Bajaj Pulsar is a motorcycle brand owned by Bajaj Auto in India. The two wheeler was developed by the product engineering division of Bajaj Auto in association with Tokyo R&D , and later with motorcycle designer Glynn Kerr.
Currently there are four variants available -with engine capacities of
135 cc, 150 cc, 180 cc, 200 cc and 220 cc. Previously it was also
offered with a 200 cc DTS-i oil cooled engine, which now has been
discontinued.Instead a new version Pulsar 200NS was launched in 2012. With an average monthly sales of around 86,000 units in 2011, Pulsar has a market share of 47% in its segment.By April 2012,more than five million units of Pulsar were sold .
Before the introduction of the Pulsar, the Indian motorcycle market trend was towards fuel efficient, small capacity motorcycles (that formed the 80–125 cc class). Bigger motorcycles with higher capacity virtually did not exist (except for Enfield Bullet). The launch and success of Hero Honda CBZ in 1999 showed that there was demand for performance bikes. Bajaj took the cue from there on and launched the Pulsar twins in India on 24 November 2001.Since the introduction and success of Bajaj Pulsar, Indian youth began expecting high power and other features from affordable motorcycles.
2012 marked the entry of Bajaj's latest design, the Pulsar 200NS (NS
standing for Naked-Sport). The bike has a revised 200 cc liquid cooled
engine, which produces 23.17 bhp (17.28 kW) at 9,500 rpm and 18.3 N·m
(13.5 lbf·ft) at 8,000 rpm. It has a new triple-spark design, along-with
a new four-valve SOHC. The company claims a top speed of 136 km/h
(85 mph). It does not have fuel injection like its predecessor, the
Pulsar 220Fi. It has a petal disk brake on the front, a disk brake on
the rear wheel, and a gas-charged monoshock. It is expected to be
launched by mid-end April 2012
Before the introduction of the Pulsar, the Indian motorcycle market trend was towards fuel efficient, small capacity motorcycles (that formed the 80–125 cc class). Bigger motorcycles with higher capacity virtually did not exist (except for Enfield Bullet). The launch and success of Hero Honda CBZ in 1999 showed that there was demand for performance bikes. Bajaj took the cue from there on and launched the Pulsar twins in India on 24 November 2001.Since the introduction and success of Bajaj Pulsar, Indian youth began expecting high power and other features from affordable motorcycles.
The Bajaj Pulsar is the first bike in India which came in direct competition with the Hero Honda CBZ. A combination of technology and engineering is offered by Bajaj Pulsar 150. It can give 50-55 kmpl mileage in city conditions.
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