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The Fastest Indian (Pulsar 220) Goes to Indonesia
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Bajaj Pulsar 220cc Ownership Review by Aakash

The Fastest Indian (Pulsar 220) Goes to Indonesia

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:57 AM PDT

Original Source: The Fastest Indian (Pulsar 220) Goes to Indonesia from BikeAdvice.in

Indonesia is an important market for many Indian two wheeler makers. TVS has got a few models out there which are not here in India. Bajaj Auto has seen very good profits in Indonesia as well. The Light Sports Pulsar 135, which is also referred by the name Pulsar 135 LS is already assembled in Indonesia and has been helping the company in reviving fast from the lass it had made earlier.

According to a report in The Business Line, The Company's sales jumped 81 per cent to 21,586 motorcycles in 2010-11 from a mere 11,954 in the previous year. The loss was also marginally down to Rs 11.2 crore from Rs 15.9 crore in 2010-11.

The annual report of Bajaj suggested that the product portfolio in Indonesia will see an expansion with the launch of Pulsar 220 in the first quarter of 2011 – 2012.

"With the addition of Pulsar 135 and Pulsar 220 to the model line up and with increased local sub-assembly operations, the subsidiary would be in a position to reduce its losses in 2011-12," the annual report said.

The Indonesian subsidiary of Bajaj Auto which is PT Bajaj Indonesia has already localised a few operations to pursue localisation of sub-assemblies this year. Besides this, the government had also reduced the Custom duty rates for semi-knocked down (SKD) and completely-knocked down (CKD) operations by 5 per cent.

According to the same report as mentioned above, 'However, the company has assessed the carrying value of investments made in the Indonesian subsidiary and made a provision for Rs 102.27 crore as the diminution in the value of investment. Bajaj Auto has so far invested Rs 137.82 crore in the Indonesian subsidiary PT Bajaj Indonesia.'

KTM – The Austrian brand on which Bajaj Auto holds 39.71 per cent stake is Europe’s second largest sport motorcycle manufacturer. Bajaj has already started manufacturing KTM Duke 125 for the European market which is well received there. A similar bike with a 200 cc engine which is the KTM Duke 200 will be soon made available for the Indian market as well.

Bajaj will supply the bike for KTM worldwide in the financial year of 2012. The same platform will be leveraged to make higher powered motorbikes for the upper end of the Indian market. This is expected towards the end of FY 2012.

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M.Naren.
Author – BikeAdvice.in

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Yamaha Sales Figure for June 2011

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:40 PM PDT

Original Source: Yamaha Sales Figure for June 2011 from BikeAdvice.in

India Yamaha Motor, the brand known for its innovative marketing strategies, has registered a sales growth of 30% in the month of June 2011 with sales figure of 36,595 units vs. 28,155 units in June 2010. In domestic markets, the sales grew 28.9% year-over-year at 27,263 units in June 2011 vs. 21,157 units sold last year. The export figures stood at 9,332 units in June 2011 while 6,998 motorcycles were exported in June 2010, a growth of 33.3%.

Mr. Jun Nakata, Director – Sales & Marketing, India Yamaha Motor, said, "We are very delighted with the consistent sales growth that we've been witnessing this year. The launch of the new variants of FZ series is driving our sales in both domestic and export markets. We plan to reach out to customers in tier II and tier III cities and are expanding our sales & service network. Our efforts towards enhancing our relationship with our esteemed customers through various initiatives like the Yamaha Safe Riding Science, R15 One Make Race Championships and the Sales & Service camps have also been very fruitful."

The brand had also set its eyes on the game of Football as it exclusively organized the Yamaha ASEAN CUP U-13 Football 2011 for the first time in India. The tournament winner – Team Kolkata is representing India Yamaha Motor at the third Yamaha ASEAN Cup U-13 Football Finals to be held in Thailand from July 15-17, 2011. They will be competing against teams from 5 Asian countries namely – Thailand (2), Indonesia, Vietnam & Malaysia.

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M.Naren.
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BikeAdvice has Reached 50,000 Readers – A Perfect Marriage gift to Deepak!

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:36 PM PDT

Original Source: BikeAdvice has Reached 50,000 Readers – A Perfect Marriage gift to Deepak! from BikeAdvice.in

Rejoice! You all, our dear readers of BikeAdvice have made us still proud. This is a great moment for us to rejoice. Yes, BikeAdvice has crossed a subscriber base of half a lakh yesterday. As an Author and Review Writer of, I personally thank every single reader of BikeAdvice who has helped us in attaining this new height. The constant feedbacks from you and your trust on us have made what we are today.

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Now the moment gets even more special or in other words, let's makes it special together. Deepak, the Founder and Editor in Chief of BikeAdvice is getting married on 10th July for which just a few more days are left.

