Enfield rental in Delhi, help me decide.

ColdC

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?
THANX!

santoshdts

Even Iam Looking for some source for bikes for rental in Manali or Srinagar for a trip to leh and Back

can any one guide me in this??

Haylo

On older bikes, electric start models had the kick start too, so it's worth asking if it has both. Not the end of the world if it goes though spares must be easily available, and if it comes to that, you can always push start it.

If it's heavily loaded up a push start may not be easy, especially on loose ground. Then again, kick starting a massively loaded bike might be awkward too, it depends on your size. For me at 4' 10", it had to be done with care, I've been known to totally lose the plot and end up in a heap when a bike's kicked back on me!

By the way, I live only 20 miles from Enfield in Worcestershire, where the company was originally based. What with Birmingham in the silversmithing thread earlier and now this one, we now only need a query about whether Worcestershire sauce is avalable in India for the full set!

dzibead

And, of course, it is. In fact, the story is, it had its origins in India!

martinez

The price quoted you seems a bit high as buying a new one is not much more that appx 1400 dollars. You should be able to buy a good second hand one for much less than the rental. m.

rcopas

I'm still looking to buy new, but am having trouble finding a dealer to reply to me.
rcopas