Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500

Just a couple of month ago, the Royal Enfield Thunderbird X was spotted undergoing tests on the roads of Chennai. However, a Thunderbird test mule was once again spotted on the Bangalore-Chennai Expressway, near Ambur, Tamil Nadu. Which means Royal Enfield, is preparing itself for the upcoming BS-VI emission norms for quite some time now. This also means that RE might be collecting some crucial data for the designers and engineers to work on and make the next-generation of Enfields Read More...

Travelling to far away places on a motorcycle is an experience, words can hardly describe. The joy of meeting new people, greeting new vistas, as two wheels roll and an engine ticks between your legs is something else. If you're willing, any motorcycle will take you to most places. However, unlike a few years ago, there are ample choices available now which make your long distance tours on a motorcycle effortless and fun. So if you've charted a route already Read More...

Very soon, all bikes with more than 125cc engine capacity will need to be fitted with ABS as part of new government regulations. Many bike makers are now preparing for it well in advance and have started rolling out ABS equipped versions of their popular models. Royal Enfield has already done it most of its range, including the classic 350 and Himalayan. Their latest ABS-equipped offering is the Thunderbird 500X cruiser, which now retails at INR 2.13 Lakh. This makes is Read More...

If a new report is to be believed, Royal Enfield plans to launch the Thunderbird 350X and 500X in India on February 22. Both the models were first spotted at a company warehouse while a spy video of it's test mules surfaced later on the web, hinting at an impending launch. The previous spy images of the Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350X and 500X revealed that the models receive a new dual tone paint job where the tank of the motorcycles Read More...

They say that there are motorcycles, and then there’s Royal Enfield. Somehow, I always thought that the statement reeks of over-hype. So when Royal Enfield offered me a Thunderbird 500 to ride around for a few days, I decided to settle it once and for all. It looks great, the T’bird 500. Remember the wonky, original Thunderbird that looked like it was designed by someone who watched too many episodes of American Chopper, but had limited resources at hand, and a Read More...

Bajaj made us wait for their power cruiser for over two years and we can absolutely say that the wait was worth it. The, then called, Pulsar CS400 went on to become the VS400, then the Kratos and finally was christened as the Dominar 400. We kept you guys updated about its transformation journey through are posts for all this while. A couple of days ago, we got a chance to get our hands on the Dominar 400 and rode Read More...

There are many few places in the world which can boast of an extensive coast line, a sandy desert, dense forests and some of the tallest mountain ranges, all encompassed within one nation. This rare diversity in India is peppered with people who speak different languages, within the span of a few kilometres. The abundant flora and fauna and such vistas are best experienced on nothing else, but a motorcycle. We pick the top 5 motorcycles for touring, priced below INR 3 lakh, which Read More...