Bajaj Rocks

This post is nothing but a tribute to the greatest bike maker in India. And it's a wholly Indian effort too. Bajaj. Ever since Rahul Bajaj stepped down and Rajiv Bajaj took over, Bajaj has been churning out some of the best bikes ever! They have been redefining the rules of biking industry ever since they launched the Kawasaki Bajaj Eliminator way back in 2000.

The pulsars are something the Indian biker can truly be proud of. Ever since they've been launched, they've been making waves. Every single iteration of the pulsar has given bikers a chance to rejoice, a reason to jump up and down in joy. When the first pulsar 150 and 180 duo was launched, it wasn't just the hottest thing on two wheels, it also was the fastest. In a market which Hero Honda could have built nicely by using Honda's expertise, they chose to bring out the same engine over and over again. Charging and over-charging, like Shylock, the greedy Merchant of Venice. They were exploiting the bikers, throwing crap at us, and charging truckloads for minor upgrades. Then came Bajaj. They created havoc in the little dream that HH were having. Hero Honda launched the karizma to save themselves but it was overpriced, underpowered, a good bike overall, but not at all justifying it's price tag. Not to mention the pathetic after sales support.

Bajaj launched the upgraded 15o and 180 dtsi, which looked awesome, went faster, and generally made everything around them look old. The karizma and the cbz, their respective competitors from Hero Honda remained unchanged. Rather they increased their prices!

A year later Bajaj upgrades the Pulsars once again with alloy wheels, gas shocks and what not as standard. For no extra cost. And then again a year later upgrades the 180 to a scintillating All-Black version of the bike. The Karizma remains unchanged.

Now, the Pulsars have yet again redefined the Indian biking scene by introducing the pulsars with not just 220cc fuel injected version, but providing the following as standard on the newest iteration of the 180 :

- Digital Speedometer and a huge tachometer!
- Famed worldwide LED tail lights.
- Amazing aggressive front end.
- Glowing switchgear.
- Self-Cancelling Indicators.

And other minor but significant details!

Bajaj rocks. They have been introducing new features with every launch and all of them have been standard. Not " pay per feature" crap like Hero Honda. And their prices have been more than reasonable, not to mention the beautiful performance and optimum fuel efficiency.

Bajaj is the only Indian manufacturer which can be compared to International Bike makers. They have introduced the international format of upgrading the same model every year. Now we can proudly refer to different iterations of the pulsars as an 03 pulsar, an 05 pulsar etc and not be talking about just the year of purchase.

They have been offering amazing features for no extra price in not just their flagship products but also their entry level models. No wonder they're leading in all the segments.

Their spares are cheap, easily available and service isn't any worse than the other companies. Unlike HH where you are punished for buying a more expensive bike with ridiculously expensive and unavailable spare parts. I'm glad Bajaj is kicking Hero Honda's ass in each and every segment. HH deserves this. They are the reason for the stagnant Indian Biking scene, they are the reason for milking money out of desperate bikers. IT's time HH is put to rest. I sincerely hope Hero Honda goes bankrupt, not just like that, but pitifully, ruthlessly forced out of business. God I wait for the day.

All hail Bajaj.