Bajaj Pulsar RS400
This bit of news will delight many
motorcycle enthusiasts in our country. ZigWheels has learnt that the Bajaj
Pulsar RS400 will be launched by Diwali this year. The above piece of
information has been shared with us by company officials. The Bajaj Pulsar
RS400 will be the second offering from the Bajaj family to employ the new 375 cc
power plant as the Bajaj CS400 sports cruiser will be the first bike to debut
the new engine. In terms of styling, the new Bajaj Pulsar RS400 will remain
similar to its 200 cc sibling but with get different colour and graphic options
to distinguish both the motorcycles similar to the KTM RC390 and RC200.
The biggest talking point about the new
bike will be its engine. The 375 cc single-cylinder, liquid-cooled motor will be
borrowed from the KTM RC390 but will be tuned to suit the dynamics of the new
motorcycle. Also we can expect Bajaj engineers to employ triple spark on the
new motor to give it that Bajaj Auto character. Expect the engine on the Bajaj
Pulsar RS400 to produce around 41 PS of peak power and maximum torque rating
being in excess of 30 Nm. The powerplant will be mated to a 6-speed transmission
and it will be interesting to see whether Bajaj endow their flagship offering
with a slipper clutch or not.
The perimeter frame is likely to be
carried forward and should endow the new motorcycle with good handling dynamics
similar to its 200 cc sibling. We also suspect that Bajaj will stick with MRF
tyres to keep the cost of the bike as low as possible. The frame will be
suspended on telescopic front forks and a monoshock unit at the back. Braking
will be done by disc brakes on both the ends. Currently the Bajaj Pulsar RS200
gets a single-channel ABS system as an optional extra but whether the Bajaj
Pulsar RS400 will be offered with a dual channel ABS system remains
questionable.
Pricing is one aspect where Bajaj has
always been very aggressive and we can expect the same with the new Bajaj
Pulsar RS400. Part sharing with other motorcycles in its product portfolio will
also play a crucial role. All said and done we can expect the Bajaj Pulsar
RS400 to be priced around Rs 1.6 lakh for the base variant
and if they manage to do so, for that pricing its great bang for buck.
