Bajaj Bets an LED Pulsar 220F Still Has Buyers

Bajaj Auto lists the Pulsar 220F at Rs 1,35,582 in Delhi after adding a projector LED headlamp. The 220 cc oil-cooled single still makes 20.9 PS, and the semi-fairing is the same shape buyers have known since 2007.

That is the wager. Bajaj already pulled this motorcycle in 2022, watched the Pulsar F250 fail to replace it, and in August 2026 put a new diamond frame under the Pulsar 125 and Pulsar 150. The 220F got a lamp.

An LED Lamp for Rs 1,35,582

Bajaj’s own Delhi page now carries the LED bike at Rs 1,35,582 ex-showroom in Delhi. On 18 December 2025 the company had priced a graphics-and-blinkers refresh at Rs 1.28 lakh. The June hardware change is the headlamp cluster, not the motor.

The old face used a stacked halogen setup, a projector for low beam and a separate reflector for high beam. The 2026 unit puts both beams in one LED projector and adds eyebrow-style LED daytime running lights inside the same half-fairing. LED turn signals had already arrived in December, so the front lighting is no longer the weak point of the bike.

WHAT CHANGED IN JUNE

• The lamp: A single projector LED now handles low and high beam, with integrated LED DRLs in the familiar semi-fairing.
• The paint: Black Gold joins Black Cherry Red, Black Ink Blue and Black Copper Beige; Green Light Copper is gone.
• The sticker: Delhi ex-showroom moves from the December Rs 1.28 lakh refresh to Rs 1,35,582.
• The motor: Still the 220 cc Twin Spark fuel-injected oil-cooled single, still a 5-speed, still one variant.

Night-ride clips of that projector were circulating from owners by late July, which is the check a brochure cannot do. The rest of the bodywork is the same silhouette Bajaj has sold for years, split seat, upswept can, clip-on bars and all.

Bajaj Already Parked This Bike Once

The Pulsar 220 first went on sale in July 2007 as the Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi, a fuel-injected, oil-cooled 220 that wore a half-fairing when most Indian 150s did not. The mechanical recipe barely moved after that. Graphics, emissions kit and lighting kept it legal and on the floor.

In April 2022 Bajaj stopped production after the Pulsar N250 and Pulsar F250 arrived. The F250 was the semi-faired stand-in. Dealers still got asked for the older bike, and Bajaj put the 220F back on sale in February 2023 at Rs 1,39,686 ex-showroom, with OBD-2 on the same engine. That return is the first half of the bet: keep the old tool in the box because people still want it.

THE 220F’S SECOND LIFE

1. July 2007: Bajaj puts the Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi on sale in India with a 220 cc oil-cooled motor and a semi-fairing.
2. April 2022: Production stops after the Pulsar N250 and F250 arrive as the newer 250 cc pair.
3. February 2023: Bookings reopen and the 220F returns at Rs 1,39,686 ex-showroom, still the same layout with OBD-2.
4. 18 December 2025: Bajaj prices a 2026 refresh at Rs 1.28 lakh with LED indicators, new graphics and four colours.
5. 18 June 2026: The projector LED headlamp goes on sale and the Delhi listing moves to Rs 1,35,582.
6. 24 August 2026: The Pulsar 125 and Pulsar 150 launch on a new diamond frame; the 220F is not part of that overhaul.

December’s press note still talked about the old engine as the reason the bike exists. Bajaj did not promise a new chassis then, and June did not deliver one.

At its core, the Pulsar 220F is powered by the proven 220cc Twin Spark DTS-i, fuel-injected, oil-cooled single-cylinder engine, delivering 20.9 PS of power at 8,500 rpm.

Bajaj Auto, 18 December 2025 press release

That sentence still describes the motorcycle you can buy now. The LED cluster sits in front of it.

Why the F250 Could Not Replace It

Bajaj pulled the Pulsar F250 from the Indian site in January 2025 after weak sales, even though the 250 was the cleaner, newer semi-faired Pulsar on paper. The F250 had already been yanked once and briefly brought back in 2024 with extra kit; seven months later it was gone again. The N250 stayed. The 220F stayed.

Filling the 220F’s slot was always a hard brief. Buyers who wanted that half-fairing, the high screen and the old tank line did not move across to a different bike just because it had more cubic centimetres. Dealers had already seen that in 2022, which is why the 220F returned at all. Dropping the F250 in January 2025 made the old bike the only semi-faired Pulsar left in the showroom.

June’s lamp is how Bajaj dresses that leftover. It is cheaper than designing another 250-class faired model, and it lets the company keep a name that still walks in the door. The halogen stack had been the standing gripe for years. Dual-channel ABS was the other request, and that one still has not been answered.

