[Group] Singapore BAJAJ Team (SBT)

[farhanians]

Aiyo. That bad uh. Thanks for the share! And thanks mj for the info! But i always cruise at 95-105kmh. Around 7k rpm. Is it that bad? and just now. I hear a HORROR SOUND WHEN CRANKING MY ENGINE WITH ELECTRIC START. its like super loud like teeths rattling. Sounds like....KRAK!!!!!!!

[Pulser]

Good morning everybody, ride safe

[freeman_coolman]

hahaha LMAO.. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..

found this while browsing .... hmmmm ... kekekkee

[mjbs64]

Pulsar200NS ...

 

 

" Major instructions in manual are as follows:

 

Head lamp : H4, 55/60W

 

STEERLING LOCK CAN BE DONE ON LEFT HANDLE POSITION ONLY

 

Reserve/engine rev indicator : it glows continuously when petrol level in tank reaches reserve level. It also blinks when engine RPM crosses 10K rpm mark.

 

Do not let the engine idle longer than 3 minutes otherwise it will overheat.

 

Remove puncture by Filler or Plug method only. Do not use patch method to remove puncture of tubeless tyre.

 

Warranty on battery is 18 months from the date of purchase of vehicle

 

Do not add extra electrical accessories such as - remote, bigger horn, musical brake light, etc. This will reduce battery life.

Dealer told me that by fitting any of these accessories warranty would be void. In the warranty section it is also mentioned that fitting such accessories will cause warranty to void.

 

Spark plug (2 nos) : RG-6HCC (LH 'A' + RH 'B'),

(1no) : BOSCH - VR5NE (Centre 'C')

 

The vehicle is warranted for 2years or 30000kms whichever occur earlier from date of sale as per terms and conditions

 

Proprietory parts like tyres, tubes, battery and spark plugs are warranted by their repsective manufacturers (Only one year warranty from the date of purchase/as applicable) and should be claimed on them direclty by the customer.

 

1st free service - 500-700kms or 30-45 days.

2nd free service - 4500-5000kms or 240 days.

3rd free service - 9500-10000kms or 240 days "

 

Hmmmm .. what UMPL has to say once its OFFICIAL here ...

 

 

(source : http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorcycle-ownership-experiences/22741-pulsar-200-ns-17.html)

[revhappy]

Aiyo. That bad uh. Thanks for the share! And thanks mj for the info! But i always cruise at 95-105kmh. Around 7k rpm. Is it that bad? and just now. I hear a HORROR SOUND WHEN CRANKING MY ENGINE WITH ELECTRIC START. its like super loud like teeths rattling. Sounds like....KRAK!!!!!!!

 

7k should be fine, no worries.

 

Regarding the KRAK sound, does it happen only while starting? Is it a single KRAK or continues until the bike starts? If it is continous then its the starter motor.

[mjbs64]

P200NS Stock Spark Plugs

 

Secondary Spark plug (2 nos) : RG-6HCC (LH 'A' + RH 'B'),

Primary (1no) : BOSCH - VR5NE (Centre 'C')

 

Intresting to take note ...

 

It's Primary plug using hotter plug than the our standard current primary ... hmmm

 

so wats the option heat range for NGK as alternative ? .... check here

 

 

 

 

cheers !!

[freeman_coolman]

wa.. so u dun need to warm up engine before moving off?

I always let it idle while i smoke.. which is about 5mins..

 

Pulsar200NS ...

 

Do not let the engine idle longer than 3 minutes otherwise it will overheat.

 

(source : http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorcycle-ownership-experiences/22741-pulsar-200-ns-17.html)

[mjbs64]

wa.. so u dun need to warm up engine before moving off?

I always let it idle while i smoke.. which is about 5mins..

 

 

u have wasted ur money, time and health !! ...

 

wasted money on smoking !! ... quit smoking !! ..

 

wasted ur health and ur organs !! .. smoking kills!! ..

 

wasted ur time !! ... 5 minutes u can go at least around 3.2km or more !! ....

 

wasted money again on unnecessary burning fuel !! .... fuel is expensive !!

 

cheers !!

[StrongBow]

u have wasted ur money, time and health !! ...

 

wasted money on smoking !! ... quit smoking !! ..

 

wasted ur health and ur organs !! .. smoking kills!! ..

 

wasted ur time !! ... 5 minutes u can go at least around 3.2km or more !! ....

 

wasted money again on unnecessary burning fuel !! .... fuel is expensive !!

 

cheers !!

