Pulsar Mania- Awesome TV Commercial of Bajaj Pulsar

Mind blowing, superb, awesome, unbelievable ..... (other such adjectives).

Must watch.


Wish I could have done a few of those stunts

The video is aptly called Pulsar Mania. The video is the talk of the town and every body is discussing about it. All I get to hear is "have you seen that ad?", "wow", "awesome" and well also this "ads like this should be banned".

Well the last comment was by my mom for obvious reasons ;-)

In a country like ours where people see "KRISH" and jump from their buildings, anything can happen.

But again I would say hatts off to Bajaj and team.

Details about the video as uploaded by Dharam on youTube:-
Bajaj Pulsar has defined the performance bike category in India. Ever since its launch, Pulsar's communication too has always focused on building a distinct identity and attitude for the brand. After it's last "FreeBiking" campaign aired in April 2007, this new campaign is the most spectacular the brand has ever done. Tagged as "PulsarMania", the campaign demonstrates the Pulsar's power, aggression and grace in a never seen before manner. Shot in Cape Town, the stunt team comprises the best riders across the world including AC Farias (World No.2), Matte Griffin etc.

Client: Bajaj Auto Ltd.
Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Mumbai
Creative Team: Abhijit Avasthi, Manoj Shetty, Rajneesh Ramakrishnan
Production House: Velocity Films, South Africa
Director: Lourens Van Rensburg
Music: Paul Norwood, Audio Militia

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BS Motoring awards 2008

BS Motoring awards 2008, the oldest automotive awards in the country were recently declared and following are the winners:-
Hyundai i10 won the Business Standard Motoring Car of the Year 2008 award. It had a stiff competition from Mahindra Renault Logan, Chevrolet Spark, Maruti Suzuki’s SX4, the BMW 3 and 5 Series and the Volkswagen Passat.

Hyundai earlier won the COTY awards for the Santro in 1998 and the Getz in 2005.

The recently launched i10 has set a new bench mark in the small car segment with its build quality, ride, handling, driveability, comfort, safety features, fuel efficiency and yet a very competitive price.

The Bajaj XCD redefined the entry level bike segment in the country. Offering the best of technology and features at an extremely affordable price impressed the juries and won the Bike of the year award for the XCD. The XCD faced competition from TVS Apache RTR160, the Pulsar 200 & Pulsar 220.

Winner in the other categories were as follows:
Chevrolet Spark: Business Standard Motoring Best Value Award 2008.
Mahindra Renault Logan: Business Standard Motoring Jury Award 2008.
BMW 325i: Business Standard Motoring Performance Car of the Year 2008.
Volkswagen Passat: Business Standard Motoring Premium Car of the Year 2008.
TVS Apache RTR 160: Business Standard Motoring Performance Bike of the year 2008.
Kinetic-Sym Flyte: Business Standard Motoring Scooter of the Year 2008.

Update1:- Created a poll for Car of the Year and Bike of the Year (Right hand side panel)
So please kindly select the Car and Bike you think are winner, also leave comments as to why you think they deserve to win. We will have our winners just before the Auto Expo where most of the awards are likely to be announced.

Update2:- Poll now closed. Here are the results:-Click

Earlier poll:- Most preffered bike in 150cc segment.

Bajaj Pulsar 200 pictures and technical specification

Bajaj Auto, the pioneer in performance biking has further extended the portfolio with the launch of the new 200 cc ‘Pulsar’ DTS-i in New Delhi today. The latest offering has set new benchmarks in technology, performance, and styling to address the needs of a growing segment of pro-bikers.
Picture of Bajaj Pulsar 200 Dtsi

The new Pulsar has many firsts to its credit. It comes equipped with an Oil cooler, which helps control engine oil temperatures at sustained high speeds and rpms, thus ensuring more stable engine oil viscosity. The 200cc DTS-i engine generates 18 Ps of raw pulsating power to provide riding excitement to performance hungry bikers. This makes the Pulsar 200 the most sporty and stylish powerhouse on two wheels to pace the Indian roads.
The Bajaj Pulsar 200 DTS-i’s higher sportier stance with greater chassis rear inclination is supported with some of these technologically advanced features.

