Bajaj Pulsar 220 & Yamaha FZ16 - Fight Club
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Bajaj Pulsar 220 & Yamaha FZ16 - Fight Club
They're naked and they're looking for trouble. P220 vs FZ16: Who wins?
By : Kartik Ware | Published : May 07, 2010 | Photos : Pablo Chaterji
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WINNERS CIRCLE

So there you have it. Just one opening was enough for the P220 to knock the FZ's lights out. To recap, the FZ offers modest performance, but will keep you happy so long as you keep within city limits, it's more efficient, it has the quality factor going for it and of course, it looks like a million bucks. The P220 is one of the fastest Indians, overall quality is decent but could have been better and of course, the looks are as uninspiring as your old girlfriend/boyfriend. Nonetheless, I still think it's the best-looking Pulsar ever made - it's just not as handsome as the FZ.

At Rs 71,180, the Pulsar 220 packs the biggest PFM (power for money, much more satisfying than VFM) punch. The FZ, on the other hand, is priced at Rs 68,270 and you can't really go wrong with it. Time for another split decision then - if performance is your holy grail, the P220 is what you want. If style and handling do it for you, the FZ16 has what you're looking for. But the wait for the ultimate Indian streetfighter continues. Who's going to throw the P220's motor in the FZ, then? 

 
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  Posted by Tomi Nathan at 15th March,2012
Pulsar 200ns's top speed is 136 kmph, and it is much more powerful than pulsar 220, then 220's original top speed is only 132! And Fz-s is 138,so fz wins all bikes in India over!
  Posted by thomas at 12th February,2012
Guy's as drag racer i prefer pulsar 220cc because i see no vibration in high speed and Damn amazing bike. if you ask about yahama forget i speed turns are chasing some good bikes. prefer performance not look..!
  Posted by Avinash at 4th February,2012
Pulsar 220 is better than any other bike in India. It is much faster than other bike.Its top speed is 153 kmph.Its cost is low.
  Posted by m.sai suresh at 3rd February,2012
pulsar 220 is the best bike india that's y i love puslar 220
  Posted by SAMIR at 12th December,2011
Fz is the mindblasting quality bike
  Posted by Bikeenthu at 23rd November,2011
fz demerits . Not comfortable in extremely offroad condition . Low top end(110kmph) . Fuel efficiency(35 city,42 highway) . Pillion rider comfort These are few problems i am facing in fz Merits of fz . Beautiful handling . Nice and efficient braking on dry road cndtn . Comfortable wide rider seat . Unbelievable stability . Nice power till 80kmph . Rocks in traffic . Maintanence free . Gud build quality . Muscular looks These are positive pnts why i love fz Well i once driven a p220fi of my cousin. The bike is powerful it will pull you quick in highways. The bike gave nice feedback in bad road. Seating is comfortable. Gud brakes. Mileage is gud. But when i tried around a corner it never beat fz My cousin said the bike always troubled him by frequent maintanence prblm. Build quality is not gud. Dated luks but nice tyres
  Posted by Karthick at 23rd November,2011
YAMAHA FZ is Quality Bike,To Compare P220. In P220 Quality Range Maximum Only 6 Months. But, FZ is Life Time Quality & Powerfull Engine.....! So.., I LIKE FZ....!
  Posted by Aman Rathi at 5th November,2011
Fz is the best
  Posted by sharko at 26th August,2011
yamaha fz is always a lord of the street..... fz needs a little power . if it happen there is no one on street to fight against yamaha fz......... otherwise fz is bestest one........ fz rocks
  Posted by lvlipz at 24th August,2011
FZ rocks!
  Posted by nawaz at 18th August,2011
guys don't ask 4 18bhp ask for 4 val per cylinder tht wil give lot of pick then pulsar200 like r15.yamaha rocks and its the loar of the streets and tracks
  Posted by kush at 9th August,2011
fz sucks whereas 220 is best in peformance and stunts n his top speed of 166 is called as the fastest indian
  Posted by simmi singh at 5th August,2011
FZ is bestt.....for young guyzz :) whereas....pulsar.is soo old and they make that again and again and again....yaa there is a problem of meter and avg but FZ is still much better guyz
  Posted by Hammy at 25th May,2011
pointless in comparing., a 20bhp bike(a dumb rattler) with a rather self-esteemed 14bhp mean M-gun.., "u need a fight P220..,, well meet my bigger brother -yamaha r15..,, would u stand a chance pulsar..????..," and why would anyone core biker wanna compare a YAMAHA...,, to anything else that doesn't fall in the circle...!!!
