Q.Fat person - 80 kms ride every day

[USER="2105"]Anindya Basuri[/USER] If you're going for tubeless tires, then I'd suggest you buy a nice pair of alloys as well. Tubeless tires cannot be installed on spoke rims [URL="http://www.zigwheels.com/forum/topics/global-auto-news/trending-worldwide/2098-motorcycle-wheels-spoke-and-alloy"]because of this.[/URL] Royal Enfield service centers have a variety of alloys available for sale. I'd suggest you go for the [URL="http://www.ebay.in/itm/152055277528?aff_source=Sok-Goog"]Harley Davidson style rims[/URL], which looks really good on a Thunderbird. The quality of these rims are also good enough. A friend of mine did Delhi - Kanyakumari - Vizag - Delhi on a Thunderbird equipped with these rims. He didn't face any major problems. It is better you buy these rims from the Royal Enfield Dealer itself.

Anindya, As the RE has just done 5.5k, its unlikely that its a problem with the tyres. Punctures are inevitable be it any bike. Placing a low hanging mud guard in the front wheel may help, as in most cases the rear tyre puncture happens due to a nail or object thrown from the front wheel to the rear wheel. You can try first adding a low hanging mud guard. That will block the nails from reaching the rear tyre when they are thrown from the front one. If it still persists, I would suggest you to go for a tubeless tyre. That would help you cover a more kms with the puncture. With the tubeless tyre, you can also purchase a tyre inflator like ResQtech, which is also compatible with two wheelers. You can connect it directly to your bike's battery and use it to refill the tyre, until you reach a reliable tyre repair shop.

So, the obvious first. I am FAT. 112kgs and well my height is 5'11. I have a RE Thunderbird 350 (bought it last year). Originally the plan was to ride it on weekends and well some getaways. However due to my transfer recently I have to ride around 80kms round trip every day (thats 24 days a month). The route that I have to take while is neither highways nor city (maybe 2kms city). its mostly a well tarmacked road through quite a few villages. which means 60kms/hr is the max speed that i can ride without thinking bouts goats, chickens or cows. Now my TB350 is getting frequent punctures in the rear... 3 in the last 4 months. and its a pain getting it fixed.. mostly people refuse to repair bikes with rear disc brakes... So now my Question is should i go for tubeless tyres for TB350 or should i just sell it off and get a new bike.. am hoping to get around 90k for tb350 (less 5.5k done.. still one service remaining)hopefully.. i could probably add another 30-40k with the 90k as my budget (maxxxx) to get new bike.. if i do get a new bike which one should i go for? i like driving sedately and i will be riding alone mostly.. P.S. i might do some touring as well .. i hope criteria... moderate fuel economy (certainly not less than TB350), good brakes and well needs to carry me to my office without complaining