remember the Pulsar launch was imminent when I had just graduated from college. The college I went to was a bastion of all the legendary 2-strokes- RXs, Shoguns, RDs, RXZs, KBs, Shaolins, whatever (I had a Shogun). We loved those bikes and so were naturally suspicious about this new 4-stroke. We were most definitely biased against it from the start. (The CBZ had already been launched earlier and was doing the rounds.)
Came back to Bangalore from college and into my first job began to see the first Pulsars around. Got to ride a few and must say my 2-stroke bias prevented me from seeing what is really obvious to me today (though the 2-stroke die-hards will jump all over me for this ), that the Pulsar was certainly a league ahead (as was the CBZ). Making a lot of things that we take for granted today standard on Indian bikes like disc brakes and (ahem!) reliability (again, will get it from the 2-strokers, but that's the truth!)
But sadly, I doubt anyone really considers the Pulsar a generation-defining brand anymore.
I ended up buying one in 2008 (a P180) and I still use it as the daily commuter. It does the job great, but I certainly don't consider it a 'sporty' or exciting bike. Perhaps we've just come to expect a lot more from Indian bikes. I guess that's a good thing.
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