pentagram

Hey guys ...
how are you people doing ??

I have been on this forum for i approx past 4 years or something like that !! Been mostly a reader than a contributor. You can guess that from the number of my posts here ....

well anyways today i am here not to read ...or comment about anything ...i am here to share a sense of joy or rather i should say a sense of thrill that i have been experiencing for the past 20 days or something !! since i am the 'unknown' guy out here, lemme introduce myself...i am just another guy ...who, like all the members of this forum is into a religion called "motorbiking". I dont call myself a "biker" because people tend to take me as a young blooded "poser"....because being called that way would be an insult for something i just adore and love... a

Apart from drooling on websites gazing at bike's pics and dreaming about owning many of them,i waste my time working with a major automobile manufacturer of india .....cant name...privacy policy ...hehe.. and obviously if i am riting this at 4 PM on monday evening, i gotta be in my office rite now ...which to a beautiful coincidence is TRUE !! (now you know my PRIVACY POLICY)

My relation with 2 wheels dates back to around 12 years in history when, after much begging, my dad accepted to teach me how to ride his scooter...it was LML select II and i was 12 yrs at that time...Illegal..i know ... couldnt help it....i had already learnt driving a car...n trust me it wasnt that interesting...or maybe because i wasnt driving a power housed car !! bt whatever !!

***some fast forwards (i know i am a slow narrator...thats the reason i am FFing dude) ***
learnt bike.... completed school ..went to college...wasnt allowed to own a motorcycle in college...had to buy a Hero Hawk (cycle, my college was strict....stupid administration)...got placed.. collected money for the first 3 months n ..... WOLLAH !! i have my own Yamaha R15....it was september 2008....did all sorts of crazy stuff...wheelie...stoppie(almost)...burnout....top whack of 145 kmph...loooong looooong trips...*phew*

January 2010...after zooming on R15 for about 15 months ...a new feeling caught hold of me...i was in a delima ... i had the fastest indian bike..i could make other eat dirt while in a race...but then i was not happy ... the feeling of owning a bike thats made as a replica of a bigger bike was something i couldnt digest.....i wanted an Original one.....i loved my R15 ...but that didnt give me satisfaction .....the pride....it somehow made me look like a poser !! ....thats when i decided to Own the LEGEND. Posted few ads in various forums and within a month my R15 was sold...got a good deal out of it....the very next day booked my Thunderbird !! and the wait period started !!

Its been 1 month since i booked my Legend.....it has been mixed feeling....firstly my First bike(yeah my THE first bike) getting sold and the new one coming home !! And tomorrow i am getting my bike delivered....cant wait to get it !! only i can tell that how much i am waiting for this stupid office to end, the evening to set and the new day to begin !! n the icing to the cake - I am the first customer to a newly opened dealership out here....so that means me getting lots n lots of Royal Enfield Goodies ............

Although there had been lots n lots of bad luck involved in this purchase...but then i will talk about it later....today its the day for celebration !!


Dunno if Mod will allow to create a new thread....if you do then thanks...if you dont then kindly let me know where you moved it !!

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ken cool

Interesting story which is why I am approving this one. I sat and corrected your n to and, knw to know, bt to but, nythng to anything! We at xBhp do not tolerate SMS language. Please write in clear legible english.

Congrats for your new buy. Could you also post some photographs?

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pentagram

hey thanks for the edits n approval ken!! Happy to see that my story made up !! Anyways ..will surely put up some pics tomorrow.
Tc

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yamdoot

good story there! indeed a very big change from two different segments in a short period. enjoy your new ride.

@Mods.. can we have a separate forum for the Thumpers now that so much is happening at Enfield with so many fans growing by the day?

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pentagram

thanks a lot man !!
even i second the thought....y cant we have a seperate forum for Thumpers !!

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vikaskurup

well if r15 is a copy of big sports bikes...isnt thunderbird a copy of choppers mixed with enfields...why not the original enfield...doesnt that make a poser by itself.

Shivanshu

Pentagram congrats on the thunderbird. Kindly post some pis of the machine.

Also in the approval post of the moderator, he has clearly stated that he has corrected your sms language, which is not acceptable here at xBhp. Hence do not use sms language in your post bro.

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pentagram

well i think not !! atleast royal enfield didnt take an egg out of mothership R1 and got it fertilized with indian condition to create a mutant to suit the our roads !!
also dude kindly note that thunderbird isnt a chopper !! it would be a wiser statement if u would have stated it to be in sportster category !! i hope u know what i mean !

thanks a lot man !! yeah i am posting the pics really soon !! also my apologies for the sms language ! have corrected myself !

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pentagram

This is the bike when i bought it !!! STOCK !! it was around 1.00 PM ....


FRONT VIEW
Time was 5.00 PM....got some mods done !! the showroom people were like " sir atleast let the vehicle be in the original condition for few days ..then get the mods done..."



Rear View.....


Comparison ....thats my friend's TBTS......

Mods done are : Changed the handle to bullet electra....gives a more firm and manly sitting..similar to Bullet.....and removed the back rest !!

comments are invited !!

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yamdoot

the bike does actually look like chopper inspired rather than a sportster/roadster.. but u sure tried to bring it down by plonking lower handlebars etc.. i think RD handlebar would suit the best here. i like the engine but hate the excessively protruding silencer beyond the wheelbase.

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1985 Yamaha RD350 HT
1989 Race winner Ki-Honda 110
1994 Suzuki Shogun Rally prep.
1997 Yamaha RXG stock
2008 Yamaha FZ

No Cams, No Valves, No Headaches.