Unofficial Royal Enfield Community Forum
General Discussion => Trips/Ride reports => Topic started by: DanB on March 14, 2014, 03:52:40 am
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https://www.facebook.com/RoyalEnfieldUSA (https://www.facebook.com/RoyalEnfieldUSA)
Anyone in the NW Chicago area interested in a meet up(assuming it DOESNT snow)?
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Update:
For anyone in the Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia:
Let's break-in Skyline Drive!
Saturday, noon: Front Royal > Skyland Resort
Shoulder / parking area before the entrance station
Sunday: Skyland Resort > Washington DC, route TBD
Skyland still had vacancy when I booked.
Send me an email, if interested.
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Oh crap! This is just 3 days away!
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If they really want ONE ride, all over the world, they're gonna have to reschedule... to a time when fewer of us still have snow on the roads!
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+1 We got another 5" last night and this morning.
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I registered for here in Tucson, no others from this area so far though... and I know 3 other RE riders here in town :-|
http://royalenfield.com/oneride/#!overview
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Tried to put in a ride for Dallas and I kept getting this:
Something is technically wrong.
We're going to fix it up and have things back normal soon.
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Well, I didn't see any other Royal Enfields today, but I participated in the 'One Ride' and thumped around Tucson. Made a loop around downtown then up to River Rd.
I like the way the bike is progressing, the new mirrors and exhaust, its getting closer and closer to the way I want it.
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g237/azcatfan/OneDayPic2.jpg) (http://s57.photobucket.com/user/azcatfan/media/OneDayPic2.jpg.html)
The video looks decent, I used a new camera and harness so regrettably I didn't get much of the bike in the frame, I'll work on that for the next one.
http://youtu.be/pNgMbi88ZJk
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Looks like a good ride. Traffic was light. Weather was perfect. What more could you want? :)
Looks like it is about time for you to take another ride thru the desert loop and make a video like you posted before. The Palo Verde, Mesquite and other desert plants are blooming.
While your riding, you might want to think about using the clutch a bit less. Several times it sounded like you clutched in without shifting while you were approaching a stop light.
I mention this because the old non UCE clutches don't have a real bearing in the clutch release mechanism. (The UCE uses a ball type thrust bearing).
They use a rod with a spherical end on it that pushes against a rod with a flat surface.
In theory the point of contact will be close to 0 feet/second velocity but with a slight amount of wear on the contact point it can generate a lot of heat. Kinda like an inertia welder thing with the two parts wanting to weld themselves together. :o
It's one saving grace is there is a little oil in the area to try to lubricate the sliding surfaces.
That's also the reason you don't want to sit at a stop holding the clutch in until the light changes.
Thanks again for the video.
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I saw no announcement for the Philadelphia area, so I made my own One Ride to some famous spots around the City.
I was surprised that neither of the two dealers in the area (including one downtown) didn't publicize the event. I guess there just aren't enough Enfields around yet to make it an "event." Maybe next year!
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Looks like a good ride. Traffic was light. Weather was perfect. What more could you want? :)
Looks like it is about time for you to take another ride thru the desert loop and make a video like you posted before. The Palo Verde, Mesquite and other desert plants are blooming.
While your riding, you might want to think about using the clutch a bit less. Several times it sounded like you clutched in without shifting while you were approaching a stop light.
Thanks again for the video.
Thanks Jim! I do plan on another ride in the Saguaro National Monument :-)
As far as downshifting, in the places where you didn't hear the downshifting I was using the neutral finder. Whenever I'm approaching a long stop and nobody is behind me, I'll click the neutral finder and let out on the clutch. I did it allot in the National Monument video too, only because of the camera angle you could see my hands better and/or the neutral light on.
Neutral finder, FTW! 8)
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I forgot all about the neutral finder. That's something they should have kept in the newer motorcycles but they didn't.
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+1000 on the neutral finder!
You Indian Model owners have NO idea what you're missing. It is the best feature of a sub-par transmission. EVER. :D
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azcatfan-
the bike is looking good, what silencer is that?
- Mike
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azcatfan-
the bike is looking good, what silencer is that?
- Mike
Thanks Mike! It is a stock take off from a Harley Davidson Dyna. The entire exhaust was given to me by a Harley buddy since he went with aftermarket stuff. I punched a few holes in the single wall baffle which has given me good flow, great sound, and a tighter look.
http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/forum/index.php/topic,18943.0.html
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Did not know it was "One Ride Day" but about ten of us Gizzistis did about a 250 miler out to the Rock Inn in Lake Hughes, CA. A great ride with great weather and great twisties.
Did not see any Enfields anywhere.
Bare