[Ownership Thread]: Royal Enfield Desert Storm! - xBhp.com : The Global Indian Biking Community

me is rossi · 10-07-2011, 11:22 AM

"Chrome & Desert Storm, the all new classic duo from ROyal enfield, Stylish and sublime, one will blind you and the other will make you rub your eyes"

Excerpts from the leaflet picked up recently from soniya Royal enfield showroom. Attention to detail : the leaflet has both the bikes printed on 2 different pages; chrome photograph has a smoooth finish and glossy look and the desert storm pic has a rough sand paper finish - going along the sand color scheme on the bike!!

Awesome.

I had honestly shifted my decision from the classic 500 to the CBR 250. Reason being the horrible condition of the test bike! yesterday as luck would have it, I had finally settled down for a cbr and me along with my family in 3 cars went to book it on dussera! on the way my car was punctured!! We some how managed to fix it, then we finally reached the showroom and guess what the showroom had shut dOWN! I believe in signs

I did not give up, We tried 2 other HONDA showrooms, but alll of them shut!!

Believe me, enroute to find a Honda showroom; Every signal we stopped at there was a bullet next to our car

I took it as another sign, I said if their are no showrooms open, we'll go home. But looking at all the bullets next to us, we said let us give it a shot. On the way, JMD auto (Skoda)was shut, NAvnit was shut, Honda Cars showroom shut..... but as they say there was light at the end of this road. ROyal Enfield's showroom was open. I said in my mind I will not book the normal classic.

THe moment we stepped out of the car, my I was speechless, THe classic chrome and Desert Storm on display!! I was like wtf!

I asked for the keys and the Royal Enfield came to life and I revved, the thump filled the indoors and it felt NOTHing like the test ride bike.

Smooth power delivery, very minimal vibes, the THUMP is back unlike the classic. THe desert storm sand colour paint scheme is to DIE foR!

Noor · 10-07-2011, 04:00 PM

Ownership thread approved

rachitkohli · 10-07-2011, 04:04 PM

Awesome vikram bhai.. So did you book it..?

Ananth · 10-07-2011, 04:43 PM

Congrats! The Desert Storm is a looker, Wishing you happy miles with it.

Surprisingly - I had similar hallucination or things happening around me. I booked my Royal Enfield ThunderBird TwinSpark in 2008 when i was actually going to a Hero Honda Showroom to buy the Karizma and all H H Showrooms were closed that day, paving way to get the TBTS

me is rossi · 10-07-2011, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noor

Ownership thread approved

Thanks Noor. Probably my first thread since my joining (2004)

Quote:

Originally Posted by rachitkohli

Awesome vikram bhai.. So did you book it..?

Yeah... The 2 variants had come only 3 days ago. TOday I went in for extra brochures, he said He had only 2 out of which he had given me 1!!

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Originally Posted by Ananth

Congrats! The Desert Storm is a looker, Wishing you happy miles with it.

Surprisingly - I had similar hallucination or things happening around me. I booked my Royal Enfield ThunderBird TwinSpark in 2008 when i was actually going to a Hero Honda Showroom to buy the Karizma and all H H Showrooms were closed that day, paving way to get the TBTS

Thanks. Hope the intinctive decision turned out to be a good one

arvindjadeja · 10-07-2011, 05:27 PM

who says that royal enfield is a beast, i am in love with my Electra since 2006. its like your wife or girlfriend. you need to talk to her, take her out, needs lots of makeup every now and then (servicing). she is not a maintenance free bike. u need to invest lots of time on it. its like proposing to her everyday early in the morning and begging to give a smile back to you.

Rahul.Gvli · 10-07-2011, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by me is rossi

I believe in signs

Ager kisi cheez ko suchhe dil se chaho to, sari kainat usay tum se milane ki koshish main lag jati hai...

Quote:

Originally Posted by arvindjadeja

who says that royal enfield is a beast, i am in love with my Electra since 2006. its like your wife or girlfriend. you need to talk to her, take her out, needs lots of makeup every now and then (servicing). she is not a maintenance free bike. u need to invest lots of time on it. its like proposing to her everyday early in the morning and begging to give a smile back to you.

What a LOVE-ly quote sirrrr...

kantu · 10-07-2011, 06:19 PM

Great ! Had recently gone to showroom , saw both desert storm and chrome(black) both looked awesome. You could have posted few pics as well.

me is rossi · 10-08-2011, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by kantu

great ! Had recently gone to showroom , saw both desert storm and chrome(black) both looked awesome. You could have posted few pics as well.

The phone was continuosly ringing at 7.30am, my half awake brain confirmed i had not put an alarm..
THen the other half remebered the showroom guy must be calling for delivery of my bike!!!

