A lovely short video of a Royal Enfield rounding a curve so intrigued me that I wrote to the fellow who posted it on YouTube asking for details.
He replied, with another video of his bike!
Of the original video, he wrote:
"Yes it's my Bullet and I'm riding it too... So my name is Jan, 27 years old, from Dortmund, Germany and I work on my bikes in my free time. I like my bikes pure, low and loud ;)...
"The video is takes place at a spot called "Heggen," Germany. It's a nice little road in the woods with lot of curves on it — so it's used for illegal road races very often. Mostly of course raced by some super sport bikes (Honda CBR, Yamaha R6...) and supermoto bikes (KTM). But my Enfield has got such a nice handling that I beat most of the riders and they wonder a lot, cause it looks so old.
"The video is taken at the end of one of the last clear and cold fall days when everybody went home except me, for me it was a 300km run at 10 degrees over zero to this place.
"It is outside in the woods; normally nobody is there most of the time. The only thing you can hear are some bird sounds at this time of the day. So I decided to place my camera on a stand, start my bike with its loud pipe and 'Break the Silence' — so that's the little story of this video.
"Best regards from Germany."
Thank you, Jan, for sharing this lovely video:
TX 1959 Patrol Car
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... but Tati Paze grabs BTR race 2
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MI 2014 GT 535
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Custom hard bags match Classic 650
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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 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
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CA 1971 Interceptor
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
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
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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
Friday, February 24, 2012
The best video I've seen of a Royal Enfield in motion
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