Compare the Old Pulsar with today's new pulsar.
I wonder how many internal revisions it has gone through...........That's called Indian R&D.
Doesn't matter whether the product is in series production or in Sample phase....it will go through n number of revision & end customer has to bear it.
Even bajaj chetak 4s is good & even bajaj 2 stroke RE auto-rickshaw also.
^^^i bought a used 2006 pulsar and is awesome, only had once problem with the clutch plate and thats all. gives good mileage and the only maintenance is to change oil every 3-4 months, which is for all the bikes. pulsars's do start at 2nd or 3rd kick in winter mornings, but when they start, they will not stop on the way. not like the HERO bikes, they will start with the first kick, but will stop straightaway and then one would have to TILT the bike for the flow of petrol to start!
my friend has the 2001 silver dtsi pulsar 150 and he can easily go over speeds of 100 and still today it gives him good mileage and performance.