apache rtr 180

apache rtr 180

count your blessings. The reason I say this is because these are days that are certainly looking good. Why?Because unlike not too long ago, there is competition in teh higher displacement motorcycle segment. And it's a fierce one at that. The Pulsar 180. Both now have the look and engines that seem the part. It was only natural that we see who decimates whom and wheelies out with the title 'Best 180cc motorcycle' in the country.

apache rtr 180

With all of that said, and with the opponents all fueled up and raring to go, we shall get into the ring. TO my left is the brawny Pulsar 180 and to my right is the shimmering white Apache RTR 180. Fight! Okay, so this is going to be a very close bout. The Bajaj motor displaces 178.6cc and puts out 16.8 bhp with 1.6 kgm of torque, while the Apache's 177.4cc motor delivers 17 bhp with an identical 1.6 kgm of lugging might. Although these numbers may seem like photocopies of each other,

apache rtr 180

Now, this is a tie, really. That being because the DTS-I looks like the older Pulsar 200 and the Apache 180 looks identical to its older yet smaller sibling, the 160 FI. So there isn't anything new here in the looks department, apart from new stickers, brushed gold coloured tidbits, a butch looking detachable tail for the RTR and a pair of clip-on bars, tank extensions, split seat (all of which have been borrowed from the p200) and an all new chiseled 3-d tank logo for the Pulsar 180

apache rtr 180

I personally like the look of the Pulsar 180 more because to me, its lines are a lot more balanced and everything fits in. The tank extensions have added an angular stance to the otherwise rotund ITS-I tank and that makes it blend in with the knife sharp tail section. The Apache 180's colours are brilliant and the RTR decal slashed across the fuel tank makes everybody notice what's passing by, but the fairing somehow never went well with the rest of the bike, even on the older Apache. Well, that's a point to the Pulsar, then.

apache rtr 180