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. I am a proud owner of pulsar 150-dtsi, and even modified it to mag wheels from company which cost me 4000 more. But 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 thing unicorn has got is smooth gear shift. 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 a lot and lot. Who says it only works in above 250 cc engine? Do onething, start the engine of both pulsar and unicorn 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. YOU WILL FEEL ONLY HOT WARM AIR WITH A FAINT SMELL OF NO, NO2 GAS AND NOTHING ELSE. U can test that for unicorn and there 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. I have 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, noone 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 95% of pulsar owners dont know and fell like stupids on road 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 perfectly, but i do it perfectly and never had a minor skid on any surface.
NOw i think u all had enough of that true things and will like to go and cry in front of mirror for loving an stupid thing, as unicorn is just an experimental bike, the first one from honda, with only a good gear box.
OH YES, I GET 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.