Bajaj Pulsar RS 200 vs Kawasaki KX100F

I was excited when I got an email from Bajaj Motorcycles to test their new motorcycle, the Pulsar RS200, at their Chakan test track. And there were two reasons - the Pulsar RS200 and the Chakan track. Over the last couple of months, we have written quite a few articles on the Pulsar RS200 ranging from it being spied around Pune to its name changing from SS200 to RS200. Honestly, I don’t think we have written so many spy pictures story for any another bike like we have done for the Pulsar RS200. It was the most anticipated motorcycle from Bajaj because it was going to open the doors of the budget fully-faired entry-level performance motorcycles. With India’s ever growing young population, the Pulsar RS200 seems to have attracted lot of interest. We take the Pulsar RS200 for a spin at Bajaj’s test track to find out how far it will take the legacy of the Pulsar brand.

The Kawasaki KX100 like its elder sibling – the KX250F, which we reviewed a few days back (read here) – is a non-road legal, pricey and competition-only motocross machine. But, it is also smaller, lighter, cheaper and less powerful compared to the 250F. Which means, the KX100 logically should also be more manageable, easier to exploit and a lot less intimidating than the 250. It is, after all, marketed as the ‘competition-bike’ for young champions. And by ‘young’ Kawasaki means teenagers.