Hero Xpulse 200 4V

Fantastic riding experience with hero x pulse 200 4 v. Bought from singla automobile, pandav nagar. They encouraged me to buy this bike. Riding on x pulse gives you fantastic moments rather than royal enfield. The looks are attractive, graphics are captivating. It gives you 36 kmpl. It could have worked on the centre stand in a better way. The Centre stand touches the earth on all speed breakers irrespective of speed breaker height. Despite of centre stand, x pulse performance is really good. It gives me immense pleasure when I ride on this. Everybody looks at the bike, which means it is priceworthy.

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The buying experience is very poor they work like,
Outside pan shop abused each other in front of customers and after selling the bike i had the experience of my number plate going to lose then I go to the showroom singla agency prahladpur they told me we can't do just a 5-minute call they have to put just two screws on number plate but they said no to me.
About the service center experience, they are good but they are not well experienced for people over there because I am having a problem with my bike for 6 months vibration problem and it's going to switch off every time but they can't do anything all that.

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The buying experience was brilliant; I took three test drives of xpulse 4v and 2 test drives of xpulse bs6 before making my decision. All the test drives were from the same store, and the staff was helpful. On the day of purchase, the store took care of everything and made the process super fast and easy. They gave me bike within 2 hours, including all the documentation time.
It's been 1 month since i bought this bike, and i have ridden it for more than 1900km within a month. I do enough touring usually but haven't got the chance for proper touring on xpulse. However, I have driven it for around 150-200 km in a day thrice, and trust me; it is capable. Talking about the seat, I don't like it much and got it replaced on day 1 from khajanchi, karol bagh. Spent the purchase day in karol bagh only; got backrest and top rack installed, got seat cushiony, added auxiliary light (stock headlight is not so useful in dark), and changed leg guards. I could not find a decent windshield, and that is necessary, which i am still looking for. After the seat change, seat height has increased by around half a centimeter, and i am 5'7". Seat height is actually not an issue once you are comfortable on it.
This bike glides through rough terrain; i sometimes go to rough terrains of sonepat just to enjoy it. It moves like a breeze; however, I feel handlebars could have been a bit higher. Will get a higher handlebar soon as handlebar risers are not easily available.
Xpusle 4v is pretty; you will know it when you see how people look at it. In almost every parking, people are staring at it, and i get a lot of questions about the bike. This bike is brilliantly capable off-road; however, highway performance could have been better. Traffic maneuvering is quite easy, but I sometimes feel wobble at high speeds (above 115kmph). My 8 year old avenger 220 is way more stable at speeds over 115kmph (but that's obvious given its cruiser ergonomics). However, you can easily maintain a speed of 95-100 kmph constantly without feeling any significant vibration. Engine is refined and smooth, and gear ratios are lovely (can go 90+ in fourth gear, and you can pick up from 30 kmph from fifth gear). To be honest, I am pretty sure that I can do 800-1000 km in a day easily, given its overall performance and capabilities.
Let me tell you about its mileage. Before the first service, I was getting easy mileage of 40 kmpl as I was not riding above 70kmph. Got my first service in the first week, and as soon as I started revving harder, the mileage dropped to 36kmpl. I think 36kmpl is fine, but my eight-year-old avenger still gives a constant mileage of 33kmpl (provided it's a bs3 bike).
Maintenance of xpulse is not an issue; my first service cost me just inr 1110, which is majorly the cost of the full synthetic engine oil (as the first 5 services are free of labor charges). Xpulse has a warranty of 5 years or 70k km, whichever is earlier, and this is such a relief. This warranty covers all of the engine (all the major parts) and suspension. I go off-road tension-free knowing that I am covered.
Now, i will make a quick pros and cons list.
Pros:
- value for money (every penny you spend on xpulse is always well spent)
- great road presence
- decent mileage (when driven at decent speeds)
- refined engine
- gear ratios
- off-road capabilities
- easy to maintain
- 5 years warranty cover
- brilliant service reach of hero
- lightweight (makes off-roading breeze)
Cons
- headlamps (you would surely need auxiliary lights if roads do not have proper lighting)
- inconsistent mileage (only if you hit the revs hard)
- "slight" heating (can be felt in traffic situations)
- no center stand (not a con for me but others might have a problem with this)
- lightweight (can cause little inconvenience while carrying luggage on tours)
Note: my rating is actually 4.5 stars as there is a little scope of improvement which can be addressed easily.

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