[wildbill]

test ridden today

https://youtu.be/dWx-d-7K1Z8

[The Old Coot]

Nice Bill, that's the review I wanted, a regular guy on the bike not some "Hot Shoe" whining that it doesn't have 6,000 HP and $4,000 worth of trick forks and shocks. It's a low cost bike so it's not going to have all that BUT it sounds like the build it has is just fine for as old guys are concerned. The way you carried on I think you might have found it to be OK  as well and that Sir is a good thing. I dug up my Mayo jar to start stuffing my change in for when they make it to the States (In a year or so  )

Ride safe look forward to Part Two. 

Old Coot

[heloego]

Great ride review, Bill!
Pretty obvious you like the bike so far. Looking forward to further reviews after you've finished the run-in and had a chance to really shake her down. 

[Narada]

Oooh, nice ride!  I guess if you want a lemon you'll have to paint it yellow!  

[wildbill]

look guys I have to say I let the bike sit there for 24 hours just wondering or not if i'd be disappointed and I won't stuff you about. what I said was true! up on that first corner I have had to clutch several other bikes from cold to keep then running. its a very rough patch of ground and unsettles the bike some-how- this bike sailed right through it

further on in the video I think I go down from 6th to 2nd or 1st not sure for a left turn- drama free and unreal
there is ONE slight problem and its in video 2 i'd say I will point it out. no real big one but some-thing to be aware of

I've been told the gt version is the better bike to ride too....shit it must be some-thing as this is pretty awesome bike. honestly yesterday I actually forget I was riding a royal enfield

there is absolutely no comparison in any way between it and a c5 -it just beats it in every way except the c5 I think has a bit more character. one looks like a '70's bike and the other a '40's bike so I think they both have there place.

without a doubt the fueling in this bike is the very best I have every experienced in any enfield ride. totally buttery smooth deliver from start up and no hunting about. no surging or shaking. just imagine its as good as a quality new car from a major manufacturer - they must have poured big $$$ in it- great gob

the only person this will disappoint is some-one who maybe had a $30k bike and dropped to $10k and expected better BUT if you go from a c5 to this bike its like some-one gave you a friggin FERRARI...LOL

[tooseevee]

test ridden today

https://youtu.be/dWx-d-7K1Z8

      Great video! I have never Heard you so happy! I heard you get more and more excited especially after that first left turn when it didn't bog or spit or fart or hesitate, it just went and carried on with it. You sounded more and more happy with every 100 feet more. I laughd my ass off at some of your comments.

         Can't wait 'til you can actually run that speedo up a bit.

          This video has probably already sold fifty more of these bikes

[Arizoni]

From what I've read the run in period is really limited on the speeds your supposed to use.

I can see keeping things very mild and easy for the first couple of hundred miles but they want it to last for almost 1000 miles.

I say, start off easy, without revving the engine for a few hundred miles and then ride it like you would normally ride assuming your not a canyon carver who loves really high speeds.  You know what I mean.

[tooseevee]

PART 2

https://youtu.be/6PlPOgQmRqg

      Another excellent video and like Dick Whistles the bulk of your comments are on the smoothness and being able to see the mirrors at any RPM. Oh, and stuff not falling off 

         Personally, I love the black hubs and rims and the tach and speedo position. If I had the time left and the energy I would strip mine down and have all the front and rear pieces powdercoated black, but I'd lose a whole summer gittener dun

          I still love the nacelle on my AVL, don't get me wrong.

           What's the prime reason for that handlebar crossbar? Is it just to mount stuff on? 

         Thank god it's almost March.

[wildbill]

don't know about that bar support it's not that its strong in any way. you know in that video I was talking about roo's etc and on the way back ...bloody missed one say by a foot.....shit it was close. check above video. happened so fast!

[The Old Coot]

Again another great review, even if I did blow coffee out my nose when you started your little 'Parts Walk" 

I'd like to see that 21" run flat if you can get around to it without a lot of trouble.

[The Old Coot]

Beautiful bike, very Nice!!!  8)That was a thorough walk around.  Something that caught my attention (3:42) is the left side exhaust pipe, just before the silencer has some interesting shape to it... must have to go around something? The one on the right looked straight... could that be? I would think they would have to be symmetrical to balance the flow?

After looking at that on all the photos I could find I think the kink in the left pipe is to let the center and side stand boot loop clear.

[wildbill]

yeah that's right about the pipe kinks. I tried to post earlier and got two error codes.

I thought that was a bit of a laugh for the Aussies about the 21" run flat spare in the tool box side. I willwrap it up on the 3rd video-should be worth hearing

[wildbill]

by the way if you happen to go back and look at the last video where I drop from 6th to 2nd gear and turn left and accelerate down the road-the bike makes a very nice sound. very similar or could be cam gear noise. I hear it quite a lot.
almost sounds very similar to the lotus elise I had when I engaged the supercharger. that's roughly the sound. really nice on the ears

[wildbill]

250 klm review

https://youtu.be/686QLRTMMoI

[GlennF]

Good video.

Though I will say the reason I personally got an Enfield rather than something actually vintage (I was offered a square four for a similar price I paid for the B5) was I actually prefer not to stop and repair my ride several times a trip