Hello Guys, I got my Bird last Friday ... the bike is awesome but my initial ride gave me just 16kmpl ... I filled 1000 bucks worth fuel but did only 170kms in the last 4 days... is this a matter of concern or not. I have been riding under 50kmph very rarely did it go above that.. .?? Other than this the bike rides brilliantly.. its difficult to not go for a ride.

Took the delivery of my Thunderbird today. Delivery was taken in the afternoon so as the bike could be observed properly under daylight. The delivery process went very smoothly.

The Tax invoice, insurance, owners manual along with gate pass were given to me at the office. For those who may be interested, the price of the bike has gone up by Rs1300/-.

I had taken a printed copy of PDI checklist from Randhawa's thread on T-bHp. The PDI incharge Mr. Malik was very helpful and understanding. He had himself and one more guy overlook the whole delivery process even though the delivery load was more today because of being a festival.

Taking inputs from all the other owners here, checked all the nooks and crannies of the bike until satisfied. Checked all the switches and the console. The odometer showed a reading of 6 kms. The dealership provided me with a pseudo-leather keychain. they also arranged for a garland and had the same put over the bike( nice gesture on their part I feel).

About the ride quality, the engine feels really powerful and torquey, especially that pull when you accelerate, too bad had too keep it below 60kmph. Keeping the bull under 60 given all the power it has is proving to be a tough job! The gears slot in properly and didn't have any such issues with it. The throw of the projector lens is awesome when tested in the night. The bike feels nimble and easily manoeuvrable, more than my old Kawasaki Eliminator. The brakes are good and provide good response. I have road-construction work going on near my home and the area is full of loose gravel and sand, the grip of the tyres is good and the bike feels firmly planted.
Have planned a few trips in the coming weeks, more feedback as I clock in a few more Kms. Here are a few pics of the bike, excuse the quality took them from my phone cam.


Mom doing the Puja rituals.











Thats the Tbird along side the old Kawasaki Eliminator.


Few more shots of both of them together.

Took the delivery of my Thunderbird today. Delivery was taken in the afternoon so as the bike could be observed properly under daylight. The delivery process went very smoothly.

The Tax invoice, insurance, owners manual along with gate pass were given to me at the office. For those who may be interested, the price of the bike has gone up by Rs1300/-.

I had taken a printed copy of PDI checklist from Randhawa's thread on T-bHp. The PDI incharge Mr. Malik was very helpful and understanding. He had himself and one more guy overlook the whole delivery process even though the delivery load was more today because of being a festival.

Taking inputs from all the other owners here, checked all the nooks and crannies of the bike until satisfied. Checked all the switches and the console. The odometer showed a reading of 6 kms. The dealership provided me with a pseudo-leather keychain. they also arranged for a garland and had the same put over the bike( nice gesture on their part I feel).

About the ride quality, the engine feels really powerful and torquey, especially that pull when you accelerate, too bad had too keep it below 60kmph. Keeping the bull under 60 given all the power it has is proving to be a tough job! The gears slot in properly and didn't have any such issues with it. The throw of the projector lens is awesome when tested in the night. The bike feels nimble and easily manoeuvrable, more than my old Kawasaki Eliminator. The brakes are good and provide good response. I have road-construction work going on near my home and the area is full of loose gravel and sand, the grip of the tyres is good and the bike feels firmly planted.
Have planned a few trips in the coming weeks, more feedback as I clock in a few more Kms. Here are a few pics of the bike, excuse the quality took them from my phone cam.

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Mom doing the Puja rituals.

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Thats the Tbird along side the old Kawasaki Eliminator.

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Few more shots of both of them together.

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Congrats bro!!! Ride hard

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Congrats buddy

seeing these pictures I miss my avenger, Regret selling it off

Thanks bro!
The Eliminator was my brother's originally, his first bike. Will go back to him now.

I have this issue that sometimes I have to give a slight throttle with the electric start to get the bike going, other times it starts without any throttle needed. The dealership guy had told me not to use the throttle while using ES.
Any views on this?

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This is again a common issue, and happens when engine is cold. When doing the first start use the choke, you wouldnt need throttle . The company guys including TSM say "Sir 500 hai islie".So I have stopped asking them and I always shoot a mail for everything

PS:For my first start in the morning I use kick instead of ES.

This is again a common issue, and happens when engine is cold. When doing the first start use the choke, you wouldnt need throttle . The company guys including TSM say "Sir 500 hai islie".So I have stopped asking them and I always shoot a mail for everything

PS:For my first start in the morning I use kick instead of ES.

I strongly suggest always use the ES for cold starts, needless to say it also includes first start

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I strongly suggest always use the ES for cold starts, needless to say it also includes first start

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Yes, the manual also suggests to use the ES for the first start.
Also I had read that using the kick with a big single cylinder puts unnecessary pressure on the decompresser and can lead to a blown sprag clutch.
Though does the slight throttle harm the engine in any way, or I should try it with the choke on?

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Please see pg 83 of your owners manual, points 2&3 under vehicle starting procedure

Bang on! You are absolutely correct with the reason of using ES for the cold starts. Using a little bit of throttle would not harm the engine at all, in-fact a very little throttle is indeed required when starting with ES. Use choke only if temperature is below 10 Degree Centigrade or on high altitudes (manual also says the same).

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Yes Rahul, manual also says to use ES for cold starts and Paradoxx is absolutely spot on with reason. Sprag clutch may take the beating (even though in new UCEs the sprag clutch issue is all sorted out which used to be prevalent before, as I learn ). So use ES on cold starts.

So bhai what about the lubrication of engine inners when when i use ES? as there is also an old theory which says 3-4 kicks before starting the bike will lubricate the engine parts hence reducing the damage...what do you guys say?