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This new height of crossing 50,000 followers for BikeAdvice, which we have been discussing for a long time, is offered to you as your very special marriage gift from all our side. This is a result of your constant endurance and perseverance and we are all here with you to help and assist in taking BikeAdvice to the next level. May your new life be as sweet and successful as your blogging career. Happy Married Life to you on behalf of all of us.

Dear Readers,

At this point of time, I also take the pleasure of not only in thanking every single reader but also to assure you all that we would continue providing constant updates, news apart from giving you every possible precise information about bikes.

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Bajaj Pulsar 220cc Ownership Review by Aakash

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Original Source: Bajaj Pulsar 220cc Ownership Review by Aakash from BikeAdvice.in

The idea of owning a bike came into me when I was in class 8th after my seeing my cousin brother's brand new "Hero Honda Passion". And since then my wait for turning this idea into reality started. In this long period of wait (from class 8th to 2nd year engineering).

I had got my hands on many different machines including "Bajaj Super Scooter"; "Bajaj Kristal Scooty" and a "Maruti 800". Its very clear from above that all the 2 wheelers I drove were of Bajaj and thus I was pretty sure that my bike too would be a Bajaj one and to be very straight forward I was sure it would be a Pulsar 220F".

Preparations

My father agreed to buy me a bike in March 2011 and thus loosing no opportunity I went straight to the showroom and enquired about the bike "The price", "The colors available", etc. One thing more I was pretty sure of was the color of my bike and that was any shade of "Silver". So finally I had everything enquired about my bike and the only thing left was to get it booked.

The Booking

Finally all set, I decided to get my bike home somewhere around "holi" and thus accordingly I went to the showroom to get my darling Pulsar 220 booked. I opted for the "midnite grey" color. But to my surprise this color in jodhpur was available only at one show room and that to after a booking of around 20 days. So plans to get the bike home near about holi failed and the bike was now expected to come in the "Navratras".

The Delivery

Finally came the delivery day "12th April 2011" when I finally got my hands on my beast. The journey of 5kms from my house to the showroom was appearing to me as the longest journey of my life. And finally we reached the showroom and finally I caught the first look of my darling beast.

Experience Starts

Day one itself, in a matter of 4 hours the bike had travelled 50kms and let me tell you the raw power you experience the 1st day is just awesome no other bike in this segment can match this raw power of P220. Days passed by and I found everything in this bike to be the best but then I happened to have a trip of 100 kms on this bike and this is when I found that this beast lacks a lot in comfort. Your hands actually start paining on longer journeys.

The 2 Month Ownership Experience

You can never hate this bike if you have once owned it, the shear raw power make you to fall in love with it.
The mileage is too good if you actually drive it whilst keeping mercy on your bike I usually travel within a speed range of 60-90 and i get a mileage of 38 in city never calculated the highway one and am quite satisfied with the mileage.
Comfort is what you can't expect on this bike especially if you are up for pillion riding. It's a tiring bike on longer stretch of journey.
Admiration from random people on streets is guaranteed be it a bike enthusiast, a child, or a girl admiration is guaranteed.
The best part about 220 is that its owners are very active over the internet you can find all possible information on this bike within a matter of seconds which is not in the case with other bikes on this segment.
Accidents in these 2 months I have met with 1 major accident and let me tell you If I would have met with the same accident on any zma or R15 I would have literally turned up my bike into a crap. On accident this bike shatters down in to pieces which can be literally placed back on the spot even buy a non- mechanic guy and I have experienced this.
After my accident I saw 4 probable that could have broken due to the accident lying on the road unbroken, which I fitted back to their position instantly, I am quoting the word of a fellow Karizma-R rider and a very good friend of me who just behind me at the time of accident "abbey badi sai gaadi hai yaar iske parts bikhar jaate hai but toot te nai".
For a new owner of this bike especially if you have never driven any bike of this segment or higher everyone else on road will appear to be lacking traffic sense. The moment you accelerate you'll find one or the other vehicle to come in your forcing you to breakdown your speed a bit.
You will definitely enjoy riding this bike.
This is for those owners who are very much into automobile or mechanical engineering field. You would love to experiment on this bike. I opened up my whole bike (carburetor, air filter, chain etc.) on the 7th day of its arrival as couldn't resist to try some engineering on it and let me tell you doing this was not at all tedious, the whole process was cream.

Conclusion

I am very much satisfied with this bike. Every bike has its pros and cons and so does this bike has. But its one of the best thing you can get in this segment. Every bike is very respectable but the fact is Pulsar 220 is both respectable and lovable you actually develop an obsession for this bike. Love you Bajaj for making this bike.

Suggestion

Do clean your bike regularly, it will not just maintain the new look of your bike but will also strengthen your relationship with it.

Please share this post with your friends if you are a Pulsar fan

And do leave your comments on my review.

Regards,
Aakash Upadhyay

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