Royal Enfields

[DILLIGAD]

I notice the very large motorbike franchise shop in Ubon (M2 Motorsport) has just opened a FB page called Royal Enfield M2 Ubon, so I assume they are now going to add this brand to the present line-up of KTM/Triumph/MV Augusta plus other cheaper brands.


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[thaiguzzi]

Recently had to use Hitchcocks M/C's in the UK for some Amal carb parts and the only place that seemed to sell S&B pancake air filters for Amal Concentric carbs for my Triumph.

I've checked their very interesting website out before, but with the parts, came their 200 odd page free catalogue. I prefer paper perusing and turning pages than staring at a computer screen anyhow.

If you have got an older Enfield, or are thinking of buying one of the new FI models, check these guys out, and what is available.

Incredible!

# Convert FI to carb. (Makes me want to buy a new one...).

# Power Commander V for the FI models.

# Stroker kits.

# Big bore kits

# Stock 17 bhp to 40 bhp at the back wheel! And still rideable.

# Scrambler kits, trials kits, retro kits.

 Endless.

[eisfeld]

1 hour ago, thaiguzzi said:

# Stock 17 bhp to 40 bhp at the back wheel! And still rideable.

Very impressive. Just wondering how reliable the bike will be though. How many km will the engine do with a more than 2x increase in power?

[guzzi850m2]

On 5/30/2017 at 2:55 AM, eisfeld said:

Very impressive. Just wondering how reliable the bike will be though. How many km will the engine do with a more than 2x increase in power?

Hard to say, if you ride it like you stole it a lot, probably not much.

 

My ex SR500 had 33hp and that was enough, just.

 

I rode it from Denmark down to Spain (app year 1984) and back doing app 130km/h when possible. 

 

Under-powered for the German autobahn's but boy I had fun in the Alps.

 

Interesting enough, the SR500 was then the most popular bike in Germany. Back then they had a 27hp bike class, bikes restricted to 27hp, beginners bikes (I think) and the SR500 was in that class, so I could smoke all the German SR500's, he-he. 

[thaiguzzi]

4 hours ago, eisfeld said:

Very impressive. Just wondering how reliable the bike will be though. How many km will the engine do with a more than 2x increase in power?

Stock they are very de-tuned. Emissions etc, air cooled old basic OHV design etc.

It's basically stroked crank, new rod (Made In England), big bore kit, cams, ported c/head with quality valve gear, bigger proper carb. About £2.5k i seem to remember.

 Just check their website out, or order a free 200 plus page catalogue. They reckon it's very streetable and still ok to kick start.

[guzzi850m2]

Man, I just had a look at that catalog and it's impressive what you can buy for them Enfields. 

 

Engine tuning Stage 1, stage 2 & stage 3 as we know from Harley and other brands and as thaiguzzi mentioned, ending up at 40bhp but the engine is now 612cc. 2500BP for that 612cc kit is app 110k baht. Not too bad actually.

612cc kit.odt

[Maybole]

To get back to basics, where is the agent, if any in Chiangmai ?

[DILLIGAD]

To get back to basics, where is the agent, if any in Chiangmai ?

This is the new one that I mentioned above

There is also a store in BKK


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[guzzi850m2]

Where is the dealer in Pattaya?

 

The dreaded Mityon don't count, I am hoping for a real dealer. 

 

And Triumph now we are at it, where are you?

[GARYZX6R]

On 5/30/2017 at 11:12 PM, Maybole said:

To get back to basics, where is the agent, if any in Chiangmai ?

Yes its the main Suzuki dealer.

[Maybole]

6 hours ago, GARYZX6R said:

Yes its the main Suzuki dealer.

Thank you ,but what is their name and address please ?

Edited June 1, 2017 by Maybole

[GARYZX6R]

On 6/1/2017 at 9:59 PM, Maybole said:

Thank you ,but what is their name and address please ?

Sahapanich 62 chotana rd.

[Maybole]

Thank you

[BBJ]

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[thaiguzzi]

Doncha just love publicity waffle...

[Nickymaster]

Visited their show room at Tong Lo. They are in the process of opening dealerships across the country. They sold 1700 bikes since they opened (@Tong Lo). Next time I am going to take one for a spin. For anyone interested in this bike, I don't think there is a waiting list for any of the models. They have A LOT of new bikes in stock. And the Himalaya is coming soon.