It was a colleague.

rachitkohli · 10-10-2011, 11:14 AM

cool.. So when its coming.. you booked a 500.?
how much?

10-07-2011, 11:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
me is rossi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Thane Posts: 438	Royal Enfield Desert Storm! "Chrome & Desert Storm, the all new classic duo from ROyal enfield, Stylish and sublime, one will blind you and the other will make you rub your eyes" Excerpts from the leaflet picked up recently from soniya Royal enfield showroom. Attention to detail : the leaflet has both the bikes printed on 2 different pages; chrome photograph has a smoooth finish and glossy look and the desert storm pic has a rough sand paper finish - going along the sand color scheme on the bike!! Awesome. I had honestly shifted my decision from the classic 500 to the CBR 250. Reason being the horrible condition of the test bike! yesterday as luck would have it, I had finally settled down for a cbr and me along with my family in 3 cars went to book it on dussera! on the way my car was punctured!! We some how managed to fix it, then we finally reached the showroom and guess what the showroom had shut dOWN! I believe in signs I did not give up, We tried 2 other HONDA showrooms, but alll of them shut!! Believe me, enroute to find a Honda showroom; Every signal we stopped at there was a bullet next to our car I took it as another sign, I said if their are no showrooms open, we'll go home. But looking at all the bullets next to us, we said let us give it a shot. On the way, JMD auto (Skoda)was shut, NAvnit was shut, Honda Cars showroom shut..... but as they say there was light at the end of this road. ROyal Enfield's showroom was open. I said in my mind I will not book the normal classic. THe moment we stepped out of the car, my I was speechless, THe classic chrome and Desert Storm on display!! I was like wtf! I asked for the keys and the Royal Enfield came to life and I revved, the thump filled the indoors and it felt NOTHing like the test ride bike. Smooth power delivery, very minimal vibes, the THUMP is back unlike the classic. THe desert storm sand colour paint scheme is to DIE foR! __________________ Vikram..... http://vikramDixit.blogspot.com... sach kadwaa hota hai .. ;)

10-07-2011, 04:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
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10-07-2011, 04:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
rachitkohli HardRider Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Mumbai Posts: 2,009	Awesome vikram bhai.. So did you book it..? __________________ ..»».. I will rather ride my Bike thinking about God, then sitting in a Temple thinking about my Bike.. »».. Mumbai - Leh - Mumbai June '09 :On xBHP: Ride With me to Leh Blog : Mumbai - Leh - Mumbai : 21 Days, 6500kms. Journey to Heaven..June'09 GreatIndianRide - West India on a 110cc for over a month 2nd, Mumbai-Leh-Mumbai : July'11 (blog coming soon)

10-07-2011, 04:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ananth Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,804	Congrats! The Desert Storm is a looker, Wishing you happy miles with it. Surprisingly - I had similar hallucination or things happening around me. I booked my Royal Enfield ThunderBird TwinSpark in 2008 when i was actually going to a Hero Honda Showroom to buy the Karizma and all H H Showrooms were closed that day, paving way to get the TBTS __________________ Please Wear a HELMET Regardless of what ever Bike you Ride. ATGATT! My Travelogues: The Maha RoadTrip \| SaddleSore Leh - Ladakh \| Idukki \| Coorg - Wayanad - Mudhumalai \| Point Calimere \| Thekkady - Munnar - Valparai Solo to Ooty \|South Western Karnataka \|In Search Of "The God" - In God's Own Country!

10-10-2011, 11:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
rachitkohli HardRider Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Mumbai Posts: 2,009	cool.. So when its coming.. you booked a 500.? how much? __________________ ..»».. I will rather ride my Bike thinking about God, then sitting in a Temple thinking about my Bike.. »».. Mumbai - Leh - Mumbai June '09 :On xBHP: Ride With me to Leh Blog : Mumbai - Leh - Mumbai : 21 Days, 6500kms. Journey to Heaven..June'09 GreatIndianRide - West India on a 110cc for over a month 2nd, Mumbai-Leh-Mumbai : July'11 (blog coming soon)

10-07-2011, 05:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
arvindjadeja Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1	who says that royal enfield is a beast, i am in love with my Electra since 2006. its like your wife or girlfriend. you need to talk to her, take her out, needs lots of makeup every now and then (servicing). she is not a maintenance free bike. u need to invest lots of time on it. its like proposing to her everyday early in the morning and begging to give a smile back to you.

10-07-2011, 06:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
kantu Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 516	Great ! Had recently gone to showroom , saw both desert storm and chrome(black) both looked awesome. You could have posted few pics as well.

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