Bought a bullet thunderbird 3 months back . It was time to upgrade the
CBZ that I owned previously . Although the CBZ is high on reliabilty
what is lacks is sheer power . Wanted the most powerful Indian
manufactured bike. Also I do Mumbai - Pune a lot .This is what I
feel - mind u I am looking only for a cruiser and ride
comfort and not for fuel economy .
Pros -
Just simply smooth ride at 60-80 kmph . The feeling also was different
and good when I first rode the vehicle. This was missing in my previous
bike. Although the vehicle weighs in at a good 167 kgs it does not
really feel so while cruising . I would say that this is the true
indian cruiser.I dont think any Indian bike can match this cruising feel and this is the USP. I cannot comment on foreign bikes.
Also I think given the 350 cc engine the fuel economy is really good .
Cons -
Lots of work here. There is a constant leakage from the engine (engine
oil???)which I have got repaired twice .Hopefully it wont leak once
more. More work needs to be done on the breaking system , in spite of
having a disk breaks , I have to start breaking b4 to prevent a
collision!
Altho I think seating position is really good the pillion rider seems
to have constant cramps . I really dont know what the cause seems to be
.
I was expecting the engine to cruise at even 100 . This is not the case
. Seems like after 85 the engine seems to be kind of
struggling{grunting!!!) to match up altho it does go up to 100-105kmph.
Would I recommend it to anyone . Surely . I dont think there is
any option here given the pathetic state of Indian motorcycles .We are
still manufacturing engines which are 100ccs . This is shameful.
Bye