[Goanna]

I picked up a Classic Chrome from Ubon A few weeks ago. There are two dealers that I know of. The bikes are readily available, with the Yakmoto store having at least one of each colour/ style. Plus a GT special job. This store are also the Bennelli dealers, across from the big Tesco Lotus.

Pillion seat is an extra 4000 odd baht. After 2 weeks, it had not arrived, and I asked, did you order it? They say yes, what colour would you like, brown or black? Haha. The missus just has to watch me disappear each day.

The ride is plush. With sprung seat and shocks. Front is slightly firmer.

 

 

[DILLIGAD]

What is the 'GT special job' ?


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[Goanna]

This fellow here. Wider tyres, and many other trims etc from the standard GT. This pic was instore. 240 000 I think.

 

 

[Goanna]

Standard GT. Also instore.

 

[Goanna]

8 minutes ago, Goanna said:

This fellow here. Wider tyres, and many other trims etc from the standard GT. This pic was instore. 240 000 I think.

 

 

Sorry to waffle, but just zoomed in on this pic, and notice that it is 535cc.

[Goanna]

Found the thing. 10 or so photos on their facebook page. 290 000 baht.

 

[Richard-BKK]

People buying a Royal-Enfield and wanting more performance... Not sure if I want to laugh or cry, but I'm sure you're looking at the wrong motorcycle if you want some decent performance. Buy a Kawasaki Z300 and so much faster than the "current" fastest Royal-Enfield.

 

I have a Royal Enfield Bullet for years and riding it is fantastic, but I also have to accept that the average housewife on her Honda Wave 125 is "mostly" faster than me... People who buy a R-E buy it to have a relaxed ride, if you want to go fast you have so many other options...

[thaiguzzi]

32 minutes ago, Richard-BKK said:

People buying a Royal-Enfield and wanting more performance... Not sure if I want to laugh or cry, but I'm sure you're looking at the wrong motorcycle if you want some decent performance. Buy a Kawasaki Z300 and so much faster than the "current" fastest Royal-Enfield.

 

I have a Royal Enfield Bullet for years and riding it is fantastic, but I also have to accept that the average housewife on her Honda Wave 125 is "mostly" faster than me... People who buy a R-E buy it to have a relaxed ride, if you want to go fast you have so many other options...

Chalk and cheese.

RE big flywheel, long stroke, big torque, low bhp, low revs.

Z300, no flywheel, short stroke, no torque, high bhp (for a 300), revs to God knows what - outer infinity?

If you google what Ace in the States and Hitchcock's in the UK can do with these engines, you might be surprised. Taking a stock 17 bhp 500 to 40 bhp RELIABLY without affecting it's street manners and a top speed well over the ton (+160 kms in metric speak)...

Depends what you want, me i'd take the RE any day over something that revs to 11,000 rpm onward.

Be great to build a street sleeper 612cc bored and stroked Bullet looking stock outwards in appearance and absolutely hammering an unsuspecting rider on a Z300/CB500 or similar.

[Richard-BKK]

I visited the Hitchcocks Motorcycles website a few times, just to look for some fun parts for my classic Royal Enfield. But if I look at the parts needed to get the a R-E Continental GT 535 to deliver the promised 40 horsepower you can also buy a Ducati Scrambler Icon (805cc), basically for around the price you pay for the R-E Continental GT 535 with all the performance upgrades you have so much other options...

 

No warranty, Resell value, I can thing of so many negative things why not to mess with the engine of a classic looking motorcycle...

[Richard-BKK]

4 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

absolutely hammering an unsuspecting rider on a Z300/CB500 or similar.

You would have me, and I ride even much more powerful motorcycles. But not because your 621cc big bore kit provide you with that more power – I would be perplexed and have to stop to remove my helmet to wipe the tiers from my eyes from laughing….

 

I have a 1000cc sportbike, which was for a few years back the (claimed by the manufacturer) fastest production bike… and you would be surprised how much teenagers at the traffic light are playing with the throttle like they want to race… and they often do dangerous things to get away first from the traffic light… Also when I cruise at a relaxed pace I often get teenagers belly flat on the fuel tank passing me….

 

Your comment “hammering an unsuspecting rider” fit perfectly in the teenager rider category. If you not a teenager, sorry, you maybe in a second youth syndrome...

