Track test: TVS Apache RTR 200 4V vs KTM 200 Duke vs Bajaj Pulsar RS 200

As soon as we tasted TVS’ new Apache RTR 200 4V at the manufacturer’s test track in Hosur we knew we wanted to bring the bike to the racetrack and setup a battle with the bikes it challenges. That would be the KTM 200 Duke, which is excellent at the track and the Bajaj Pulsar RS200, which might suggest that the designers were paid by the line but is the most dynamic Pulsar of all.

And so one weekend, a shiny yellow RTR 200 4V was waiting at the Kari Motor Speedway for us. Since the new Apache 200 has a gazillion variants, let’s clarify....