Plaque marks Royal Enfield birthplace
Royal Enfield historian Gordon May and Top Gear's Richard Hammond were present at unveiling of a plaque marking the former Hunt End site of what would become Royal Enfield in Redditch, UK. MCN
Custom hard bags match Classic 650
Color matched custom hard bags meant for a Super Meteor 650 were fit to a Classic 650 by Baxter Cycle in Marne, Iowa. Facebook
Oops: this is not a pre-1960 Bullet
Article about valuable vintage single-cylinder bikes includes "pre-1960" Bullets but shows a new Bullet 350. Hot Cars
MI 2012 500 low miles
CA 2013 500
Start using my new email address
Please start using my new email address,
RoyalEnfields.com
@gmail.com
You'll still reach me, David Blasco. The change is a cost savings.
Royal Enfield Photo of the Week
Click on image to see it full size. It pictures the Royal Enfield on exactly the sort of ride you'd love to take. CraigsList
Royal Enfield club gives away bikes
The Royal Enfield Owners Club (UK) will give away three Royal Enfields to members, based on their membership numbers. No purchase necessary. Become a member
Paint your house for an Interceptor
FL 2016 GT 535
CA 1971 Interceptor
WA 2008 500
CA 2018 500
WANTED: 2011 500 sold 2 years ago
In Mica, Washington. Seller of 2011 Royal Enfield Classic 500 two years ago wants to find it. CraigsList
TX 1959 Patrol Car
PA 1970 Interceptor PRICE CUT
Royal Enfields were Indians in '50s
For sale on eBay: ads from the 1950s show Royal Enfields being marketed as U.S. Indian motorcycles. eBay
Classic Vs. Classic, 350 Vs. 650 twin
Can he start it? Bullet idle 6 years
Paul Henshaw pulls a 350 Royal Enfield out of the shed and tries to start it. Can he? Watch: YouTube
Dan Holmes DRS racer for sale
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Should I buy a Royal Enfield? Here's Jay Leno's answer
Royal Enfield's new motorcycles left Jay Leno "a lot more impressed than I thought I was going to be." Leno takes a G5 Deluxe for a spin on this week's edition of Jay Leno's Garage.
Leno, host of the "Tonight Show" and probably America's best known car nut, compliments the bike for lack of vibration, no "false neutrals" in the five-speed transmission, all-metal construction, classic looks and outstanding gasoline mileage.
He notes that you "won't be the fastest thing on the road" if you buy one, but he takes the Royal Enfield on a California expressway with no apparent problem.
Leno calls on Royal Enfield USA President Kevin Mahoney to answer questions about price points for different models, and enthuses about the availability of sidecars.
His program is probably the new American standard for answering the question "what is a Royal Enfield?"
And, yes, Leno bought one for himself.
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I was hoping for a little more about why Jay chose the G5 over the C5. I haven't ridden one yet but I've read that the G5 is a bit more stable at freeway speeds.
ReplyDeleteWhat I like best about the video is the quality of the sound recording, you can really hear that classic British thumper sound.
I agree, the sound quality is great. As a wanna-be Enfield owner this is was a great piece to watch to really get my head around the bike as a whole. The nearest dealer to me is a little far to just go and browse one Saturday afternoon so "seeing" one in action was great.
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