As most of the riders are keen to know about the main difference between the new and old version of pulsar 180cc, I have written this article. If you find any of the features are missing out, please report by your comments. I will be referring Pulsar 180cc UG3 as just UG3; latest Pulsar 180cc UG4 as just UG4.
The new pulsar 180cc gets tank scoops borrowed from the successful pulsar 200cc
UG3 came with just single piece handlebar as like 150cc version. UG4 model comes with clip on handles as it is in p220.
UG4 borrows the box section swingarm from its elder sibling pulsar 220cc. Larger forks at the front and box section swingarm at the rear means more fun for hardcore bikers
UG3 model came with single seat that was normal compare to any other bikes. UG4 has come up with split seat which extra comfort on ride.
UG3 came with tubes. UG4 has come up with tubeless tyres; which is one of the good features to compete with other bikes in premium bikes segment. UG3 - Front tyre 2.75 x 17, Rear Tyre 100/90 X 17. UG4 - Front tyre 90/90 X 17, Rear tyre 120/80 X18
In UG4 (1345mm), wheelbase has increased compare to UG3 (1320mm).
UG4 also gets a new rear sprocket and the O-ring chain
UG4 comes with thicker front fork which is 37mm compare to UG3’s fork 32mm
UG4 comes with only self start. No more kicks needed.
Total kerb weight of UG4 is 147kg which is slightly high compare to UG3 model (143kg)
Finally the great feature of p180 UG4 is that power of the engine which is figured 17.6 BHP
The Bike lovers who want and ready to invest in premium bike segment, need to know atlest basic information of the existing models and their performance. The Pulsar and the Karizma closely compete with each other in terms of price & engine capacity and the Apache RTR falls a little behind being a 160cc engine.
If you like to shell out closely Rs.80000 for your bike, I would suggest Pulsar than any other bike. The Pulsar users have consistently saying about the comfort level and performance is ultimate and great in Pulsar than any other bike. As I have ridded both Karizma and Pulsar, I feel Pulsar is better than Karizma. But still the people who have Karizma saying it’s really good to have Hero Honda bike which has great consistency in two-wheeler market. And other reasons as I heard from many are,
1. Hero Honda is the largest bike manufacturer in India and definitely takes great care in the consistency of quality in its units.
2. The technology is borrowed from Honda, and no one needs to tell you how famous the Hondas are around the globe.
3. The Overdrive show from the CNBC recommends it.
Here is a video taken from YouTube which compares the three bikes. The video is pretty old and does not include the Yamaha R15, FZ16 and GS150, but still it is a great piece of information for those of you who are confused between Pulsar 220 and Karizma.
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