{"id":622,"date":"2014-07-26T18:40:36","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T18:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/?p=622"},"modified":"2016-10-22T17:42:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T17:42:01","slug":"8-years-royal-enfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/8-years-royal-enfield\/","title":{"rendered":"6 years with a Royal Enfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several years ago when I first thought of buying my first motorcycle, my preferred choice was Yamaha who had just launched R5 in the market. I was definitely wooed by the looks of Yamaha R5 and wanted to buy it and then a friend of my suggested that I may want to consider buying a Royal Enfield since I keep travelling around so much. I am not really sure what exactly was it that invoked me to go for Enfield back then but now 6 years later, I know that I made the right choice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_623\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/8-years-royal-enfield\/royal-enfield-vargis-khan\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-623\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-623\" class=\"size-full wp-image-623\" src=\"http:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/royal-enfield-vargis-khan.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Enfield\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/royal-enfield-vargis-khan.jpg 700w, https:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/royal-enfield-vargis-khan-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/royal-enfield-vargis-khan-110x55.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Royal Enfield<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With 116 years of history, Royal Enfield is world&#8217;s oldest motorcycle that is still in production. It came into existence in 1890 and their motto back then read &#8220;Made like a gun, goes like a bullet&#8221; and it has fondly been called &#8220;Bullet&#8221; ever since. The very name of this motorcycle paints a picture of power and strength that is built to last. Initially the motorcycle was produced in Europe but the production is now limited to Chennai, India from where it is exported and sold worldwide.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; padding: 6px 6px 6px 0; float: left; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 18px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- New Ad Units - Within Post --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 250px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1348861866969841\" data-ad-slot=\"4861379763\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have been riding a Bullet for over 6 years now and there is no other motorcycle available in Indian marker today that I would prefer over it. In these 6 years, I have covered over 70,000 kilometers, have been to Ladakh and Spiti multiple times, and still use this motorcycle for my daily commute. There were times when she ditched me and I had to push her around but which motorcycle hasn\u2019t done that. Everyone who owns a two-wheeler had been through that experience. Yet what makes an Enfield stand above all other motorcycles available in India is its durability. Everyone that I know who had a motorcycle back when I bought my Enfield had already bought a new one. Not because they wanted to but because they were forced to do so after their motorcycle started to die and give trouble. Apart from Enfield owners, there is not even one person in my circle who had been riding the same motorcycle for over half a decade and yet the motorcycle runs with the same efficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several years ago when I first thought of buying my first motorcycle, my preferred choice was Yamaha who had just launched R5 in the market. 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