I just dont understand one thing here, what is bad in the bike or the engine ?????????????????
What is bad in the bullets i dont understand. If you dont like the Thunderbird 500, then dont buy it.
none of the fuel tanks in india are rain proof. You can smell the petrol in the summer times very easily. I have seen this in the bajaj, KTM, Yamaha all. Because a fuel tank can never be air tight.

And i dont understand how rain water goes inside the tank of a bullet
I never had problem like this in me two bullets.

Yah it takes 8 moths to get a bull. If you cannot wait then buy some other bikes. Dont start pointing your fingers.
If you want to buy a Maruti swift, then you have to wait for 7-8 months. What about that ??
And bullets are hand made bikes. So if you cannot accept that then I think you should not buy it. The company did not tell you to buy it for them.

Man your 90 kph thing is kind of very very vague. What do you want to say ??
And clutch cable, I change mine after every 10-12k kms.
your clutch may get broken because of a lot of things. Just get it checked.



Dude please get your head checked. Seriously. Or else do one thing, sell off your bull ( if you have any).
Any one here can bet on the fact that a bull can easily go till 120 or may be above without any problem.
And if you cannot ride it above 80 , then its a problem with you

Since i dont have an amazing head like yours, neither titanium bearings to ride an enfield at those speeds comfortably, im gonna click the like button next to your post.cheer up mate.

Well, I always got frustrated whenever I tried to compare an RE to any other bike available in India. I just couldn't fathom HOW people can spend so much (Time and Money) on an RE when functionally equivalent/superior bikes can be had for far less money with far lower waiting period.

But getting to know the owners themselves, I understood that I just cannot compare an RE with a commuter 150 or a Karizma or a P220 because of the emotion involved. None of the mainstream Indian motorcycles (aka 'Plastic' bikes )attract so much emotion as the RE range. The usual yardsticks we use when comparing 'Plastic' bikes like engine power / handling / ergonomics etc. cannot be applied on an RE simply because the 'Plastic' bikes feature nowhere on the 'Emotion' yardstick.

So, in order to restore peace, harmony and order in my mind, I concluded that an RE is not a bike. It is a lifestyle. What you pay for on the RE is a piece of History, emotion and experiences that you will never otherwise get to feel. Whether or not, I (Antz.Bin) am willing to pay for these is a different matter altogether, but it certainly helps me in not trying to compare it with similarly priced products. For Example, the bike in question (TB500) may be priced very close to a CBR250R ABS or a Tata Nano CX, but all 3 provide 3 very distinct experiences to their respective owners. An experience which is not inter-comparable and so by conjunction, neither are the products. The experience of owning an RE can be replicated ONLY by owning some other RE model so there is no use cribbing about whether you like it or not .

im getting mine on 7nth made the full amount payment yesterday...my vehicle has arrived is kept in the showroom...but they say they have been restricted to deliver it before 7nth....im from hyderabad.booked on 11nth oct was promised the delivery in jan but through some contacts getting it delivered on wednesday itself...its 350cc

Its the love for the RE that is more. Thats why RE enjoys having clubs that are solely for the RE only.
Very few are present for any other bike in this world, except the Harleys.
Its a lot of feeling involved in this.

And I want to say one thing here, i had a Pulsar 180, Pulsar 220, Thunderbird, Pulsar 220, and a yamaha R15. before.
Now i own a thunderbird. I can say one thing here, until you ride a RE, you wont feel the difference.
The bike is just amazing.


And about the TB500, a small change can make the bike look amazing.
Any one who is buying it, if you have the patience and if you want to, then just remove all the chrome, and make it black.
The bike will look stunning.

Cant deny, even i loved it when it stood still because the exhaust decided to loosen itself due to the vibrations, 15 minutes after the picture was clicked.

Too much satire in that post, does not really suite someone like you, specially being a MOD. I guess you need to close the post rather than let this get more ugly

haha.. ROFLMAO

i love reading these type of threads, forget gaining knowledge, i atleast get to know who thinks what...

man you should take care of your bike .....
exhaust falling off means that it had problem ...
you should have seen that before

Getting the TB500 in a couple of days for an extended test ride..

even I have spotted a fallen exhaust live on the highway from a RE just few months back. First saw a exhaust lying in middle of the highway & I was wondering whose it could be. Later, riding just few meters ahead say a guy on his RE coming back in wrong side of the road without a exhaust to pick it up probably.
Secondly, a close friend of mine went with her fiancee on a roadtrip on his RE to Kolad. Even his exhaust was fallen down while coming back. And both had to do a jugaad to tie up.
But I would say.. could be mere bad luck happening due to improper care taken..

On the TB500 review and other issues mentioned here.I will present my answers in bulleted points for easy understandibility:

• There is no bias in xBhp towards any manufacturer.
• We publish travel reports done on all kinds of bikes in the magazine as well as allow on the forums and our FB.
• Two manufacturers which have been published the most by xBhp magazine are Ducati and RE, be it their reviews or travelogues. Intentionally and unintentionally.
• There have been extensive travelogues printed in the magazine featuring the Apache, CBR250 etc in the previous issues.
• Regarding the TB500 launch coverage and review: The team was busy in other things at point of time. Usually at these occasions we either review the bike later or leave it for the ownership experiences to do their magic (as well know that is the best).
• Royal Enfield has only shown interest in promoting their own events and rides, and our 'different' proposals usually elicit cold response from them. We cannot help that.
  
  Overall: The ideology of xBhp has been to be different from the rest of the pack. The kind of rides and the way we do them along with the quality of magazine is a conscious decision, which other publications are not driven for. We are not a publishing house and have limited resources. Considering that I am happy about what we are doing.
  
  Let it also be understood and appreciated that there is no other publication which will allow or respond direct criticism like this for their 'product'. However since at heart we are a community, I am replying as such.
  
  If anyone does a great ride with photos on the new TB, s/he is most welcome to submit the article for the magazine (if s/he wishes to).
  
  Ride safe everyone.
  
  
  

Taking care is not a problem saar, the pretty at standstill bike looked like that after an hour long morning session of cleaning and lubing and checking for susceptible drunk parts which might fall off, because a night prior it had travelled 400 kms of relatively smooth roads.Now the exhaust at the point where it enters the engine is secured by a round big bolt which looks like a cookie, you ride the bike at speeds of 80kph or above for extended durations, the cookie starts to crumble and to give it company, the various mounts on bolts for the exhaust too begin to loosen up, after a crazy night out, maybe its the hangover, they needed a stretch.the cookie like looking screw was changed four times in 3 months, RE service centre said, "Iska thread nikal jaata hai saar", and his sentence would prick like a needle in my heart.

So i am not saying it is a bad bike saar, neither do i want to just ride and not care about the art of motorcycle maintenance,(OT:-just like the entire post :-),Would like to thank my friend ZAIN for introducing me to the book, he read it thinking it was either about him or the car ZEN, Parsi men have an amazing sense of humor!!) if only i could ride it more and spend less time putting the thread in the needle, be a little careless, a little worry free, not worry that if it rains the electricals need an umbrella and some rum, admire it on the go, not just stare at it when it stood still, thinking what a great piece of art would this be indoors, After all even RE proudly states in their ad's, Leave Home!, they forgot to add, at your own risk*.

Sorry for an incredibly late reply, but this is somewhat how a matt black C5 could look if available....



I would like to see one. What say?