After reading through Zigwheels and Pune Bunny article on New P220 even i vote for it--Go for it looking at that price its a bargain.



what i never liked about the P220 was it's compound eye bugg look--i mean for a moment just look at it--"Horrible", but then looks is subjective -different people have different opinion.

They could have spared some time and changed its look to make it distinctive.

also i am still sceptical abt it's handling after all those changes--i rode a P220 2007 of my friend gave him back in 5min, Guess i am have been spoiled after being used to R15


final verdict: Go for it

40-42kmpl while touring at speeds 100 and above
i have never got this kind of figure in my 64K kms of ownership of my zma unless i ride@50-60km\hr

and yes strong cross winds do affect zma's stability or as a matter of fact any bike.

@Dhairya: One small point I would like to mention here is that, if you plan to take your bike to higher altitudes (read 3000 metres and above), then the P220 Fi makes sense as the Fi unit takes care of "altitude problems". That's a BIG benefit of the P220 DTS-Fi.

Apart from that, the newest P220 makes sense in every other way, the biggest of all being the tremendous Value For Money (VFM).

I actually managed to get a short test ride on the new 220DTSi yesterday from the AMD PBK. After testing the 220Fi a couple of times earlier, I have to say this new version is pretty good. (Yes, I've been looking at buying a new bike for a long time.)

From my short ride:
- Low RPM pull is quite good, though maybe not as good as an Fi
- Handling does seem a bit more composed, even with a pillion
- The engine generally sounds more relaxed (always thought that the FI sounded a little choked.)
- Engine refinement in the really low RPMs isn't as good as the Fi, but a little higher on the RPMs and it smooths out enough to be good.
- Once pushed into the higher RPMs it really comes to life, unfortunately no space to make a good high speed run.

Reliability should not be an issue, the older 220Fi has been through a long history of fixes and seems to have come to decent/good reliability. I have no doubt Bajaj has tried to keep this machine as reliable or better. (Carb would probably be a benefit here, since there's less electricals to bother with.) Ofcourse, ZMA originating from Honda will have great reliability, but again that can differ for everyone.

Fuel efficiency is indeed a doubt. But from what I have learned I think it should not be far behind the 220Fi or the ZMA. And ofcourse, everyone will tell you that FE depends a lot on the rider. And I don't think 220Fi or ZMA deliver extremely good FE anyway.

Just my little experience with this machine.

ZMA might be the 'ideal good girl you can take home to meet mom' but 'How about dating the hot new girl in town!!!'

Thanks a lot everyone. I am going for the new P220. ....

I am seeing your post after a very long time, Ricci! Good review there.



Congratulations! Which color?

Good Point. However most bikes which have see those high altitudes are Carbs and have done well. Yes, they do are stressed but hte extra HP the Pulsar has, even after being stressed or gasmping for breath, it will pull through.



THanks. I really do not care so much about the fuel efficiency. And I agree that small glitches must've been taken care of. They have a low maintainance battery with more warranty (since earlier batteries used to give probs sometimes) , and the gear box has been refined....

Thanks a lot everyone. I am going for the new P220. I mean ZMA is no doubt great and everyone who rides one likes it. Today I revisited the reason I had bought the Pulsar 180 in 2006 (the one Hitanshu rides now) and whenever I had switched it with another bike for a 'test ride' I never regretted my decision. I think I liked the manic behaviour, a little rough engine of the Pulsar and definitely found the handling better (its just me though).

ZMA might be the 'ideal good girl you can take home to meet mom' but 'How about dating the hot new girl in town!!!'

So you have decided to go for the new p220 dtsi, hmmm so now my work start, drop in any time to CP probiking to book your vehicle. I will be waiting .

Well said. I too prefer wild Vixens[pulsar] rather than good girls[ZMA]

I remember Ricci with a display picture of a Zma and 220 in one pic. Nice to see you post too.

And I thought Dhairya lived in the US?

I am seeing your post after a very long time, Ricci! Good review there.

Congratulations! Which color?

Thanks! But Sorry. I did not know you worked there. I booked it at the Basant Lok Probiking! Maybe I can make the final payment in your showroom! Can I?

40-42kmpl while touring at speeds 100 and above
i have never got this kind of figure in my 64K kms of ownership of my zma unless i ride@50-60km\hr
and yes strong cross winds do affect zma's stability or as a matter of fact any bike.

I'm glad that there are real people in this forum who accept facts.