I had been to the showroom over the weekend. It looks like the Bangalore, Jayanagar Brand store have a "load" of TBTS 350 and 500. The dude mentioned hes got around 10 350s and some 500s! So the deliveries might start sometime this week or the next. If you are in the list, go and talk to the guys over there!

TD on new TBTS 350

I booked a TBT 500 on monday last, but before booking it, I took a TD on a 350 tbts (as 500 was unavailable) for about 10 mins in good stop & go traffic with a pillion. The road was bad too. I'm 6'2" & 90 kgs & my pillion would've been 60 kgs. It was thoroughly maneuverable and felt light! The seats were comfortable. Just that the gear shift lever had quite some play in between the gears shifts. Got a fools neutral 2 times. but once you get used to it, it might not be problem. My gut feeling was & still is Good about new tbts. And...And, what a head turner new Thunderbird is..! Bachhe Budhe aur Jawaan, sab apna kam chhod ke dekh rahe thay.

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^^ nice reviews...

things i have been annoyed with till now @480kms...not yet gone for servicing...thinking to go @600kms instead of 500 due to lack of time.
1)the rear disk brake had scraping sound which was fixed by removing whole tyre & filing the disk brake pads with a filer. 2)the rear disk brake started making a sound which was being made by the disk pads as they took time to settle-in after a day or two the sound vanished
3)the side-stand nut came-off had to tightened it manually...thank god i didnt lost it as the spares aren't available yet... 4)twice my rear disk brake was locked for a second or two on a empty road at a speed of 50km making my vehicle skid sideways for a feet or two...
5)my key-holder was loosened up checked it n found that one of the nuts holding it has been lost n another is ready to come out as well...fixed it manually..now the key-holder stands on a single nut but fixed enough... 6)the speedo unit vibrates alot in 1st n 2nd gear...may be here too there is some nut issue to be fixed. 7)no vibrations at speed of 50-70 but no thumping too... 8)my steering slightly shakes (im not saying it vibrates...im trying to say it just shakes abit left n right something like its not able to balance well...but its hardly noticeable i myself found it after i was told by my bro...i still sometimes dont find such a thing but i do feel it once in a day or two...i have checked by leaving my hands at speeds of 30-40 n found no such imbalanced thing but i dont know y i found this prob rarely though) when i start to race my vehicle. 9)when i was delivered my vehicle i found it wasn't feeling the same as test drive vehicle...went for an air check found the pressure to be at 42-front n 48-rear i was shocked as the manual says 22-front 32-rear...i kept it at 25-front 35-rear which gives me good balance+road grip+mileage(36in city)
10)whenever i start my vehicle n keep it on idling after few seconds it stops n never starts until i use the choke...may be im doing it wrong somewere.
11)the rear view mirrors are placed in a completely wrong position whenever i start sitting on my vehicle the left rvm just touches my left hand n looses the correct position..that means every time i sit on my vehicle i have to set the left rvm...may be my way of sitting has to be adjusted a bit.
12)in center-stand position when i put it in first gear and pull the whole clutch n check my rear wheel it still rotates as if im not pulling the whole clutch.
THESE ARE MY DOZEN ISSUES & FEW QUERIES...CAN ANYBODY HERE TELL ME WHICH OF THESE ARE NORMAL & WHICH OF THESE ARE EASY TO BE TAKEN ISSUES & WHICH OF THESE ARE INSTANTLY TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ISSUES.

I am expecting delivery of my TBTS 350 next week (around Dec 3 or 4). Can someone advise regarding the pre-delivery inspections and other checks that should be done from my side before taking delivery of the bike? Also, is it advisable to do a 200-250 km long journey in the immediate 2-3 days after taking delivery of the bike (while maintaining the speed limit of under 60kmph)? Please advise.. Thanks!

@ vinaymonu25:

11) there can be two things - idle RPM setting a bit low, increase it slightly. and too lean mixture- make it slightly richer. it will solve your issue. sometimes these two are deliberately kept too low for better mileage.

12) it is not an issue- happens with all the bikes. you can check it yourself during next servicing.

I would like to say that, all your problems will be solved in the first servicing.
So just chill and have some patience. And sit with the bike in the first servicing.

I am thinking of fitting a remote controlled central lock on my TBTS for anti theft purposes. Can anyone suggest a good product option for this? I am completely new to anti theft devices, so I have very little idea about what products are available and where.. I am based in Pune btw..

REVIEW: NEW THUNDERBIRD 350 FLICKER BLACK @750KMS - New TB350 - Royal Enfield Forum

not exactly a positive review i would say.

Top speed he said now is much better without any unstability.
TB350 130Kmph TB500 145+kmph. Only difference of 15kmph ROFL!!


Apart from the top speed, there are some more ride feelings which differentiate TBTS 350 from 500. It should be the way you go from 60 to top speed.

I own New TB350 and it gives mileage of 43kmpl. And it is 2 days old with 570km done.

goooooodddddd hope it will remain the same even after 2 yrs / 57000 kms....

Can someone tell me how exactly to calculate the mileage accurately?

All this while I was assuming that the AVG parameter in the Trip A/Trip B display stands for mileage. Turns out it is the average speed for that trip! Thank goodness for that.. I was worried as hell seeing 20 and 25 as the figures