LAST MONTH I PURCHASED BAJAJ AS 150.THE DESIGN OF THIS BIKE IS SUPERB.THE BASIC DESIGN OF THE BAJAJ PULSAR AS150 IS BASED ON THE PULSAR 200NS STREET BIKE WITH ADDED BODY WORK.ANOTHER INTRESTING DETAIL OF THE PULSAR AS150 IS THE MESH GRILLE ON THE CENTER PANEL.THE BAJAJ PULSAR AS150 IS AN ALL NEW 150CC THAT MOTOR TOOK ALMOST TWO YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT TIME.THE SINGLE CYLINDER, AIR COOLED DTS-I MOTOR ENGINE GETS EQUIPPED WITH 4 VALVES .THE PULSAR AS150 MILL PUSHES OUT 17 PS AT 9500 RPM AND 13 NM OF PEAK TORQUE AT 7000 RPM MAKING IT THE MOST POWERFUL AIR-COOLED 150CC MOTORCYCLE ON SALE ON OUR COUNTRY.THE 5-SPEED GEAR BOX IS HUGELY IMPROVED OVER ITS PREDECESSOR AND OFFERED CLEAN GEAR SHIFTS .THE BRILLIANT HANDLING DYNAMICS OF THE BAJAJ PULSAR AS150 HAS TO BE CREDITED TO THE PERIMETER FRAME AND THE FACT THAT THE NEW BIKE IS KG LIGHTER THAN THE PULSAR 150DESPITE THE ADDITION OF THE QUARTER FAIRING.THE CHASSIS OF THE BIKE IS VERY COMMUNICATIVE WHILE THE MRF TYRE OFFERS ADEQUUATE GRIP FOR ONCE TO RELISH THE TWISTIES .BRAKING IS DONE BY 240 MM DISC BRAKE AT FRONT AND 130MM DIA DRUM BRAKE AT THE BACK.THE BRAKES PROVIDE GOOD BITE AND SHED SPEEDS WITHOUT ANY FUSS BUT THE FRONT BRAKE LEVERFELT A BIT SPONGY WHILE BETTER FEEDBACK WOULD HAVE BEEN WELCOME.THE BIKE HAVE AN OVERALL FUEL EFFICIENCY OF AROUND 50KMPL IF RIDDEN SEDATELY.THIS BIKE IS A GREAT OPTION FOR A BUYER WHO WANTS A HANDSOME LOOKING MOTORCYCLE FOR COMMUTING AND TOURING.THE COMPETITIVE PRICE EXHAUSTIVE FEATURE LIST, IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE, DECENT FUEL ECONOMY AND THE LOW MAINTENANCE COST MAKES THE BAJAJ PULSAR AS150 WELL ROUNDED PRODUCT.