Jul 23, 2009 10:16 PM
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(Updated Jul 23, 2009 10:26 PM)
I am a proud owner of a new Pulsar 220 DTSi 2009 new edition (FASTEST INDIAN). Almost two weeks into riding, the bike has been doing good till now fetching me a mileage of above 40kmpl easy in mild to heavy traffic.
Engine feels super refined. Not like the other pulsar siblings who kinda roar a lot when we rev (I mean the kind of clutter which usually comes from a 150 or 180 is absent in this). This is kind of soooo butter smooth. Engine feels more like an R15 to be frank, if not that smooth. Even the seating position is much better than R15 and similar to Zma. The bike has great agility. It has a tendency to ‘jump off’ when you twist the throttle which gives a great adrenaline pump.
Specs:
Engine : 220 cc Air Cooled (with additional Oil Cooling system)
Power: 21bhp
Torque: 19nm
0 - 60 in 3.8 secs
*0 to 100 in 11.1 secs
Some of the major features of P220 (which is provided at a smart price of 70k(Ex-showroom) ) :-
1) Blocked air filter indicator
2) Low oil level indicator
3) High engine temp indicator
4) Low battery charge warning
5) Engine temp based ignition mapping -- > REASON for HIGH MILEAGE despite being so powerful.
6) Low fuel indicator light apart from fuel gauge
7) High RPM warning
8) Not just Tubeless tyres, it has SOFT Compound tubeless, till nowseen only in R15. Its a special grade COSTLY tyre which givesunbeleivable road grip.
9) Graphite based short skirt piston (not sure about the correct term), for anti-seizure capabilities. So high engine temp shouldnt besomething to get worried about.
10) 21bhp and 0 to 100 in 11.1 secs which is almost equal to Hyundai Verna CRDi and much much FASTER THAN cars like swift
11) DC wiring. HL switches ON even when engine is OFF.
12) Low beam projector HL is awesome. Highbeam is also powerful since 55W bulb is used.
13) Starter cuts off automatically for a few secs after continuously repeated cranks to protect itself from burn out.
14) Gearbox and Clutch assembly provided by FCC RICO (who are suppliers for Honda)
15) Avg mileage till now for me is around 40-45kmpl under normal city driving.
16) Auto Choke
Riding and handling is far far better than all previous pulsars. I have been a P150 DTSi owner previously, so Iam saying based on that. This is indeed an R15 beater for sure.
Gearbox is perfect. After all they stole it from HONDA ;)
GO AHEAD and buy one. But as always one word of caution, be reasonably gentle with the bike in the 'running-in' period or u end up DOOMED!!! AND find a good service center, that will reduce "Bajaj" issues by half.
Happy Biking!!!
BUYING PRICE - Rs.82635/- (Onroad incl accessories)
Cheers,
Sam
