The grand-daddy thumper in the sky - Bullet 350 Discontinued

avkurian · 2nd December 2009, 15:37

So long, Royal Enfield Standard 350, it was great knowing you, and you definitely have made an impact on the Indian motoring scene.

This morning, I was at HSR Services in Bangalore to make payments & complete registration formalities on my Standard 350, when the sales manager told me that they have been informed by RE to stop accepting orders for the Standard 350.

And I am getting my bike delivered tomorrow. Am glad I bit the 'Bullet' when I did.

Interestingly, the same thing happened to me when I bought my first bike, a '96 Yezdi Roadking. If you have issues with a bike and want it to cease to exist, just get me to book it!

beejay · 2nd December 2009, 15:44

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Originally Posted by avkurian

If you have issues with a bike and want it to cease to exist, just get me to book it!

That really cracked me up. Will send you a long list

.

Congrats in advance on your new ride. Happy thumping.

jkdas · 2nd December 2009, 16:17

hehe, Congrats.

When's your next bike buy? and which model

Abhay · 2nd December 2009, 17:33

Congrats and enjoy with what would be one of the last classic bikes to be produced.

schitre05 · 2nd December 2009, 17:56

I think you should buy a fiat palio for now
Then may be ford fusion
and so on

by the way congrats on your thumper!
Cheers!!

iron · 2nd December 2009, 18:12

So how long was this bike in production...? 60 years?
now i officially have a classic.

thumpmeister · 2nd December 2009, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by avkurian

So long, Royal Enfield Standard 350, it was great knowing you, and you definitely have made an impact on the Indian motoring scene.

This morning, I was at HSR Services in Bangalore to make payments & complete registration formalities on my Standard 350, when the sales manager told me that they have been informed by RE to stop accepting orders for the Standard 350.

And I am getting my bike delivered tomorrow. Am glad I bit the 'Bullet' when I did.

Interestingly, the same thing happened to me when I bought my first bike, a '96 Yezdi Roadking. If you have issues with a bike and want it to cease to exist, just get me to book it!

Hee hee...good joke, mate!! A long obituary is required!!! As a past owner of the great thumper i think its the end of am icon!! THe long roads wont be the same again!!!
Rgds..

PatienceWins · 2nd December 2009, 23:18

Congrats!! It is a great bike.

I hope Enfield would provide good support for the discontinued models.

Rennjit · 2nd December 2009, 23:46

Support? Yes, RE would be selling the Name into future. so what's next? a Std350 Uce

Darth Sid · 3rd December 2009, 00:04

Congrats on the purchase. Good choice, more so because it has the CB point setup - more retro. It'll be a great many years before the CB point setup is looked at the same way as the magneto is today.
The Standard getting discontinued was inevitable but it is still a bit distressing nevertheless. Sure, I got my '79 Standard but... You guys understand the sentiment, right?

anekho · 3rd December 2009, 02:16

Congrats for the new bike!

Quote:

Originally Posted by avkurian

If you have issues with a bike and want it to cease to exist, just get me to book it!

Hero Honda Splendor. When? Where? How?

COUGAR · 3rd December 2009, 08:35

End of the road for a legend. sad day for indian biking.

Now the streets will be filled with those plastic toys from the Bajaj stable. :(

The King is dead! Long live the King!

Shashank.A · 3rd December 2009, 08:42

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Originally Posted by COUGAR

End of the road for a legend. sad day for indian biking.

Now the streets will be filled with those plastic toys from the Bajaj stable. :(

The King is dead! Long live the King!

No sir, The king never dies. There are millions of people still riding strong, and people like me, who scrambled for last minute deliveries.