• A lowered Headlamp/Fairing assembly alongwith a high tail-end, giving it an aggressive, ready to pounce stance.
• An all Stainless Steel silencer with a Aluminium muffler can for genuine sporty looks and long life.
• Large Ø 33 mm Front forks for muscular looks and to take care of the extra suspension and braking loads.
• Large Ø 260 mm front disc for strong and predictable stopping power.
• A unique Auto Switchover feature comes into play incase one of the two Headlamp filaments stops functioning.
• A unique Battery Energy Conserving feature ensures a fixed delay after 3 continuous cranks.
• All new ‘Blue tinged’ bulbs for the main headlamp and parking lamps. These emit strong ‘White’ light for a distinctive look.
• Sleek, Twin row, Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for the tail and brake lamp ensures “Zero Maintenance”. and a long battery life.
• Backlit, Non-Contact type, Soft-touch Handlebar Switches.
• Self-canceling Indicators that switch off when the turn has been completed and the handlebar comes to a ‘straight ahead’ position with a pre-set automatic switch off function, even if the turn has not been undertaken.
• Smooth, positive, virtually friction-free gearshift feel with new shifter assembly, an integrated over-shift preventor, and shift forks with rollers mated to a change drum.
• A Low Maintenance Battery with a unique venting valve, drastically reducing electrolyte loss and therefore reducing frequency of routine maintenance.
• Black paint theme carried over to the front fork legs, the rear shock absorbers, and the swing arm, in addition to the engine, for deadly looks.
• High performance exposed ‘O’ ring Drive chain for running in dusty conditions, providing for clean uncluttered looks and commensurate with the bikes image.

Technical specifications of Bajaj Pulsar 200 Dtsi

Technical Specifications
Engine	Type	4-stroke, DTS-i, Oil cooled
	Displacement	198.8 cc
	Max Power	18 Ps / 13.25 Kw
	Max Torque	1.75 kgm / 17.17 Nm
Suspension	Front	Telescopic forks 135 mm stroke
	Rear	Triple rate spring, 5 way adjustable, gas charged NitroX shock absorbers
Brakes	Front	260 mm hydraulically operated disc brake
	Rear	Mechanically expanding 130 mm drum type
Tyres	Front	90/90 x 17” Tubeless tyre, shod on aluminium alloy wheels
	Rear	120/80 x 17” Tubeless tyre, shod on aluminium alloy wheels
Fuel Tank	Full	15 Lts ( 2 liters of usable reserve)
Electricals	System	12V AC + DC
	Headlamp	35/35W clear lens type with 2 pilot lamps
Dimensions	Wheelbase	1345 mm
	Weight	145 Kg

Source:-
Bajaj press release

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Bajaj Pulsar 300cc Dts fi pictures and Technical specifications

Friends unfortunately there is no such thing as Bajaj Pulsar 300cc Dts fi. Its a Hoax and i haven't yet got any confirmation on any of the official websites or any news source. This is just a piece or art some one came up with using their photoshop skills.

Update:- No updates on Pulsar 300cc even in the Auto Expo, but good news is Kawasaki superbikes to be available in India including Ninja 250R.

Pictures of Bajaj Pulsar 300 cc Dts fi:-
Its been about more than 6 to 7 months when i first received the picture of Bajaj Pulsar 300cc Dtsi in mail and apparently the bike was also available in 4 to 5 different colors. Now how difficult is that? And since then almost a million times i have seen it on blogs, forums and mail forwards from my friends, who were thrilled to share this breaking news with me. It was made clear on quite a few instances by the Bajaj officials that the 300+ cc segment would be built on a new platform altogether and wont be based on the Pulsar. I believe Bajaj will source some tech from Kawasaki for the high end engines or even KTM for that matter. But we will have to wait for that.
Here is the picture of Honda CB 600F Hornet (If you are thinking about the silencer being on the wrong side, sorry folks i flipped the original image to prove the point. The silencer is indeed on the right side.)

