Well not everybody would be able to relate to the blog that I'm gonna write. Its a very unique sound heard on Indian roads. You must have heard it while you travel to office, college, market, malls or to the railway station, when your mother/wife/dad sent you to buy vegetables. Yes, most of the vegetable markets are located outside stations. Very Bombay I say...
Yeah!!! well the sound, I digress so easily, its kinda embarrassing. Anyway, I was talking about the Thump. Well no prizes / surprises to the ones who already know what im talking about. I know you do... With the ever increasing noise pollution in our cities, this sound can make everything else silent and would stop everybody on their path and trust me it can get very loud.
Well enough of beating around the bush.... The Thump refers to the sound made by the silencer/exhaust pipe of a Royal Enfield motorcycle. You have various kinds of silencers which have their own specific sounds. We all know how it sounds, dhuk, dhuk, dhuk, dhuik, dhuk, dhuk...... and so. The moment we hear it we know a Royal Enfield is approaching towards us. Enfield lovers/ riders would swear by the sound. The so called "Thump" is the only thing in the Enfield which defines this mammoth beast, cause when it rides... nothing comes in its way. You have to ride it to feel it in your veins.
Every rider before has rode some bike or the other like the Yamaha's, Pulsar's, Honda's, Kawasaki's, Suzuki's, TVS's, etc. but once you ride a Royal Enfield you would want to ride it for life. And this has been the virus which has got many infected to a Royal Enfield bug. There is a certain satisfaction derived from riding an Enfield. Its creates an envy amongst other riders. It gets you on a high which cannot even be imagined, the speed, the adrenaline, the wind brushing your skin, the sights, the Thump cannot be felt any other way. Its music to your ears cause every other sound / noise on the road is just heard, but you would always listen to your thump very clearly without any disturbances.
Its been a few years since I have been riding an Enfield. Have gone on my bike to many places in Maharashtra, twice to Goa with my colleagues/ex-colleagues/friends. Every trip has been one hell of an experience. Every journey differs from the previous one. Some are short distances, some are long. From the hottest of summers to the coldest of winters to the wettest of monsoons, have rode in every season, faced nature and the elements like they were part of me. Me and my Enfield just blazed through, without a single incident. Touch Wood.... I have been lucky to be out of trouble especially when Im on my road trips with hardly any breakdowns, thats the longevity of an Enfield, it just goes on an on an on.
It never stops thumping, it does what its supposed to do, thumping every mile with a bigger and louder thump, silencing the silence on a lone highway. Wanting to thump till the never ending horizon. I love riding the Royal Enfield, it relaxes, it refreshes me and I love riding on new roads, highways, off-road tracks, exploring new places, going to unknown destinations, going where no one has traveled on a bike. I only wish that this passion doesn't fade away with time. I ensure this fondness to ride does not wither away. Have cherished every moment riding and look forward to more exciting rides with my friends to newer destinations.
Ride Safe
Yeah!!! well the sound, I digress so easily, its kinda embarrassing. Anyway, I was talking about the Thump. Well no prizes / surprises to the ones who already know what im talking about. I know you do... With the ever increasing noise pollution in our cities, this sound can make everything else silent and would stop everybody on their path and trust me it can get very loud.
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| Royal Enfield Electra 5S |
Every rider before has rode some bike or the other like the Yamaha's, Pulsar's, Honda's, Kawasaki's, Suzuki's, TVS's, etc. but once you ride a Royal Enfield you would want to ride it for life. And this has been the virus which has got many infected to a Royal Enfield bug. There is a certain satisfaction derived from riding an Enfield. Its creates an envy amongst other riders. It gets you on a high which cannot even be imagined, the speed, the adrenaline, the wind brushing your skin, the sights, the Thump cannot be felt any other way. Its music to your ears cause every other sound / noise on the road is just heard, but you would always listen to your thump very clearly without any disturbances.
Its been a few years since I have been riding an Enfield. Have gone on my bike to many places in Maharashtra, twice to Goa with my colleagues/ex-colleagues/friends. Every trip has been one hell of an experience. Every journey differs from the previous one. Some are short distances, some are long. From the hottest of summers to the coldest of winters to the wettest of monsoons, have rode in every season, faced nature and the elements like they were part of me. Me and my Enfield just blazed through, without a single incident. Touch Wood.... I have been lucky to be out of trouble especially when Im on my road trips with hardly any breakdowns, thats the longevity of an Enfield, it just goes on an on an on.
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| Me on my Royal Enfield |
Ride Safe
"Enjoy the history of Royal Enfield"
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are you selling your bike?
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