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**pskanp** · 10-13-2013, 06:37 PM

Re: First Ayudha Pooja For My Blue Bird

Originally posted by J.Ravi View Post

We worshipped our Blue Bird today on the occasion of Ayudha Pooja and thanked her for all the trouble-free trips across TN/PY/KA/AP, and also, prayed for the trouble-free trips in future!

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Thank you very much, Blue Bird, for everything.

Wonderful..
& so thought provoking!

**J.Ravi** · 10-18-2013, 01:27 AM

Bangalore To Chennai

Today, my Blue Bird flew back to her nest. We left our Bangalore Basaveswara Nagar home at 4:30 pm and reached our Chennai Royapettah home at 11:30 pm including dinner break of half-hour at Aryaas, Vellore and another 15 minutes at Porur junction due to police checking my baggage and general questioning of where from and where to, thanks to Narendra Modi's visit to Chennai.

**White Knight** · 10-18-2013, 11:59 AM

Re: ThunderBird 500

To all TB 500 Owners,

I am planning for a ride to Nagaland soon. Hence wanted to know if any one of you have tried fitting a Ladakh Carrier to TB 500, if so please post pics.
Also i have heard that soon TB 500 will get a new improved instrument cluster which will have lesser issues. Please check with your RE Service Center to get you a new one before the warranty. Mine is already on its way.

Regards,
White Knight!

**J.Ravi** · 10-18-2013, 03:40 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Today, my Blue Bird had the third free servicing done at the company service centre at OMR, Chennai after completing 6 months from the date of purchase. I paid 946 towards engine oil and oil filter.

The fuel efficiency recorded for yesterday's Bangalore to Chennai trip was 32.38 kmpl on tankful-to-tankful method.

**TBTS-350** · 10-18-2013, 05:07 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

HeyJ.Ravi really like the way you describe your journey's. Give me inspiration to write about my experiences too. (Although they are yet to begin) I had taken a stone 500 a month ago and am happy with it.

Wanted to ask you about how your bull has been behaving after the half aniversary? Any problems you have encountered yet?

**simao** · 10-18-2013, 05:32 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Guys please check the nuts and bolts of your bike.....noticed a nut missing, of right rear footrest. The footrest and silencer were together on 1 nut bolt. Going to ASC right now and getting it replaced under warranty. And I noticed my steering making some thik thik noise. The serviceguys is pissing me offf. If it wasn't for the tb500 would roughed them up

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**arjun007rao** · 10-18-2013, 05:32 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

New thunderbird is beast drove it yesterday felt quite different from my classic, there were no vibrations on the handle
Much better improvement

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**J.Ravi** · 10-18-2013, 06:21 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Originally posted by TBTS-350 View Post

Wanted to ask you about how your bull has been behaving after the half aniversary?

Perfectly alright.

Any problems you have encountered yet?

My Thunderbird 500's petrol tank and float were replaced. The details are here and here.

**simao** · 10-18-2013, 08:04 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Originally posted by simao View Post

Guys please check the nuts and bolts of your bike.....noticed a nut missing, of right rear footrest. The footrest and silencer were together on 1 nut bolt. Going to ASC right now and getting it replaced under warranty. And I noticed my steering making some thik thik noise. The serviceguys is pissing me offf. If it wasn't for the tb500 would roughed them up

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Got the nut replaced under warranty. First they were reluctant but then agreed. This noise from the steering t has increased. Please help

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**gyan_recl350** · 10-20-2013, 12:48 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Originally posted by simao View Post

Got the nut replaced under warranty. First they were reluctant but then agreed. This noise from the steering t has increased. Please help

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Friend is the steering hard? You park the bike on center stand and do you see a catch in the handle bar movement? Park and just tap the handle bar little bit , just a little to either side and see if it moves freely to either end or have a catch. If answer to both the above thing is Yes then get it checked at ASC, may be just that big nut adjustment would do else still issues then press them to check the bearings.. Do not spare those guys, they take us for granted.

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**simao** · 10-20-2013, 02:14 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post

Friend is the steering hard? You park the bike on center stand and do you see a catch in the handle bar movement? Park and just tap the handle bar little bit , just a little to either side and see if it moves freely to either end or have a catch. If answer to both the above thing is Yes then get it checked at ASC, may be just that big nut adjustment would do else still issues then press them to check the bearings.. Do not spare those guys, they take us for granted.

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Friend the steering moves freely end to end but as it reaches the end the noise seems to appear. At the first service I asked them to check the steering cause I found it loose, they said it was loose and tightened it. After that this noise seems to have started appearing.

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**gyan_recl350** · 10-20-2013, 02:25 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Originally posted by simao View Post

Friend the steering moves freely end to end but as it reaches the end the noise seems to appear. At the first service I asked them to check the steering cause I found it loose, they said it was loose and tightened it. After that this noise seems to have started appearing.

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Hmm then may be they have tightened it more? If still no luck then why don't you push them to check the bearings and if faulty then get it replaced under warrenty

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**simao** · 10-20-2013, 02:36 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post

Hmm then may be they have tightened it more? If still no luck then why don't you push them to check the bearings and if faulty then get it replaced under warrenty

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Have to visit them...they are asking me meet the company service manager when he comes. Ofcourse warranty

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**gyan_recl350** · 10-20-2013, 02:39 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Originally posted by simao View Post

Have to visit them...they are asking me meet the company service manager when he comes. Ofcourse warranty

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By any chance are you visiting the Bannerghatta RE ASC? If yes then as an advice please do not get your Bull serviced from them ever. Just stay away from them.

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**simao** · 10-20-2013, 02:50 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post

By any chance are you visiting the Bannerghatta RE ASC? If yes then as an advice please do not get your Bull serviced from them ever. Just stay away from them.

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No friend....me from panjim, goa.... I take it to ASCin panjim itself.

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