tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post7438611062348192857..comments2024-03-17T22:19:41.276-04:00Comments on RoyalEnfields.com: The ugliest thing about Royal EnfieldsDavid Blascohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506975186222681171noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-71643902328217409022009-08-10T08:49:07.962-04:002009-08-10T08:49:07.962-04:00Old English, thank you for the correction. I will ...Old English, thank you for the correction. I will make the change. The motorcycle I believe is British, a NUT (so-called after its place of manufacture, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne).David Blascohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506975186222681171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-13358447533070284982009-08-07T03:59:34.925-04:002009-08-07T03:59:34.925-04:00The photo is titled "Britain, circa 1928"...The photo is titled "Britain, circa 1928" but that is a GERMAN registration plate, certainly not British.Old Englishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-61345651972327335202009-08-04T20:27:06.756-04:002009-08-04T20:27:06.756-04:00what kind of bike is that in the B&W picture? ...what kind of bike is that in the B&W picture? I love the backwards bar end levers. I know falcon cycles did a sick chopper with a 1950 Triumph thunder bird, but they never came with that kind of lever. check it out:<br /><br />http://www.falconmotorcycles.com/gallery.html#0Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990094167868158325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-55495082691867657972009-08-04T10:19:54.090-04:002009-08-04T10:19:54.090-04:00I think it's a personal preference. I live in ...I think it's a personal preference. I live in India, and got an AVL <a href="http://www.royalenfield.com/images/products/zoom_machismo500.jpg" rel="nofollow">Bullet Machismo</a> recently. One of the nice things about it is the amount of chrome, especially on minor places like the mirrors and around the headlight lamps. It's still a rounded mirror, but better than the one in your photo andMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668296294995577706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-33061962339317170622009-08-04T09:32:10.114-04:002009-08-04T09:32:10.114-04:00Oh, and I couldn't agree more about the Enfiel...Oh, and I couldn't agree more about the Enfield mirrors. They're goofball ridiculous. Thankfully, it's easy enough to swap for a bar-end mirror!Chris Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711097656813059080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-39878579392897691232009-08-04T09:15:17.148-04:002009-08-04T09:15:17.148-04:00They appeared on bikes at least as early as 1950 a...They appeared on bikes at least as early as 1950 as seen on police Harleys in the 1954 movie "The Fast and the Furious" (with photo)<br />http://tinyurl.com/fastfurious1954Chris Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711097656813059080noreply@blogger.com