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Old 02-07-2017, 01:24 PM
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Nice Bike

Nice Bike ..... Royal Enfield

$5495 Brand New on Road .... Available in Brisbane

350cc Single .... Kick Start and Electric Start.

Love the Classic Lines...

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Old 02-07-2017, 01:41 PM
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I first noticed one being ridden by a girl in a TV commercial about a year or so ago. The brand certainly goes back a long way.
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Old 02-07-2017, 01:46 PM
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Aren't they made in India? They're very reasonably priced too compared to other brand names.
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Old 02-07-2017, 02:19 PM
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Aren't they made in India
I really don't know ... !!
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Old 02-07-2017, 03:20 PM
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Yes they're made in India.
I was over there in September on holiday and they were very popular.
Saw them transporting families and even 2 blokes on one carrying an 8' x 4'

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Old 02-07-2017, 04:31 PM
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This one is being made in India too.
BMW G310R.

313cc watercooled single for about $6500.
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Old 02-07-2017, 08:08 PM
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Nice looking bike indeed. Very nostalgic looks.

Apparently, the handling and ride is pretty nostalgic too, for those of use who remember riding similar machines back in the 50s or 60s.

I was seriously considering an Enfield a while back, and did some research. They are indeed made in India, where they are of course a lot cheaper than they are here. The consensus seemed to be that they look great and are splendid for getting from A to B, but if you are planning a longer journey - say to C or D - or, heaven forbid, even X,Y or Z then you might be better off with something a bit more modern.

There's a book called "Journey's Blend" which details the ride taken by three guys visiting numerous whisky distilleries on motorcycles and collecting samples to make a blend. There were two Triumphs and an Enfield. The guy who rode the Enfield was not just slower, he apparently had a pretty hard time of it physically on the longer sections, and copped a fair bit of teasing from the other two.

For fans of bikes, and whisky, there's a 5 part TV show they made of the trip on Youtube, and a book on Kindle. Part 1 of 5 in the link below (warning - a lot of it is about whisky not just bikes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw8Vs6KsknU

Anyway, I bought a Honda instead..

In Perth the Enfield 350 is a bit under $6,500 licensed on the road, and for the same money you can get a Honda CBR300RA ABS. https://www.hondashop.com.au/product...-cbr300ra-abs/
I got a Honda CBR500RA twin which is a delight to ride. But not quite as cute as the Enfield, in that splendidly old fashioned way of course...

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Old 03-07-2017, 10:06 AM
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Well known Isle of Man TT racer Guy Martin also made a TV show about a trip across India on an Enfield. It was called "Our Guy in India" and was in several parts. It can probably still be found with a bit of Googling.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epZ0SHxW2bw
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Old 03-07-2017, 10:30 AM
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Google "Royal Enfield painting tank". The Indian is joy to watch.Cheers, Richard.
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Old 03-07-2017, 01:07 PM
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... three guys visiting numerous whisky distilleries on motorcycles ...
I would think that juggling chainsaws in a tiger cage would be marginally less risky!
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Yes. Made in India and they are a very sorted bike now with disc brakes. , fuel injection and quality tires they actually go quite well I know this as we ride with a guy who has one .
Cool bikes that sound awesome on full song .

On the BMW yes these and the new Harley Davidson ' Street 750 and Street 500 ' are also made in India , good build quality as they are made to HD,s expected quality today , not the HD quality of yesteryear .

Flash. , I wouldn't mind one for riding to work on , make the day fun before I started work.

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Old 03-07-2017, 05:16 PM
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Google "Royal Enfield painting tank". The Indian is joy to watch.Cheers, Richard.
Wow! Amazing skills.

Almost worth buying the bike just to have an example of craftsmanship like that in the bike shed.

I need to stop watching Enfield videos before I weaken and start coveting one all over again...

And of course, Dwayne rides an Enfield in the TV show Death in Paradise, with a sidecar! One of my all time nostalgia dreams right there...

https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...x=3&ajaxhist=0

I even got as far as pricing sidecars...

Sigh....
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Old 03-07-2017, 05:40 PM
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A correction to my Original Post .... the Bike for $5495 is a ' Demo ' Model at the Bike Dealership.... they retail for just over 6K with on road rego.

check them out..... http://motor.motosport.net.au/New-Bi...82a07c14?PrW=1

Col....

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Very nice.
Buy six and don't open the box until twenty fives years from now. A classic.
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Very nice.
Buy six and don't open the box until twenty fives years from now. A classic.
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Unfortunately Alex, I'll be in a box myself well before the 25 years are up.

And I might have trouble finding the petrol to run them by then...
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my screen saver for the past five years!
1931 brough superior.............. i would love to get me leg over this baby!!
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my screen saver for the past five years!
1931 brough superior.............. i would love to get me leg over this baby!!
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Now THAT'S a proper bike!

In the spirit of drooling over old-fashioned ironmongery - here's a pic of another 350cc bike. But this one is a proper oldie not a modern retro.

It's a ZB31 BSA from somewhere around 1950/2. A friend from Tasmania rode it all the way across the Nullarbor to Perth a few years back. Well, nearly all the way... The clutch packed up a few hundred ks short of the target. So I got to look after it for a while... As you can see, in true BSA fashion, it began dripping oil the moment it arrived..
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Old 04-07-2017, 10:27 AM
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Unfortunately Alex, I'll be in a box myself well before the 25 years are up.

And I might have trouble finding the petrol to run them by then...
A reason to keep living.

A gift for descendants.

They could run on rum.

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Old 04-07-2017, 10:33 AM
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They could run on rum.

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Good idea Alex. I could run on rum too.
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http://www.visordown.com/news/genera...asaki-for-sale

I don't want it but I needed to show it.

I mean I have crazy ideas but get up the next day and don't do them.
Imagine getting up and saying that the 48 cylinder bike is a good idea start building.

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