![]() ![]() The dash of colour on the front mudguard is actually sticker and not paint and on some bikes we already saw a bit of peeling. The petal discs looks good and add to the complete style quotient of the bike. The headlights reminded us of a praying mantis, it has a strong look especially with the pilot lamps on. The handle locks only on one side, the left which we think would a pain in certain situations as ultimately you would end up in a tight parking spot. Speaking of the tank, it is a non metallic one, so your magnetic tag bags are a no go on this. A disadvantage though is that the carburettor is not easily accessible and you need to remove the tank to get access to it. The bike is very compact and everything is tightly packed. At first sight the Pulsar 200NS might look small, but the seat height is actually quite tall and people below 5’7 will find it a bit tough to keep both their feet on the ground firmly. The rear tail lamps are the only distinctive design element carried forward from the previous generation, although they too receive some design changes. The new Pulsar moves to an aggressive naked styling and overall will remind you a lot of the smaller P135LS. The maximum speed the bike did in each gear is as follows:Ĭheck out the top speed and 0 – 100 video below: With sedate everyday riding we got a mileage in the range of 38 kmpl and after a hard ripping session it dropped to 32 kmpl. Expect a speedometer correction of about 8% and still those numbers are pretty good. We reached a speedometer indicated top whack of 151 kmph with a 0-100 time of ~ 9.6 seconds. Once on the highway, comfortable cruising speeds are in the range of 110-115 kmph at about 7K to 8K RPM and beyond that there is a heavy wind blast making cruising at higher speeds uncomfortable. There is also this vibration that kicks in post 3K RPM and sticks on till you cross about 7K RPM, not the rough type but a irritating fine type, it is very evident especially if you are sitting on the pillion seat. We were a little bit annoyed with a slight tingling sound from the engine and it was present across the entire rev range, you wont probably hear it once your helmet is on, but its there. The motorcycle pulls away cleanly in 5th and 6th gear from speeds as low as 35 kmph. The RPM cut off is at 10.8K to which you will reach easily in all gears except the 6th. We were actually surprised with the rather evenly spread torque over the rev range which made riding at all speeds quite comfortable, and post 7K RPM there is an obvious surge ahead as you close in on that peak power RPM. Not the typical short stroke engine characteristics though as there is enough and more power low down to get going easily. Slot it into first and get going and you are greeted by smooth confident gear shifts and a rev friendly engine. The engine responded with a nice soft crank and went into a smooth idle, points here for Bajaj then. Thumb the starter and if first impressions are anything to go by we were impressed. ![]()
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