I just joined 3 days ago and after reading a review of unicorn by some sushant, i got offensive and wrote all this below, but not wrong, all fair.
I am a mechanical engineer too. So I wont answer those unicorn lovers, who must have bought their first bike in life and written reviews like mads.Nothing can beat pulsar in power, steering, ride quality, pick up(if u know difference between power and pickup), LOOKS, headlight, headlight looks, clutch, balance, mileage, and best of all suspension quality. Only positive thingunicorn has got is smooth gearshift. That too shift only, not all that smooth ride, quality and rubbish. That guy sushant is proving bajaj wrong on its best proven platforms. DTSI means it has got a chip attached just next to accelerator cable which works on electromagnetic flux principle. Result is that u dont have to pull the accelerator again and again, as it will do a little for u. It keeps track of the engine running smoothly without lack of air or fuel. Noone even knows about it. And two spark plug means alot and lot. Who says it only works in above 250 ccengine? Do onething, start the engine of both pulsar andunicorn or any other bike side by side and leave the engine idle, go near the silencer hole of pulsar and try to smell anything like smoke or petrol smell. YOUWILL FEEL ONLY HOT WARM AIR WITH A FAINT SMELL OF NO, NO2 GAS AND NOTHING ELSE. U can test that for unicorn andthere is a distinct smell of unburned petrol. Does this mean that pulsar does’nt burn petrol??? NO, it means that pulsar’s engine burns every SINGLE DROP OF FUEL and not a fraction of costly petrol is wasted as unburned form. It also means better power and mileage with complete fuel combustion.
Then take the lean ahead seating of pulsar. I am 6’2" feet in height, and riding for nearly 2 years, and has NEVER EVER GOT BACK ACHE DUE TO DRIVING, BUT YOUR STUPID SEATING HABITS CAN CERTAINLY GIVE U BACK ACHES. And more ever that position helps u drive passionately through the traffic. Ihave to travelled 250 km on it on a highway and through city too, I never get tired or body ache! Its a silly thing to say against pulsar.
And leg ROOM is a term used in cars, not in bikes !!! And the bend in leg keeps your leg entirely comfortable and is to support your body weight. I can also say stupid things that your hips carry all your body weight on unicorn, so your BUTTS will pain like sitting on iron seat! But not, i’m stupid to say all that rubbish.
And what is mono shocks and <centralisation of mass>???? it is needed if u tilt your bike at angle of 25 degrees with the road with your knees touching the road! I dont think anyone does that nor can one do on unicorn. Everyone including 90% of unicorn owners agree that mono shocks not better then pulsar’s dual gas filled shock absorbers. And moreever everyone from magazines to technicians agree that pulsar’s handling and stability is like GOD! It wont let u slip unless u ride like a 8 years old and apply disk brakes while tilting the steering bar.
There is more to add, everyone complained about pulsar’s disk brake! Its hydraulic disk brake which is extremely powerfull and also fatal if u dont know how to use it, that 60% of pulsar owners dont know and fell like stupids onroad by skidding the front end and say that disk brakes are useless. In fact people are useless who cant use disk brake perfectly. I WONT teach u how to use it well, but I do it perfectly and never had a minor skid on any surface.
OH YES, IGET A MILEAGE OF 58 IN PUNE CITY, AND DRIVE LIKE HELL, CUTTING THROUGH TRAFFIC AND MAINTAINING MILEAGE AT THE SAME TIME.IT DEPENDS ON YOUR DRIVING HABITS HOW MUCH U CAN DERIVE FROM A BIKE.