Nowadays people prefer buying racing bikes such as pulsar, duke, yamaha R-15 etc.
over bikes like bullet. I bought this vehicle because of my passion towards travelling. It was my dream to be able to travel the world on my own with my dream bike’Bullet.’ Trust me, We buy bullet for passion. We feel arrogant because we care and we maintain and we treat it as a’Machine’ not a’bike’. Once you ride a bullet you are strucked for life bro. you get your ultimate charming girlfriend whom people envy, it gives you a personality, a class in the society. The bullet may not be the fastest, the most reliable or the most technically advanced. It may start with half a kick or it may take the life out of you kicking. But this is what makes it real, it gives it a personality, It feels real, not like modern bikes fill it, shut it and forget it. You care, you clean and polish the nickel, you go to the mechanic and he is just like your friend and you forget the world when you roar.
Now a very important thing I wanted to tell why some people buy bullet and get some engine noise or some issues. Most of them are these pulsar riders. First gear, second gear and zoom. racing attitude. They try to make their bull which is 350 cc race with pulsar in close traffic signals. This spoils their bikes. The truth is bullet goes like a elephant. Once it catches speed it will keep on going . you can take it from here to ladhak but there is a way you ride. Lastly. you buy a bullet not for need but for passion those who buy for need will always want to compare its beyond your capacity to explain why the royal enfield is growing we all need a friend and we all need to see india nothing better than in a bullet.
As it said Everything is not perfect, it also has some pros and cons that should be kept in mind before buying:
PROS INCLUDE -
1.Old Vintage Charm
2.Comfortable seats
3.Sound(or thump as they call it)
4.High amount of torque
5.You get a high engine capacity bike for a low price
6.Big fuel tank
7.High speed stability
8.The "pride" you get(if you are RE fanatic)
9. Class in society
CONS INCLUDES -
1.Reliability issues
2.Poor brakes
3.Heavy weight
4.Body parts have rusting problem
5.Vibrations at handle bars and foot pegs while running at higher rpm.
6.Slow and sluggish
7.Expensive maintenance
8.Tubed tires(seriously for a bike that costs 1.5 lakhs)
9.Looking at some of the equipment it offers, it seems like RE’s are still living in their 80’s.
10.Under powered bike for a 350cc capacity engine.
11.Service issues - The bullet mechanics are all specialists, and they are very few compared to the mechanics of all other bikes. Everyone else will not touch the Bullets. Additionally, the spare parts are a tad expensive.(e.g. the break liner will cost you anything between 280 to 400; where as break liner of Honda Unicorn will cost you 160).
At-last I would like to say that If you want to Cruze long and comfortably and require sheer riding pleasure, royal Enfield is the motorcycle which can take
Luggages too.
If you want to zip on streets speed up, want immediate throttle response then you need a Japanese bike, which is good for city but not on long rides with luggage.