NAME : Ganesh Veluswamy <ganeshv27@gmail.com> Bangalore,
Karnataka (India)
POSTED ON : Monday, June 16, 2008 at 10:10:53
REVIEW : My Bull is 2005 July model. A classic Bike. You will
never find such experience which you have experienced with Thunder Bird
from any other bikes. However, when we compare the beat with other
Bulls, its not so heavy. I don't know why? could be due to 5-speed
engine? Other than beat, Its a perfect Bull. I have covered 591Kms in 8
hours in my T.Bird. Thats my record so far. I am trying to break my
own-record by covering 700Kms in 8 Hours. I have changed the clutch
cable twice ever since i bought my bull. So far i have covered 19000
Kms. Its gonna be almost 3 years now. Maintenance free bike. Solid &
dependable cruiser :-)
NAME : Ampee Bhardwaj <rajbhardwaj@rogers.com> Chandigarh,
Chandigarh (India)
POSTED ON : Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 11:22:59
REVIEW : I owned Thunderbird, it's been two years now & very
much satisfied with it's performance. It gives good feeling to own this
little beast.
NAME : S.Ramesh <rameshuvasai@yahoo.co.in> Vasai West,
Maharashtra (India)
POSTED ON : Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 04:58:33
REVIEW : My request is to replace cheap fittings with posh ones.
I have seen rusted items on this bike which was fairly new. How about to
introduce this bike in 500 cc version.
NAME : Arvind <arvindphate@yahoo.com> Pune, Maharashtra
(India)
POSTED ON : Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 09:48:24
REVIEW : I am in 12th, and was surffing on net for bikes so that
i can buy the best, Now after reading the reviews and seeing the looks
and strength of Enfield Bikes now i am sure and eager to purchase one of
the bikes of the ROYAL ENFIELD.
NAME : Chandu (tsunami_tsunami@yrediffmail.com) Rayagada, Orissa
(India)
POSTED ON : Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 09:27:47
REVIEW : A new generation bike with a long company history. A
unique bike.
NAME : Das (dasarnold@yahoo.com) Manama., Bahrain.. (Bahrain.)
POSTED ON : Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 15:32:20
REVIEW : I am having a thunderbird.of which i have changed the
shape and sound from the showroom. Coz i am working in gulf country. I
have seen many kind of latest bikes here. I like harley davidson (fat
boy) model. What I did was I purchaced one handle bar of H\D and took to
India. Soon i went to the agency. I know there is only one bike is
suitable to fix this hadle that is only thunderbird.the handle which is
company fixed on thunderbird it is absolutely never suit with the
bike.realy very small.then i took my brother with me to the agency who
is a mechanical engineer,i meet the salesman and also luckily meet the
owner on that company.i told them if you can fix this handle bar with
thunderbird i will buy a bike from you.they face a little problem coz
H\D's handle is realy big size and its radios also much different than
T\bird. They agreed with me but they asked one week time. Coz they have
to design long length cables, also accilerator, new fixings and ext. I
asked them to remove 4 muflrers (shells)from the silencer by cutting
lower side of the silencer to max increase the sound, and plate it.
Really they did very good job. Now my bike is slitely looking like H\D.
Even it is't looking thunderbird now. Some people asked me is it
imported bike. I said no, they say they have never seen a bike like
this. I was very happy with their comments. My brother brought some
stickers of H\D from Italy and fixed on it now. We have rided this bike
very long distance. Kerala to bangalare, chennai, many times, thousands
of k\m. Thanks to enfield company we never face any problem yet, not
even ignition problem.company should fix big handle, big size back
wheel, better sound ext.if we ride it as condition of showroom it looks
like a moped (TVS) from 200 meeters. If it passes nearby sound feels
like a 100 cc bike or much less. Should not be like this poor. Coz it is
realy very special bike for the peoples who realy love the bike. I think
twice only i have driven my old bike (suzuki max100) after this BIG
MACHINE came to my life. I feel rest of the bikes on the road, children!
Once trafic police man wished to ride my bike to ride. I gave him the
key he made around and told he has never ridden nice bike like this. Fun
is he always driving his police bike(enfield).my bike is popular in my
district now. We have fuel problem in our India but ride some k\m as a
realy heero with THUNDERBIRD.friends i have to stop writing now,
otherways i will not stand up from here. i am really crazy about my
bike,toooooo much to say.........
NAME : Kaushik Basu (kaushikbasuji@sify.com) CUTTACK, ORISSA
(INDIA)
POSTED ON : Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 04:14:07
REVIEW : ENFIELD THUNDERBIRD is the best Indian bike available
now in INDIA. I own one for one year, it's pickup is fantastic, mileage
is good enough, looks great and feels great too.I bought it blindly,
because it seemed to me to be the best bike available in our country.
NAME : Ashu (meetashutosh12@rediffmail.com), Bangalore,
Karnataka (India)
POSTED ON : Tuesday, February 06, 2007 at 00:57:19
REVIEW : I rode my first bullet in class IX as a pillion of my
friend Abdul Qavi. It was Machismo. Then and there, I fell in love with
this royal beast. The time passed but my dream machine remained
unchanged. When I bought my first bike, it was not the same but a member
of the same family. I find TBird as a real cruiser. I am able to conduce
a mileage of 43-45Kmpl on long drives. In city I get 35-38Kmpl.
Manoeuverability in city as people think, is not a problem. If you
follow traffic rules and enjoy riding, this is your bike. Just go for it
and enjoy riding.