20.9 PS, Twin Discs, One Channel of ABS

Bajaj’s spec sheet still quotes 15.37 kW (20.9 PS) at 8,500 rpm and 18.55 Nm at 7,000 rpm from the 220 cc Twin Spark FI oil-cooled single, through a 5-speed constant-mesh box. Kerb weight is 160 kg. The tank holds 15 L. Front and rear discs are 280 mm and 230 mm, with single-channel ABS. Front suspension is a 37 mm telescopic fork; the rear is twin hydraulic shocks with 5-step nitrox adjustment.

The dash is the reverse-monochrome LCD that already had Bluetooth, turn-by-turn navigation, call and message alerts, a clock and distance-to-empty. USB charging is Type A. Tyres are 90/90-R17 and 120/80-R17 tubeless. None of that moved with the LED cluster.

PULSAR 220F VERSUS THE N250

The N250, which Bajaj lists at Rs 1,42,202 in Delhi, makes 24.5 PS and carries dual-channel ABS on the current bike. That is Rs 6,620 more than the LED 220F, for 29 cc extra and a newer naked chassis. Anyone shopping on figures alone leaves with the N250. The 220F’s case is the fairing, the screen, the tank range and the way the bike still looks like a mid-2000s Pulsar.

The Diamond Frame Went to Smaller Pulsars

On 24 August 2026 Bajaj unveiled all-new Pulsar 150 and Pulsar 125 models to mark 25 years of the name. Introductory Delhi prices were INR 115,233 for the 150 and INR 92,900 for the 125. Those bikes use a new diamond-type frame with the engine as a stiffness member, a rear monoshock, a new gearbox and, on higher variants, a 5-inch TFT with Google Maps. The 150’s 149.5 cc engine is rated at 14 PS.

Two months after the 220F’s LED launch, the volume Pulsars got the chassis work. The 220F still uses the old double-cradle idea and twin rear shocks. Bajaj has been splitting Pulsar into distinct lines, the original shape, the N street bikes and the NS sports bikes, and the money for a new frame went to the 125 and 150 that still wear the original tank line. The 220F remains the large leftover on that old platform.

In June it was still an open question whether the 220F would join a Classic Pulsar overhaul. August answered it. The 125 and 150 moved. The 220F kept its 2007 outline and a brighter lamp.

Four Paint Jobs and the Same Silhouette

The LED 220F is a single variant in Black Gold, Black Cherry Red, Black Ink Blue and Black Copper Beige. Green Light Copper from the December set is off the site. That is the entire choice: colour, not a second ABS pack, not a USD fork, not a TFT.

The buyer this update is written for already knows the bike. They want the half-fairing and the old rush, they asked for a proper headlamp, and they will live with single-channel ABS and a 5-speed. A rider who wants traction control, dual-channel ABS and a newer chassis is already on the N250 floor a few metres away, paying Rs 6,620 more for 24.5 PS.

Bajaj has now run this experiment twice. It parked the 220F, then brought it back. It built a 250 cc semi-faired successor, then killed that successor. It spent real chassis money on the 125 and 150. The LED 220F is what is left: a 2007 sports commuter with a modern lamp, listed at Rs 1,35,582, still occupying a showroom slot because the alternative with the same silhouette no longer exists.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the 2026 Pulsar 220F Get Dual-Channel ABS?

No. Bajaj still fits single-channel ABS with a 280 mm front disc and a 230 mm rear disc, the same brake package the December 2025 bike used. Dual-channel ABS sits on other Pulsars in the showroom, including the N250, not on this 220F.

When Did Bajaj First Sell the Pulsar 220?

July 2007, as the Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi, with fuel injection and an oil-cooled 220 cc motor. The F suffix later marked the faired bike, and the basic outline of that machine is what is still listed in 2026.

Is the Pulsar F250 Still on Sale in India?

No. Bajaj removed the F250 from its Indian site in January 2025 after poor sales, having already pulled it once and briefly returned it in 2024. The N250 continues; the 220F is the remaining semi-faired Pulsar.

What Colours Does the LED Pulsar 220F Come In?

Four: Black Gold, Black Cherry Red, Black Ink Blue and Black Copper Beige. Black Gold is the new shade with the LED face, and Green Light Copper from the December 2025 set is no longer offered on the company site.

The listing is still Rs 1,35,582 in Delhi, the engine is still 20.9 PS, and the new diamond-frame Pulsars are the 125 and 150. The 220F’s second life now comes with a projector LED and no successor in the same shape.