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diffuser911 · 10-23-2009, 07:53 PM

Just entered office after taking delivery of my Royal Enfield Electra 5S. It had been one hellish period since my bike got stolen, then the bad experience at RE showroom. But all that has drowned in the thump of the 350cc CI engine.

Will post the pics plus dealer experience the first thing when I reach my room.

ken cool · 10-23-2009, 07:55 PM

Congratulations!

Approved

need4torque · 10-23-2009, 08:35 PM

Congrats Diffuser! The Electra 5s is a good bike, smooth, with the sweet thump of the CI and the positive shifting 5S gearbox.
A lil bit of a compromise solution between the Std 350 and the higher revving AVls and UCEs, or you could call it best of both worlds!
And whats more you have a soon to be classic in your hands as the CI engine production is to be stopped in 2010.

moeed · 10-23-2009, 10:05 PM

Congratulations buddy! Waiting for your ownership report.
Happy Thumping.

whizzkid_ram · 10-23-2009, 10:41 PM

Congos on your thump acquisition

Aryan · 10-23-2009, 10:42 PM

@Diffuser: Congratulations on getting the 'Bull'. Do share the experience of riding her, and ofcourse a few pictures as well.

yamahatrooper · 10-23-2009, 10:46 PM

Congrats @diffuser looking forward to seeing pics of your new bull.

chicane1879 · 10-24-2009, 09:02 AM

Wow..Congratulations, Sunil!!

Finally you got the Bull.Waiting for a full blown report along with the pics.Also waiting for you to take the Bull to the places where it enjoys the most!!

diffuser911 · 10-24-2009, 11:53 AM

Thank you friends for your wishes. It's only through xBhp that I have managed without a bike for so long, watching the amazing pics and dreaming for my own bike. Here goes the buying experience...

The reasons for delaying the purchase were hope that the CBZ would be back and secondly, the very strict dates followed by my family for buying new vehicles. So when I finally got the green signal, I ran off with the cash in by backpack to Cuttack RE showroom, which many told me was better compared to Bhubaneshwar's in terms of sale and service. The in-charge had told me bikes were being unloaded when I called before leaving my office, so I reached after an hour at half past two. At five, I sent back my friend and waited alone. Bad news!! Only two bikes unloaded: a black and a red. The black was promptly taken by a guy who was waiting since Saturday and I plainly refused the red one. Called a friend to pick me up and stood fuming outside the showroom. At 6:30, this guy asks me to go to godown and pick bike directly. Again a failed attempt as godown owner refuses to release the bike. My friend gives them a HUGE piece of his mind and we left.

At the Cuttack showroom

There goes the black one

The very next day, I book the bike for delivery on next Friday at my city's showroom and leave town for a long weekend. Friday arrives real slowly and bikes are unloaded post-noon. I am more excited about the delivery than my annual appraisal. I reach and find new bikes parked there. After getting to see my own, I was like . I make the payment and get the papers ready, while PDI is going on at the same time. The sales people and the head mechanic were really friendly and I pass some time chatting around. It took some time before I finally got the keys, but the bike was there and I had no qualms. Will be going back next week to get a complimentary saree-guard fixed. At around six, I leave with a smile on my face and my new companion with me. Filling petrol and bike's pooja pass on like a blur and I am back on the roads in no time. Few friends who've seen the bike are impressed and re-thinking their decision of getting a ZMR

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My friend and the bikes lined up at BBSR showroom

Hold on...not mine (looked awesome though)

Here it is...

Another pic

Getting ready for PDI

The showroom

Last (decent) pic of the day
Right now handling is ultra smooth and I am strictly going by the book for the run-in for the first 500 km. After that, it would a mix of Gurunandan's and Ritwik's advice.

A small problem I was having was that bike was a little difficult to start, specially when the cold evening set in. The front tyre is squeaking a little, most probably the bearing needs oil, so I would be going back to the showroom tomorrow.

ashokrajagopal · 10-24-2009, 02:00 PM

@diffuser, congrats on the new thumper.

It sure would be one of the last few cast iron classics to be rolled out of the showroom.

The starting troubles would ease out once you get used to the routine. ( Not sure if Electra 5s has decomp lever)
Gurunandan's website, xbhp, teambhp etc has a lot of tips on how to do it the best way.
You may also browse for pete snidal's tips.( he is the authority).

Happy thumping

10-23-2009, 07:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
diffuser911 Sunil Singh Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bahrain! Posts: 1,162	My BlackBull is here Just entered office after taking delivery of my Royal Enfield Electra 5S. It had been one hellish period since my bike got stolen, then the bad experience at RE showroom. But all that has drowned in the thump of the 350cc CI engine. Will post the pics plus dealer experience the first thing when I reach my room. __________________ My '08 Suzuki GSX650F Escapade to the Eastern Ghats Orissa 1302 My BlackBull - Bullet Electra 5S

10-23-2009, 07:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
ken cool Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 4,677	Congratulations! Approved __________________ The Wheel was a great invention; Two Wheels with a Motor in between was even better! BMW Motorrad Days 2011 Xbhp's Indo-French Kashmir-Ladakh Tour

