As a now 69yr old owner of an Old Original Classic ( prior to the ‘Twin Spark’ hybreed) Enfield Bullet from 1995-2012, having driven all over Hindustan, during those years, from top to bottom, or nearly, and a passionate ‘Aficionado’ of ‘Bharat’s Land’, I returned to India, for the first time in 12 years, last Feb, to revisit some of my previous ‘haunts’, and found myself renting the new Royal Enfield 2024 Himalayan 450, from Tony’s Bike Centre. Have to say was v impressed with this motorbike, its newly designed water cooled engine, the handling with the new ‘Showa’ front forks, was a ‘Dream!’, much needed for Off-road, and the double disc Brakes v effective, both helping in the often ‘trying’ Indian driving conditions!! As anybody who knows India well, as a ‘Ghora’ ( Colloqial for Foreigner) one can become ‘easy prey’ for the various ‘hustlers’, particularly when it comes to renting a Bike, in Carolbagh, would nt trust any of them with a ‘barge pole’!! Really!! So all this to say, is that, Dealing with Tony Bike’s Center, is most ‘reassuring’ , to say the least! Not only to be able to find someone you can actually ‘trust’, but also in the Bike You will be driving, knowing it’s well maintained, that is something quite ‘rare’, in this part of the World! Don’t get me wrong, it was my ‘Dear Ol’ Lady’, my original Enfield, that showed me the beauty Of India, and its People too!! But if you don’t ‘know the ropes’…..Best to go with ‘Reliability’, which is what Tony’s Bike Centre is All About!! Jai Ho! Jai Hindustan!! Safe and Happy Travels 2 U All!! Go see GandhiJi’s “Eternal India!”
Charles LApril 18, 2025