Another nice looking R.E.

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Another nice looking R.E.

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https://royalenfield.com/motorcycles/thunderbird-x/

They seem to be turning out nice bikes, can't wait for the twin to arrive.

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Looks like the bullet with a different paint job and name.
I do like those mudguards though. Right proper. 8-)

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I did not like the twin when I sat on it, but this take on the 350/500 is good, cast wheels with tubeless tyres and retaining a Kickstarter should interest a few.
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I love the looks of all the Bullets and their off shoots, but I reckon that's the best of them. Trouble is, I just don't like riding them. Now if they made a twin-cylinder version, preferably two-stroke like they used to do..............
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Ah, you're obviously talking about the Royal Enfield "Turbo Twin" I think it was called, with nice smooth (2T or 4T?) 250 Villiers engine. I only ever had a go on the back of one which my brother rode home from work one Saturday.
As far as I know it was the only RE not to leak oil (because it was a two-stroke :lol: ).

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rjc1944 wrote:I love the looks of all the Bullets and their off shoots, but I reckon that's the best of them. Trouble is, I just don't like riding them. Now if they made a twin-cylinder version, preferably two-stroke like they used to do..............


What, do you mean this one?

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The Interceptor is a very fine looking bike. I could be tempted tbh. If my arthritic hip will let me get my leg over lol.

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Ridden a few India Enfields liked them all and been quite surprised
how smooth they were, I have worked on a few and the wiring and
switches seem to give most trouble, one kept cutting out coming to
a stop it would then restate perfectly after turning it off and on then
rum perfectly till the next time and that could be weeks, turned out
to be of all things the head light bulb with a intermittent short, it
would pull the voltage down enough to trip the ecu then clear it's self.
but they are certainly building some interesting bikes these days, they
all seem to be comfey do well on fuel brake and handle well.
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Nice, though has the name Thunderbird already been taken by Triumph?

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I've had two REs. A Bullet a few years ago and very recently a Classic with the latest Euro 4 spec.

Both gave repeated problems, oddly, the far newer Classic was the worse. I stress that this isn't just my isolated personal experience, it's common. REs are very fault prone, the reason being the poor quality control compared with what we have come to expect from the main Jap and Euro bike makers.

They look fantastic, especially the Classic in my view, but are let down by the appalling quality. I remember the dealer a few months ago who sold me mine remarking that they are "more involving" than the likes of Suzuki which was their main brand. He meant that they need more regular maintenance but he was more correct than he intended. Within days fuel started leaking badly from the injector inlet which had split open. Then the brakes started binding and the front brake lever switch to operate the brake light failed. And so on. All fixed under warranty but it got so I didn't trust the bike to go anywhere for fear it would break down.

They are crap frankly. Beautiful looking crap but crap nonetheless. Maybe okay for people who love to spend a lot of their time fettling rather than riding, but if you just want to get on and ride, as I do, with minimal work on the bike, avoid them. Until, if ever, they get their quality up to modern standards I for one would never get another. I don't know if the Himalayan or the new big twins are better quality, hope so, but it may be best to wait a year or so to see how their quality works out.

It's a great pity because I loved these bikes. Like a beautiful woman who is really a nasty bitch.

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