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Royal Enfield Motorcycles => 650 Interceptor & Continental GT => Topic started by: 9fingers on October 18, 2018, 10:14:18 pm

Title: 650 twin review in Autoweek
Post by: 9fingers on October 18, 2018, 10:14:18 pm

https://autoweek.com/article/motorcycles/new-650-twins-represent-renaissance-royal-enfield

Title: Re: 650 twin review in Autoweek
Post by: ace.cafe on October 19, 2018, 12:00:27 am

After the author made a total idiot of himself at the beginning of the article, I found him hard to take seriously about the rest.

Title: Re: 650 twin review in Autoweek
Post by: cyrusb on October 23, 2018, 08:21:15 pm

Way to go Autoweak! Stick to the "cages". Royal Enfield never made rifles.

Title: Re: 650 twin review in Autoweek
Post by: Richard230 on October 23, 2018, 10:22:33 pm

Quote from: cyrusb on October 23, 2018, 08:21:15 pm

Way to go Autoweak! Stick to the "cages". Royal Enfield never made rifles.

But I thought they made vacuum cleaners.  ;)

Title: Re: 650 twin review in Autoweek
Post by: GlennF on October 25, 2018, 05:18:43 am

Quote from: Richard230 on October 23, 2018, 10:22:33 pm

But I thought they made vacuum cleaners.  ;)

Possible, they made everything from bicycles through to diesel engines.  :D

Though I do not think they made rifles (clearly a lot of confusion with the Lee Enfield rifle used by the British army in both world wars - named after the RSAF factory that designed it which was based in Enfield, North London. RSAF is now part of BAe systems of Typhoon and Tornado fame).

However Royal Enfield did build a lot of military equipment including the gunsights for a lot of British WWII anti-aircraft guns.  BSA on the other hand actually did make rifles.

Title: Re: 650 twin review in Autoweek
Post by: cyrusb on October 25, 2018, 03:22:48 pm

The "Made Like A GUN" logo and the Cannon might have helped that rifle making myth. I had always thought "Put A Bullet Between Your Legs" would have been better.

Title: Re: 650 twin review in Autoweek
Post by: heloego on October 26, 2018, 01:49:49 pm

"Put A Bullet Between Your Legs" would have been better.What? Not enough eunuchs?  ;)

Title: Re: 650 twin review in Autoweek
Post by: 9fingers on October 26, 2018, 06:37:37 pm

Quote from: GlennF on October 25, 2018, 05:18:43 am

Possible, they made everything from bicycles through to diesel engines.  :D

Though I do not think they made rifles (clearly a lot of confusion with the Lee Enfield rifle used by the British army in both world wars - named after the RSAF factory that designed it which was based in Enfield, North London. RSAF is now part of BAe systems of Typhoon and Tornado fame).

However Royal Enfield did build a lot of military equipment including the gunsights for a lot of British WWII anti-aircraft guns.  BSA on the other hand actually did make rifles.

I have a BSA 30.06 hunting rifle, a beautiful thing that kicks like a mule.......superlight.
9fingers