Motorcycle live 2017
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Nice pics. Don't know if they were at the show but Royal Enfield have just launched a 650 twin, the Interceptor. I think it looks good and is also available in a cafe racer style with clip ons etc. but same engine, which they call the Continental GT.
When it goes on sale here in a few months, it is expected to be no more than about £6,000, its main competitor for this style of bike being the cheapest of the Triumph Bonneville variants, the similar looking Street Twin which costs about £2,000 more. However the Bonnie is likely to be better quality than the Enfield because historically at least, RE have suffered with quality control problems.
https://royalenfield.com/motorcycles/twins/interceptor
When it goes on sale here in a few months, it is expected to be no more than about £6,000, its main competitor for this style of bike being the cheapest of the Triumph Bonneville variants, the similar looking Street Twin which costs about £2,000 more. However the Bonnie is likely to be better quality than the Enfield because historically at least, RE have suffered with quality control problems.
https://royalenfield.com/motorcycles/twins/interceptor
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Thanks for showing us these. Seems to be a strong element of nostalgia, albeit with some modern engineering added. Was that a theme of the show or just your choices?
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Thanks for the great pics,
The new Kawasaki Z900 will be a hard bike for me to walk past, they were very good.
The new Kawasaki Z900 will be a hard bike for me to walk past, they were very good.
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Nice pictures, liked the Honda Cub!!
I wonder how many people buy those giant Honda and BMW tourers?
I wonder how many people buy those giant Honda and BMW tourers?
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You took the words from my keyboard!Globs wrote:Nice pictures, liked the Honda Cub!!
I wonder how many people buy those giant Honda and BMW tourers?
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I have had two BMW 1200GS'ssss fabulous bikes, if my gear changing foot still worked i would have an Africa twin tomorrow..
If you look at the sales figs lots of people buy them..#
Some people like big machines and it would be a real shame if the choice was not there for all of us to make.
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If you look at the sales figs lots of people buy them..#
Some people like big machines and it would be a real shame if the choice was not there for all of us to make.
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I would agree with that obsevation budkayz1 wrote:
Some people like big machines and it would be a real shame if the choice was not there for all of us to make.
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