Any Royal Enfield love about?

[philoldsmobile]

So I know these aren't usual pistonheads material but I had a chance to ride a Royal Enfield last week. As someone who has ridden Sportsbikes for most of my life I really didn't know what to expect. I was actually pleasantly surprised - would make a great urban commuter, see my review below.

https://youtu.be/N4ZjznlvWjM

[philoldsmobile]

podman said:

I also took one out from Allseasons cafe that night, as you say unpleasant it is not but I was surprised that it dint have much in the way of character, aside from the looks looking spot on.

The brakes on mine were pretty poor despite the snazzy looking caliper and disc, modest amount of grunt but it quickly passed to no real power to the thing, a 65MPH overtake would have to be planned ahead, you guessed at 50BHP but a quick looks shows it they have less than 30BHP..

Had a enjoyable enough 20mins or so on it but wasnt moved enough to think id like one now or ever or likely to recommend one to anyone..

I must say, I wouldn't rule out owning one at some point. How many miles were on your one? I had one with nearly 700 miles and the brakes were not too bad, perhaps your one needed a bit more running in? I agree, an overtake at 65 would need planning but that's not really what they are about.

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Wacky Racer said:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Nice! Ideal locations for a bike like that.