[ashis89]

Bajaj Auto is gearing up to launch a new Discover. According to the website, Autocar, Bajaj plans to sell it along side the current Discover range.

Here is the link: SCOOP! Next-gen Bajaj Discover spy pics - News - Autocar India

The highlight of the scoop is that the bike sports a gas charged mono shock at the rear, a segment first.

The design looks quite similar to the Pulsar 135LS. Can it be that Autocar is mistaken and it is an updated P135?

[TaurusAl]

How many discovers and how many pulsars does it take Bajaj to be sick of the brand ?

But seriously, cant they come up with some other names ? Or they are not confident enough to introduce new products in the market fearing rejection ?

[antz.bin]

Originally Posted by TaurusAl

How many discovers and how many pulsars does it take Bajaj to be sick of the brand ?

But seriously, cant they come up with some other names ? Or they are not confident enough to introduce new products in the market fearing rejection ?

At least all Discovers are different from all Pulsars AND all Discovers are also different from the other Discovers. Its not like:

Set 1: Dawn, Spendor +, Splendor NXG, Passion +, Passion Pro
Set 2: Super Splendor, Glamour
Set 3: Hunk, Extreme
Set 4: FZ, FZ-S, Fazer
Set 5: Crux, Alba, YBR110

Where each set has the same chassis + engine + state of tune + gearbox + gear ratio combination below their clothes. Whats the point of different names for things which are essentially the same?

[vinair]

Just look at those mud guards!! three in total!!! Looks totally out of the place!! Sad to see Bajaj trying to over do things, when people today love, simple, uncluttered designs!!

[ashwin.terminat]

Originally Posted by ashis89

The design looks quite similar to the Pulsar 135LS. Can it be that Autocar is mistaken and it is an updated P135?

Unlikely, the P135 features clip-on handlebars, split seats and a digital speedometer to justify the 'LS' tag the bike carries. This has none of the 3. So yes, my bet is still on a new Discover. As far as the rear gas charged mono shock goes, good going from Bajaj. A segment first, again the competition is left playing catch up. But yes, it's about time our Indian manufacturers become a little imaginative with the nomenclature of their products.

[ashis89]

Originally Posted by ashwin.terminat

Unlikely, the P135 features clip-on handlebars, split seats and a digital speedometer to justify the 'LS' tag the bike carries. This has none of the 3. So yes, my bet is still on a new Discover. As far as the rear gas charged mono shock goes, good going from Bajaj. A segment first, again the competition is left playing catch up. But yes, it's about time our Indian manufacturers become a little imaginative with the nomenclature of their products.

Thanks to point out. Hadn't noticed it when i had a hurried look. But the design being so similar to P135 made me think so. The radical P135 design will look good on the new Discover range.

Originally Posted by vinair

Just look at those mud guards!! three in total!!! Looks totally out of the place!! Sad to see Bajaj trying to over do things, when people today love, simple, uncluttered designs!!

Sure enough the mud guard looks out of place but the overall design looks good. IMO P135 was a good design and the new Discover is based on the same.

Originally Posted by antz.bin

At least all Discovers are different from all Pulsars AND all Discovers are also different from the other Discovers. Its not like:

Set 1: Dawn, Spendor +, Splendor NXG, Passion +, Passion Pro
Set 2: Super Splendor, Glamour
Set 3: Hunk, Extreme
Set 4: FZ, FZ-S, Fazer
Set 5: Crux, Alba, YBR110

Where each set has the same chassis + engine + state of tune + gearbox + gear ratio combination below their clothes. Whats the point of different names for things which are essentially the same?

Quite agree. Bajaj is honest enough to name the similar bikes under the same brand. Recently I read somewhere that Rajiv Bajaj plans to keep the Boxer brand as an entry level brand, Discover as an executive brand and Pulsar as the sport brand. Rest of the brands will be phased out(Platina?).

I guess Bajaj is planning to place this model as a premium offering in the executive segment and it may push the existing range to the entry-level segment, while phasing out the Platina range.

[ashwin.terminat]

I believe all bikes which are meant to be 'fast' in Bajaj terms will carry this design now. I remember an ad for the Discover from fairly recently which almost wanted people to believe this machine could do 100+ speeds with ease. So now that they're trying to brand their bikes as 'fast', I guess they're also trying to design them based on the same layout on their current fastest in the lineup, the 200NS. Whose rear is also largely based on the P135.