10-23-2009, 08:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
need4torque Just a Commuter! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: cochin,kerala Posts: 376	Congrats Diffuser! The Electra 5s is a good bike, smooth, with the sweet thump of the CI and the positive shifting 5S gearbox. A lil bit of a compromise solution between the Std 350 and the higher revving AVls and UCEs, or you could call it best of both worlds! And whats more you have a soon to be classic in your hands as the CI engine production is to be stopped in 2010. __________________ RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT! 04' PULSAR 180 DTS-i 09 ZMA-R

10-23-2009, 10:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
whizzkid_ram Bucephalus Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UNITED STATES OF CHENNAI, TN 21 AH 4555, TN 21 J 4555, TN 21 AF 4555 Posts: 1,842	Congos on your thump acquisition __________________ B o D a C i O u S The increase in performance is directly proportional to the size of the hole in your pocket :D

10-23-2009, 10:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
Aryan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Delhi/ Shillong Posts: 18,274	@Diffuser: Congratulations on getting the 'Bull'. Do share the experience of riding her, and ofcourse a few pictures as well. __________________ ...in search of that perfect world - My Travel Blog :)

10-23-2009, 10:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
moeed The Addict! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hyderabad/On the highways Posts: 2,395	Congratulations buddy! Waiting for your ownership report. Happy Thumping.

10-23-2009, 10:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
yamahatrooper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Avalon Posts: 676	Congrats @diffuser looking forward to seeing pics of your new bull. __________________ "I set out running but I take my time, a friend of the devil is a friend of mine. If I get home before day light, just might get some sleep tonight" - The Grateful Dead. The Stable - 2009 Yamaha FZS (Baby Beast) & 2010 YAMAHA YZF R15 (Anjuna Sunset). Wishlist - Kawasaki Ninja 250r, YAMAHA R6 and Bullet standard 500 with the CI engine and a handpainted Goa Chic helmet. www.facebook.com/powerslave666

10-24-2009, 09:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
chicane1879 Feel the S U R G E!! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bhubaneshwar Posts: 3,010	Wow..Congratulations, Sunil!! Finally you got the Bull.Waiting for a full blown report along with the pics.Also waiting for you to take the Bull to the places where it enjoys the most!! __________________ India's first acceleration video of RTR 180 (0-120km/hr)-NEW!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/34047693@N08/

10-24-2009, 11:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
diffuser911 Sunil Singh Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bahrain! Posts: 1,162	Thank you friends for your wishes. It's only through xBhp that I have managed without a bike for so long, watching the amazing pics and dreaming for my own bike. Here goes the buying experience... The reasons for delaying the purchase were hope that the CBZ would be back and secondly, the very strict dates followed by my family for buying new vehicles. So when I finally got the green signal, I ran off with the cash in by backpack to Cuttack RE showroom, which many told me was better compared to Bhubaneshwar's in terms of sale and service. The in-charge had told me bikes were being unloaded when I called before leaving my office, so I reached after an hour at half past two. At five, I sent back my friend and waited alone. Bad news!! Only two bikes unloaded: a black and a red. The black was promptly taken by a guy who was waiting since Saturday and I plainly refused the red one. Called a friend to pick me up and stood fuming outside the showroom. At 6:30, this guy asks me to go to godown and pick bike directly. Again a failed attempt as godown owner refuses to release the bike. My friend gives them a HUGE piece of his mind and we left. At the Cuttack showroom There goes the black one The very next day, I book the bike for delivery on next Friday at my city's showroom and leave town for a long weekend. Friday arrives real slowly and bikes are unloaded post-noon. I am more excited about the delivery than my annual appraisal. I reach and find new bikes parked there. After getting to see my own, I was like . I make the payment and get the papers ready, while PDI is going on at the same time. The sales people and the head mechanic were really friendly and I pass some time chatting around. It took some time before I finally got the keys, but the bike was there and I had no qualms. Will be going back next week to get a complimentary saree-guard fixed. At around six, I leave with a smile on my face and my new companion with me. Filling petrol and bike's pooja pass on like a blur and I am back on the roads in no time. Few friends who've seen the bike are impressed and re-thinking their decision of getting a ZMR. My friend and the bikes lined up at BBSR showroom Hold on...not mine (looked awesome though) Here it is... Another pic Getting ready for PDI The showroom Last (decent) pic of the day Right now handling is ultra smooth and I am strictly going by the book for the run-in for the first 500 km. After that, it would a mix of Gurunandan's and Ritwik's advice. A small problem I was having was that bike was a little difficult to start, specially when the cold evening set in. The front tyre is squeaking a little, most probably the bearing needs oil, so I would be going back to the showroom tomorrow. __________________ My '08 Suzuki GSX650F Escapade to the Eastern Ghats Orissa 1302 My BlackBull - Bullet Electra 5S Last edited by diffuser911; 10-24-2009 at 12:09 PM.

10-24-2009, 02:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
ashokrajagopal Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 32	@diffuser, congrats on the new thumper. It sure would be one of the last few cast iron classics to be rolled out of the showroom. The starting troubles would ease out once you get used to the routine. ( Not sure if Electra 5s has decomp lever) Gurunandan's website, xbhp, teambhp etc has a lot of tips on how to do it the best way. You may also browse for pete snidal's tips.( he is the authority). Happy thumping

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