  Posted by EMMANUEL at 15th May,2011
Jaja Que Risa.. Pero en fin.. me gusta el POST.. Soy Propietario de una Bajaj ROUSER 200CC varios concesionario me la recomendaron y en VELOCIDAD FINAL OBVIAMENTE GANA la ROUSER.. en principio hay diferencia en el cilindrado la FZ16 es de 160 potencia pero la 200cc es 200cc. je.. tendrian que comparar motos de IGUAL CILINDRADO.. ahora si nos FIJAMOS SOLAMENTE EN LA ESTETICA.. te digo que me gusta la MIA (ROUSER) no porque sea MIA.. sino porque esta buena de CERCA.. la he visto a los DOS MODELOS YAMAHA Y ROUSER.. ahora bien.. HAY direncia de precios tambien a la hora de comprar se ponen en juego esos dos ROL.. pero en fin.. la BAJAJ SON ECONOMICAS pero Calidad siempre tiene yamaha pero eso no quiere decir que el resto es PORQUERIA.. mi MOTO ME ANDA BARBARO y le veo largo SU CICLO DE VIDA es una moto CON MUCHO MAS TECNOLOGIA QUE LA FZ.. pero en FIN.. SON LINDA AMBAS. aguanta las BAJAJ Y LAS QUE SE ESTAN POR VENIR.!! SOY de ARGENTINA - BS AS - SAN NICOLAS DE LOS ARROYOS
  Posted by d.navinraj at 4th May,2011
i like fz16 and fzs
  Posted by mithun at 11th March,2011
fz 16 is better than 220,
  Posted by dipankar at 1st March,2011
my best bike of the pulsar 220 streat
  Posted by sreeraj at 15th February,2011
i like FZ
  Posted by ketan at 17th January,2011
strange article...btw i dnt think pulsar rides better than fz
  Posted by AVS at 19th November,2010
we can't comper these bikes as they are totally different species. Just compare bikes in the same segment. Pulsar 220 with Karizma. If you wants yamaha then compare with R15( in terms of pricing). In 220 cc segment i think Karizma is the most reliable one with comfort and maintanence free ride. In case of styling and killer looks go for P220. In 150 cc segment if you want just throttle go for fz16. If you want performance+ comfort+ Mileage, go for Unicorn Dazzler. Dont expect mileage from Yamaha just like asking the age of women.
  Posted by calvin at 11th November,2010
HI GUYS.... THIS IS CALVIN FROM CHENNAI..... RIGHTNOW I AM USING PULSAR OLDVERSION WHICH IS 8 YEARS OLD.... NOW I AM PLANNING TO GET A NEW BIKE BECAUSE I GOT BORED WITH IT ASWELL MY BIKE IS GIVIN TROUBLE MOST OF THE TYM...... RIGHTNOW I AM TRAVELING ABT 50 KMS EVERYDAY FROM HME TO OFFICE UP& DOWN... I AM PLANNING TO GET EITHER YAMAHA FZ OR CBZ EXTREME........ PLZ GIMME SME SUGGESTIONS ASWELL LET ME KNOW ABT THE MILEAGE& MAINTENANCE... WHICH WILL LONG LAST..... BEAR MINIMUM I AM EXPECTING 40KMPL... SUGGEST ME IF U HAVE ANY OTHER MACHINE WHICH I HAVE NOT LISTED HERE..... MOST OF THE TYM I WILL RIP MY BYK THNK U REPLY ASAP :0
  Posted by VIPIN SAINI at 6th November,2010
i like yamaha Fz
  Posted by Sooraj Lal at 22nd October,2010
Yamaha is know for quality and relaiblity while Pulsar is an old wine served again and again and again in various engine combinations. Yamaha FZ is far more stable and fuel efficient and in Indian road conditions its thrilling. I would vote for FZ over the bajaj.
  Posted by pin2 at 17th October,2010
guys between pulsar 180 & yamaha fzs.. whom do u chose?
  Posted by swaroop at 7th October,2010
Guys i am a big confusion weather to buy pulsar 220 or fzs.....plz guys suggest me good one....which one is good....plz plz plz sort out my problem
  Posted by amrith at 30th September,2010
pulsar is out dated and its for old generation fz always rox releasing all new 3rd generation bikes.........pulsar sucks dude......
  Posted by Sarang Gupta at 16th September,2010
yaar m in a big tumult coz i hv 2 buy 1 of the pulsar 220f nd yamaha fzs n m very cnfused coz i like the looks of fzs pulsar is quite outdated but i hv listend fzs lacks the acceleration nd power... Pz help me out guys...
