Triumph Thunderbird News

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The near-production Royal Enfield Thunderbird X gets updated styling and revised hardware as well bringing comprehensive upgrades to the motorcycle and could sport a newly-developed engine to meet the future emission norms.

Royal Enfield retails a host of its motorcycles in Australia and New Zealand, and has now introduced the Thunderbird 350 in the continent. Interestingly though, the Thunderbird 350 has been rebadged as the Royal Enfield Rumbler 350 in Australia. The bike is priced at 6790 Australian Dollars (around Rs. 3.41 lakh) on-road.

Royal Enfield has finally announced the launch date for its much-anticipated Thunderbird X models and they are set to go on sale in India on February 28. The Thunderbird X gets new styling, paint scheme and a few feature upgrades, and will be available in 350 cc and 500 cc engine options.

Royal Enfield may be launching the new Thunderbird 500X just before the Auto Expo 2018, Carandbike has learnt. Royal Enfield though will not be participating at the Auto Expo. The last time Royal Enfield launched an all-new motorcycle was also around the Auto Expo, when the company launched the Royal Enfield Himalayan in 2016.

The Thunderbird range is a popular and consistently selling motorcycle in the Royal Enfield line-up and the bike maker is all set to give its offering a major upgrade in 2018. While we've already shown you spy images of the special edition Thunderbird 500X with cosmetic upgrades, the latest spy shots reveal that a Thunderbird 350X is also slated for launch next year.

Royal Enfield is all set to introduce a new variant of its popular Thunderbird series in India. The new model, which will be christened Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500X comes with considerable cosmetic updates along with some new features and equipment.