![]() Much of the KRGT-1’s construction consists of aluminium parts that are designed, machined, welded and finished in Arch’s facility. And the exhaust is a combo of custom-made headers, and a muffler built in-house using Yoshimura components. The motor has a special downdraught intake and a custom K&N filter setup, so that there’s no clunky air filter hanging off the side of the bike. Nothing on the KRGT-1 is a simple off-the-shelf affair. The setup includes a custom six speed gearbox, a special high torque main shaft, a hydraulic clutch and a final chain drive. The bike is built around a proprietary frame, and powered by a beastly 124 ci 45 degree V-twin from performance powerhouse, S&S Cycle in Wisconsin. Each KRGT-1 is made-to-order, with a parts spec that’ll make your eyes water. Looking at the Arch KRGT-1, it’s clear where your $ 85,000 (that’s about 1.2 million ront) goes. Ever since then Gard has used BST for all his and Arch’s composite work-with of course the wheels being the main product.” “I still see the bike in the Arch facility. ![]() “I literally had to fly the wheels to him in LA for everything to be on time,” says BST’s managing director, Gary Turner. He was building a drag bike for a Discovery Channel show and needed carbon fibre wheels. He first contacted the company twelve years ago, while he was running his custom shop at the time, Chop Rods. Photo credit: Arch Motorcycleīut BST’s relationship with Hollinger pre-dates the KRGT-1. Reeves pushed Hollinger to put that bike into production, and so the Arch Motorcycle KRGT-1 (Keanu Reeves Grand Tourer 1) was born. A simple custom job turned into a ground up rebuild, and eventually, all that was left of the Dyna was the motor. For around the same price, other alternatives include the Aprilia SR 160, Vespa VXL 125 and the Ola S1 Pro.The company was conceived when Reeves contacted Hollinger to customize his Harley-Davidson Dyna. The Bajaj Pulsar N160 rivals the Hero Xtreme 160R, Yamaha FZ-S Fi V4, Honda XBlade, Suzuki Gixxer and the TVS Apache RTR 160 4V. The N160 also rolls on fatter tyres compared to the NS160 with a 100-section at the front and 130-section at the rear. Both variants get a 230mm rear disc brake. The dual-channel ABS model gets a 300mm front disc while the single-channel version comes with a 280mm rotor. That said, the telescopic fork for the dual-channel ABS variant is a 37mm unit, as opposed to the 31mm one on the single-channel variant.īraking is via discs at both ends. The Pulsar N160 uses the Pulsar N250's frame, and also gets the telescopic fork and monoshock setup as its bigger sibling. Furthermore, this is 1.55PS and 0.08Nm less than the segment leader, the TVS Apache RTR 160 4V. The Pulsar N160 is powered by a new 164.8cc, single-cylinder, air-oil-cooled engine dishing out 16PS and 14.65Nm, which is 1.2PS less but 0.05Nm more than the NS160. Apart from an all-LED illumination with projector headlight, you also get a USB charging port. The analogue pod houses the tachometer, while the LCD screen houses the speedometer, trip meter, fuel level readout, gear position indicator, and time. The Bajaj Pulsar N160's instrument cluster is the same semi-digital infinity display as seen on the N250. ![]() While the single-channel ABS model comes in Caribbean Blue, Racing Red and Techno Grey, the dual-channel variant is offered in Brooklyn Black, and Caribbean Blue colour schemes. The Bajaj Pulsar N160 is priced at Rs 1,22,854 for the single-channel ABS variant and Rs 1,29,645 for the dual-channel version (both ex-showroom Delhi). We've also compared its performance with its arch nemesis, the TVS Apache RTR 160 4V, and here's what we found out. We had ridden this sporty Pulsar and here’s what we liked and disliked about the bike. The Bajaj Pulsar N160 is the Pune-based bikemaker's third motorcycle to be based on an all-new platform, after the Bajaj Pulsar N250 and F250. SIAM sales data for February 2023 is out and here are the top five best selling bikes from Feb.
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