2012 Bike Launch Speculation Thread

[Karthik-01]

That black colour looks sexy........

[icemang]

does that mean your CBR is up for grabs ??

Hello Prince,

I forgot one critical entry - the Triumph Bonneville - 5.5 lacs (sweeeeeeeeet)

And the answer to your question is an unequivocal YES. The day either the V Strom or the BeeVee is released, I file for a divorce from my CBR. She is a good girl, Prince, but she is not the woman for me. You being a married man will understand exactly what I mean.

Already started saving for either of the two... Let us see what the last quarter of 2012 brings.

[princesirohi]

^^ sure i understand you, when you plan to file for divorce, give me a ring..., i will be happy to assist.

[princesirohi]

P200NS review by motorcycle.com

2012 Bajaj Pulsar 200NS Review - Motorcycle.com

[icemang]

^^ sure i understand you, when you plan to file for divorce, give me a ring..., i will be happy to assist.

I will surely do that. Thanks

[J K]

Guys, the bookings started.
Here in Kerala, Cochin and Thrissur showrooms confirmed 19th April is all India launch.
And there is a broucher arrived in showrooms about the engine specs.
Colors when asked, they said
Red
Blue
Black
Yellow

and will get bike in last April or First week of May. that is too much

[hara_23scorp]

Details of the tweaks on Zig wheels

Bajaj Pulsar 200NS readies for production| Zigwheels.com

[Shibadip]

To be Owner of Pulsar 200NS

Guys, the bookings started.
Here in Kerala, Cochin and Thrissur showrooms confirmed 19th April is all India launch.
And there is a broucher arrived in showrooms about the engine specs.
Colors when asked, they said
Red
Blue
Black
Yellow

and will get bike in last April or First week of May. that is too much

The bookings must be non official...;
If not, are the dealers qouting the exact price??
and, is there two different price for Different set of tyress??(MRF and EUROGRIP)..

Also, does the broucher pictures have dual colour bikes as shown during the unveiling, or single tonned colour as seen in the test bikes??

And what does 19th April -- the LAUNCH date mean???
will the bike be available to the public from that day, or will the official booking start from that day??
I guess the former is highly Unlikely to be true!!!

[J K]

The bookings must be non official...;
If not, are the dealers qouting the exact price??
and, is there two different price for Different set of tyress??(MRF and EUROGRIP)..

Also, does the broucher pictures have dual colour bikes as shown during the unveiling, or single tonned colour as seen in the test bikes??

And what does 19th April -- the LAUNCH date mean???
will the bike be available to the public from that day, or will the official booking start from that day??
I guess the former is highly Unlikely to be true!!!

Dealers not told exact price.
They said from next week they get info about price and other things.
And, the dealer told me that 19th is all India launch. That's all. I think display or test ride bikes will arrive on 19th April and bookings also a possible delivery time of end of April (10 more days after 19th) or First week of May...(Max 20 days for delivery)
Just a guess

[Shibadip]

200 ns

Guys check out this video!!
Altough its a video of Impulse off roading, but right at the first few seconds you can also see a Red Black 200 NS





Offroad Impulse at Kusegaon - YouTube

[J K]

Guys check out this video!!
Altough its a video of Impulse off roading, but right at the first few seconds you can also see a Red Black 200 NS





Offroad Impulse at Kusegaon - YouTube

Yeah I've now saw it in FB... why is it there? Any Idea?

[Shibadip]

To be owner of 200 NS

Guys, i called up Bajaj Customer care once again yesterday late evening, and the guy said that the ONLY CONFIRMED news that they have is that the bike will be in the Market by April, but they dont know which date...(can be tomorrow, or can be on end of the month)
I futher asked that what he means by "available in the Market"-- [whether the booking will start from that day or wil the bike be available for sale].
He could'nt answer it properly, and said that the availability will depend on the demand for the bike.
He also told that its CONFIRMED that ex-showroom will be less than 1 lakh!!

[shashrash]

Yeah I've now saw it in FB... why is it there? Any Idea?

That's one of a test bike given to few of our fellow xBhp riders as test-riders here in Pune. There are a few more of these running as Test bikes around.

cheerz...
ride safe and wear helmets ...

