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Bajaj Pulsar AS 150 road test review

India’s adventure motorcycling segment gets its first pretender

Overdrive|Jun 08, 2015, 00:00:13 IST

With the Adventure Sport twins, Bajaj has added two more motorcycles to its already sizeable Pulsar line up. The AS 150 is the second 150cc engine but brings four valve technology to the mix. This time around, we add some numbers to out first impressions to build a complete picture.

Design, build and finish

We are fans of the way the Pulsar AS twins look. The fairing really has managed to build on the strengths of the 200NS into something rather attractive. The fairing with its upright chunky windscreen cuts a pretty silhouette and the vertically stacked projector and conventional headlight combo set up (they work great in the night) also add to the pretty picture. While the looks are spot on, the build quality also is another welcome step up for Bajaj but there still are some hiccups. Some of the panels on the rather busy ...Continue Reading...

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Design, build and finish

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