Bajaj Auto hikes Pulsar and Platina Prices by 1%.

Recently we saw Hero Motocorp hiking its bike prices by INR 500-1000  to offset rising input costs. Now Country’s second largest two wheeler, Bajaj has hiked its flagship motorcycle Pulsar and entry level motorcycle Platina prices by 1% all over India .
We have seen many automobile companies feeling the brunt of rising input costs.

The main reason behind the rising input costs is inflation , depreciation in Rs. currency and the rising wages of the workers.So for now the primary target of the company is bring down the input cost so that it can price their bikes competitively .Bajaj was willing to hike the prices from quite some time but couldn't do so due to the fierce competition in the entry level segment. Bajaj had recently rolled out the 5 millionth Pulsar and it is quite confident that inspite of the slight price hike it won't affect its sales .

Bajaj Auto has only hiked prices of their strong brands i.e. Platina and Pulsar , the difference in the price of these bikes is shown below.

Pulsar 150cc DTSi old price: Rs. 62,100 (ex-showroom)
Pulsar 150cc DTSi New 2012 Price: Rs. 62,720 (ex-showroom)

Platina 125 old price: Rs. 38,000 (ex-showroom)
Platina 125 New 2012 Price: Rs. 38,380 (ex-showroom)

Bajaj is soon going to roll out an all new Discover and also the most awaited Bike of this year , the Pulsar 200NS. It was scheduled to be launched some where in May but still there has been no official confirmation from Bajaj Auto.
Stay tuned to bikoholic.com for further updates .

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Bajaj Auto caught testing an all new Discover or could it be the new Pulsar 150?

We saw Bajaj Auto gunning straight for the jugular of the world’s largest motorcycle maker, Hero MotoCorp, with a brand new television Ad campaign for the Bajaj Discover 125 DTSi commuter motorcyle, called “chalta nahin, daudta hain” .Now they are in the news once again and this time  Bajaj Auto has been spied testing an all new Discover, which like the 2012 Pulsar 200 NS, could spawn an all new motorcycle series.
But whether its the new discover or an all new Pulsar 135/150 is still unknown .
The thing that deviates our mind whether its a new Discover or Pulsar is the installation of a monoshock, which has kept us guessing whether its a Discover or Pulsar 150 .

Recently we had seen Bajaj unveiling the all new Pulsar 200 NS then there was other big announcement coming from the sidelines of the 2012 Bajaj Pulsar 200 NS unveil is that Bajaj Auto is already working on a fully faired variant of the Pulsar 200 NS. With Rajiv Bajaj confidently asserting that the Pulsar 200 NS’ price tag will be well under the INR 1 lakh mark and now there is a speculation of the all new discover unveiling in next year or so , the price at which it will be positioned at remains unknown at the moment.

The Pulsar 200NS will be launched in the month of April and along with that Bajaj  is also working simultaneously on the next gen Discover or even Pulsar 150,  thanks to our friend Rohit Paradkar who has spotted the new Discover/Pulsar which is being tested in India and could be launched by early 2013. Like the Pulsar the Discover too has been a big success for Bajaj Auto and we have always seen the goodies that are on the Pulsar always to some extent feature on the Discover as well . So expect a few goodies from Pulsar 200NS to feature in the all new Discover/Pulsar 150 .

Highlights of the New Discover/Pulsar :

• Small faring  
• Digital-anolog instrument cluster.
• Gas filled Mono shock absorber at the rear.
• New Alloy wheel design
• New Exhaust
• New Rear Fender

 Bajaj Auto though, seems to be focusing more on the finer aspects of motorcycling like better performance and more fun per kilometer rather than sheer volumes. Bajaj’s motorcycles being more profitable for the company, than competitors. The latest Discover/Pulsar might help them tighten their hold in market .
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