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Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Bullet with the UCE engine => Topic started by: r80rt on May 14, 2009, 02:43:40 am

Title: youtube C5
Post by: r80rt on May 14, 2009, 02:43:40 am
I found some short clips of a C5 in action on youtube. I'm convinced this the bike I've waited for!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG4G9U_Bfcw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcSoG0uNPPY&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3by6y-hstdI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmlWC6B6xiE&feature=related
Title: Re: youtube C5
Post by: Blltrdr on May 14, 2009, 05:51:56 am
Sounded like he scraped his muffler on that second vid. Just one more reason to get that up swept one.
Title: Re: youtube C5
Post by: UK-Classics on May 14, 2009, 08:47:48 am
Sounded like he scraped his muffler on that second vid. Just one more reason to get that up swept one.

Yes - that or the foot brake  :-\ - this bike looks & sounds much better in the flesh than these poor quality clips suggest. I agree that the uplift pipe is probably a better option - careful of those right handers ---
Title: Re: youtube C5
Post by: Cabo Cruz on May 15, 2009, 10:13:29 pm
Br. 80, thanks for sharing!!!
Title: Re: youtube C5
Post by: UncleErnie on May 16, 2009, 03:30:04 am
Could be the center stand scraping.  I had to take my rubber "stop" out to raise the stand up.  It worked ~
Title: Re: youtube C5
Post by: UK-Classics on May 16, 2009, 08:21:02 pm
Could be the center stand scraping.  I had to take my rubber "stop" out to raise the stand up.  It worked ~

Uncle Ern - have you ridden a C5 or seen it up close (or seen the pics)? The brake pedel lever is a lot lower than the centre stand & I reckon would be the first thing to scrap on a tight right hander  ::) ::)
Title: Re: youtube C5
Post by: JamesC5 on May 18, 2009, 05:51:15 pm
These videos don't do the bike justice. I'm planning on getting a camera mounted up and taking some video to post up..

Once I get my bike back and weather permits of course
Title: Re: youtube C5
Post by: UK-Classics on May 18, 2009, 06:01:54 pm
I agree James - you would have thought they could have produced some better 'publicity' video than this. They don't do the bikes justice.

It would be good to get some of your own footage done - just need the bike back on the road  ;)
Title: Re: youtube C5
Post by: Corbin on May 19, 2009, 11:01:51 am
Looks like you actually scrapped the exhaust on one of them?  Nice video's, though would like to see some more close ups of the bike.

When is your bike due back?  Any news on it yet?
Title: Re: youtube C5
Post by: RAKe on May 19, 2009, 01:34:57 pm
Referring back to the videos at the beginnning of this thread, it took me a minute to realize why the rider looked like he was lost.  I don't know about you Brits--riding and driving on the wrong side of the road!!   :-\
Title: Re: youtube C5
Post by: JamesC5 on May 19, 2009, 05:04:18 pm
When is your bike due back?  Any news on it yet?

It's being taken direct to RE as the problem is serious enough and the engine new enough to warrant a full investigation.

Pretty gutted about it.