I've had the P200 for the past 10 months and 8000+ kms and I haven't had any problems with at all. And I'ver even been getting good mileage of about 40 and even more on the highways. And i certainly don't feel like a retard while riding it. The engine is super smooth and torquey!
@Delta9 I'd suggest you to go through the following for research of the P200. It covers discussions over everything, LITERALLY everything from the launch till date.
Pulsar 200 : The Official Thread - xBhp