[malky]

Well Malky I guess you'll be selling your "Fake" Royal Enfield then. Or should we call it a "Royal Curryfield" 

And Solg they build BMWs in China now as well. Jeeps are from Canada and the Boeing 787? it's bits are made all over the place and stuck together in the Boeing plant the the States.

Remember Coot "Great" Britain used to specialize in invading other people's countries and nicking their stuff. And Enfield has the Royal seal of approval. It also proves that a British motorcycle industry could have been sustained. Purely as a joke, two of my previous Enfields were badged Rough Inferior, in the style of the old Brough Logo because I got fed up of being told how bad they were.

[gizzo]

Well Malky I guess you'll be selling your "Fake" Royal Enfield then. Or should we call it a "Royal Curryfield" 

And Solg they build BMWs in China now as well. Jeeps are from Canada and the Boeing 787? it's bits are made all over the place and stuck together in the Boeing plant the the States.

Enfield in India has a direct link with the original company so they're the real thing. BMWs made outside of Germany are still made by the same company. Likewise Triumph, KTM, Honda, VW, Nestle and all the rest. Same company, different location. Mahindra Buying a defunct brand is different. If a brand like Rolls Royce went down and sold the brand (not the business), would people accept a RR branded Chery J3 ? I don't think so.
Anyway, Mahindra can do what they like. I won't be buying one anyway.

[ace.cafe]

They make a pretty good tractor.
 

Anyway, if they make an awesome new Gold Star 500, I would be all for it. Not holding my breath for it, though.

Most people want a riding appliance nowadays anyway. That's what most companies are building. I'm pretty sure that if most companies came on here trying to listen to us, they wouldn't even know what we are talking about.

[Adrian II]

If they can get anything half decent through the emissions laws, that will be something of an achievement. But NO modern maufacturer will want to revive a 60 year-old vehicle design in anywhere near its original form for the mass market.

RE India were different in that they perpetuated on old design which had never gone out of production, and kept it going as long as possible-almost.

As a bit of an aside, killing off the pre-UCE Bullet was perhaps premature. Certainly the AVL models could have made the jump to fuel injection quite easily. Now if the factory had done that and improved the AVL engine styling along the way (bigger fins, smoother timing cover) we could have had bikes more obviously in the classic Bullet tradition than the present UCE offerings. I suspect that even the C.I. Bullets could have made the transition with improved engine internals, alloy cylinders and a modified combustion chamber design, think of B.W.'s squish banded heads.)

A.

[ace.cafe]

The Ace Billet GT Head will fit the AVL and Bullet with a few small mods.

Just another option.
 

[malky]

The Ace Billet GT Head will fit the AVL and Bullet with a few small mods.

Just another option.
 

There are a lot of attractive options available, both from yourself and the site host. Only problem is the £/$ exchange rate is the worst in my living memory, and then "we" get cuffed for a further 20% + other costs once the goods arrive in the U.K.

In November 2015, goods to the value of $500 excluding postal charges. Once in the U.K. with 20% tax added would be £399.

The same $500 today would equate to £490. Add postal charges and other "import fees" and it becomes silly.

[Otto_Ing]

US$ rose against all currencies. Maybe slightly more so against the £ than the €. Cash is tight as hell now in every country I have contact in, difficult to invest in such a uncertain environment and with the regulators coming up with impossible rules and a bleak outlook. Than we have to keep saving insolvent financial institutions, on top of that the Germans are scared of inflation as hell, so Merkel came up with the idea that more whipping and less bread in Europe is required which seams to be a very effective policy.   

[The Old Coot]

US$ rose against all currencies. Maybe slightly more so against the £ than the €. Cash is tight as hell now in every country I have contact in, difficult to invest in such a uncertain environment and with the regulators coming up with impossible rules and a bleak outlook. Than we have to keep saving insolvent financial institutions, on top of that the Germans are scared of inflation as hell, so Merkel came up with the idea that more whipping and less bread in Europe is required which seams to be a very effective policy.   

Same old story

And the rich get richer while everyone else gets poorer.

[Farmer_John]

Just tossing this into the mix...

https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/news/2016/november/new-bsa-boss-we-want-to-build-bikes-in-the-uk

[Otto_Ing]

I am taking the risk of sounding like a dick head now.  I am pretty confident that my GT with the ACE head + ACE magnum cams will beat any twin, RE may come up with. BSA single Mahindra comes up with too.   

[Farmer_John]

I am taking the risk of sounding like a dick head now.  I am pretty confident that my GT with the ACE head + ACE magnum cams will beat any twin, RE may come up with. BSA single Mahindra comes up with too.   

Why's it gotta be a contest?

[Otto_Ing]

Why's it gotta be a contest?

No contest, just a statement. What I mean is basically motherships are subject to crap which a individual can avoid, thank god.

[ace.cafe]

If there is any way that I can do it, I will do it. My aim is for the 535 to beat the upcoming RE twin.

[The Old Coot]

If there is any way that I can do it, I will do it. My aim is for the 535 to beat the upcoming RE twin.

I don't know...maybe a 750 (775?) Fireball would be a nice addition to you line up?

[Farmer_John]

If there is any way that I can do it, I will do it. My aim is for the 535 to beat the upcoming RE twin.

But Tom, doesn't there come a time when the investment for more exceed both the return of investment and reliability?