They Say!
Pulsar 220 is Unreliable....
Pulsar 220 is not suited for Touring....
Pulsar 220 is not engineered to last....
Pulsar 220 has poor performance.....
Pulsar 220 is uncomfortable to ride....

Blah! Blah! Blah!

My Journey so far........



......and many more to come!

It all began on the 16th of November 2007.......



And today 2 years down the line on 15th November 2009......



Its been 2 years and 48000+ kms of using my bike now! The ownership experience has been nothing short of FUNtastic. Every time the right wrist whacks the throttle wide open the surge of Torque just brings a smile across my face, absolutely no regrets in buying this bike at all. Even today with number of miles it has seen it still manages to reach speeds of 135+ and if the conditions are right even shows a 140+ speedo indicated, even the mileage has been a steady 34-38kmpl so far. For a bike that's supposed have lived half of its life (Almost full life if you consider that its a Bajaj :P) the bike is going great guns. The service center induced problems that arise once in a while are an irritant, but the moment you "Twist the Wrist!" all these minor issues are forgotten in the surging wave of torque that makes the rest of traffic fade away....

Still waiting for the day a worthy upgrade/replacement exists in the market......

PS: Was too wrapped up with work to post this a week back!

Really awesome dude no words. 220 rockzz ur red beast is shinning like a new beast

Awesome man

congratulation "uncle" (since you r 48 now!) on your bike's anniversary
what about your HID dreams, now since you 've officially ran out of warranty, are u planning to install it?

absolutely, i echo your words with confidence

cleaning sparks plugs don need force......seee u need to remove to plug...use a brake parts cleaner . . . . . or use a simple cloth....use a small tooth brush( wire brush) to get rid of carbon deposits....... DONE !!! the spark plug has a small bent platinum tip i guess.... the exact gap must be adjusted if u know how to that is..............thats it....

we want video ......V.I.D.E.O .............no pics

Thanks guys!

@ryder_boney: Yes definitely going the HID way, lotsa night rides coming up now that the monsoons are over!

Awesome, congrats!!

I still remember the day when i test rode the P220 in Bangalore and posted my review which was exceedingly positive. You were surprised/baffled to see me praising a BAJAJ product and asked me if i was joking.Nops, i was not and i knew the moment i rode the bike i did feel something special in the bike.

And yeah, the red beast of yours has got close to 500kms of hard treatment from me. She must be missing me!!

everything comes in this sentence.i second tht..congratz sirjee..wish u same miles of happy-joyfull-torquey riding with your bike..

thank you for info..ill post video soon..first lemme go to worthy ride yaar...

prafultripathy

do u use any polish for ur beast??? it doesn't look like a 2 yr old beast

1.Are you guys(FI owners) happy with BAJAJ's attitude?
what do you think of P-220(new),as p-150 which was used by me for commuting has been sold i am on a look out for a new motorcycle with varied choices- P180, Fazer and P-220, no RTR solely because i find it not very comfy for two up riding and commuting over bad roads...
thanks...

Thanks! And I still remember going like this on reading ur review!

And after I had a test I was like .....

Yup the beast likes to be ridden hard!

Remember this pic...



This was taken from your cellphone right after the first service was done!

The last time I polished the bike was about 1.5 years back!

I just get the 3M teflon coating done once in a while. The paint quality of bajaj has really improved quite a bit!

Nope we (atleast I am not!) are not happy with Bajaj's attitude !

Wat happened to your ZMA????

@praful uncle

Waiting for upgrade? How abt Ninja, R1, CBR, CB,MT-01?

And happy birthday to your bike!

If you call investing 1300% more than what you initially invested in a bike "upgrading" then all I can say is my pockets are not so deep!

And the Ninja is not exactly a complete replacement for the 220, you don't have the 'Go Anywhere' ability of the 220 in that! Its a bike meant for a different purpose!

Zma was sold on 10th march '09,
got the R15 on 18th march '09 which can't be used on varied roads two up, but boy am i satisfied...ok different topic...
but overall what is the response of you guys(FI) of the carb 220 as my cousin wants to trade the P-220 FI for ZMR(no service and bike has niggling problems)

was at the local bajaj dealer and they sold 3 P-220 today, the carb is simply flying out of dealerships.