Bajaj Pulsar 125 (2019-2026) Mileage

Bajaj Pulsar 125 Neon delivers an ARAI claimed mileage of 57 kmpl irrespective of the variant. In our test, the Pulsar 125 returned us 57kmpl on the highway and 51.5kmpl in the city.

The Pulsar 125 churns out a poer of 12PS @ 8500rpm. First things first, the 124.4cc engine in the Pulsar 125 Neon isn’t an all-new unit and neither is it the same as the one that powers the Discover 125. This is, in fact, the Pulsar 150’s motor with the stroke reduced from 60.7mm to 50.5mm. This effectively gives this motor a short-stroke configuration and that makes it quite revvy. Of course, the power and torque figures have come down compared to the 150 - 12 PS and 11Nm. That’s 2PS and 2.4Nm from lesser than the Pulsar 150. So while you won’t get the same level of performance as the Pulsar 150, this little Pulsar has a similar ‘get-up-and-go’ attitude as its bigger sibling. Unfortunately, that attitude doesn’t translate into outright performance. It sprints from 0-60kmph in 7.11 seconds, which is 0.56 seconds slower than the Hero Glamour Fi. Blame this on the 140kg kerb weight (which makes this Pulsar 15kg heavier than the Glamour). Also, while getting off the line, thanks to its 100/90-section rear tyre, the Pulsar’s motor needs to overcome higher rolling inertia compared to the Glamour.