Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark Review

Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark Review

One of the leading manufacturer Royal Enfield re-launched its new retro style Thunderbird series bike with a Twin Spark technology christened as Thunderbird Twinspark. The price of Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark is found to be approximately Rs.1,24,602. The new bike comes with a combination of classic styling on a modern trendy motorcycle.

Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark Dimensions

The Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark comes with awesome external dimensions in terms of length, width and height are represented below.

1) Length – 2120 mm
2) Width – 780 mm
3) Height – 1080 mm

Along with that, the bike provides the larger wheelbase of 1370 mm and ground clearance of 135 mm.

Design and Style

The Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark comes with a retro styling appearance packed with lot of features. The bike is well equipped with a round headlamp at the front offering better visibility to the rider during night time. The front has a decent dashboard with a double instrument pods displaying vital informations of the bike and the rider can be able to update the details of the bike in just a glance. The difference between the new bike and other Royal Enfield’s bike is the short muffler fitted with the bike.

The panels are really attractive with a Twinspark sticker and just below the tank, the bike has a round reflectors. The fuel tank of the bike has been designed with a sheet metal which looks really attractive. It has an unique black styling with 3D motifs. The Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark has twin spark plugs since the name itself represents it with an automatic decompression facility and unit construction. The seating arrangement of the bike is completely different from other bikes with a split seats of removable rear seat which can also be used as a luggage carrier offering more luxurious spaces to both rider and pillion. For the additional support of the pillion, the rear is fitted with a grab rail and the rear has a tail lamp which is quite good.

Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark Engine Specifications

The Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark gets an Air Cooled, 4 stroke, single cylinder OHV, Dual SI Engine which can produce the displacement of 346 cc. The Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark engine delivers the maximum power output of 19.8 bhp at 5250 rpm in combination with the maximum torque of 28 Nm at 4000 rpm. The engine comes with a five speed gearbox with a four up and one down for smooth and convenient ride. The bore and stroke of the bike is found to be approximately 70 mm and 90 mm. The bike comes with both electric start and kick start option enabling the rider to feel very easy to start the vehicle without any trouble. The Thunderbird Twinspark has a BS29 and UCAL carburetor as well as Digital Transistor Coil Ignition which is quite good for better performance. The new bike is one of the fuel efficient bike which returns 35.7 kmpl in the city traffic roads and 36.8 kmpl on highway roads.

Brakes and Suspensions

The brakes and suspensions of Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark are really awesome with a 6” internal expansion drum brakes at the rear and hydraulic disc brake of 280 mm at the front which is quite impressive and enhances the braking efficiency. On the other hand, the front suspension comes with a telescopic hydraulic damping and the rear suspension gets a swing arm with gas shock absorbers stroke 80 which helps to handle the vehicle in any type of road condition.

Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark Tyres

Apart from that, the bike features a new design wire spoke wheels with front tire size of 3.25 x 19” 41P and rear tire size of 3.5 x 19”. The tyres of the bike are of puncture resistant offering excellent road gripness and prevents from unwanted skidding. All these features ensure better safety and security to both vehicle and rider.