You ask a guy five things he cant live without definately one of the reply will be ’Pulsar’
*Some people say that pulsar is so common but it has to be kept in mind that Pulsar has become a synonym for motorcycle.
My previous bike was Passion. I alwayz wished to own a Pulsar. Got opportunity last year to own a Pulsar 180 cc ug3. From the day i took it, it has given me such a treat to drive it.
With likes of Apache RTR, CBZ Extreme and Pulsar 200 what made me choose this bike was comfort. I am a field officer and I have to do a lot of running so despite my intentions, to purchase a 150+ cc bike i had a expectation from the bike to be comfortable. I had long test rides of all the bikes but this bike was an exception in the lot. I went to mussorie, nainitaal, nepal on my bike from kanpur and comfort on the bike despite being sporty was amazing.
Engine is on the rougher part. I really liked the smoothness of Unicorn’s and extreme’s engine(same units). But the huge power that pulsar 180 generates is amazing. I had a dash with my younger bro’s p200 (purchased a day b4 I purchased) and guess what 180 didn’t dissapointed. Of course I am not going to count those extra 4 kmph on top speed as those figures are useless for anybody. What counts is sprint and comfort. former matches with p200 and latter is much better.
Mileage is a factor that I didnt took into account while I purchased this bike coz of the passion to own 180 cc power. When I used this bike I was quite happy with the mileage. It was returning 45 kmpl in city and the same in highway likely coz I do dash in city that’s the way I love to drive.
Service in Bajaj I a concern as they do have a better setup but the humongous time they take to register ur bike for service or repairs is unacceptable.
Why one should go for this bike - Comfort, Power, looks ( although common but still killer looks) and above all value for money off course u are getting goodies such as digital display and features from its successor models.
If you can cut your thought of novelty I am sure you will get a reliable product.
I love to own one.............................