2025 BAJAJ PULSAR NS 400 Z

IT'S RAW. IT'S LOUD. AND IT IS UNAPOLOGETICALLY A PULSAR... FINALLY!

- By Manaal Mahatme Photographs Kaizad Adil Darukhanawala

LONG OVERDUE Bajaj's flagship streetfighter finally feels as sharp as it always should have

We say a lot of things during first rides. Some are praises, some are not. And while some manufacturers respond with a new sticker job and a price hike, Bajaj, it seems, took notes. Proper ones. The new Pulsar NS400Z doesn't shout about it, but spend five minutes in the saddle and it's obvious — someone was listening. The engine's cleaner, the tyres grip, the brakes actually feel like brakes, and the quickshifter? It's the kind of thing you ask for half- jokingly — and then get. Though this isn't a brand-new motorcycle, it's a sharper reply to everything we said the first time around.

And what we said the first time was pretty clear. The NS400Z, back then, felt like it was still figuring itself out. It looked the part — aggressive, angular, confident — but underneath the attitude was of a bike that didn't quite commit. The throttle response was jerky, the tyres never inspired trust, and the brakes demanded a prayer more than pressure.