 

LOLLLL. nice evaluation uncle mj

[freeman_coolman]

alamak.. i tot Puslar and I can smoke together..

Tats it! I am not going to let Pulsar smoke..

 

u have wasted ur money, time and health !! ...

 

wasted money on smoking !! ... quit smoking !! ..

 

wasted ur health and ur organs !! .. smoking kills!! ..

 

wasted ur time !! ... 5 minutes u can go at least around 3.2km or more !! ....

 

wasted money again on unnecessary burning fuel !! .... fuel is expensive !!

 

cheers !!

[revhappy]

u have wasted ur money, time and health !! ...

 

wasted money on smoking !! ... quit smoking !! ..

 

wasted ur health and ur organs !! .. smoking kills!! ..

 

wasted ur time !! ... 5 minutes u can go at least around 3.2km or more !! ....

 

wasted money again on unnecessary burning fuel !! .... fuel is expensive !!

 

cheers !!

 

Also noise pollution and the exhaust gases pollution

[fircyber]

Also noise pollution and the exhaust gases pollution

 

Huhu extra.......eh rev u werking where ar ??

[revhappy]

Huhu extra.......eh rev u werking where ar ??

 

Changi Business Park, did you see me?

[mjbs64]

For those wanna give a 200NS a tought ....

 

another reviews for consideration ....

 

http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorcycle-ownership-experiences/22741-pulsar-200-ns-218.html

 

 

" Hello NS Owners and perspective owners.

 

I guess its time to ride.. oops Write a detailed ownership review of MY 200 NS. (its important that you note that I have ridden my bike and am going to write the ownership experience of that only, other bikes may have other issues or might not have the issue that I have)

 

Also note: Whatever I am writing here is not after reading some forum but from my Experiences.

 

Date of Purchase - 13.06.2012

Date of Delivery - 17.06.2012 (as I was away for work and couldn’t collect the bike)

Total kilometres done till 15.06.2012 – 2653

No. of days my bike was in Service centre – 5 (Please don’t jump to conclusions on reading this line. I will give you the reasons later in this post only)

 

Let me talk about my experiences in discreet segments:

 

 

1. Handling – 5/5

 

I doubt that anyone has any doubts regarding this. Handling is the most striking feature in this bike, its so so so easy to handle be it on smooth highways, heavy traffic or on off roads . Handling gives you confidence in zigzag city traffic also. Agreed the turn radius is bigger but I now don’t even think of it, might be its all about getting used to it.

In my rides which are mostly through non-highway (NH/SH) roads I felt very very comfortable with the handling. Even on off roads it was easy to handle.

 

2. Acceleration/top speed/braking – 4.5/5

 

I guess I am not the correct person to comment on top speed, because I have touched just 122kmph on this bike. I am not a fan of top speed, all I wanted from this bike was that it should be able to cruise smoothly without strain in 3 digit speeds and i am happy to realize that it does that effortlessly. Acceleration is not the kind as it is in duke/p220. The beauty of the acceleration is that you won’t even notice it, but post 6.5/7k rpms the story changes a bit and you feel that you are in the power band. I don’t know the figures but all I can say is the acceleration makes overtaking on highways effortless. I am also happy with the braking, but sometimes I feel that my front brake is a bit spongy. (But I have not taken any steps to rectify it as Its not that critical)

 

 

3. Build Quality – 4.5/5 (as compared to other Indian bikes or earlier pulsars)

 

Does the bike vibrate? – YES, IT does. But the amount of vibes that I get before 7-8k rpm is negligible, post 8k rpm it vibrates more, but even then I can use my RVM to locate my fellow riders. So the vibrations didn’t hinder the ride quality in MY case. The plastics are of good quality. But the vibes are more in the pillion seat for sure. I just sat twice as a pillion in my own bike  and thats all pillion experience I have with the NS. And it has been discussed a million times that the gap between the panel and the seat should have been reduced.

Someone in this thread asked how does the underbelly perform in normal real life conditions, as in muddy waters and all. I guess this pic will answer it all.

 

4. Tyres – 3/5

 

This is one part where Bajaj can improve a lot. I do not say that they are the worst tyres but it could have been better. Given the kind of bike that the NS is, it surely deserves better tyres. The tyres doesn’t inspire confidence in corners in wet roads. In many cases I have felt the rear tyre slipping in the corners. In dry roads its good, only when at high speeds and I change gear it seems to loose its grip for a split second and then again grips back. Last Sunday while trying to accelerate on a wet road, I experienced a wheel spin and I guess I was not that harsh on the throttle to get that response from the tyres. But under hard braking I have not faced any issues in any conditions. And yes the tyres do well in off-roads too.

