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Video: Awesome Indian ad for Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle
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While Bajaj is primarily known for its line of retro-style scooters in America, Bajaj is a major player in their home country of India in the motorcycle market. Their flagship model, the Pulsar, is a very respected motorcycle in India, and thanks to a tip from sanyam, we're able to show you this awesome video of the Pulsar in action. Good videography, professional stunt riding and well planned choreography make quite a display, even when the riders are mounted on machines with a mere 200cc of engine capacity. In case you were wondering, that 0.2-liter manages 18 horsepower, which looks to be plenty to have fun with, and it makes bikes like the Ninja 250 even more desirable. We wish that more small-bore sportbikes were available on our shores, but buyers have historically flocked to the much faster and more expensive middleweight class.
Videos such as this one make us glad to be internet-addicts, 'cause you know that corporate lawyers would have a hard time approving an ad in the U.S. Check the video after the jump.
[Source: Youtube]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
SPG 6:46PM (3/11/2008)
That is one ass kicking commercial.
It's early 90's action movie cool.
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KnightRider 6:54PM (3/11/2008)
Great commercial.
I used to ride 150cc Pulsars when I was in India. Those were light and real fun; and at around $1200 apiece and more than $100 MPG, you cant complain.
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DesiAuto 7:45PM (3/11/2008)
I am glad you mentioned MPG, it comes close to 115 MPG, which is why most of the commuters buy these type of bikes.
almost Dr. G.. 6:58PM (3/11/2008)
that was a good commercial.. go indians!
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FThorn 7:00PM (3/11/2008)
I miss riding my motorcycle, sometimes in ways similar to those. sniff.
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ALEXDB9 7:03PM (3/11/2008)
The ending was pretty sweet.
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MuchSandwich 7:07PM (3/11/2008)
Bajaj pretty much always has crazy stunty adds. That's how they beat out Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki in the motorcycle market. That... and how affordable their bikes are.
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KnightRider 7:11PM (3/11/2008)
Now TATA is going to eat up their sales with nano.
DesiAuto 8:32PM (3/11/2008)
BTW, their initial colob was with Kawasaki ... I still remember those adverts = Kawasaki Bajaj ... like a Cheeeetah!
:-)
Dan 7:16PM (3/11/2008)
Mmmm disclamorific!!!
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davidt70 8:12PM (3/11/2008)
Stupid winter- I can't wait to get some warmer weather so i can get out on my motorcycle.
Mehul 8:13PM (3/11/2008)
I've always been a fan of both Pulsar AND Bajaj ads... They are so much better than the competition.
I used to own a Pulsar... Its a great little bike that easily beats the Honda and Yamaha equivalents..
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serge.alexander 8:56PM (3/11/2008)
thats so sweet
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Mars 9:08PM (3/11/2008)
i do not like that kind of cycle, when we say india, first thing into my mind is curry!, the second is the IT products, the motorcycle, to be frank, i never give my opinion to indians, 'cause the manufacture is not their strength. we all know the "made in China" is the prevailing phenomenon across the world. take the motocycle as an example, in China, there are JIANGLING, LIFAN. QIANJIANG................... still many many were omitted by the ...... more manufactories, more choices, several days ago, i browsed a wedsite named
http://www.madeinchina.com/
there are lots of categories, like motocycle.
maybe some of us are still under the shadow of madeinchina----the "toy", but what we are lacking is the courage, right???
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Mehul 9:26PM (3/11/2008)
In case you did not know, Bajaj is world's number 4 two wheeler manufacturer which means it sells more than any of those chinese companies. It is also known for innovation like bringing fuel injection and dual spark plugs into motorcycles. Its quality and fit and finish is on par with Honda.
Yes, China may have more number of manufacturers but many of them just make cheap knock offs. So what matters more for long term growth? Number of manufacturers or innovation?
Started in 1945, Bajaj is also older than many chinese companies and it also owns about 15% of KTM. Maybe if you did some research, you'd realize that India is more than just a 'curry land'.
Mars 9:42PM (3/11/2008)
dude, one hing i need to say, curry land just a traditional culture impression, there is no other meaning. cheap knockoffs? that is just the personal opinion. and you can see that Beijing is doing great job to enhance the innovation, no matte from the governmental system to the manufactory. we have the reason to deny the "cheap knockoffs" but our daily life can not stay long without them.
our daily life has been fully filled with them, ideologically, you do not want to accpet them, but when you sit down on the sofa, you can never imagined that most pf the components are from China. China, also is more than a "cheap knockoffs" land
as members of BRIC. the two countries will play more and more important role on the stage, you and me, are just the beneficiaries
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lilian 10:10PM (3/11/2008)
i just log in the wibe site and found some you are talking about this??????
http://www.madeinchina.com/2747444/P5865719/Motorcycle-WJ150-2D.shtml
http://www.madeinchina.com/2594182/P4860521/Sports-Motorcycle.shtml
they can not be a motocycle. never ever
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Haon 9:51AM (3/12/2008)
I have a CBR 150 and it looks identical to the sport bike on the second link (different colors and some other small things). It may be a blatant copy (mine came with Thai instructions), it may not be. Dont knock it till you try it. Ive had it for two years as a daily rider and its been almost perfect.
motoringmaniac 10:15PM (3/11/2008)
Most of the models shown in the advert are 220cc and manage 20bhp. And the ad's stunning.
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Das Boese 10:37PM (3/11/2008)
Heh, with all the China hype, people tend to forget that there are other countries with rising economic importance that IMHO are a much better place for investment.
To stay on topic, sadly the small displacement (sub 500cc) market is largely unimportant here in Germany, save for 125cc bikes and small scooters, AFAIK the rest of western Europe isn't much different.
Those Bajajs look very sweet, and though they're equipped with relatively weak 4-stroke engines, 20HP is adequate. A high revving direct injection 2-stroke would make it awesome, but sadly those have fallen out of favor in the western world and are declining in developing countries too.
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