2009 Bajaj Pulsar 220 Discussion Thread - First Ride Impression at Post No. 514

[parithepulsarguy]

booked ma black beast!!

i buked ma black beast 2 weeks ago!! still deze bajaj guys say.. d delivery will take a week... m gettin real impatient... just cant wait to get ma hands over it!!
n i ve been hearing a lot bout d new auto-choke feature... what is it all about... can anyone explain to me????

[Sudharshaninu]

Black P220

hi guys

i just now booked a p220 black and returned home ... its 79,595/- full payment ....i saw 15 p220 in the show room ready for delivery four blue and six black 3 red and two silver ... blue one is also awesome .. its more attractive than black :-) ... i got a test drive in a silver p220 ... about 2 km ride .. it was super ... they asked me to fill a feedback form ... they have asked a question that if p200 comes with p220 fairing will u buy it .... i ticked no :-) i think bajaj is in some confusion regarding p200... for now bajaj have stopped 200 ... and p220 Dtsfi is still available ... confused what bajaj is upto .... the pbk guy told me the bike will be deliverd within 15 days for sure ... in chennai 70 bikes have been sold so far . good goin bajaj ... i have to wait 15 days to lay hands on my mini-superbike


happy ride wear helmet:-)

[Samarth 619]

Could this be atributed to the Auto choke? Experts please advise!?!

Dude, AFAIK from Xbhp, Auto choke works to increase the rpm in cold state, when you crank the self starter, or switch the bike's ignition on. ok? It has nothing to do with carburettor.
I tested P220 and found no such carburettor glitch! This was on a 2 km ride, on a 00 km bike.

I request you to get it serviced before it crosses 750 kms. and follow the run in properly.

[vipin_s]

whr can i get ARAI FE figures on road for other bikes???

Grafix, ARAI has made it mandatory for all car manufacturers to produce ARAI FE figures to customers on demand. Not sure if such rule exists for 2Ws. FYI, P220 DTSi is the first bike to have ARAI FE figure at 56kmpl (as per my knowledge).
PS: Maruti declared it's ARAI FE figures to media for all it's models, I own ALTO, I get 14-17 kmpl in city and 19-22kmpl on highway rides, ARAI figure for ALTO is 18.1 kmpl. Very fair figure from ARAI !!

[payeng]

Keep a Realistic Expect of 35-38 kmpl from the P220 under normal riding conditions.. if you manage to get anything more.. consider that a bonus.

Over expectation can often result in disappiontment.. therefore keep it real

[antz.bin]

Is it possible to sue ARAI for circulating such misleading FE figures. I mean 19.6kmpl on A-Star may even be 85% accurate.. but 56kmpl on P220 *might* not even be close (to the 35 I am expecting).

[Samarth 619]

A Small OT: According to ARAI, Discover 100cc's mileage is 89 kmpl ...

And Bajaj's claim, under "realistic conditions" is 80 kmpl ...

Now, the customer's actual mileage, which would be yet another number, is awaited ...(?)

[yamahatrooper]

Apart from Khivraj no one sells the P220. Popular don't even sell the P200! Popular is one useless showroom dude.. don't buy there.

Dropped the GF of to her bus stop and decided I d ride to Popular to have a look see it was quite early in the morning about 8ish and the showroom was shut tight. But i could glance thru the glass walls at the bikes they had and could see only 180s the 09 180 looks really good I should say. Then on the way back got to a turn towards town instintively downed a gear on the FZ lean her into the turn and headed towards Kasturba rd to khix raj. The guy there was pulling all the the test ride bikes and parking em in the paddock outside and voila I set me eyes on the P220 for the first time and was mighty impressed with the bike's looks the front headlamp looks awesome and I really like the way the lights are placed inside that Visor up front, they had nt started giving test rides for the day and would only after 10:30 but I could nt wait decided I would go back there tomorrow afternoon for a ride, I asked the guy if I could kick a leg around the bike and get a feel of the riding position and wow it feels really comfy, I feel the bike will be great tourer.

So goin there tomorrow for the test ride and then on gonna live very frugally for the next few days saving the moolh for this stallion

[satan69in]

guys....am gettin 35 when i used Indianoil Xtra premium......now wen using shell super,till now 40..and still going...will post final mileage tomorrow

but cant we use shell super in cities and xtra premium when travelling on highways...which petrol is better??

[arunmur]

ARAI figures are ok but i guess they have to split it into ubran and extra urban driving patterns. That will give a more accurate number.

Still no sign of RTO approval here.

[chicane1879]

I have always trusted ARAI certified mileage figures but this claim of 56km/hr seems too optimistic even under a highway run.

What's more interesting is the RTR 180 has a mileage certification of 53km/ltr!! I hope ARAI doesn't jeopardise their own reputation by succumbing to influence of the manufacturers.

[MG]

A mileage figure of around 35-38 kmpl will be a more realistic expectation..
you can't expect a bike to be the fastest and return 50 kmpl at the same time.

+1.Anyone who is expecting to get a mileage figure of 40+ should not buy this bike & should look for other alternative.

[niranjanvaidya]

Figures quoted by ARAI also carry a small fine print * Under Standard Testing Conditions.
What does standard testing condition for fuel efficiency mean?
1. Ambient Temperature not exceeding 18 C to 24 C
2. No load on the engine, standard level ground
3. Soft throttle opening and a continuous overdrive run on a dyno
4. No aerodynamic drag (since its mounted on a dyno)
5. Roller preset to negligible load.
6. Usually a bottle test - results in higher mileage (no idea why)
7. Ideal vehicle condition - includes a pre-run in engine, proper tyre inflation and no accessories.

These conditions, figures, parameters may vary from Agency to Agency; but what should be noted is that we usually never ride in ideal conditions.

In theory, some books recommend that the fuel efficiency claims can be reduced by almost 35% for a real world figure...

Thankfully the performance testing is not carried out on the dyno in many cases.

[manohar_manu]

ARAI figures are ok but i guess they have to split it into ubran and extra urban driving patterns. That will give a more accurate number.

Still no sign of RTO approval here.

RTO has approved on thursday in bangalore..

[DarthVeda]

well Khivraj are still saying the same old reason of non approval of RTO!