So, I had first major bad experience with my Yamaha FZ16. I had not used it in a while (let’s say around 4-5 months).
I decided it was time to ride it around for a while. Tried starting it. No use. Dragged it to a nearby workshop.
Winters are here and my friend is already facing issues with starting the bike in the morning. The bike just won’t start even with the choke on… Only dhakka start works.
Problem? There is no KICK START option. One of the ‘features’ of this model has now become a nuisance for him…
Showed the bike to the service center dudes. They say nothing is wrong with the bike. They have no solution to offer for this problem.
Nice work Bajaj!
My friend has already bought one. So I would hope he does not read this post. Here are some not so nice posts on the Bajaj’s Pulsar bike.
Pulsar 200 is unsafe
Pulsar 200 Shocker Problems
There are some really amazing photos to see. I would let you check these posts out.
A dude at work bought this bike after much thinking and research. He decided to go for this bike over Bajaj Pulsar 180 and the Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme.
I have driven it for some time and I think I am impressed. Performance is awesome. It has no kick as the company has only given self starter (the only bike in India to have this feature I think). Tires are tubeless (another unique feature?).
One minor hassle is that the side stand is tough to open when you are sitting on the bike as it comes in between the foot rest (which is a bit too far behind) and the main stand.
Another minor issue is the fact that the main stand seems to have excessively flexible springs and they bounce down enough to hit roads on bigger potholes on our Gurgaon roads.
But, I do love the switches which come with their own illuminated backlights. Very nice tough indeed. The bike looks awesome and I would love to get more rides on it over longer distances!