[J K]

Guys, i called up Bajaj Customer care once again yesterday late evening, and the guy said that the ONLY CONFIRMED news that they have is that the bike will be in the Market by April, but they dont know which date...(can be tomorrow, or can be on end of the month)
I futher asked that what he means by "available in the Market"-- [whether the booking will start from that day or wil the bike be available for sale].
He could'nt answer it properly, and said that the availability will depend on the demand for the bike.
He also told that its CONFIRMED that ex-showroom will be less than 1 lakh!!

Oh.. that is good..! Will call today again... to confirm as they said "19th april launch date".

That's one of a test bike given to few of our fellow xBhp riders as test-riders here in Pune. There are a few more of these running as Test bikes around.

cheerz...
ride safe and wear helmets ...

XBHP riders ?!!!?!!?
Who are all'em?
You one of them?

[myth2104]

Bajaj has played a large and important role in the engineering of the KTM Duke 125 and 200. How much of this work has influenced the new NS?Two spark plugs and now three. Has the two-plug head reached the pinnacle of its development?
Bajaj has always tried to push its engineering towards producing more efficient products. The key to this is to ensure that all the energy contained in the combustion chamber is utilised. For the NS, the engine is high revving, and so a certain bore x stroke ratio was to be maintained. A pent roof combustion chamber design was decided upon, and we had to make sure that all the fuel contained within the designed combustion chamber was burnt efficiently.
After our R&D, we realised that the triple-spark plug technology causes 27 per cent faster burning than the twin-spark plug setup. Compared to the single spark plug technology, triple spark plugs cause 50 per cent faster burning. Thus with this technology, fuel is burnt faster and this reduces the resultant energy from getting lost through the cylinder walls as heat. This improves efficiency and performance.
The twin-spark plug setup was good for a two-valve head. The triple-spark plug was brought about for maximising efficiency in a four-valve head, with a pent roof combustion chamber contained within. With this technology, even when the incoming air/fuel mixture is lean, like say during a partial throttle opening, the burn rate is still quick enough to produce good power at an efficient rate.

Why does the new NS sport a SOHC setup and not a DOHC setup, apart from the difficulty (as we see it) that this would pose to the placement of the three spark plugs?
Actually, SOHC was implemented simply from a cost standpoint. KTM can afford DOHC for its Duke 200 because it operates at a higher price segment in the market.
The Pulsar, however, is meant to be a cost effective yet powerful motorcycle that is accessible by a larger market.

What particular difficulties did you face when designing Bajaj's first move from a twin-spar cradle, twin shock frame to the perimeter frame with a monoshock?
None, really. Sound engineering with a solid foundation has been a Bajaj forte. The only thing that held us back from introducing technology like this before was the cost and whether the market was ready for this next step. Bajaj has the entire expertise to design, test and validate a product through every step. Our R&D facilities are truly world class.


I would like to avoid answering this question for now, since it is a sensitive one.

Do you think this three-spark plug technology seem viable for large displacement engines?The DTS-i head
This was a two-valve head with a twin-spark plug design. The Pulsar 180 DTS-i saw an increase in power of 1.04 bhp over the standard Pulsar 180, and torque went up by .15 kgm. This new head design allowed for a cleaner and more complete combustion. It allowed the engine to make more power and lower emissions too.

Tri-spark head
The head went from being a twin-spark plus twin-valve head to a four-valve, triple-spark head. The combustion chamber is now what is called a pent roof combustion chamber. Despite having less cubic capacity than the Pulsar 220, the new Pulsar 200NS still makes more power and torque, thanks to the new head, among other things. The 220 DTS-i made 21.04 bhp, while the 200NS makes 23.52 bhp. The fuel burning rate has been improved by 50 per cent over when only one spark-plug was firing, and 27 per cent over when two spark plugs were firing. It's available only on the 200cc engine, but we could expect to see this technology being used in higher displacement engines as well.

Perimeter frame
This frame is revolutionary in design and a first for Bajaj. It is much stiffer than the previous one and gives much more handling prowess to the motorcycle; together with the new Nitrox monoshock at the rear and front suspension, this bike handles like no other Pulsar before it. Thanks to the suspension, the wheels track the road more accurately, and shock transmission to the rider has been minimized. It has been designed to take engines of higher capacity as well, with minor modifications. We should expect to see this frame service in a string of new Pulsars.

Source: BS Motoring. Link :BSM talks to Joseph Abraham about the Pulsar design philosophy