well this goes to show that the indian market is still unsaturated that even with plastic mods ppl are still talking abt it ??? ....

are there any more bike manufacturers in this planet (or even out of it ) to enter to the indian market and get some new stuff in there or may be that i am not updated ???

MG, but why would Bajaj do that when they have tough competition in the market...? their game was upping power and now they got the torque down!!!

Yeppers, that s what i had already said

@chetan-The new 180 has the same bore x stroke as the outgoing model i.e 63.5 x 56.4.

No idea but power is not everything and this is what I have realised in the last 7 months. I'm travelling a lot and what I have found is that except a few people most guys don't ride fast. The power is important to a very small section of people(Maybe 5-10% of all the performance bike buyers).

^^^ True MG. But I was wondering how Bajaj compromised on showing higher numbers on the paper... that was a big part of their game so far. Every year or two you have a small face lift and a little bump in power.

I guess they wanted to create a gap between the P180 & P200 performance wise. Lets wait for the new P200's spec sheet.

Well, Bajaj could have done the other way around increase torque & reduce the power. I feel a bike with a good amount of torque is always fun to ride.


Note :- Was wondering if the KTM engineers weaved their magic on the pulsar engines .

Its happening on Corporation Ground, Opp BSNL Office, Jayanagar 4th Block.

They are distributing flyers to pulsar owners all over Bangalore wherever they seem them on stop signs.

I was passing by the Bajaj showroom on Bannerghatta Road. The showroom there also has the free pulsar checkup camp going on. So I took my 200 inside and they cleaned the air filter, lubed and tightened the chain and topped up the battery water etc etc.

There the new 180 was being given for test rides (VERY small in distance). So I took one and the following are my impressions formed over around 800m of riding :

1) The bike IS smooth. I used to think that my 200 is sufficiently smooth but Bajaj have definitely done something here, at all revs it maintains the smoothness. I have not ridden the Unicorn, I have only sat pillion on one once, and the vibrations felt (through the seat, anyway) were the same as felt on the new 180. So I cannot compare the two. But it is definitely better than my 200, vibe-wise.

2) Torque has gone down, but I felt this noticeably as I keep my bike around the 4k rpm mark and on this you have to rev higher to keep it at cruising speed. Perhaps I'm being influenced by my 200 here...

3) Fit and finish is near about the same...felt no difference but the standard black silencer is one clear differentiator from this bike and the 200. (Or so i feel). But the exhaust pipe is black as well, as well as thinner in diameter.

4) Damn those front forks look good and so do the clip-ons. I am now thinking of the spare parts cost for getting the same on to my old 200.
No way to test lights, DC or not, in the day.

The Bajaj guys have no idea how more PS is being extracted from the same 180 cc mill. One was talking about the Ninja..said within 3-4 months. He also mentioned a Pulsar - 350. On asking if this was twin cylinder, he got confused on the 'cylinder?' part. I guess he does not know anything concrete.

Oh, and anyone wanting a free tune-up for their bikes (Pulsars only, avengers, XCD's etc etc not allowed) can go to this place..there's some Valvoline Engine oil promotion going on...

even i went to that place n took a test ride n booked the new p180 ug4 by paying just 200 bucks....


the showroom guys said that the new p180 has to be approved by the RTA bangalore by wednesday.......after being approved i will get the bike on friday or saturday..so still 1 week of waiting i guess

now about the bike........

1.bike is really smooth n pickup was gr8
2.the sitting position was really sporty
3.the clipon were really giving a gr8 look n stance

the showroom guys said the milage should around 40-45kmpl

now i m desperately waiting for my new bike

first i went to this place but didnt find it.....then while returning home i came across the camp near bannerghatta road..popular bajaj

May be v need something ...dats gives us a different feel ....not all the same stuff......today i saw UG IV ....but wats s point of buying a bike with 200+ CC and paying 75+ K....at the time v all know another punny CC bike with same look going to come.........................

Day before yesterday i took a spin with p180 ug4, man i am amazed with bajaj with a such smooth engine. what i like is the extended wheelbase,bigger tyres, increased power but felt the lowend torque little missing that previous version & not to mention got some weight which pretty makes a highway bike rather than city but can manage in city also.
IMO this new p180 ug4 will be VFM esp in city & highways

Seen the new 180 ad?
Its hilarious!!!

Do you have any youtube links?

^^
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