Phil Perry Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Friend Alan pictured this machine in Skegness ( Older style seaside resort on the East Coast of England ) very recently, and I Identified it, though not the precise model. Having owned one from the same stable in 1966. AVAGUESS. . ( Marks will be deducted for cheating use of the Reggoe. . .) [ATTACH]49957._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methusala Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Royal Enfield??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Looks like a new thread.... What is this one from my shed?[ATTACH]49958._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Looks like a new thread.... What is this one from my shed?[ATTACH=full]3953[/ATTACH] OOOH Luvly. .. but that's got TWO exhausts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Royal Enfield??? Indeed it is Sir. . . .As I said, I dunno the model, but while I was in India I saw lots of them and they're very reliable,. .. ie Fuel injection, Hydraulic valves etc,. . unlike my RE Crusader from 1967 which was almost Totally unreliable, so much so that one day, I swapped it for a gibson ES 330 which was a crap guitar ( feedback ) After spending a kings ransome on bloody parts and repairs. . . Not sure when they started remaking them in India. . . Similarly, in Thailand, the Honda 110 is ubiquitous. . .everybody has one. . .aand yet they never appeared on British roads. . .. I saw the RE everywhere in India and Pakistan, where they were used as Taxis, builders trucks, and everything in between. . Dunno why the Hondas never seemed to appear in the sub continent. . .Odd that. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 50 KG 500cc Ariel twin with optional Anstey rear suspension. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Correct 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Rear suspension put me off, possibly Triumph suspension. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Triumph had a sprung hub, retro fitted to some earlier rigid 47 and later models then they went to the swinging arm. BSA and Norton used the plunger suspension (pretty ordinary) Royal Enfield fitted a swing arm to their 47 and later model 350 Bullets. Moto Guzzi had a swing arm in the 20's Indian fitted one in 1913 through to 1924 and then went back to rigid . The Ariel Anstey link was first used pre war in 1939 and had an unusual linkage that kept the chain more constantly .adjusted. . A lot of the earlier thingies were not damped. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I was wrong, IT was, the BSA I poorly remember. THE Vincent had the rear suspension under the seat. Similar to some modern dirt bikes. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Alan said it had a Royal Enfield tank badge, but no model number or name. . .looks like a 125 or 175 motor . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 How the EU destroys English heritage: Top 10 Most Beautiful Motorcycles Made in India and American Indian Motorcycles to be assembled in India - Motorbike Writer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 The first Image IS a Royal Enfield (built in India) It's one of the versions of their 500cc Single. Military drab colour. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Royal Indian Enfield? They look a lot improved compared with the original British ones. I bet they don't even mark their territory with black oil spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methusala Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Nomad Pete you should see the bikes in OME's post - 10 most beautiful bikes made in India. Especially the Royal Enfield Continental GT. Almost worth a trip to try it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Saw this one in Kathmandu last week [ATTACH]49977._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Nice that they have kept the retro look whilst adding electronic ingition and fuel injection. . .bet the' re Far more reliable than my old one. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I think that although they kept the retro look, they failed to reproduce the traditional oil leaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinsm Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 The rear suspension springs are also used as part of the suspension in a popular indian produced ultralight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I managed to preserve the oil leaks with this one. [ATTACH]49979._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Nice! Very nice! It probably didn't look this good when it was new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 The Matchless club had a run out to Crows Nest (40k north of Toowoomba) last year. I enjoyed prowling along the bikes lined up outside the bakery. After they left, there was a row of drips of oil left behind where they had marked their territory. At their age, they can be excused for a little incontinence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 They don't HAVE to leak a lot of oil. The NEW Royal Enfield motor looks like some sort of religious shrine rather than a motor, to me. I had one of the original 350 bullets (1947) First with a swing arm rear suspension and it was my only form of transport at times. in the early sixties. when I worked in Sydney..It got worked hard and never let me down once.. I believe they are reviving the BSA Marque as well. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Cheap Asian knock-offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 But those cheap Asian knockoffs have Disk brakes, pointless high energy ignition, nice shockies, fuel injection, good lighting, and probably none of the character of the originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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