I am loving my Royal Enfield G5. It now has 150 miles even. I just rode around Dallas today. But damn its so much fun to ride. Even in some traffic with crazy Dallas drivers its fun. The more I ride her the more I want to ride her. I have to agree with the guys at RE of Fort Worth, Harley Davidson sells "Cool", Royal Enfield sells "Fun". I have so much fun on this bike. People come up and ask me about her. They think she is some lovingly restored older bike.
Still getting the hang of kick starting her. Also, getting used to getting her on the center stand. But I have to say, every time I get off her after a ride I am grinning. Its just a fun bike. Have I had a crotch rocket pull up next to me and fly off faster than I can go, sure, so what. But I did out accelerate a guy in a mustang from a dead stop at a light. So its just fun. Its not about the speed, its about the fun.
I am still getting used to feeling the vibration of the bike in the foot pegs. It's not bad or unusual, its just different to me, since I am used to a car. I have run into some parts of Dallas where the roads and bumpy and a mess. The RE G5 doesn't miss a beat, or should I say thump.
Its amusing when I start her for people. They always comment on the thump and how quiet it is. But I think that is due to the fact that most people know Harley Davidsons and that distinctive rumble. Well I have to say I am now starting to understand how RE says its the "Thump That Binds".
I'm having a blast. I can't wait till the crash bars, saddle bag mounts, and saddle bags are in. Hell by the time they are I will have 300 miles on the bike and I can get past the first part of the run-in.