What Made Continental GT Great And What Made It Terrible
We are again talking about the Royal Enfield, but if a company has been around for more than 100 years, then they deserve to be talked about. Today we are discussing a motorcycle which apparently left the country a few months back because it wasn’t receiving any love from the people. On the other hand, people say that the bike wasn’t everything they had hoped for. So let’s just take a deep breath and understand all the reasons why the Continental GT was a great bike and also why it wasn’t. Let’s talk about the positives first.
The new Pulsar 150 initially looked like the old model with just a rear disc. On close inspection, it's clear that this isn't the case. There are quite a lot of changes in the new model which will not only make it look good but also perform better. Let’s take a look at them.
I have had my share of problems throughout the years of owning a motorcycle and often times more complex the problem is, the easier is it’s solution. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to do it by yourself, you can take the bike to a mechanic only this time you will actually know what’s wrong with it and what’s need to be fixed. It will save your precious time and money. Let’s begin with our first problem.
It is the bike which clearly should have won against its arch rivals but it didn't. It failed so badly that in order to sell it to the people, Its parent company (Bajaj) had to make lousy advertisements about another brand. The motorcycle is not a mechanical failure but a marketing failure.
We don’t want a lot from life, simple things make us happy. For example, a motorcycle which looks good, performs well, returns good mileage and carries a low price tag is all that we as riders spend our lives seeking. In that spirit, today we are talking about two motorcycles named Pulsar 200RS and Honda CBR 250R both of which come to mind when seeking a fully faired budget sports tourer.
We have a lot of options in the sub 300 cc segment today and many of them are locally produced which offer great value for money. So, it only makes sense that we compare the new Ninja 400 with a recently launched local champion i.e. TVS Apache RR310, of similar characteristics and see if a motorcycle worth Rs 4.6 lakh is worth it or not.
We all know that engine oil is one the most essential things for an engine to function in a way it is supposed to. What blood to a human body is engine oil to an engine. SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) oil classification is what we all know and are used to it. The SAE classifies engine oils according to their lowest and highest viscosity levels with the lowest being at 0° Fahrenheit.
The generation born in the 90’s knows Bajaj Pulsar as a household name. It is a motorcycle, whose story we don’t have to listen from our elders because we have grown up with it, literally. When we were teenagers we were presented with a simple design Pulsar, capable of everyday motorcycling needs and a little fun on empty roads. Now, when all of us have grown up, we have Pulsars which can scream their way up to 150 km/h. that’s the kind of relationship our generation has with the Pulsar. So let's take some time out in reliving its history.
The original idea for this Article was to create a list of the best Royal Enfield builds across India. Unfortunately or should I say fortunately the collection of custom builds were so good that it became difficult to pinpoint just motorcycle and not the story behind it. So, In order to appreciate the countless hours and dedication which went into making these motorcycles, let’s take a look at some of the best Custom motorcycle builders in India and at their custom built Royal Enfield motorcycles.
We talk about top speed a lot, whenever our friend shows us his new motorcycle; the first question which we ask is, what’s the top-speed and of course what’s the mileage ;). Kidding aside, we need to talk about the torque because not only it is often overlooked in comparison to horsepower; its importance too is lessened in the process. Today we are going to talk about 5 motorcycles which you can buy at less than rupees 1.5 Lakh (Ex-Showroom) with amazing torque.
