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This is my motorcycle ownership review for Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500. It took me a while to take the plunge, so I'm going to attempt to share not just an ownership review, but a story.

So, the itch began to hit the roads again. Nothing as such as a long one, but a day's trip would just be fine for now and Arunabh (Handle name: //M) was quick enough to suggest a few routes around…

Early 2013, I got a wonderful news that my wife and I are becoming parents! My wife was advised by the doctor to avoid riding her two wheeler to work.

My Unicorn was serving me faithfully but he was nearing the 90K mark and after almost 9 years of ownership, boredom was settling in and I wanted to have some fun doing the daily run - after all, that…

I guess it started more than a decade ago in Bangalore. A student doctor friend from St. John's had a sideline of buying/selling bikes (at that time was trying to sell a fully restored RD350 for which…

KTM has detected a problem with the front sprocket of the 390 Duke which could potentially cause the chain to come off loose. The Austrian manufacturer is addressing this problem by replacing the…

Though we have 4+ cars in the family, my dad doesn't drive 4 wheelers and a doctor advised him not to use geared vehicles (some nerve problem, he shouldn't stress his foot by frequent usage of gears…

I happen to be an ardent Modi supporter, and as luck would have it, I took delivery of my Crystal White Trumpy on the 16th of May, the day Modi was voted to power, by the largest democracy in the…

I am looking for an upgrade from my current ride - 2006 model Unicorn. The bike is doing good and have done more than 80K as of now, but of late I am wishing for more power and more fun. I am looking…

Power figure is much closer to Ninja 300 (39bhp v 35.5bhp) but Ninja is having a massive torque advantage here (27Nm vs 22.1Nm). But it now looks like R25 will cost atleast a lakh cheaper than N300,…