Looks around while scratching my head for the article. I’m sure it was here.
Royal Enfield Thunderbird Specifications (350cc)
All data that you see below is from the Royal Enfield site as of 08 Feb, 2005. Don’t worry, nothing much has changed in terms of the Thunderbird specifications over the last few years (and this data is pretty much upto date, till this model went out of production many years later.) Continue reading Royal Enfield Thunderbird Specifications (350cc)
Rider Mania 2005
Rider Mania (RM) has always been an event that has held a kind of weird fascination for me. This is because I had, a couple of years ago, gone to send off a few friends when they were on their way to the first RM. Whether I would be able to attend RM 05 at all was in limbo till the last minute due to issues at the office. Another factor that didn’t make me all that enthusiastic was the fact that RM would be held this year at a place called Panvel about 60kms from Mumbai. Argh! Why not Goa! Continue reading Rider Mania 2005
Deepavali getaway and more running in
The week before Deepawali saw me out of Bangalore on a weeklong solo trip into various places in north Karnataka. The Thunderbird had run about 600kms and had the first service the day I headed out of Bangalore. It was still running in, so it was obvious that this was going to be a relaxed ride.
The ride was mainly concentrated in and around the Uttara Kannada district as it has my dad’s hometown, Chipageri and I have a lot of relatives whom I’d not met in a long time. The total distance covered was about 1300kms. Continue reading Deepavali getaway and more running in
First highway ride on the Thunderbird
A quick phone call from a friend to eat yummy masala dosas at a town called Kanakapura about 60kms from Bangalore was the reason for the first highway ride on the Thunderbird. It was a great ride early in the morning and was completed without any hitches. Just a bit of sound from the front end on the way back which was rectified the next day when the bike went in for its first service.
Looking around for those missing pictures!