Feel the Automobile

If anyone in India says the name "Bullet", the only thing comes to one's mind is the ballistic thumping sound of the Royal Enfield and it also reflects in their tagline "Made like a Gun". It all started back in 1901 at the west midland county of England named Worcestershire under the company named "The Enfield Cycle Company Limited". They were the seller and manufacturer of motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines. They built the first Royal Enfield motorcycle Bullet in 1901, which is the longest-lived design in motorcycle history. In 1955, the Indian government was looking for a suitable motorcycle for its police and army. And as a result, this British company partnered with Madras Motors in India and started manufacturing of a 350 cc Royal Enfield Bullet and since then you can watch them in our Republican day parade. Time has passed but still, the classic design of Royal Enfield has remained unchanged over the decades. In 2018...

You can link this blog to the blog which I wrote approximately three months ago about my test rides of KTM beasts. After the test rides and research, a friend of mine end up buying an orange KTM Duke 250. The motorcycle has completed more than 10000 km on ODO. This seems like a right time to review the motorcycle about its pros and niggles over the period of ownership. Since the possession, the bike has been taken on the short city rides, daily commute rides and also on a few long highway trips. The day bike was purchased it was completely different than the test ride we did. The gear shifts were notchy and the engine was completely unsmooth. The reason might be because the bike was completely new. We were expecting it to get roused after a few hundred kilometers or after the first service because in that condition it was totally unpleasant to ride. Also due to the short gearing setup, it is extremely difficult to ride at a lower speed in higher gears. You'll hav...