enthusiast in kolkata compared to other cities. Although the bike was unveiled on JAN end, but till now hardly any of my friend (other than xbhpians) know about 200ns.
Most of them know nothing about it, while a few of them have a vague idea of bajaj launching a new pulsar range.

@GalaxyS -"also just noticed chain touches on a rubber part over swingarm just besides mono shock. checked in photos seems same still if others can confirm"
Could'nt notice the above from the off-road pictures.
Can you please upload a specific picture of the same

Its there on all bikes. That "rubber" has been put to prevent the chain from coming in contact with the swingarm.

Let me tell u something bro...,
maybe duke has better initial acceleration but that doesn't mean it has same amount of power available at top end... it starts lacking from 115-120 kmph and takes a hell lot of time to reach upto 136 kmph while NS has much better power distribution and easily crosses the 136 kmph mark and goes upto 141/142 kmph.
And regarding acceleration let me tell u something...
Duke 0-60= 3.34 sec
0-100= 9.2 sec
NS 0-60= 3.6 sec
0-100= 9.8 sec
from these stats i can easily say that diff. bet acc. of NS and DUKE is seriously negligible(1/10 th part of a sec.).
the difference between both bikes is that DUKE provides the acceleration with jerks while NS provides the same acceleration with calmness...
pros of NS over DUKE -
-much more engine refinement
-much better rider comfort(seats are spacious)
-rear suspension of DUKE is too much stiff while it's balanced in NS
-much better balance due to equal distribution of weight which also results in better driving ability+cornering ability of NS
And the thing that i am going to tell you now is also a hidden truth with DUKE---
most of the people who will go with DUKE will drive it with high revs(because duke itself demands it for high acceleration) and with high revs+violent riding DUKE's fuel efficiency is limited to 29-30 kmpl in city rides while goes upto 34-35kmpl on highways. DUKE's delivers 35-45kmpl only when one rides it with calmness(which isn't the natural character of duke) while NS does 35+ kmpl in most conditions.
And having a FI system is not necessarily a advantage of DUKE because in cities with constant stopping+idling, DUKE sometimes tends to stop completely causing an erratic situation and add to the fact that DUKE gets too much hot when idling cooking up one's legs.
So, everything that's technically extra in a bike doesn't necessarily provide better performance!!!
My point in all this write up was that DUKE also has fair share of disadvantages when compared with 200NS.
And regarding the 35-40k that one saves by buying 200NS over DUKE can very well be used to buy extra cool accessories for 200NS or an ULTRABOOK or a midrange laptop or a top notch smartphone/tablet

I thought this is an OWNERSHIP thread..!! the owners including me.. have got fair chance to compare between any of the bikes present with Pulsar 200 NS and after that they have taken the decision to BUY Pulsar 200 NS.
i know comparison is going to happen.. but you should start new thread for this.. cause comparison is an Active process.. it will go on and on and on.. after some time you have to settle on something and that's what the OWNERSHIP thread is all about..
this thread will loose its main purpose to comparison more than Ownership.


Somebody asked me about the mileage

1) Mileage before first service where i use to ride half Highway and Half city ride of my total commute was 45KMPL..
2) after first I have just filled it to full and will be checking it after few days. i will definately let you know for the same.

The reference should be from interview which moneycontrol has posted. Follow this link.
They conduct interview with Rajiv Bajaj on 2/3rd of every month after the monthly sales figures are out.

This is an ownership thread.

The comparison you are talking about would be much better for everyone (ones who are looking for such a comparo and ones who are here just to read ownership experiences) if it's posted on the "What Bike?" section.

Kindly post in relevant sections.

Why so variation in Price ?

Congrats bro. I'm going to get mine today. Hope to catch up with you sometime in near future. You said the on road price is Rs 95,700. Can you please specify in more details like [ex-showroom, on-road, warranty cover, accessories] price etc.
It was said by Zigwheels that the on road price in Delhi will be Rs94,300. But, I inquired and found other dealers charging Rs 95,600 or Rs 95,700. Why this price deviation? I'm asking this because, my dealer asked me to pay Rs 96,900. I'm not sure about why this hike [Will visit the showroom today and inquire]. I'm going to buy this evening. Should I negotiate on price terms. If you compare it to Zigwheels price, the deviation comes out to be Rs 2,600 which is a lot.

Is there a new thread for the faired pulsar 200NS/FS? That bike will be having good top end whack to it but giving out same power, and would weigh a bit more( I would say minimum 5-8 kgs more, or maybe even more?) So would people still go for it? Or is it only aimed at the fairing hungry crowd?