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Royal Enfields

jpb1963

By jpb1963
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BBJ Advanced Member

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An Enfield with a sidecar, that is a huge people carrier. 15 seater in India, 30 with a roof.

Damn, tough bikes then!

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BBJ Advanced Member

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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

guzzi850m2 Platinum Member

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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.

brake034 Rookie Member

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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.

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thaiguzzi Gold Member

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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".

harrry Star Member

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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.

pokerkid Silver Member

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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 wink.png

brake034 Rookie Member

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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..... tongue.png

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Sorry for the bad picture of the Velo, it's a photo of a print.



MAZ3 Senior Member

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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?".

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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 ;-)

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thaiguzzi Gold Member

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3 x BSA singles, two sidevalves, one OHV, north of Chiang Rai.

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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.

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brake034 Rookie Member

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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......

thaiguzzi Gold Member

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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.

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Pond Life Gold Member

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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.

dinga Advanced Member

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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

DILLIGAD Gold Member

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Check RE Thailand facebook page. A couple of days ago I saw a picture of a newly opening BKK shop

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dinga Advanced Member

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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

brake034 Rookie Member

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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:

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dinga Advanced Member

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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

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