Ok. First things first!
Bajaj Pulsar 200ccDTSi has problems with it's front fork which tends to just break under harsh braking conditions. Now, that doesn't mean that the whole bike is crap or that they are not concerned about safety and they put in cheap quality stuff!!
How many of you morons critizing Bajaj about this know about the R&D they have put into this bike and the 220? The answer is you don't!! Ask any 180CC owner who got his bike about 1 year ago and they will tell you about it!! I myself am a proud owner of a 180DTSi for over a 1.5 years now. And during the development period of the 200&220, did you know that Bajaj personally called up it's 180CC owners to several meetings to gather input from the existing 180 to improve the developing bikes. Now, that's called real feedback!! Everyone present were able to express their views on the pros and cons and what they would like to see and they wouldn't like to see in the forthcoming bikes.
Now, how in world would you know that unless you own a 180 yourself????
The point is Bajaj is the only Indian bike company that has put so much time and care in the R&D of a bike. And any product although released after years of R&D still might face unforseen problems. The example of problems with SONY batteries is the very proof for you and those of you who think that it was because Sony doesn't do R&D and are just interested in cheap products, then you need to get admitted in the nearest mental hospital ASAP!!
No other Indian bike has been in development for such a long time! And let me assure you that it's all Indian technology and not outsourced packaged shits like some Honda and Suzuki.
I'm not saying Honda and Suzuki are bad, but guys, they are all imported research, they have been in R&D for several years outside the country and not by all Indian crew and obviously you have to expect a foreign bike to be better!!
The very fact that Bajaj has been able to rival foreign favourites with it's 200&220 is the most important sign of maturity in R&D by Bajaj and not following the lame same old Indian principles which is being religiously followed by many other Indian automobile manufacturers.
Bajaj doesn't have a connection with foriegn manufacturers like most of the other companies do. Eg: Hero Honda = Indian Hero + Foreign Honda, Maruti Suzuki = Indian Maruthi + Foriegn Suzuki. So, these companies which has outsourced support coming up with something new isnt' a big deal. People drool over the Suzuki Swift thinking that it's something great done by maruti which unfortunately is not. It's an imported technology, product and knowledge which is clearly in the name 'Suzuki' swift. So, even if Honda comes out with it's new expected 250 which has already been in service around the globe for over 5 years, it's not something big which you can drool over if you know what I mean!!
The point is, we Indians are very quick to find out faults rather than understanding why it could have happened!!
And Secondly,
Stupid accidents caused by people who dont' know how to ride a bike cannot be blamed on a bike. When you go and hit something at 60Km/h, what do you expect a bike to do? Stay in one piece? If that is what you expect, then like I said, you need to get admitted in the nearest mental hospital ASAP!!
As far as the skidding while braking is concerned, the bikes that are in India so far, dont' have 'ABS', so your brain will need to act as the ABS control, first of all, don't tighten your back break nut so much, loosen it a bit so that, when you step on the pedal, it goes down a bit more and not hard.
As for those, who don't know how to apply the front and back breaks uniformly or in the required proportion, my advice is DON"T RIDE A BIKE TILL YOU KNOW IT!!! Because, if you do something, do it responsibly without hurting others! If you have a license, it doesnt' mean you can ride which ever way you feel like and cause havoc with others lives on the road! Drive responsibly, or don't till you learn to do so!
Sorry for such a long post