Bajaj V15 vs Hero Old Generation Xpulse 200 2019

The new Bajaj V15 is the Pune based bike maker’s answer to its dwindling sales in the commuter class courtesy some experiments gone wrong with the Discover brand. And to stand out in the crowd, this mass-market commuter motorcycle now comes in a fancier avatar. The V15 is positioned between the Discover 150F and the Pulsar 150 but it has a confused identity; it doesn’t know what genre of motorcycling it belongs to. But, of course, the biggest talking point about the V15 – at least in Bajaj’s books – is the use of a tiny amount of metal from INS Vikrant for the making of all V15s fuel tanks.

Motorcycle luggage can change the way you ride for good. I never realised its importance until the Rynox Magnapod tank/tail bag came in for testing. Here is our detailed review.

I have always had my eyes on Vikrant’s Xpulse 200 long termer. And there's a reason; I had been desperately waiting to get my hands on the rally suspension for my own Xpulse 200 and since the day Vikrant installed this after-market kit on his Xpulse, I just couldn't help but find ways to borrow it from him.

In the previous report, we introduced you to the extremely well thought-out rally kit from Hero for the Xpulse 200. Now, we have installed the first few bits of that kit to our Xpulse 200.