  Posted by Arry Guan at 13th September,2010
Yeaahh...YAMAHA is one of BiG NAme of MoTOR BiKe..BAJAJ is the new PLayER for MotoRbiKe..but i've choosen n bought PULSAR 200, yesss exactly..it's BAJAJ..therefore I've YAMAHA Vixion (YZF R-15 Indonesia mode)but I'd sold it out hehehe then I bought the new bigger beast..it's named PULSAR 200..I like so much this Pulsar..so strong..powerful.. Hehehe.. Regards, Arry UK (united Khuntien) Indonesia
  Posted by Luvguru at 18th August,2010
what hell talking about pulser 220 mr. sunil and all who criticise to pulser they must fully know about bajaj pulser then after talk about bajaj.....bajaj is not like a chainese toy that brand one of the india's established and largerst selling brand and reputed too. i thing its a silly thought that yamaha R15 R16 whatever is a better than pulser 220.....and i totally agree with harsh munshi......his analys and logic total perfect.....
  Posted by harsh munshi at 10th August,2010
I dont know why even this comparison was done...i guess the guys who would have planned it would be nuggets...u cant compare a 220cc 21 bhp bike with a 150cc no matter how good the refinement is still it only churns out 16bhp! just logic...guys compare an apple with an apple...not with a strawberry ...duds
  Posted by Sunil at 23rd July,2010
How many times you get to ride out of the city limits and push bike to it's limts ? Bajaj is like chinese toys, u play with them and throw them out, they work well when new. yamaha is all about refinement, driving comfort and long engine life
  Posted by neeraj at 22nd July,2010
pulsar 220 is fastest Indian my Favorite bike is 220
  Posted by Namish at 16th July,2010
Bajaj pulsar 220cc is very famous motorbike
  Posted by yo man at 11th July,2010
fz sucks in performance & economy.
  Posted by archit at 10th July,2010
yes pulsar is d best bike in india, n his pic up n speed is awessomeeee....... i use this time yamaha gladiator but pulsar is pulsar n all bikersss love dis bike.....
  Posted by Jashisha Gupta at 9th July,2010
I agree with Sameer comments .... base of comparision should be same or equal....
  Posted by arun mukati at 24th June,2010
Yamaha must consider improving the power of FZ. It can look at the range around 18 bhp if that is not too much to ask for. With the kind of looks FZ has, stability and ride quality, a 18 bhp motor will produce a knock-out punch ! Anyone from Yamaha listening ?
  Posted by sushil at 10th June,2010
good yaar i like ur review very much an i like fz
  Posted by Nidhin at 2nd June,2010
I am using azer for more than 8 months, It gives very less milage (25km/L). But It looks So Sexy & it divert everybodys Attraction to you.... I have used P220 also. P220 gives more power & Milage. If Milage is ot an Issue i will Prefer Fazer Only. I drove 560 Km in my Fazer... It takes only 8 hours... 120Km/hour speed.. with an Milage og 35 Km. But No Back Pain Or Anything....
  Posted by Sameer at 2nd June,2010
You can't compare FZ & Pulsar 220. Its wrong. Look at the differene of engine capacities. There's a huge difference of 70 cc. Both bikes are best in their categories. It would be good to compare FZ with a Unicorn or Pulsar 150 or GS150R. They belong to the same category. Forget the general commuter segment and all the marketing terms. Nidhin: Have you really followed the basic rule of not exceeding beyond 50 km/h in the first 750 kms run? Are you the only one riding it or were riding it in the first 750 km? These things make a hell of a difference. There is no way the bike giving 25kmpl, unless roughly handled from day 1.
  Posted by bambang, indonesia at 15th May,2010
hello my friend , my name bambang from indonesia...emmm good topic..we have issue in indonesia that FZ will be launch in here...but may it's not the same fz in india..yamaha indonesia wii upgrade the engine spec ,not 160cc but 250cc ,single cylinder it can be happen because yamaha have sport touring with 220cc we call yamaha scorpio maybe bore-up from that engine....and we still waiting for launching...just info to all of you I have bajaj pulsar 180cc ...and i like this bike.....
  Posted by cha at 10th May,2010
very good test indeed..obviously p220 is better buy between these 2.do some test on old horse karizma also
  Posted by Pratik Punjabi at 10th May,2010
Yamaha must consider improving the power of FZ. It can look at the range around 18 bhp if that is not too much to ask for. With the kind of looks FZ has, stability and ride quality, a 18 bhp motor will produce a knock-out punch ! Anyone from Yamaha listening ?
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