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.




Royal Enfield Cafe Racer at Auto Expo 2012, New Delhi, India

Sweet.  I hope it's affordable.  Great little scoot for around town.

Is that a kick start? 

Can you say 'Thruxton'?

Yeah, I'd ride one of those.

Looks like good fun to me.   

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 

UK prices for the other models range from $ 6,500 to 9,000 

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 

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...