BBJ Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 An Enfield with a sidecar, that is a huge people carrier. 15 seater in India, 30 with a roof. Damn, tough bikes then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbeer Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 anyone knows if they would be selling in chiang mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBJ Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I believe they are taking to a few possible dealers, one being in CM. Not sure when it will happen though. At the press show, they discussed possible dealer locations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brake034 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I have a Classic Chrome/Maroon on order, hope to take delivery mid February.Was at the BKK Motorexpo and I have understood they have sold a lot of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 hope you can afford the petrol They are nice but thirsty brutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 hope you can afford the petrol They are nice but thirsty brutes Also the FI models? @brake 034; what a beautiful bike, looking forward to your impressions when you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Very nice. In Triumph-Speak we would call that maroon - Amaranth Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brake034 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I am not sure if they are really thirsty, when I drive a bike I don't care too much about petrol usage. If petrol use would be a concern you are better off with a Honda Dream instead of a 500cc RE I think? This will not be my first RE, in Holland I owned a '93 Enfield Bullet 500 in a similar color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokerkid Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) hope you can afford the petrol They are nice but thirsty brutes thirsty ? according to this website 1:25 to 1:29 liter to km http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/royal_enfield/classic_500 Brutes ? the 500 produces a whopping 29hp...... or was your comment meant to be sarcastic ? somehow i believe not Edited December 11, 2015 by pokerkid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Compare the earlier pre EPA carb model's engine bottom end to the newer FI unit construction look. Earlier model looks so much better. I suppose that's called "progress". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Compare the earlier pre EPA carb model's engine bottom end to the newer FI unit construction look. Earlier model looks so much better. I suppose that's called "progress". I am basng my comment on real Enfields. If hey have motored and carbed them hey are not as far as I am concerned Royal Enfields. Try starting a real one on a cold morning in Darjeeling and you will call them more than brutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 hope you can afford the petrol They are nice but thirsty brutes thirsty ? according to this website 1:25 to 1:29 liter to km http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/royal_enfield/classic_500 Brutes ? the 500 produces a whopping 29hp...... or was your comment meant to be sarcastic ? somehow i believe not 1.25 liter per km? somehow papa believe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokerkid Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 hope you can afford the petrol They are nice but thirsty brutes thirsty ? according to this website 1:25 to 1:29 liter to km http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/royal_enfield/classic_500 Brutes ? the 500 produces a whopping 29hp...... or was your comment meant to be sarcastic ? somehow i believe not 1.25 liter per km? somehow papa believe not did you see the punctuation ? anyway, click the link and it should be easy to understand even for papa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brake034 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Harry, I have owned a Velocette 500 Venom (to Clubman specs), a Norton ES2 and a BSA A65L in the past.Starting a RE 500 is easy compared to the Velo! Plus the new RE will come with elektric starter..... Sorry for the bad picture of the Velo, it's a photo of a print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 hope you can afford the petrol They are nice but thirsty brutes thirsty ? according to this website 1:25 to 1:29 liter to km http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/royal_enfield/classic_500Brutes ? the 500 produces a whopping 29hp...... or was your comment meant to be sarcastic ? somehow i believe not Not bad fuel economy. How big are their fuel tanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAZ3 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) LOL. Re pinstripe hand lining of petrol tanks; reminds me of Monty Python's Life of Brian scene with "well, what have the Romans ever given us?". - Apart from Enfield and Triumph, who still lines a tank by hand... Hopefully here,having my t100c tank repainted as per the original colour scheme and that includes gold pin stripes each side of the purple/silver. If not,I'll do it myself,used to be a sprayer. Assuming I'm not shaking too much ;-) Edited December 13, 2015 by MAZ3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 3 x BSA singles, two sidevalves, one OHV, north of Chiang Rai. Velocette spotted south of Uttaradit. Full plate and current road tax. He was with a group of mainly Triumph pre unit twins (rigid and s/arm) riding back to BKK. They were'nt hanging about either. A65 also amongst them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brake034 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Garry, tank of the Classic is 14,5 liter. Thaiguzzy, I think the top picture with the BSA's was shot in Chiang Saen during a LICME meeting?Nice Velo too, will be worth a small fortune if legally plated in Thailand...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Brake, yes the photo of the BSA's was taken at LICME 2015, were you there too? Lovely day out. The Velo had a legal plate, green book, and up to date road tax paid. Edited December 15, 2015 by thaiguzzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brake034 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Thaiguzzi, no I was not at the LICME but I read about it and saw some photo's on another, motorcycle related, forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pond Life Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I have a 3 yr old Desert Storm in Abu Dhabi. Cruising between 80 & 110 kmh on flat roads I easily get 30 km per lt. Fuel low light starts to flicker after about 10 lt gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinga Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Press reports indicate General Auto Supply Co is the RE dealer. Anyone have the company's email address? (am very much interested after seeing the bikes at the Motor Show and have a couple of follow up questions Tks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) Check RE Thailand facebook page. A couple of days ago I saw a picture of a newly opening BKK shop Edited December 20, 2015 by DILLIGAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brake034 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Royal Enfield's official agent in Thailand is:General Auto Supply Co. Ltd.842 Soi Sukhumvit 55 (Thonglor)Klongton Nua, Wattana,Bangkok 10110Phone 02-381 8811E-mail: [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramds Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The shop is the old Ducati showroom on Thonglor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinga Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Royal Enfield's official agent in Thailand is: General Auto Supply Co. Ltd. 842 Soi Sukhumvit 55 (Thonglor) Klongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110 Phone 02-381 8811 E-mail: [email protected] EXCELLENT - thanks brake034 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bung Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 As an aside i am loving what these guys are doing with RE engines. https://www.facebook.com/hollismotorcycles/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Now that is sweet. It even looks like it will handle, stop, and go round corners. Form AND function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brake034 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The Hollis is nice, sporting the pre unit single engine. Soon we can expect some Thai custom builders to start working on cafe racers and bobbers. For the Thai roads a Scrambler/Trails version like this McDeeb would be very nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinga Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Royal Enfield's official agent in Thailand is: General Auto Supply Co. Ltd. 842 Soi Sukhumvit 55 (Thonglor) Klongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110 Phone 02-381 8811 E-mail: [email protected] EXCELLENT - thanks brake034 First class response to my questions re. timeliness, but sad news: * Total on-the-road cost (bike, insurance and rego) for the Classic is now 230,000 * Delivery in June 2016 if ordered in December * Sidecars not available as they are 'illegal' in Thailand [<deleted>!!!!! unbelievable professional build Vs the ones now in vogue.....] At that price, the Stallion is looking much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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