 

5. Mileage: 35-38kmpl

 

This is the average of mileage calculations thrice. Yes I had posted that i got a mileage of 42.xx but as mentioned at that time, I was in run-in period and 90% of it was highway riding.

This figure here is calculated over a distance of approx 1200kms in different riding conditions. I guess looking at the pics you can understand what I mean by ‘different’. This is decent enough for me, given my riding style and conditions.

 

6. Issues that I have faced in these ~2700 kms

1. Bike drifts to the left at low speeds, but this does not hinder my ride quality.

2. Post 6k rpm the front small visor makes noise due to vibrations

3. The neutral light fickers sometimes

4. The gear box is very very smooth but i had false neutrals 2-3 times. Is that ok?

5. Even after having the rear tyre hugger, the bike throws dirt on you (only when riding at high speeeds)

6. There is a constant noise that is coming from the front of the bike. This issue is not sorted yet.

 

HEAT ISSUES ?? I don’t have any. The fan switches on when required and it has switched on many a times, but my legs do not complain about anything.

 

7. After Sales-Service- 2.5/5

 

The service centre guys surely needs to know more about the bike, my bike has been in the service centre for a total of 5 days (excluding the 1st service day) in the last one month. They svc guys claimed to have rectified issue 2 and 6 last week after keeping my bike for 3 days, but after 10 kms things were back to normal. Now again my bike is with them.

I did not have any performance based issues with my bike.

Am I happy with the quality of after sales service? NO

Why didn’t I write a mail to bajaj? Just testing my tolerance limit I guess.

As I had said in my previous posts I am not good at writing these things (reviews I mean). But this is what i feel for the bike, my experiences.

To sum it up:

I didn’t expect the bike to be flawless, because I guess that is impractical. All I wanted is a bike that will let me take it anywhere I want, will be comfortable, will handle well and will give me a decent mileage (Ok my CBZ classic gave my 25-30 kmpl, so I am happy with this  )

I am very happy with the bike the ride quality it provides, and I guess me doing ~2700 kms within a month itself proves that the bike is so inviting that everytime you see it you want to go for a ride...

Its been a difficult thing to write this and its time to rest for me... "

 

[mjbs64]

200NS .... since too many pros we knew already ... better to know the cons too

 

Cons reviewed ....

 

cons

 

1: first thing i would like to mention are the horns , i did not like them at all they sound weak and they will not be enough when using it on highways i think

2: There is lot of gaps between the pillion seat and the side panels which i don't like

3: There is very less space under the pillion seat i can only keep the documents in it nothing else

the bike sways to the left when i leave my hands

4: There is no center stand provided with the bike You have to buy it as an accessory

5: Tyres are good but they could have been better( but u cant get everything under that price tag) :68:

6: The yellow console looks sporty but i would like it more if it was blue

7: The digital speedometer is not good enough it has shown me incorrect digits many times

8: There are little vibration for the rider and pillion which can be felt but that create no problem in riding quality.

 

9: After three days of riding i was getting very irritating and weird noise from the back of the tyre , i showed it to the svc guys he told me that it is coming from disk brakes because the dirt has gone in it so he washed the bike and the sound is gone but after riding few km the sound was again coming so i have wash the disc brakes everyday with water i hope this problem will be gone after the monsoon as told by the the svc mechanic.

 

Note:All these points are according to my opinion and my experience it may be differ from person to person. at last i would to say that its a great bike no bike can provide everything to you its just marvelous bike with minor issues in such tempting price(under 1 lakh).

 

source: http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorcycle-ownership-experiences/22741-pulsar-200-ns-244.html

 

 

just to create awareness ...

[mjbs64]

200NS .. carb Idiling screw adjustment

 

http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj639/Ashwini_Anand/Pulsar%20200%20NS/200%20NS%20Service/d90a4f85.jpg

 

Pulsar 200 NS idle rev ranges from 1.1 to 1.5. For people who have some problem with any tuning part, you don't have to wait to take it to service for this. Its a DIY - All you need is a screw driver.

 

In some bike you would have seen the screw which is adjusted for tuning the bike. You can locate the same when you put some throttle, you can see some steel wire part moving. If you look closely, you will find the screw there itself. Same goes here with our NS, but due to the frame its hidden and inacessible. So, its extended by a ~1.5 inch screw as seen on the image.

