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New 46 – HotFix

Its been close to ten years of riding the ThunderDuck. Well here is the replacement for this motorcycle, a new Bullet 500.

As the only travel motorcycle over this period, ThunderDuck has served pretty well. Its been with us on some amazing experiences and has had its ups and downs. After lusting, waiting, justifying, looking longingly at my bank balance… I came to the decision that to travel and experience India two-up comfortably and fully loaded, nothing really beats a Royal Enfield, to this day. At least, from a value for money point of view.

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Honda CBR650F – Specifications and Features

Honda introduces the CBR650F, an all-new and remarkably affordable middleweight sport bike that’s built to cover the full range of street riding. This really reminds me of the Yamaha Thunderace and similar motorcycles from over a decade ago, which had some concern for comfort over outright performance.

The Honda CBR650F strikes a terrific balance between full-on sport bike styling, nimble handling, overall performance, comfort and plenty of versatility-all at a great price.

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Royal Enfield Continental GT – First ride

Royal Enfield has built a really good looking motorcycle with the new Royal Enfield Continental GT. Having gotten that out of the way, let me first touch upon how I happened to take a test ride on it. I landed up at the Royal Enfield Brand Store near my parents house with an intention of getting a test ride on the new Royal Enfield Bullet 500, the one with the carb.

The brand store did not have one available and since I had started filling out the form, I decided to ride this thing.

Royal Enfield Continental GT testing

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UM Motorcycles – Who are they?!

United Motors International, US based innovative motorcycle brand is set to enter India with UM Motorcycles at this year’s Auto Expo in Delhi. They have formed a company named UM India Two Wheelers Private Limited. The company will exhibit a few of their latest state-of-art products at the Auto Expo to gauge consumer’s reaction. That will help them formulate their launch strategy.

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The better looking side of the motorcycle. Don’t get me started on the silencer design.

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