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Enfield rental in Delhi
OK Guys and Girls, Give me some advice!
I'll be renting an Enfield in Delhi for about 2 weeks for my trip to Leh & back.

The famous Lalli Singh of lallisingh.com has quoted me $294 USD/week with a $588 USD deposit. This is a kick start 500cc Enfield and I've been told that Lalli has reliable bikes in good condition.
Indiabike.com has a "new" 2008 model 500cc Enfield with low kilometers used and electric self-start for $210 USD/week with a $1,172 USD deposit. They have been very good at returning emails and answering questions.
Tonybulletcentre.com also has the 500cc Enfield with electric start for $115 USD/week and 1,172 USD deposit. They have also been good at returning emails.

My questions are: has anyone done business with any of these people and can give me some feedback? What are your thoughts on the various prices? Is an electric self-start desirable or just one more thing to go wrong on an Enfield? I want to minimize my time picking up a bike in Delhi so convenience and reliability is more important than $. What would you do?
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Hi ColdC.

I'm arriving to Delhi june 7th and more or less 12-15 june i leave to Leh ( via Manali). I haven't found a bike yet, i wanna make the deal there, due that there's a big offer and you can choose. I think that if you close the deal from home via internet it will be more expensive.

I want a Bullet 500 and i've heard that Lalli Singh is very reliable, but it seems quite expensive. Didn't know anything about Tony Bullet Centre, but the price is good and, looking at their web, they seem reliable too. Thank you for the discovery...

My advise is that you close the deal right there.

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P.D: When do you think you will be leaving Delhi to Leh?
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I've heard that the 350 is the one with the most reliability, but either way, it's still an old brit bike so problems are likely. Probably just small stuff that you can take care of by tightening bolts and the like.

Good luck!

I show up in New Delhi on July 15 and plan to spend several months there.

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Enfield 350 more reliable than the 500?
Dave, Interesting thought as I will be riding solo with minimal luggage and thought about the 350cc as the rental rates are much cheaper.
The bike suppliers have steered me toward the 500cc saying that it will "have more power for the hills." It also probably brings them more profit.

Does anyone have experience taking the 350cc over to Leh? Underpowered or can it do the job? More reliable than the 500cc?
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Ha, I'm on a 250cc and the power has been fine so far. I think it depends on you. I like the small bike for my foreign adventures because it forces me to go slow. For me, a bigger bike just means more speed and less time looking at scenery and more time looking at the road itself.
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I'll see your 250 and go 125....
I hear you Dave. You wouldn't believe the tracks I've conquered on a 125 Honda Dream in South East Asia with my luggage roped to the seat!
However I've heard the 150cc Indian Pulsar will out run the 500cc Enfield. Remember this is 500cc of rolling antique.
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Dave, Interesting thought as I will be riding solo with minimal luggage and thought about the 350cc as the rental rates are much cheaper.
The bike suppliers have steered me toward the 500cc saying that it will "have more power for the hills." It also probably brings them more profit.

Does anyone have experience taking the 350cc over to Leh? Underpowered or can it do the job? More reliable than the 500cc?
THANX!
People have taken 100cc scooters and suchlike to Leh, not to mention bicycles. The 350 puts out more than those. And the 500 puts out 4 bhp more than the 350 (little over 20% more). An electra 5s (with disc up front, correct sided gears) would do just fine, if you have decided on enfields, and enfields only.

The rental is much more for the 500cc bikes. If you want "more power" get your own bike in, but then I don't think you are coming here to race with anyone.
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Thanks a1arn....
....great info on the 350cc. 4bhp more; I think I'll just go on a diet before I leave. The 350 sounds fine for my trip and besides, will be better on petrol.
Actually, I would prefer not to take an Enfield. I'm sure you've read some of my posts elsewhere inquiring about a non-Enfield rental. It just seems the Enfield is the easiest way to go as far as rentals are concerned for a short trip. If I had some more time I would probably just purchase a more modern bike. I am going to briefly look for an alternative and if something falls into my lap I'll take it, but the Enfield rental appears the easiest way just to arrive, take care of business and be on the road to Leh asap.
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Question Lahli Singh Contacts
Hi,

does anyone know the correct email of Lahli Singh ? The email on the website doesn't exists anmore:

<lallisingh@vsnl.com>:
203.200.235.142 does not like recipient.
Remote host said: 550 5.1.6 recipient no longer on server: lallisingh@vsnl.com
Giving up on 203.200.235.142.
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No idea, but I'll be selling my Delhi plated Enfield 350 in November.
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No idea, but I'll be selling my Delhi plated Enfield 350 in November.
Enjoyed your blog -witty and well written..............
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I don't know about Lalli Singh or Tonu Bullet Centre but I had a very great & satisfactory experience with Stonehead Bikes. They have a very good & quality of bikes in their fleet. I have taken the bullet 350 for around 10 days for Leh & they charged me $80 (Rental) + $10 (One time service charges). Top of it, they deleivered the bike on airport free of cost & offcourse bike was in damn gud condition (it was 2009 model)

They are somewhere in east delhi based.

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Thanks for the link to StoneHead Bikes - their rental rates seem pretty reasonable - but I'm confused. You say they only charged you $80 (+ $10) for a ten day rental? Is that a discounted rate or was the conversion on the Indian Rupee a lot less in December?

Also - what was your route into Leh and do you have any route recommendations?
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I don't know about Lalli Singh or Tonu Bullet Centre but I had a very great & satisfactory experience with Welcome to Stonehead Bikes. They have a very good & quality of bikes in their fleet. I have taken the bullet 350 for around 10 days for Leh & they charged me $80 (Rental) + $10 (One time service charges). Top of it, they deleivered the bike on airport free of cost & offcourse bike was in damn gud condition (it was 2009 model)

They are somewhere in east delhi based.

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I know this man to be an employee of Stonehead Bikes. He treated me very rudily and over all the experience I had with Stonehead Bikes was very bad.
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Yeah - I've been dealing with a guy from StoneHead called Khomendra - If this is him (and it seems likely) it seems a bit of an underhanded way to generate some positive reviews - although it WAS quite a while ago...

WorldlyMaret - when did you rent from StoneHead? What were the specific problems you encountered?
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