Two-wheeler manufacturer Bajaj Auto on Friday launched the new Pulsar 180 naked roadster in India. The bike has already started arriving at the company dealerships for display and test rides. 

As far as exterior design and styling updates, the bike comes with a familiar single-pod headlight with twin DRLs. The headlamp unit is capped with a tinted front main visor. It also has  muscular fuel tank with shrouds, split-style seats, an engine cowl, and a two-piece pillion grab rail. There is also a tweaked semi-digital instrument cluster. It comes with  the same powertrain as the semi-faired Pulsar 180F. The engine in question is a 178.6 cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled unit which churns out 16.7bhp of maximum power at 8,500rpm and 14.52 Nm of peak torque at 6,500rpm. The transmission duties are performed by a five-speed gearbox.

he bike has been priced at ₹1,04,768 (ex-showroom, Mumbai). The bike features a BS 6-compliant engine and is only available in a single colour option – Black Red.  Some of the key rivals to the new Pulsar 180 BS 6 include Honda Hornet 2.0, TVS Apache RTR 180 and Hero Xtreme 160R BS 6.

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