I've owned a Pulsar 180 CC for the last three years and have made runs of 35000KM till now. Its certainly an excellent bike (I have tried almost all the bikes on Indian roads and liked either the Bullet 350 or Pulsar 180).
Just let me put some demerits here :-
1) Never expect good servicing from Bajaj Service if you leave your bike behind. Have them do it infront of you. One of the service centers screwed up my bike and my complaint to the company was not at all replied/entertained. Do not worry about the warranty that Bajaj prescribes!!! Get it done either infront or by a proper mechanic!!
2) The gears were pain initially. I got that repaired by a mechanic, not from the Bajaj, after changing the clutch plates and some adjusting. Now they are smooth and perfect.
3) Use Zapper tyres (You own a power bike and worry about mileage? If so please go for some other bike, not a power one like a Pulsar 180) Original tyre grip is not sufficient at high speeds and on banks!!
4) The chain sprocket is a real pain and there is no workaround!! If you are a rash rider, certainly you are gone for a toss!!! You cannot be lazy with chain sprocket maintaiaince. You have to be prompt, so better learn setting the chain on your own!! Clean and grease properly every 500 KM. This is also prescribed in the manual!!
5) The rear brake is useless!!! It's the low gear shifting and the front brake that you can rely the most! Rear brakes require lots of maintenance and still do not perform consistently!!
6) Engine oil change every month or 1000KM... if you do more run than 1000 KM the engine will make noises and vibrations that can be felt :) LOL!! You will hate when there is vibration and a Unicorn is beside you, and the person is laughing at you!!! You can feel the vibrations if you do not change the OIL every 1000KM!!!
Merits:-
After saying all this, I will still say this bike is one of the best on Indian roads!!! Just do proper maintenance.
I hope Bajaj:
1) Takes care of the service with professional attitude and committment.
2) Take care of the brakes wear and tear.
3) Take care of the chain sprocket and chain noise/smoothness... and related stuff.
4) Research some engine oil that can run at least 3000KM!! Every 1000KM changing oil is certainly not appreciated.
5) Paints the bike that in a paint that lasts long.. I did a teflon polish too... no use.. at the max two months it shines!!
6) Makes the rectifier available in shops and does something with the electical wiring, so that you do not have to change the rectifier thrice in 3 years, and looks after some circuitry stuff where you do not have to change the battery every year!!!
Keep changing your brake light bulb and make sure the RPM meter provided and the fuel meter provided work for some long duration!! I had to change my RPM meter and fuel meter once until now (3 years).
Highly unrecommended bike for short people. Poor handling. Too high. Don't go for it.
Hi Boss...
Can you tell me, what is the minimum height for having a smooth ride in Pulser 180cc...
And, please any one can recommend to me the really best bike on indian roads?
Goutam
I like to use this bike for my daily use.
Got my Pulsar on 27th of Sep 2006. It gives 55km/lit in city.
It is the youth bike. No other bike is like this bike.
Hi, I bought a Pulsar 180 DTSi in October 2006. Great bike!!!. Gave it to my wife about 3 weeks ago, she is short, but has no problem with the bike.
Bought myslef a Honda CBR600, so I did not ride the pulsar for some time. Got back on it a week ago. I enjoyed the ride better than the Honda. And the funny thing is, I did not have a day's problem with it.
Hi. Please guide me, as I am confused between a Pulsar 180 and a TVS Apache. I want to buy one for fun rides, as I own a Toyota four wheel. Can some one suggest me which one of the above two is good in style, handling, comfort, with less technical problems. I am not that worried about the mileage and the cost.
I agree with the general sentiment here that Bajaj service leaves a lot to be desired. The bike runs fabulously on factory settings, it's those service people who royally screw it up. I have a Feb '05 150 DTSi.
The service centres (almost all of them) are always overbooked and understaffed. My bike produces a clunking noise from the front, which is due to a loose con-set I am told. They work on it (free of cost, thankfully) but the problem always reappears.
I bought my pulsar 180cc DTS-i with digital cockpit in Nov-2006.
The bike is awesome and I like to take a ride every day, but it gives me some kind of engine noise; I don't know what it is. I am not getting a proper response from the service people.
I am happy with the mileage it gives me; 45-50 in city riding.
But only problem is service; I have to go 15km for my each and every service.
But I still love my bike.
I really agree with it. The Pulsar 180 is a marvelous bike, but at the same time the service is horrible. I had my bike in Pune initially, and did a trouble free 27000 kms in almost a year and a half. But once I've got it to NCR, I don't even feel like riding it now!! Pathetic service. You tell them about engine noise and vibrations, and the guys tells you the whole list that needs to be changed, from brake shoes to clutch plate to chain sprocket!! I believe Bajaj should take care of this if they are serious of "boasting" about Pro-biking brand.
Hello.
Could any one suggest me a good bike among the following.. I'm a bit confused.
Bajaj Pulsar 150 CC or Bajaj Pulser 180 cc...
Which is best... do mail to dineshmohan_r@yahoo.com
The Bajaj Pulsar 180 is a super bike. No other bikes are as good as a Bajaj Pulsar. It's definitely male, so I suggest buying only a Bajaj Pulsar 180 for a sexy look.
Hello.
I have just seen the Honda CBZ Xtreme and Pulsar 200cc.
I like 200cc bikes, but I am confused about the engine's life and performance after 1 year. I have heard good reports of Hero Honda engines, but I have very bad experience of Kawasaki Bajaj.
I have to change all parts of engine in first 8 months LOL.
Now I fear with the name of Bajaj. Even scooters were better..
Please mail me at bryanabhay@yahoo.com
Thank you.
Which bike should I go for? A Pulsar 180 or Apache 160cc RTR?
Hopefully for a Pulsar 180, which gives you an awesome look, but take it to a proper bike mechanic, not with Bajaj service guys.
All the best.