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2012 Bajaj Pulsar 200NS: World Exclusive First Ride
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ZigWheels Editor-in-Chief, Adil Jal Darukhanawala got a chance to ride the spanking new Bajaj Pulsar 200NS and here is the exclusive first ride impression of the most important motorcycle of 2012. Time to shift into higher gear as the new Pulsar brings with it a host of never-seen-before technologies and engineering mastery at its very finest
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Any Pulsar, be it the 135 or the 150 right up till the 220 was performance oriented and in the present scenario, the new bike hits the front and goes straight to the top of the heap in the quickest possible manner. I would also like to state one thing here and that is to ask whether any other bike maker in this country has come up front and stated the performance capability of any of its machines in so up front a manner as has Bajaj Auto. In fact the specifications released to the media at the launch today indicate a top whack of 136kmph which is surely top drawer stuff but then the acceleration figures are even more illuminating: zero to sixty comes up in 3.61 seconds while the ton from standstill is dispatched in 9.83 seconds!
Quick gets a whole new meaning. However, these figures are all academic because the real pleasure comes from the actual driveability in town and the way the bike reacts when the wick is lit! Meaning when you crack the throttle open, the engine spins so fast and quick that you need to aim for the gaps while keeping the throttle pinned open if you want to dazzle yourself with the capability the Pulsar 200 NS packs. This is a bike (Read: Special Coverage) which thrives on revs but which is equally docile and tractable if that is how you want to enjoy your biking.
I got astride the bike for a short sharp session and was immediately floored by the strong seamless surge the 199.5cc motor put out. If that wasn’t all, sticking tall yet comfortably in the superbly crafted saddle and yet straddling the tank with its well defined recesses – better than on the older Pulsars mind you, the sheer strength of the new bike’s frame was apparent.
There was hardly a weave or tuck and under heavy braking or when leaning into corners and exiting them quickly was a revelation. After a couple of runs I came in but Joseph Abraham who was watching me go out on his baby asked me to be a bit more adventurous and told me to scream the motor in all the gears to its 10,000rpm red line and then come back and tell him how the bike behaved. This was something else altogether for the manner in which the bike screamed in sheer delight as she was given its head and I started shifting as high as the track allowed me to.
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sudheer krishna
hi can I buy pulsar 200 ns 6 month s ago...ultimate. ...
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Kaushik
Am a student of graduate and am planning to buy pulsar 200ns !I want style, performance, power, and also 5-6 yrs life of vehicle!35-40 mileage iz enough .will I get all diz in Pulsar 200ns ???o else suggest me some bike !price 1lac n under ...
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hassey
nice bike yar
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vipin
bajaj always be bajaj,,, the riksha makers, they dont know how to make bikes, it is a total falt bike
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PKS
Hey guys, just don't go for those killer looks. Bike is superb, no doubt in that, but there are issues of coolant leakage, gear shifting and body vibration. And bajaj would not respond to any complaints in this case. I have been suffering with these since past 8 months and they just never reply or rectify the problems. Bajaj is ZERO on after sales service.
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