NAME : Gaurav (sagitarrus_nov@yahoo.com), New Delhi, Delhi
(India)
POSTED ON : Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 20:06:48
REVIEW : What is the mileage for this bike. The bike looks great
but it would had looked much better if it had a sleek shape towards the
back.
NAME : Monish M Nair
POSTED ON : 7/23/2006
REVIEW : I HAD PURCHESED THE FIRST SELFSTART THUNDERBIRD AT
AHMEDABAD AT THE SAME DAY OF THE LAUNGE OF THE BIKE I HADE PURCHASED IT
FROM KAVERI MOTORS.BUT LET ME INFORM YOU THAT MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE
USING ROYAL ENFIELD FROM LAST 41 YEARS SO I HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
THIS BIKE,BUT TILL TODAY WHENEVER I TOOK MY BIKE FOR SERVICE I FACE SOME
PROBLEM .AFTER THE SERVICE OF MY BIKE IT WILL GET SOME NEW PROBLEM IN
TECHINICAL WAYS WHEN MY BIKE HAS RUNNED 3500KMS ITS PISTON GOT JAMMED &
WHEN I TOOK MY BIKE TO DEALER ,THE SERVICE INCHARGE TOLD ME THAT I DONT
KNOW HOW TO RIDE BIKE BUT I LEARNED TO RIDE BIKE AT THE AGE OF 9 NOW I
AM 21. I LEARNED AT OLD ENFIELD.THE FIRST BIKE I RIDED IS ENFIELD &
NOW I AM FACING SOME ELECTRIC PROBLEM IN IT
NAME : Tushar Bhatia
POSTED ON : 5/11/2006
REVIEW : Royal Enfield is specially known For Its Fine English
Engeering From England.Which is Still Present in All Royal Enfield.Royal
Enfield is Just Like a Ambassdor Car.One Who Drove Ambassdor He Will not
Like any Another Car to Drive. Same it is With Royal Enfield.
Karizma Can Go Upto 150Km\Hr.More than ThunderBird But it Cannot
Maintain this Speed For 4 to 5Km Continuously.After 1 or 2Km it Start
Reducing Speed itself. But Once Enfield Comes on Highways it Start
Increasing Speed it Can Go Up 135Km\Hr and You Can Achieve this Speed in
Very SHort Span of Time Royal Enfield Thunderbird had Great Pickup.Pls
Try its Pickup on 3rd Gear it Gives a Different Feeling like Taking off
Jet Plane.
All Hero Honda, Yamaha, Honda, Lml, they all Manufacture Cycles not
Motorcycles. Engine Life of All Enfield are Awesome.Minimum Life of Any
Enfield is Minimum of 25-30Years
It is Still the SHAAN of Punjab Where You Can Even See 40 Year of
Enfield.Still They Can Go Upto 95Km\Hr
Test Ride and Feel the Difference But Pls Prefer Disc Break to Enjoy
its Ride.
NAME : Mustafa Kapasi
POSTED ON : 4/26/2006
REVIEW : I went to buy the electra, but when i did a test ride
on the Thunderbird, my heart was set on it. Its lovely, Grand, Majestic
and grand daddy of all toy bikes available. Its for mature/patient
bikers. Its a Legend ! ride it once and you will never like any other 2
wheeler, promise.
NAME : Nikhil
POSTED ON : 1/25/2006
REVIEW : Thunderbird a great looking bike , giving ruggeg and
solid looks and is even very solid bike too. Awesome power and a
reasonable mileage crossing 28km/l. Want a bike with handsome look then
GO FOR IT !
NAME : Goutham
POSTED ON : 11/24/2005
REVIEW : 'GUTS AND PASSION' alone made this bike and its
grand-dads (Enfield Bullet) a success. Thunderbird has the legacy power,
stability and 50 years of R&D in it combined with the styling for
younger generation leaving a mark and also keeps up the name of the
bullet family. Lacks the Thump sound but then thats compensated with the
power and troublefree starts (Courtesy : AVL Engine). You feel the power
and a sense of responsibility when you ride this one. Strictly not a
choice for a commuter segment. As i said earlier 'GUTS AND PASSION' is
all one need to own this vehicle.
NAME : Rana Roshan Singh
POSTED ON : 10/13/2005
REVIEW : ThunderBird is No Bullet. It's a Different experience
all together.
Engine is noisy, but so are WWF wrestlers. It has Physique.
I started Riding Bullet 1990, my fathers bike a machine of 1965. Since
then I am in love with this machine. Second Time I fall in love, 2003- "Thunderbird"(Pyar
Kiya Nahi Jata Ho Jata Hai) My son 2 years old he too is in love with
this bike.
Thunderbird I had driven 45,000Km. Trouble Free. It includes a
Interstate Driving of Roughly 20,000Km.
Maintenances: No Problem
Mileage: 40-45Kmpl
Service: Long Duration (sometime 10000Kms)
Spares: Cheap.
Handling: Very easy, provided bearing an attitude. A Youth of 18 to My
Father now 65 says so
Brakes: Not so good, careful!! at high Speeds.
Till now, there is no problem with engine, no Leakage of oil.
Be careful for first 1500 Km's. Take care. Then after it will take care
of you. Enjoy thrills, obey Traffic. And care for those who are on
Roads. No matter if They are not Riding Thunderbird: }
This Bike knows me that I am known by it
NAME : GT
POSTED ON : 8/11/2005
REVIEW : This is a great bike.A true cruiser bike.Lots of power
and looks.Mileage is also good and you can run this machine as long as
you want and it will give you no problem (since then, I have not faced
such problems till now).
