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  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    3 years ago
    Mate brought around his new, well, 3,449 Km Royal Enfield to show me again.
    Now this bloke is a mans man, still having his, Harley Davidson 1974 Bought new, in is shed, with more motorbikes current than I had roots over the last,.87*^%&^8 
    well you know where I'm going there.
    OK . Grabbed the key like a Thai girl down Pat Pong street at midnight with no presenters..
    Jumped on the Royal Enfield, (not the other beautiful girl) like a flash.
    Just a quick grab of ma open helmet with googles a course, and shamed to say as quick exit my Teva sandels 100 years old.

    What a blast, no, floorboards after, 2001 Moto Guzzi MAGNI SPORT, BUT.
    try one was so much fun, had no idea where what hand controls where , did but was a fucken blast.
    He has the Chrome tank, 650, Continental, buying has lady the RE Inter 650.
    Pirelli Tires were great, the instruments couldn't look at as fucken googles kept falling down, and he already had cut and shut rear end painted, and front fork jazzed up. 
    Sorry computer is blinking not me this time...
    Dont sell em or anything to do except rode, while my Mrs gave mate dip and beer... hang on you know what I mean..

    Thanks so much Andy gave me a breathe for a while again..
  • Far Canal
    Far Canal
    3 years ago
    Hey Bloff.
    Not sure where your post is coming from, BUT down at the local Mitre10 hardware shop today there was a Royal Enfield adventure bike parked out front with hard panniers and a rack to tie shit onto. It looked pretty darn good.
  • Krash Kinkade
    Krash Kinkade
    3 years ago
    Bal & F C , yeh RE ( the new 650 twin's popular! ). F C the Adventure, might look ok but it's a slug!! the 650 twin's ok & cheap for $. seen one do quarter mile in high 11's.
  • Choco
    Choco
    3 years ago
    Yep I like there 650 Cafe racer something different to a cruiser for a change and under 10 grand on the road bloody good value. I have been tempted but not riding enough these days to justify buying a second bike.
  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    3 years ago
    Well, I love my RGlider and can burn me with , but looking at the Royal End. for 10 K. with 3 year warranty , and Harris frame brakes, ya know ABS, fuck I had a ball riding but felt like a 123 after HD heavy weiht, but I do not mean that in a bad way. Pirelli tires and great mate, for a half hour it showed me how far, my old 650 Triumphs, Yamaha XS1 and XS2 and TX have come. Pleasure to ride not a shovel, evo, or a Twin cam, nor new M8 .
    But I want one next ta my Road Glider. soon. Just gotta work out what to sell , Mrs, Dog or guns...?
  • UltraPete
    UltraPete
    3 years ago
    I've been considering a KLR650 as a 2nd bike (State Forests over 3 of my fences) but I am liking the look of the Himalayan.... 
    Don't tempt me you mongrels!
  • Soapbox2627
    Soapbox2627
    3 years ago
    Quoting UltraPete on 02 Feb 2021 09:39 AM

    I've been considering a KLR650 as a 2nd bike (State Forests over 3 of my fences) but I am liking the look of the Himalayan.... 

    Don't tempt me you mongrels!

    go on you wont :)
  • Krash Kinkade
    Krash Kinkade
    3 years ago
    Quoting UltraPete on 02 Feb 2021 09:39 AM

    I've been considering a KLR650 as a 2nd bike (State Forests over 3 of my fences) but I am liking the look of the Himalayan.... 

    Don't tempt me you mongrels!

    Ultra , the R E 650's good but, Himalayan only has the looks, but make sure you get a good test ride before committing .
  • UltraPete
    UltraPete
    3 years ago
    Quoting UltraPete on 02 Feb 2021 09:39 AM

    I've been considering a KLR650 as a 2nd bike (State Forests over 3 of my fences) but I am liking the look of the Himalayan.... 

    Don't tempt me you mongrels!

    Quoting Krash Kinkade on 02 Feb 2021 09:33 PM

    Ultra , the R E 650's good but, Himalayan only has the looks, but make sure you get a good test ride before committing .

    Agreed, read it is quite underpowered and cramped.... I'm 6'2".

  • Krash Kinkade
    Krash Kinkade
    3 years ago
    Quoting Baloffski on 02 Feb 2021 08:59 AM

    Well, I love my RGlider and can burn me with , but looking at the Royal End. for 10 K. with 3 year warranty , and Harris frame brakes, ya know ABS, fuck I had a ball riding but felt like a 123 after HD heavy weiht, but I do not mean that in a bad way. Pirelli tires and great mate, for a half hour it showed me how far, my old 650 Triumphs, Yamaha XS1 and XS2 and TX have come. Pleasure to ride not a shovel, evo, or a Twin cam, nor new M8 .

    But I want one next ta my Road Glider. soon. Just gotta work out what to sell , Mrs, Dog or guns...?

    Bal.., how do you know they have a Harris frame?

  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    3 years ago
    very  good question. I Really hate mis quoting, , but ( Which is a word such as assume --I HATE )
    Dear friend mentioned said in passing and me being a collywobbly at the moment ran with it.. Please help me brother as I did not investigate.
    My best MIKE.
  • Old Fatty
    Old Fatty
    3 years ago
    Quoting Baloffski on 02 Feb 2021 08:59 AM

    Well, I love my RGlider and can burn me with , but looking at the Royal End. for 10 K. with 3 year warranty , and Harris frame brakes, ya know ABS, fuck I had a ball riding but felt like a 123 after HD heavy weiht, but I do not mean that in a bad way. Pirelli tires and great mate, for a half hour it showed me how far, my old 650 Triumphs, Yamaha XS1 and XS2 and TX have come. Pleasure to ride not a shovel, evo, or a Twin cam, nor new M8 .

    But I want one next ta my Road Glider. soon. Just gotta work out what to sell , Mrs, Dog or guns...?

    Quoting Krash Kinkade on 02 Feb 2021 09:55 PM

    Bal.., how do you know they have a Harris frame?


    https://www.harris-performance.com/news/the-royal-enfield-continental-gt650/
  • Far Canal
    Far Canal
    3 years ago
    Quoting Krash Kinkade on 01 Feb 2021 11:12 PM

    Bal & F C , yeh RE ( the new 650 twin's popular! ). F C the Adventure, might look ok but it's a slug!! the 650 twin's ok & cheap for $. seen one do quarter mile in high 11's.

    Well KK, it might be a "Slug" but that is ok, they are not marketing it as the next "Paris-Dakar must have".
    If one wanted to just slug across outback roads at reasonable pace and did not fancy forking out the big bucks for the silly big BMW adventure things etc then maybe the bike could be ok.
    The one I saw looked better than no bike at all.
    Will try to get a picture next time I go to town.
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