13 Bajaj Pulsar 180 UG III: Owner's Review [With Wallpaper]

Rahul Devnath, a Pulsar DTS-i 180 UG III owner from Bangalore writes about the ownership experience of his bike

Hi guys,

I’m Rahul Devnath from Bangalore. It seems that both of the bigger Pulsar siblings (Pulsar 220 and Pulsar 220) has overshadowed the P180, the previous performance king from Bajaj’s stable. But P180, at least for now still has a niche for itself, me being a proud owner of one.

Rahul's intro:

Age: 20 yrs,
Occupation: 2nd Yr B.A Journalism from Garden City College Bangalore

Address- K.R Puram, Bangalore
E-Mail: rahuldevnath@gmail.com

Rahul Devnath with his Pulsar 180 UG III

Having previously owned a Hero Honda Splendour and Bajaj Pulsar 150 (non-dtsi), my next bike choice favoured a performance bike from Bajaj itself, not that after I clocked 45,000 Kms on my P150 I was very satisfied, but then I had my own needs.

But you may ask, why 180 and not the new 200 with the added goodies, given that the price factor is negotiable? Well for one, the Pulsar 200 had an oil cooler, which means added weight. Cost and maintenance, still the performance is not a leap on 180 CC. And then there are the problems related to the beta models, where reliability is spared for good.

Coming to the point, I bought my P180 (UG3) in July, almost less than two months, i have already clocked more than 2300 Kms on it, pushed it to 112 Kmph, covered a maximum distance of more than 190 Kms in one day, and the verdict is I’m impressed!

Unarguably the king in 150<200


Upgrades:

Bajaj has worked intelligently, and you know where your money is being put to use. Although quiet satisfied with the UG2 P180, the newer upgrade has ironed out the little nits’ grits, minus the gearbox. The major upgrades includes:-

• New front fairing – Smart move, noting much different, but why didn’t they thought of before?


• Digital Speedo – good, although refresh rate is low, and fuel indicator is a waste. Still supports the Pulsar’s sportier stance.


• L.E.D tail lamps, much brighter, and sporty

Performance:

Having limited chances of checking out the bikes performances, so far it has performed fairly well. Acceleration is good with a 0~60 of around 5.13 seconds. Top speed, haven’t taken it more than 112 Kmph, but surely it can do more. Mileage for normal unleaded fuel varies between 38~46 depending on driving condition, that is an average, considering 70% city and 30% higway driving.

Awesome Pic of Rahul's Pulsar 180 UGIII shot at night
[Can be used as Wallpaper]

For:

Good Looks, Awesome Performance, Rock Stable at even over 100Kmph

Against:

Mileage could had been better, but then it’s a performance bike not a commuter bike, Black Paint quality on the engine not up to the mark, Engine heat is more compared to previous versions, gearbox still leaves a lot to be desired


Verdict:

If you want more cc then 150, and plan to ride, mostly in city look no further, UG3 is the best of all Pulsars.. till date.

Thanks a lot to Satadal Payeng, for giving me the opportunity to write this review.

[I would like to thank Rahul for sending in this review of his. Thank you very much Rahul]

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