The Bajaj Pulsar NS400Z is a sports naked motorcycle from Bajaj Auto. It is currently on sale. Naked and roadster bikes pair a lively engine with an upright riding position and little or no fairing, which makes them easy to live with every day. With a 373.3 cc engine it sits in the 250–450 cc class.
Power comes from a 373.3 cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled fuel-injected engine that makes 40.6 PS at 9,000 rpm and 33.2 Nm of torque at 7,500 rpm. Its bore is wider than its stroke (89 mm x 56.1 mm), a short-stroke layout that generally favours higher revs. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 231 PS per tonne; by that measure, it is lively, with easy overtakes and relaxed highway speeds. The claimed top speed is 157 km/h. It has electric start.
It has a 6-speed manual gearbox with a 1-down, 5-up shift pattern, and a chain carries drive to the rear wheel. Its slipper clutch lightens the lever and stops the rear wheel hopping when you downshift hard.
It is built around a perimeter frame. Suspension is by 43 mm upside down fork at the front and monoshock with nitrox, 6 step adjustable at the rear. Braking is by a 320 mm disc at the front and a 230 mm disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking. It rides on 17-inch alloy wheels with tubeless tyres — 110/70-17 at the front and 150/60-17 at the rear.
It weighs 176 kg ready to ride, which is on the heavy side, so moving it by hand takes some effort. Ground clearance is 165 mm — enough for most speed breakers. It is 1,990 mm long, with 1,346 mm between the axles. It carries 12 L of fuel.
Equipment includes a digital instrument console, an LED headlamp, turn-by-turn navigation, USB charging port, call and SMS alerts, distance-to-empty readout, gear position indicator, daytime running lamps, service due indicator and average fuel economy indicator. Safety equipment includes side-stand warning, engine kill switch, traction control, low fuel indicator and malfunction indicator. It has four riding modes: Rain, Road, Off-Road and Sports.
The manufacturer's warranty is 75,000 km or 5 years. It comes with 3 free services, the first due at 500-750 km or 30-45 days. For the Bajaj Pulsar NS400Z, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹2,199 doorstep service.
It is best suited to riders who want performance with an upright, everyday-friendly posture.
Recommended tyre pressures are 29 psi front and 32 psi rear, solo or with a pillion. The published service intervals are 1st service at 500-750 km or 30-45 days, 2nd service at 4500-5000 km or 240 days and 3rd service at 9500-10000 km or 360 days. Its chain drive needs regular cleaning, lubrication and slack adjustment.
