Royal Enfield is coming out with their first all new bike in over 50 years. The engine is only an updated version of the current unit construction design (which debuted a few years ago), the double-loop steel frame, suspension, wheels, bodywork, headlight and all other major parts are new designs.
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Royal Enfield Cafe Racer at Auto Expo 2012, New Delhi, India (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIiJ7ulH3m4&feature=player_embedded#)
Sweet. I hope it's affordable. Great little scoot for around town.
Is that a kick start? ;D
Can you say 'Thruxton'?
Yeah, I'd ride one of those.
Looks like good fun to me. [thumbsup]
Great looking machine
I wish they would make the 750 twin as an alternative to the thumper
I would actually consider one
I'd love to get kicked by that kick start. Assuming it's a 500 single it could give a healthy knee jerker :) Maybe with newer electronic ignitions and such those things won't happen any more.........
I likes [thumbsup]
UK prices for the other models range from $ 6,500 to 9,000 [Dolph]
All these retro bikes are starting to look exactly alike. You have 100 years of motorcycle models, pick different years!
I like the look of that, would'nt take much to customise, I wonder what the minister for finances would say if it turned up in my shed, you know, just looking after it for a mate ;)
Mmick
Quote from: monstermick58 on January 13, 2012, 04:13:01 AM
I like the look of that, would'nt take much to customise, I wonder what the minister for finances would say if it turned up in my shed, you know, just looking after it for a mate ;)
...and you didn't inhale :D
do you guys watch the tv show "cafe racers"...i've caught it a few times but don't seem to see any new episodes. pretty nice bikes.
Quote from: tlh235 on January 13, 2012, 05:17:57 AM
do you guys watch the tv show "cafe racers"...i've caught it a few times but don't seem to see any new episodes. pretty nice bikes.
As long as you don't actually try
riding any of them. :) :) :)
The Rickman was OK though. Had one of those myself. When the show first came out, I thought they'd dig up legitimate period cafe bikes. There were plenty. Instead, they make these Frankensteins. Very disappointing...
I know one of the builders. He didn't go exactly street legal, so it's not exactly comfortable.
Me likey! [thumbsup] [Dolph] Tell me it doesn't have a plastic tank!! [laugh]
[thumbsup] My mate Steve actually owns 2 original Continental GT's from the mid 60's. Ironically, they are faster than these new ones, and that is despite them only being 250's. RE really need to up the bhp on these new models to at least 40 bhp. Shouldn't be too dificult as BSA managed it with the DBD34 50 years ago!
I was just on their site
There is a cafe racer kit for the current bikes...adds about 2k to the price. Looks like it uses the same tank as this new bike, not really sure about the rest