 

 

source : http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorcycle-ownership-experiences/22741-pulsar-200-ns-238.html

[Vonmuck]

4. Top speed and torque are two different issues, for over taking you do not need top speed.

 

It is good to have a buffer when overtaking.

 

if the top speed of the bike is 100km/hr, no matter how much torque the bike have, it will never be able to overtake another vehicle travelling at 100km/hr.

 

and it is also unsafe to overtake at the bike's top speed.

[SC Gaban]

quote

 

" Do not let the engine idle longer than 3 minutes otherwise it will overheat "

 

to be precise...

 

" Do not let the engine idle longer than 3 minutes otherwise it will BLOO APP!!!"

 

kwangkwangkwaaanng...

Edited August 25, 2012 by SC Gaban

[SC Gaban]

wa.. So u dun need to warm up engine before moving off?

I always let it idle while i smoke.. Which is about 5mins..

 

 

stop smoking dammit!!

[SC Gaban]

For those wanna give a 200NS a tought ....

 

another reviews for consideration ....

 

http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorcycle-ownership-experiences/22741-pulsar-200-ns-218.html

 

 

" Hello NS Owners and perspective owners.

 

I guess its time to ride.. oops Write a detailed ownership review of MY 200 NS. (its important that you note that I have ridden my bike and am going to write the ownership experience of that only, other bikes may have other issues or might not have the issue that I have)

 

Also note: Whatever I am writing here is not after reading some forum but from my Experiences.

 

Date of Purchase - 13.06.2012

Date of Delivery - 17.06.2012 (as I was away for work and couldn’t collect the bike)

Total kilometres done till 15.06.2012 – 2653

No. of days my bike was in Service centre – 5 (Please don’t jump to conclusions on reading this line. I will give you the reasons later in this post only)

 

Let me talk about my experiences in discreet segments:

 

 

1. Handling – 5/5

 

I doubt that anyone has any doubts regarding this. Handling is the most striking feature in this bike, its so so so easy to handle be it on smooth highways, heavy traffic or on off roads . Handling gives you confidence in zigzag city traffic also. Agreed the turn radius is bigger but I now don’t even think of it, might be its all about getting used to it.

In my rides which are mostly through non-highway (NH/SH) roads I felt very very comfortable with the handling. Even on off roads it was easy to handle.

 

2. Acceleration/top speed/braking – 4.5/5

 

I guess I am not the correct person to comment on top speed, because I have touched just 122kmph on this bike. I am not a fan of top speed, all I wanted from this bike was that it should be able to cruise smoothly without strain in 3 digit speeds and i am happy to realize that it does that effortlessly. Acceleration is not the kind as it is in duke/p220. The beauty of the acceleration is that you won’t even notice it, but post 6.5/7k rpms the story changes a bit and you feel that you are in the power band. I don’t know the figures but all I can say is the acceleration makes overtaking on highways effortless. I am also happy with the braking, but sometimes I feel that my front brake is a bit spongy. (But I have not taken any steps to rectify it as Its not that critical)

 

 

3. Build Quality – 4.5/5 (as compared to other Indian bikes or earlier pulsars)

 

Does the bike vibrate? – YES, IT does. But the amount of vibes that I get before 7-8k rpm is negligible, post 8k rpm it vibrates more, but even then I can use my RVM to locate my fellow riders. So the vibrations didn’t hinder the ride quality in MY case. The plastics are of good quality. But the vibes are more in the pillion seat for sure. I just sat twice as a pillion in my own bike  and thats all pillion experience I have with the NS. And it has been discussed a million times that the gap between the panel and the seat should have been reduced.

Someone in this thread asked how does the underbelly perform in normal real life conditions, as in muddy waters and all. I guess this pic will answer it all.

 

4. Tyres – 3/5

 

This is one part where Bajaj can improve a lot. I do not say that they are the worst tyres but it could have been better. Given the kind of bike that the NS is, it surely deserves better tyres. The tyres doesn’t inspire confidence in corners in wet roads. In many cases I have felt the rear tyre slipping in the corners. In dry roads its good, only when at high speeds and I change gear it seems to loose its grip for a split second and then again grips back. Last Sunday while trying to accelerate on a wet road, I experienced a wheel spin and I guess I was not that harsh on the throttle to get that response from the tyres. But under hard braking I have not faced any issues in any conditions. And yes the tyres do well in off-roads too.

 

5. Mileage: 35-38kmpl

 

This is the average of mileage calculations thrice. Yes I had posted that i got a mileage of 42.xx but as mentioned at that time, I was in run-in period and 90% of it was highway riding.