[thaiguzzi]

39 minutes ago, Richard-BKK said:

You would have me, and I ride even much more powerful motorcycles. But not because your 621cc big bore kit provide you with that more power – I would be perplexed and have to stop to remove my helmet to wipe the tiers from my eyes from laughing….

 

I have a 1000cc sportbike, which was for a few years back the (claimed by the manufacturer) fastest production bike… and you would be surprised how much teenagers at the traffic light are playing with the throttle like they want to race… and they often do dangerous things to get away first from the traffic light… Also when I cruise at a relaxed pace I often get teenagers belly flat on the fuel tank passing me….

 

Your comment “hammering an unsuspecting rider” fit perfectly in the teenager rider category. If you not a teenager, sorry, you maybe in a second youth syndrome...

Richard, get off your high horse.

Me, i always have been a little different.

Stood out from the crowd.

In the underdog's corner.

Never followed fashion or the latest "must have", which, in the case of motorcycles is generally the latest, fastest thing going. These days, covered in plastic hiding a hideous water cooled monstrosity labelled as a "power unit", not engine.

  I've always appreciated through history the bike builders, engine builders and tuners who took on the big boys, built something that was not meant to go THAT fast, nor win.

Because they could.

History is full of wonderful examples of people and the bikes and engines they built against the odds.

The NZ guy with the side valve Indian.

The Norton tuner who could beat 4 cylinder multis with his single.

Lucifer's Hammer, the pre Evo HD Sportster that er, hammered competition.

The RGB 8 valve Triumph- Weslake twin that beat 1000cc 4 cylinder superbikes, built by a bloke in his wheelchair.

The American privateer dentist, Dr John who built pushrod Moto Guzzi twins that won and beat the American works Desmo Ducati teams in Supertwins.

I could go on.

Those guys have my admiration.

And all the guys building a nice fast special in their home workshops and sheds, be it an old Ducati, Guzzi, Harley or Brit bike, they have my admiration and respect too

But someone walking into a HonYaKaZuki showroom, or BMcati, laying down the money, and riding out on the latest plastic crotch rocket with 190 bhp and a 300 kmph top speed does NOT impress me. Anybody can do that....

And most do. But i'm not one of the "most".

[Richard-BKK]

18 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Richard, get off your high horse.

Me, i always have been a little different.

Stood out from the crowd.

In the underdog's corner.

Never followed fashion or the latest "must have", which, in the case of motorcycles is generally the latest, fastest thing going. These days, covered in plastic hiding a hideous water cooled monstrosity labelled as a "power unit", not engine.

  I've always appreciated through history the bike builders, engine builders and tuners who took on the big boys, built something that was not meant to go THAT fast, nor win.

Because they could.

History is full of wonderful examples of people and the bikes and engines they built against the odds.

The NZ guy with the side valve Indian.

The Norton tuner who could beat 4 cylinder multis with his single.

Lucifer's Hammer, the pre Evo HD Sportster that er, hammered competition.

The RGB 8 valve Triumph- Weslake twin that beat 1000cc 4 cylinder superbikes, built by a bloke in his wheelchair.

The American privateer dentist, Dr John who built pushrod Moto Guzzi twins that won and beat the American works Desmo Ducati teams in Supertwins.

I could go on.

Those guys have my admiration.

And all the guys building a nice fast special in their home workshops and sheds, be it an old Ducati, Guzzi, Harley or Brit bike, they have my admiration and respect too

But someone walking into a HonYaKaZuki showroom, or BMcati, laying down the money, and riding out on the latest plastic crotch rocket with 190 bhp and a 300 kmph top speed does NOT impress me. Anybody can do that....

And most do. But i'm not one of the "most".

Also a few good points... The thing that we all call motorcycle is very much influenced by our personal feelings and taste, what I like does have to be what somebody else likes... We should respect that more on this forum (including me) and just concentrate on having fun on two wheels...

Edited July 8, 2017 by Richard-BKK

[chickenslegs]

13 minutes ago, Richard-BKK said:

The thing that we all call motorcycle is very much influenced by our personal feelings and taste, what I like does have to be what somebody else likes... We should respect that more on this forum

Well said - and can we extend that to cars, houses, food, beer, girlfriends...........

[Richard-BKK]

1 hour ago, chickenslegs said:

Well said - and can we extend that to cars, houses, food, beer, girlfriends...........

Yes we can, but not for beer - as there is only one good beer available in Thailand... hahaha