This new “Gixxer” is Suzuki’s flagship model for the Indian market. This now “boasts a pioneering style & sophisticated appearance, combined with exceptional riding performance and the best fuel economy in its class, for the Indian market.” That shows that this motorcycle does not have much in common with the typical Gixxers of the world but for the name.
Info from the press release follows.
Triumph motorcycle store opens in Bangalore today. Later, in the evening, with much fan fare and music by Thermal and a Quarter, the first owners of each of the models across all the categories were invited onto stage and handed over a ceremonial key. Triumph currently have 50 bookings with their Bangalore dealer.
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Building a list of spares that you need to carry with a motorcycle from the Royal Enfield Classic series. This list can be used by not only the Classics, but other models like Classic 350, Classic 500, Classic Chrome, Classic Desert Storm, Classic Battle Green and all of the Bullet series.
On a longer ride, you’ll need everything that you carry on a short ride as listed below. More than that, you may need spares like clutch plates or something else. But, given that the UCE engined motorcycles are still in production, any thing major can be fixed by heading to the nearest RE workshop. If you’re the true DIY type of person, here’s a list.
Replicating the Royal Enfield Bullet 500 specifications here because over time these go away from the official website. Last time around, I learnt this the hard way because I lost most of the AVL engined Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350 related information when Royal Enfield decided to phase it out, not only from the showrooms, but also from their website.
This page will keep getting updated as and when I find useful information to be used by owners of this model.
Why the interest and the special treatment to this motorcycle?
Just booked one today.
