The Bajaj pavilion somehow was completely away from the rest of the two wheelers. Although spread over the largest area amongst all the Bikes this time the pavilion theme was distinctly divided into three different colour zones itself. Bajaj itself was the cool and comfortable blue while KTM took over the bright orange strikingly attractive section and Kawasaki was occupying a smallish semi circular podium with just one guy watching over the Bikes. In the center of the pavilion was a revolving turntable like enclosure which housed the Bajaj small car.
As soon as we entered the Bajaj pavilion the core Bajaj bikes displayed were against a blue background and all of them were in striking blue graphics. Being biased towards blue as its my favourite colour, i obviously enjoyed the huge display. The only 'available' bike was the Bajaj Avenger 200 DTSi. Which now i believe makes one listen to the music of the Gods..Next to it were three new concepts from Bajaj, the XCD Sprint a revamped XCD with better styling, tail lamps and a slightly different exhaust system.The instrument console was also revamped with a differently designed digital speedo. This motorcycle could perhaps be the power version of the XCD making it move an inch closer to Discover territory.
As soon as we entered the Bajaj pavilion the core Bajaj bikes displayed were against a blue background and all of them were in striking blue graphics. Being biased towards blue as its my favourite colour, i obviously enjoyed the huge display. The only 'available' bike was the Bajaj Avenger 200 DTSi. Which now i believe makes one listen to the music of the Gods..Next to it were three new concepts from Bajaj, the XCD Sprint a revamped XCD with better styling, tail lamps and a slightly different exhaust system.The instrument console was also revamped with a differently designed digital speedo. This motorcycle could perhaps be the power version of the XCD making it move an inch closer to Discover territory.
The Discover however itself had moved up to 150 cc and striking looks. Devoid of all snazzy graphics, the Disco put up at the stall looked a mean machine with not much decals at all. The most attractive feature of the Disco besides its upgraded engine was the manner in which the front indicators were integrated into a tank mounted scoop thus blending into the bodywork itself.
The Pulsar however was prominent because of its complete absence from the Expo. As we had earlier been tipped by BAL officials during our Chakan plant visit that the entire Pulsar range would now be completely re-defined we were expecting some more upgrades perhaps a 300 cc mill or maybe even larger but then even the customary Pulsar Dtsi's were absent so was the new 200. The Pulsar 220 DTSFi there was done up completely in chrome and made a huge impact on most people. I remember having seen a similar bike from another manufacturer some time back but then don't understand why a revolutionary manufacturer like Bajaj would need to ape a concept like this. I guess it had a reason as was visible by the presence of 2 jammin rockstars next to the all shiny and chrome 220. The music they churned out was really awesome and just short of psychedelic.
Somehow i have a feeling that there is a sudden big big surprise expected from Bajaj when it comes to the tried and tested Pulsar family of motorcycles. They have been around for quite some time and have become a big brand in themselves so perhaps its time for the Brand to sustain itself on its heritage. BAL guys !! - Any scoops for us ?
The most aggressive looking of all Bajaj Products on display was the BLADE DTSi scooter. A big leap from the Kristal, this scooter is easily the best looking in the market today, perhaps we may have split opinions between this one and the Italjet designed one from Kinetic. But here lies a sure shot winner from Bajaj. Only if this now lives up to its reputation of coming frmo a family of scooter manufacturers, and revolutionising the manner in which India commutes, rather "POWER-COMMUTES" on Scooters.
At the center was the biggest surprise of all - The Bajaj small Car. Dont tell me... this is what the Pulsar has grown into??? Well although not much hyped like the similar project from another giant Indian auto manufacturer, this Car literally stole my heart mainly because of its chunky build quality feel and the fact that it looked similar to a lot many cars already on the road thus making it feel part of the current lot. Didn't look outlandish or something way beyond its league.
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