This figure here is calculated over a distance of approx 1200kms in different riding conditions. I guess looking at the pics you can understand what I mean by ‘different’. This is decent enough for me, given my riding style and conditions.

 

6. Issues that I have faced in these ~2700 kms

1. Bike drifts to the left at low speeds, but this does not hinder my ride quality.

2. Post 6k rpm the front small visor makes noise due to vibrations

3. The neutral light fickers sometimes

4. The gear box is very very smooth but i had false neutrals 2-3 times. Is that ok?

5. Even after having the rear tyre hugger, the bike throws dirt on you (only when riding at high speeeds)

6. There is a constant noise that is coming from the front of the bike. This issue is not sorted yet.

 

HEAT ISSUES ?? I don’t have any. The fan switches on when required and it has switched on many a times, but my legs do not complain about anything.

 

7. After Sales-Service- 2.5/5

 

The service centre guys surely needs to know more about the bike, my bike has been in the service centre for a total of 5 days (excluding the 1st service day) in the last one month. They svc guys claimed to have rectified issue 2 and 6 last week after keeping my bike for 3 days, but after 10 kms things were back to normal. Now again my bike is with them.

I did not have any performance based issues with my bike.

Am I happy with the quality of after sales service? NO

Why didn’t I write a mail to bajaj? Just testing my tolerance limit I guess.

As I had said in my previous posts I am not good at writing these things (reviews I mean). But this is what i feel for the bike, my experiences.

To sum it up:

I didn’t expect the bike to be flawless, because I guess that is impractical. All I wanted is a bike that will let me take it anywhere I want, will be comfortable, will handle well and will give me a decent mileage (Ok my CBZ classic gave my 25-30 kmpl, so I am happy with this  )

I am very happy with the bike the ride quality it provides, and I guess me doing ~2700 kms within a month itself proves that the bike is so inviting that everytime you see it you want to go for a ride...

Its been a difficult thing to write this and its time to rest for me... "

 

 

of cos la, new bike mah. wait like 2-3 years, then c how.

[mjbs64]

of cos la, new bike mah. wait like 2-3 years, then c how.

 

 

which part u mean? ....

 

 

hmm i still remember fresh in my mind, during the first year i bought my pulsar200, my younger bros friends riding big bikes saw my pulsar and gave e same sacarstic remarks .. saying my bike can last 2 years only and the engine will breakdown, ... i smiled at them ... now after 4 years i told my brother to call his friend to come and see my bike if its engine has broke down or its still standing tall as my profile pic ...

 

need i say more ...

Edited August 25, 2012 by mjbs64

[SC Gaban]

which part u mean? ....

 

 

hmm i still remember fresh in my mind, during the first year i bought my pulsar200, my younger bros friends riding big bikes saw my pulsar and gave e same sacarstic remarks .. saying my bike can last 2 years only and the engine will breakdown, ... i smiled at them ... now after 4 years i told my brother to call his friend to come and see my bike if its engine has broke down or its still standing tall as my profile pic ...

 

need i say more ...

 

oh i 4got to add "depending on how the rider take care of his bike.." hahas.

 

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[mjbs64]

oh i 4got to add "depending on how the rider take care of his bike.." hahas.

 

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relax bro .. do note on 200NS i too has uploaded the DOWNSIDE or CONS ( pls see #50286 ) and will keep updating the cons once i received infos on it ...

 

reasons doing it is to have future owners to aware the possibilities they will face when getting the bike ...

 

and hopefully with the infos we got from India owners riding 200NS will have umpl and bajaj to aware and do their part to rectify these issues ..

 

for future owners will know what to expect the pros and cons to have their mentality prepared to accept what they will probably experience ...

 

which bike has no pros and cons ??? ...

[mjbs64]

200NS ... most similar cons reviewed

 

UMPL need to aware as from reviews india owners has claimed

 

will update soon .....

 

 

cheers

[Pulser]

of cos la, new bike mah. wait like 2-3 years, then c how.

 

Some bikes can take more abuse some can take less. Lets just say that if you pamper the pulsar, it will pamper you back. If you screw it, it will bite you in the back. Honda and Yamaha are not like that, they will still take care of you even if you screw it.

 

This forum all bike lovers so its natural pulsars are praised, but if you go out to UM and check out the regular folks who come there they will scold pulsar. Ofcourse they are not taking care of their bike properly, but other bikes owners are also not taking care but never scold their bike, why ah?