nhawk7504_imp
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Very nice, Wisedrum! The 650 looks very nice too.
My new motorbike: An Enfield
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Wisedrum
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I can fully understand your being drawn to a Bullet.misterprofessionality_imp said:
I was too very much attracted by these Enfields and resisted the temptation to buy one for some years but always read some information and articles about them.
When a dealer also became an Enfield dealer in my hometown, I get caught and bought a left over Euro 3 model from 2016 in the color I like most Maroon, which is rare in Germany and can't be bought new anymore as a Classic Chrome model.
The engine offers 27hp and 41nm. Well, not a lot, but enough for such an oldschool bike like the Bullet.
It shows you how it want to be ridden. Warm it up, don't rev it too low and don't push it too hard in the gears. It's not a fast motorbike but to me a very overwhelming, very nice and comfortable one to ride with low fuel consumption. Right now 3,5l/ 100km. Cruising speed is easily between 90 and 115km/h. It can reach 130 and some more km/h after a while if you want to. I think, it's not made for this speeds over longer time and as a speed to cover long distances. It will slow you a bit down, I like this feel, because the Bullet feels good anyway no matter at which speeds.
After nearly 4.000km I can't say anything about longtime reliability. The Enfield, mostly I do kickstarts , starts and runs well and hasn't shown any diseases or faults. I hope this will stay for many upcoming years the same. The only thing that didn't work good was the original noname indian o ring chain. It got stiff after 3.000km, I oiled it a lot during winter riding but it didn't help. So it was exchanged with a name product, a DID VX chain.
Wisedrum
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Bullet meets mops.
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Nortoon_imp
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Amazing to see artisans doing the pin stripping on the Royal Enfield fuel tanks.
misterprofessionality
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I'm reading that the Interceptors MSRP is only 5500 (if you convert the indian rupee price). if anybody in the US has a RE dealer near them are they able to confirm that?
the Ferret
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Nortoon_imp said:
That is awesome to watch being done. AMazing control.
peterbaron
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Gee... and I thought these are done by a robot/machine.
Very good video and pleasure to watch this artist.
How many bikes in your possession and how many of them you ride , all insured??
Very good video and pleasure to watch this artist.
Wisedrum,Wisedrum_imp said:
How many bikes in your possession and how many of them you ride , all insured??
Wisedrum
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I stick to the saying "All good things come in three."
They are an Enfield, a W800 and the CB. All insured and I ride each depending on in which mood I'm in.
One idea of mine was to have a motorbike of each motor concept like a 1 cylinder, a parallel twin etc. . But this will be too much of a good thing so I stopped after having bought the Bullet nearly half a year ago.
Wisedrum
They are an Enfield, a W800 and the CB. All insured and I ride each depending on in which mood I'm in.
One idea of mine was to have a motorbike of each motor concept like a 1 cylinder, a parallel twin etc. . But this will be too much of a good thing so I stopped after having bought the Bullet nearly half a year ago.
Wisedrum
That hand-held painting is insane. It makes me ask myself if over the years I have developed a
skill--any skill--to that level...I'm afraid of the answer!
skill--any skill--to that level...I'm afraid of the answer!
jitaylor_imp
Running like a top
Truly the coolest looking motorcycle anywhere.
Wisedrum
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I agree, it is a very pretty and good looking bike and very oldfashioned too. Probably a reason why I bought it, in a way I'm a target customer for these kind of bikes, which have become very rar these days especially as new ones.
And it is a great joy to drive around with it in very relaxed and easy way. It will take its time, time.you be lucky to spend on and with it. In Germany we have a fitting word for it 'Entschleunigung', which means something like to slow down, easin' up. Can be very good for your nerves and the driving license, your money etc. ....
My other 2 bikes can create a similar but different feel. And they can accelerate and run much faster if I want to,.which is not so often the case.
Wisedrum
And it is a great joy to drive around with it in very relaxed and easy way. It will take its time, time.you be lucky to spend on and with it. In Germany we have a fitting word for it 'Entschleunigung', which means something like to slow down, easin' up. Can be very good for your nerves and the driving license, your money etc. ....
My other 2 bikes can create a similar but different feel. And they can accelerate and run much faster if I want to,.which is not so often the case.
Wisedrum
Retsel_imp
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Geeze, and I can hardly draw a straight line with a ruler. Pretty cool!pdedse_imp said:
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Wisedrum
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In the woods.
Wisedrum, out of the woods again.
Wisedrum, out of the woods again.
Lord Popgun
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Nic pic! What is that thing on the downtube next to the exhaust pipe?
Wisedrum
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What do you exactly mean by next to the pipes and downtube? The Bullet has a Lambda sensor, it's placed near the head. Then there is heatshield on the exhaust pipe and a metallic bow mounted near the kicker on it.Lord Popgun_imp said:
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Lord Popgun
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Ahh, that explains it. I thought it might be a sensor, but couldn’t really tell. Thanks.
In the pic, it looks to be tiewrapped to the frame downtube.
In the pic, it looks to be tiewrapped to the frame downtube.
