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**pads** · 03-08-2011, 03:02 AM

Originally posted by The_Lone_Rider View Post

Now i'm seriously confused like heck! Guys get me out of this dilemma! What should i say/do? What would you do, if you were me?

hey first of all your Mom is very very smart to offer you RE or is a real fan of RE..... whatever, it maybe..... you are a lucky fellow to get RE as your first bike..... try RE Classic & Thunderbird.....
there are many pros & cons to go by this choice.....
Cons:
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Low Mileage
Maintainability
No Stunts
No Racing
Different Image

Pros:
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You'll get a good body by hitting Gym
You can take your bike anywhere, no stopping from your Mom (RE is not for race or stunt

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You'll get constant economic(till you get a job) support from family, RE will be costly to maintain

Everyone will turn their heads to look to you & your ride
You'll stand true to your Avatar Name

**The_Lone_Rider** · 03-08-2011, 08:24 AM

I had never imagined myself with an RE. I feel very weird with the idea of me owning/riding one. Not that i hate or dislike REs, i know the way people look at me will change (they'll look at me like a hero), my personality will change, it'll change my lifestyle but just that bikes/biking for me have always meant something else ever since i was a kid (fared, highly revvy, motogp style cornering and sometimes racing and a bit stunting on empty roads). I still feel Stunner is the bike for me.

**The_Lone_Rider** · 03-08-2011, 08:27 AM

Never ridden a thumper moreover.

**The_Lone_Rider** · 03-08-2011, 08:32 AM

It's like Practicality vs. Fantasy.

It's like My Choice vs. People's Choice and moreover Mom's choice.

**sidewinder** · 03-08-2011, 10:01 AM

Dude.. if u havent ridden one yet.. think its time u should.. Changed my life the day i did .. Crusing at a 100kmph on a bullet is outta the world.. Do give it a try..

.. Ride safe ..

**antz.bin** · 03-08-2011, 10:53 AM

If I were you.. I would listen to mom

You are talking about racing on the stunner? If you do it on Public roads.. you will eventually end up in the hospital. And you need to take it to Chennai to compete in the One-Make championships. All this to earn some hep in college? The respect you will get the day you turn up in college on your own RE will overtake all of this. Frankly.. the UCE TBTS is my favourite RE. The maitainance of the UCE engine is much lower and the reliability is higher. Expect anywhere aound 30 kmpl though. But this one is one keeper. Unlike a stunner.. I dont think you can ever sell it off.

My advice.. Go for the Silver Thunderbird

**The_Lone_Rider** · 03-08-2011, 10:56 AM

Originally posted by antz.bin View Post

If I were you.. I would listen to mom

You are talking about racing on the stunner? If you do it on Public roads.. you will eventually end up in the hospital. And you need to take it to Chennai to compete in the One-Make championships. All this to earn some hep in college? The respect you will get the day you turn up in college on your own RE will overtake all of this. Frankly.. the UCE TBTS is my favourite RE. The maitainance of the UCE engine is much lower and the reliability is higher. Expect anywhere aound 30 kmpl though. But this one is one keeper. Unlike a stunner.. I dont think you can ever sell it off.

My advice.. Go for the Silver Thunderbird

Hey thanks man!

And yeah that's the color me and my mom chose.

Mileage according to the owners is 45-50Kmpl (roughly same as apache).

So decision done! Thunderbird Silver

**ravi@17bhp** · 03-08-2011, 10:59 AM

Stunner is a commuter. The problems arise when people buy it for performance.

So, you have finally decided. Thats a big relief for the members.

**The_Lone_Rider** · 03-08-2011, 11:01 AM

Honda lost a costumer and a fan! Because of their lazy dealer here thanks to their 10 to 5 timing and Sunday holiday.

I mean what non sense is this? Who the hell goes to a Bike showroom between 10 to 5? Who the heck gets the time to do so? And even if they do, they won't have enough brain left to decide.

Seriously their timings ****ed me off!

**The_Lone_Rider** · 03-08-2011, 11:05 AM

Originally posted by ravi@17bhp View Post

Stunner is a commuter. The problems arise when people buy it for performance.

So, you have finally decided. Thats a big relief for the members.

Hehehehe! Will book a Thunderbird (I love the name, AWESOME!, it sounds like a NATO name for some Fighter Jet) this month

Stunner had faring, and looked like a sports bike that's why i liked it so much.

**The_Lone_Rider** · 03-08-2011, 11:06 AM

Can we fit K&N filter and NGK to a Thunderbird? :P How would the performance be after that?

**ravi@17bhp** · 03-08-2011, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by The_Lone_Rider View Post

Honda lost a costumer and a fan! Because of their lazy dealer here thanks to their 10 to 5 timing and Sunday holiday.

I mean what non sense is this? Who the hell goes to a Bike showroom between 10 to 5? Who the heck gets the time to do so? And even if they do, they won't have enough brain left to decide.

Seriously their timings ****ed me off!

Whats wrong in going within the specified time once? You will not go everyday right? If you are not buying a Honda product just because of the dealer's timings, you will be at loss. I know the dealers of Honda are high-headed, stubborn, and arrogant, and I hate them, but, if you really like the product, go ahead and buy it.

**The_Lone_Rider** · 03-08-2011, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by ravi@17bhp View Post

Whats wrong in going within the specified time once? You will not go everyday right? If you are not buying a Honda product just because of the dealer's timings, you will be at loss. I know the dealers of Honda are high-headed, stubborn, and arrogant, and I hate them, but, if you really like the product, go ahead and buy it.

What are they? Some college teachers or something to keep such timings? Or are they doing a favor by giving it for free

to behave like that?

Stunner, No one likes it (Everyone was making fun of me, and especially my best friend - She said "Buy something Manly, not this toy piece"), I liked it because of the looks (i don't know how others didn't like it) and the claimed, pick up, mileage etc.. (never rode it).

Dazzler i tried to like it alot but miserably failed! All other bikes from Honda are meant for uncles.

But still even after all this, i had been to book it. But showroom was closed and moreover on the way i showed some Stunners to mom, she started hating the bike. So she told me to go for Royal Enfield.

**antz.bin** · 03-08-2011, 11:24 AM

Originally posted by The_Lone_Rider View Post

Can we fit K&N filter and NGK to a Thunderbird? :P How would the performance be after that?

NGK...yes. K&N...Please avoid.

Avoid falling into the trap of listening to over-optimistic mileage figures from existing owners. The figures they usually tell is 10% higher than the highest figure they ever got. You cannot more than 35kmpl from a Thunderbird. Apache.. according to me.. has the highest FE of all Indian bikes when cruising at a constant 100kmph.

Also.. Stop blaming the showroom timings for your decision. It was your money.. and if you really wanted the stunner thaat much... you would have found time time to go to the showroom in their timings. Most 2-wheeler showrooms follow the same timings.. so it not a big difference here.

**The_Lone_Rider** · 03-08-2011, 11:26 AM

Originally posted by antz.bin View Post

NGK...yes. K&N...Please avoid.

Avoid falling into the trap of listening to over-optimistic mileage figures from existing owners. The figures they usually tell is 10% higher than the highest figure they ever got. You cannot more than 35kmpl from a Thunderbird. Apache.. according to me.. has the highest FE of all Indian bikes when cruising at a constant 100kmph.

Thunderbird Twinspark it is! Not the old Thunderbird which gave max 30KMPL.

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