Technical specifications of Bajaj Pulsar 300cc Dts fi:-

Design:-
P200 fuel tank and body.
Engine:-
P200 Dtsi
Wheels:-
Honda Hornet Black Alloys with Discs at both rear and front.
HeadLight:-
Honda Hornet
Suspensions:-
Inverted shocks at the front and Monoshock at the rear. Honda Hornet
Available colors:-
Red, blue, silver, golden, red, black (all possible Photshop colors)
Launch Date of Bajaj pulsar 300 cc Dtsi:- Never (Definitely not for the one in the picture above)

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Most prefferd bike in 150 - 160 cc segment

A poll that i conducted on the blog for a week. It was Bajaj Pulsar 150 dtsi vs Apache RTR 160 vs hero Honda Hunk vs CBZ Xtreme.

Following are the results:- votes (%)

Bajaj pulsar 150 Dtsi	37 (26%)
Apache rtr 160	50 (35%)
Hero Honda Hunk	30 (21%)
Cbz extreme	25 (17%)

Total votes : 142

So Apache RTR 160 wins
Bajaj Pulsar 2nd
Hunk 3rd
CBZ xtreme 4th

The poll is closed but you can post your comments here, which of the above bikes is better than the rest and why.

I will soon have a review / comparison of the above bikes on the blog.

You may also find the following intresting:-
1) Apache RTR 160 EFi
2) Hero Honda Hunk 150 cc
3) TVS Flame 125
4) Bajaj XCD 125

New TVS Apache RTR 160

Tvs has recently launched the 160 cc version of its apache, The apache RTR which stands for Racing throttle Response. Not sure what technology is that, mostly a marketting gimic. But it surely is the most powerful bike amonst the other 150 cc bikes like Bajaj Pulsar150 and CBZ extreme. It surely cannot be compared to the new Pulsar 220 or even Karizma. It has striking features, the most distinctive are the racing strip, disk brakes, engine fairings, digital tachometers etc.

The price is expected to be around 63k

Apache rtr 15.2 ps
CBZ extreme 14.2 ps
Pulsar 150 14.09 ps

Some of the highlights of the new TVS Apache RTR 160
• new engine cowl
• A neat racing stripe runs all the way from the top of the tail lamp to the tip of the front fender and also on the tacho.
• Design upgrades on levers, pedals, grips, bar-end dampers, lights, dash.
• Hero Honda Xtreme type split grab rail
• Bajaj Pulsar type LCD speedometer
• Apart from the LCD speedo, the new dash includes two trip meter, clock, odometer and fuel gauge and an analog tachometer.
• Aircraft type fuel tank lid
• Leaf shaped rear view mirror
• LED tail lamp
• New aluminum foot pegs and aluminum levers

Bajaj Pulsar DTS FI 220cc

A lot has been already said about this much awaited bike from bajaj. Pulsar 220 DTS FI launch has been delayed due to some unknown reasons, but i am sure Bajaj is taking its for refining the product.

Pulsar 220 DTS FI has many 1st in India and 1st in world to its name.
Following are few of them:-
First 4-stroke engine in the world employing DTS-Fi (Fuel Injection) technology
First natural air-cooled 4-stroke engine in India employing a oil cooler
First engine in India to have electric start as the sole means of cranking( which means no Kick)
First in India to have widest tubeless tyres, rear and front disk brakes, Day night digital speedo, first in the world to have back light handle bar swicthes, clip on handle bar, maintenance free led tail lamp, and the list is very long.

Specifications:-

Max. Power 20 bhp (no rpm claim)
Max. Torque 1.95 kgm (no rpm claim)
Top speed 135 kph
Fuel economy 50 kpl

Gear Box 5 Speed Constant Mesh
Clutch New. Superior to Pulsar 180/150
Battery MF tyre, 12V 9Ah
Head Light Ellipsoidal projector 55W/parabolic 55W H7
Tail Light High intensity LEDs Type
Double cradle (new frame)
Front 37 mm Telescopic Hydraulic Type 130 mm travel
Rear Elliptical section Swing Arm With twin Hydraulic
Gas-charged Shock Absorbers 101 mm travel
Front 260mm Disc Type
Rear 230mm Disc Type
Tyres Front 90/90-17 tubeless
Rear 120/80-17 tubeless

Click here to see the review of Pulsar 220 DTS FI by NDTV
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8RncgRzRUYw