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Let's face it we love our bullets more than most of our relatives. In fact everyday when I kneel in front of it (to check the oil, tyre pressure, chain or brake slack people confuse the ritual with praying. And praying it is, for another day of joyous ride.
So everytime I had to take my bull for maintenance it made my heart ache tranferring my love to someone else's care.
With time I have developed the art of maintaining my Bullet. With time I have also developed a circle of mechanics who I can rely on. Why a circle? you might ask. Is one good mechanic not enough. Plain answer is no. Like in the case of every doctor, lawyer or banker you need a second opinion.
So I am listing down my tried and tested mechanics around NCR. In case you have any more to add do inform and I'll add them in my poll list. if they recieve enough positive polls I'll review them too.
A word of advise, always treat your bullet mechanic with the respect they deserve, be friendly with them and they'll really take care of your ride. Otherwise you are just another job to be gotten over with.

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Royal Motorcycles review

Royal Motorcycles

I have always longed for a bullet specialist in old Gurgaon. I had connect with Satyendraji in Manzil motors, however once him and his team left the establishment, I was stranded. It was not logical for me to travel some 35-40 odd kms for some minor issues. So I got to exploring. The place where I landed up after all my research was Royal Motorcycles in Gaushaala. The mechanic to contact here is Satish Kumar. He's quite reticent in nature. So you'll be at odds finding out from him just what is wrong with your bullet. He'll get the job done though. He might not be as knowledgeable as people at John or Motoradd, but if you are stuck in old Gurgaon and have to drag your Bull to John or Motoradd, Satish Kumar would seem like a god to you.

Location of Royal Motorcycles

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

John Automobiles review

John Automobiles

Some people call him Pappu, some people call him John. I didn't know what to call him and I don't know still. Might be his real name is Pappu and because his garage is near John Player showroom it started being called John's garage and thus the name of John stuck with him. It could also be that his real name is John and his pet name is Pappu.
Anyways I had heard a lot about him that he could find out the problem with a bike even by the sound it makes. Quite ironically my exhaust was backfiring a lot making very loud blasting sounds. Even after switching to the premium Red rooster exhaust the backfirings did not subside. I had earlier gone to many mechanics and nobody used to think it needed any work. They all said the sound was a part of the free flow exhaust sound. So I thought it was the best time to visit this enfield whisperer.
As soon as entered his garage a guy named Nitin came forward, drawn by the sound. Before even I could say anything he asked me if I had purposely tuned my bull for this sound or do I needed it fixed. When I said that nobody in their right mind would want this cacophony. He wordlessly got to work on it. Within 10 minutes he had the problem fixed which everyone else said never existed.
Furthermore for getting me rid of this long term ailment he did not even charge me anything. Just said that he was happy that the sound is fixed and he'll talk about charges when I come to him with some real problem. Whoa!!! It was enough to turn me into a believer.

Location of John Automobiles

Motorrad Werkstatt review

Motorrad Werkstatt

I know this team since the time I purchased my Bullet from them (Manzil Motors). They have the friendliest of head of operations in Satyendraji. As soon as you meet him, your mind is at ease that he'll take care of everything. A daredevil of sorts, when he's not in hospital recovering from his injuries, he's in the workshop repairing injured Enfields.
His second in command is an amiable guy named Jitender. Very able, very calm and very very knowledgeable. If I entrust my Bullet with anyone else in Motorrad it is him. Equally good in electricals he was able to fix an unheard of Boyer Bransen Power box along with my Deltran Battery in my motorcycle in flat 1 hour.

Location of Motorrad Werkstatt