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Streetfighters are really something, aren't they? Dedicated supersports guys are seduced and hardcore touring chaps think twice when a naked, upright motorcycle is to be considered. Needless to say, every biker worth the salt in his jacket holds this breed of motorcycles in high regard. And in India, they're hotter than ever. The Bajaj Pulsar can be credited with starting the streetfighter trend in India, though Yamaha reinvented the Indian streetfighter with their sizzling FZ16. Ever since the FZ arrived, people can't seem to get enough of it. However, there's a new kid on the block. Ok, 'new' might be stretching it, but the naked Pulsar 220 is Bajaj's latest attempt at hotting up the Indian streetfighter segment. So what happens when you throw them in the ring together?
ROUND ONE: LOOKS AND SPECS
What is the streetfighter formula? A muscular body, fat tyres and suspension, and a generally mean attitude. Both of these bruisers have these essential traits, but there's no mistaking the looker among the duo. The FZ16 looks like it has the bull by the horns and is beating the bovine creature silly with its rippling muscles. It is one of the best-looking motorcycles India has ever seen and makes the P220 look so 20th century. It's the FZ's silver 41 mm front forks against the P220's blacked-out 37 mm units, 267 mm rotor against 260 mm and 230 mm front and rear rotors, 100/80 front and 140/60 rear rubbers against 90/90 front and 120/80 rear hoops. And there's little fight the Pulsar can put up. Even when you sit on the FZ, it feels more brawny and substantial than the Pulsar.
Round one to the FZ for flexing its shapely muscles, then.
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