The New Hotness.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by Do©Hawk

Sweet bike, Dan. It's a looker, for sure. I'm still new to this motorcycle stuff, but Royal Enfield has really caught my eye.

They are great bikes. Just the right amount of power to do pretty much everything, or as others might say "all the bike you need."

I like them because they are mostly metal. Tank, fenders, side panels, trim pieces on the throttle bodies - metal. Not many bikes below 10k can make that claim. Yes, they still do use plastic - the turn signals are definitely a cheaper plastic, but I can live with that.

The real masterpiece is the 650 twin. It's not the most powerful for it's size, but still a real gem of an engine. RE bikes aren't without some flaws, but as time has progressed they have started to really iron out the quality issues that they have had, and while not quite as cheap as parts for a Hawk 250, most of the parts are quite affordable.

I am curious to see what the Classic 650 is going to look like. It's basically a Shotgun 650 but with different tank, fenders, and spoke wheels to give it the real retro look many people want that the Shotgun doesn't quite give. The Shotgun is more of a Neo-Retro Bullet.

[2LZ]

Originally Posted by Megadan

They are great bikes. Just the right amount of power to do pretty much everything, or as others might say "all the bike you need."

I like them because they are mostly metal. Tank, fenders, side panels, trim pieces on the throttle bodies - metal. Not many bikes below 10k can make that claim. Yes, they still do use plastic - the turn signals are definitely a cheaper plastic, but I can live with that.

The real masterpiece is the 650 twin. It's not the most powerful for it's size, but still a real gem of an engine. RE bikes aren't without some flaws, but as time has progressed they have started to really iron out the quality issues that they have had, and while not quite as cheap as parts for a Hawk 250, most of the parts are quite affordable.

I am curious to see what the Classic 650 is going to look like. It's basically a Shotgun 650 but with different tank, fenders, and spoke wheels to give it the real retro look many people want that the Shotgun doesn't quite give. The Shotgun is more of a Neo-Retro Bullet.

I'm curious on the Classic 650, as well, not that my Interceptor is ever going anywhere. It's no secret I'm a huge fan of RE and have been looking for an older Bullet 500 for the herd. I think one would look marvelous next to my '48 Model G.

I'm glad to see you got the valves done. It's cake working on these compared to other bigger bikes. All RE's in history have been designed for owner maintenance and repair. My Model G is an absolute joy to wrench on. Nothing is hidden.

That's a smokin' deal on the blinker package.

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by 2LZ

I'm curious on the Classic 650, as well, not that my Interceptor is ever going anywhere. It's no secret I'm a huge fan of RE and have been looking for an older Bullet 500 for the herd. I think one would look marvelous next to my '48 Model G.

I'm glad to see you got the valves done. It's cake working on these compared to other bigger bikes. All RE's in history have been designed for owner maintenance and repair. My Model G is an absolute joy to wrench on. Nothing is hidden.

That's a smokin' deal on the blinker package.

Doing the valves on the Shotgun is a nice couple hours hanging out. Doing the valves on my VFR was akin to using the force after taking the entire bike apart.

I also love how comprehensive that little tool kit is. It's a feeler guage set, a couple of sockets, a ratchet, and extension away from being able to do almost every basic maintenance task on the bike.

Those LED flashers are nice and bright, but they are definitely cheap plastic. The 4 pin relay is the real bargain as it's hard to find on its own. Eventually I may go with a set of Rizoma or Motogadget signals, and at least now I have the right relay for them.