The legend rides on, bigger and stronger than ever now.

pb10gagan · 3rd December 2009, 09:54

very sad to hear that.

i have very nice memories of this bike.

and some scary ones too.

always rode it without a leg guard.

most scariest - riding this beast at 105 kmph. shook every damn bone in my body.

the fun of this thing was similar to having a leopard or a lion as pet. (more like a lion, it was not as fast as a leopard i guess)

akas_chauhan · 3rd December 2009, 10:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by avkurian

So long, Royal Enfield Standard 350, it was great knowing you, and you definitely have made an impact on the Indian motoring scene.

This morning, I was at HSR Services in Bangalore to make payments & complete registration formalities on my Standard 350, when the sales manager told me that they have been informed by RE to stop accepting orders for the Standard 350.

And I am getting my bike delivered tomorrow. Am glad I bit the 'Bullet' when I did.

Interestingly, the same thing happened to me when I bought my first bike, a '96 Yezdi Roadking. If you have issues with a bike and want it to cease to exist, just get me to book it!

So true for me too.

I purchased a Yamaha RX135 in Nov 2004. It was the last RX available in Delhi show room.

Purchased a Baleno on Mat 2007. Baleno production stopped .

A ThunderBird on Jan 2008. Thundrbird production stopped and TBTS introduced.

2nd December 2009, 15:37	#1
avkurian BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 59 Thanked: 28 Times	The grand-daddy thumper in the sky - Bullet 350 Discontinued So long, Royal Enfield Standard 350, it was great knowing you, and you definitely have made an impact on the Indian motoring scene. This morning, I was at HSR Services in Bangalore to make payments & complete registration formalities on my Standard 350, when the sales manager told me that they have been informed by RE to stop accepting orders for the Standard 350. And I am getting my bike delivered tomorrow. Am glad I bit the 'Bullet' when I did. Interestingly, the same thing happened to me when I bought my first bike, a '96 Yezdi Roadking. If you have issues with a bike and want it to cease to exist, just get me to book it!
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2nd December 2009, 16:17	#3
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	hehe, Congrats. When's your next bike buy? and which model
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2nd December 2009, 17:33	#4
Abhay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 727 Thanked: 11 Times	Congrats and enjoy with what would be one of the last classic bikes to be produced.
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2nd December 2009, 17:56	#5
schitre05 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 457 Thanked: 176 Times View My Garage	I think you should buy a fiat palio for now Then may be ford fusion and so on by the way congrats on your thumper! Cheers!!
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2nd December 2009, 18:12	#6
iron BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 260 Thanked: 55 Times View My Garage	So how long was this bike in production...? 60 years? now i officially have a classic.
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2nd December 2009, 23:18	#8
PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,416 Thanked: 807 Times View My Garage	Congrats!! It is a great bike. I hope Enfield would provide good support for the discontinued models.
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2nd December 2009, 23:46	#9
Rennjit BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Namma Bangalore Posts: 668 Thanked: 166 Times	Support? Yes, RE would be selling the Name into future. so what's next? a Std350 Uce
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3rd December 2009, 00:04	#10
Darth Sid BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Noida Posts: 306 Thanked: 119 Times	Congrats on the purchase. Good choice, more so because it has the CB point setup - more retro. It'll be a great many years before the CB point setup is looked at the same way as the magneto is today. The Standard getting discontinued was inevitable but it is still a bit distressing nevertheless. Sure, I got my '79 Standard but... You guys understand the sentiment, right?
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3rd December 2009, 08:35	#12
COUGAR BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 548 Thanked: 94 Times View My Garage	End of the road for a legend. sad day for indian biking. Now the streets will be filled with those plastic toys from the Bajaj stable. :( The King is dead! Long live the King!
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3rd December 2009, 09:54	#14
pb10gagan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Construction Capital Posts: 370 Thanked: 13 Times	very sad to hear that. i have very nice memories of this bike. and some scary ones too. always rode it without a leg guard. most scariest - riding this beast at 105 kmph. shook every damn bone in my body. the fun of this thing was similar to having a leopard or a lion as pet. (more like a lion, it was not as fast as a leopard i guess) Last edited by pb10gagan : 3rd December 2009 at 09:56.
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