biker boy

Hi Abru,

I hope you must have taken a ride of both the bikes, if not yet please take one. It will help you a lot in making your mind. For a while I had a Electra then a Machismo and now I own a Thunderbird. Personaly I feel its a different charm to ride a Cast Iron engine. It has a different thump.
As far as pricing is concerned here the used ones Electra's are expensive then the Machismo.

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pushkarkulkarni

Prakhar, find any Bull make between 60s - 80s, you will know what I am talking about!

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Abru

Thanks to all the replies.
I have used both the bikes but that was long back and not with a plan to buy. so the only thing I remember is that I liked the bikes..
will do test drive for both of them before finalizing.
Will keep you guys updated when I finalize one.
maybe one or two months later.
Once again thanks for the replies.

blackfire_9

Hey pushkar,

I think I mentioned 77.

And no offence, but just wanted to highlight a point that 10kmph on top cog on a Bullet looks very unlikely on stock setting.

Take care & ride safe.

Happy thumping,
Prakhar

the iceman

Electra is the perfect first Bull. Low maintenance. Peaceful riding. Sufficient power and torque.

Machismo has super amount of power and even more torque. Perfect for highway cruising.

If I remember correctly, you are going to be on out of town rides only once in a while. I suggest go for Electra.

Price-wise, for 45-50k, look for a '75-'80 ka Electra. Test ride it thoroughly.

Restoring the old Mach, it really depends. The info you provided is very superficial. Hows the engine? If the engine and the frame are fine, then it might work. But get the engine and more so, the frame, checked in and out. You can change or overhaul an engine but the frame is the skeleton. Can't be changed. So be absolutely sure of these two.

If these are fine and you get a nice price, go for it. Please note you will end up spending about 10 - 15 grand depending on what all is broken IF the engine and frame are fine. So for a 50k end product, you need the bike for less than 35k.

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I am near finalizing a machismo 350 (avl) 5 speed 2007 model. Bike has covered near 20k on odo.
What is the difference between thunderbird avl (not TBTS) & machismo 5s?
What mileage is expected from machismo 5s AVL?

yamahatrooper

Same engine and Same gear Box..

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