Royal Enfield Thunderbird is a most comfortable bike at its price. It looks fabulous compared to other bikes of Royal Enfield and is most reliable too. As you can easily go on a unplanned road trip without any fear of bike breakingdown on the middle of the trip. it is the second costliest bike of the Royal Enfied and the most comfortable bike. The fuel consumption of thebike is quiet high as it gives a very low milage at the bigging(around 18-20 km/pl). On the long run the milage goees on increasing. The company gives gaurentee of 32 km/pl but you will not get that much. You can get around 30 km/pl maximum. The bike Vibrates a lot when you cross the speed limit of 120 km/h as it is ment for cruising. If you are planning to get a 500cc cruiser bike then ThunderBird 500 is the right choice. Go for It.