I understand fully, there is NOTHING like an Enfield, just as there is NOTHING like a Harley Davidson, or anyone else's favorite brand, and those are valid points, always, in the purchase of a machine of any kind. (For me, in some cases, there is nothing like a Honda, and nothing like a Kawasaki, and in those cases the cost factor is a big plus.)
I understand those emotional, mystique issues very well. I am very fond of my Enfield, and often wear my RE belt buckle, and when someone asks, I proudly give them the quick RE history. I like the looks and questions when I'm on the hack. I'm just always perplexed by the question of what are those things worth ?
Is a Screaming Eagle Electra Glide 110 inch worth 12,000 to 14,000 dollars more out the door than a Gold Wing 112 inch? Not for me, I have a GL 1800.
Was a new Harley XL 1200 Custom worth more than a new, heavily discounted Honda VTX 1800? I guess so, I bought one.
And I bought a RE instead of a Suzi.
I just have for decades wondered, are the subjective factors worth more than the objective ones, and if so, how much more? Sometimes they are, sometimes they're not.
I do know that there is an occasional guy on an Electra Glide that's stock, or a stage one, that cost the same as, or a little more than my GL, but who doesn't understand some objective factors about the difference between my bike and his.
He gooses it at a light while I'm beside him on my Wing, and well, as the old saying goes, "when the clutch drops, the Bull stops". I just smoke him something fierce, and at that point the tradition, 106 years in business, bad boy image, etc., don't count, and the OBJECTIVE factor of pure performance becomes tremendously SUBJECTIVE, and a lot of fun for me.
The Enfield is very cool, no doubt at all, but I know that a 650 Suzi would do a better job of tugging that sidecar around. Like I've said before, how does one balance subjective against objective? Subjectively, I guess.