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when you think about during in India one
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brand instantaneously pops into your
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head
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Ronen field and when you start thinking
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about running field start wondering
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about why these bikes are so expensive
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even though they don't feature the
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latest technology and then the point is
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some more when you think about the
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massive cult following all infill enjoys
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not just in India but across the globe
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so here we are today a power drift to
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review their latest flagship model the
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Thunderbird 500 in orbit to understand
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what makes one in field such a thumping
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success
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at first glance the styling on the
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Thunderbird 500 did not appeal to me
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that much but with every kilometer I
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clock there after the bike really
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started growing on me
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the bikers rollin fields take on a
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modern day cruiser while still
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preserving the charm of the good old
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compass and I think they have achieved
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that the first thing I notice is the
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matte black engine which I think looks a
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lot better than the conventional
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aluminum finish as on your other bikes
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but the one feature that should out to
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me the most was the brawny new 20 litre
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tank I think I like it
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even more than the new project or
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headlight assembly which looks really
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good but that is still my favorite
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talking about the projector the
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projector along with the new LED tail
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light they add a conventional twist to
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the otherwise retro feel of this bike
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even the new instrument cluster is in
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tune with the overall design and this is
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the first Royal Enfield which has a
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hazard light and the button is position
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in between the tachometer and the
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speedometer another interesting feature
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that I like on this bike is the split
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seat assembly and then the handlebar and
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the new exhaust they complete the design
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overhaul on the new Thunderbird
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you
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the Thunderbird borrows its 499 CC
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fuel-injected twin spark you see engine
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from the classic 500 so it belts out the
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same 27.2 bhp of power and 41.3 Newton
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meter of torque which is enough to
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propel the bike to a top whack of 130
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kilometres an hour it is at this company
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best when you're riding or other when
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you're cruising between 80 to 100
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kilometers an hour
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once past 3800 rpm the vibrations creep
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in setting the footpegs of us so the
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cares don't always slot in properly when
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up shifting with the red shifter the
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braking performance of the Thunderbird
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has improved as well thanks to its 280
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mm front disc which comes to the 2
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piston caliper and also comes short with
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a 240 mm Redis which has a single
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caliper
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handling and users it don't exactly go
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hand in hand but I think the engineers
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at Royal Enfield felt otherwise
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and when you ride this bike through a
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set of corners you feel that handling
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was perhaps the topmost priority when
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they decided to upgrade the Thunderbird
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beefier and stiffer 41 mm front folks a
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shortened wheelbase and all you swing
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arm and you front set foot pegs and a
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completely redesigned handlebar all of
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these changes have transformed this bike
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into one of the best handling composite
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I mean it's worth solid even past 120
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kilometres an hour and it leans so
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convincingly into corners that I think
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you will get addicted to setting the
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rollerblades every time you enter a
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corner and the short turning radius and
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short wheelbase make it easy to turn
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this motorcycle and maneuver it even
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through traffic the small changes that
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already have made to the Argos have gone
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a long way in increasing the comfort on
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this bike
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the rider foot pegs are normal front set
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the handlebar has been redesigned and
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the weld cushion split seat assembly and
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the backrest have been tailored to make
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long highway rides a pleasant affair for
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both the rider as well as the pillion
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the suspension is a little bit on a
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stripper side but it can still tackle
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broken roads reasonably well what's the
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verdict then I think that's and about
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500 it's undoubtedly one of the best
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users at Royal Enfield has produced yet
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I'm a touring perspective it checks all
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the right boxes it is really comfortable
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the projector headlamps works great for
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nice rides the horn is nice and sharp
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and loud the larger fuel tank means you
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can cover more distance and the fuel
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injection works great even on cold
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winter mornings some of these teething
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issues still exist I mean the gearbox is
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too fussy the wives still like that
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presence front at high rpm and the fuel
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gauge but it has a mind of its own but
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there's no denying the fact that royal
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NP have come of age with this model and
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then slowly but surely ironing out all
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the chinks in the armor
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even though this bike is going to be
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priced or is priced 13,000 rupees more
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expensive than a classic I'm convinced
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at the waiting for this motorcycle is
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only going to increase as it converts
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more fans and playlists in its wake so
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you're a power drift we can definitely
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fit back up
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you
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