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Started by ducatiz, January 30, 2012, 05:58:52 PM

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ducatiz

January 30, 2012, 05:58:52 PM
What do you think?  500cc Enfield single.. 40hp?
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The Mad King Pepe'

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January 30, 2012, 06:44:58 PM
In general I say  [thumbsup] for Cafe` Racers, Scramblers, etc and  [thumbsdown] for flashy choppers (OCC style).
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January 30, 2012, 06:48:55 PM
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January 30, 2012, 07:33:32 PM
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January 30, 2012, 08:21:05 PM
Quote from: Pedro-bot on January 30, 2012, 06:48:55 PM
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That's all sorts of cool stylin' goodness, but I'm not actually sure how much I'd want to ride it on a regular basis.
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January 30, 2012, 11:01:37 PM
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January 31, 2012, 01:59:26 AM
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January 31, 2012, 03:47:54 AM
I like them for a retro looking bike, and you can buy them new.

Anyone want to tour India with me, buy a couple of 500s and ride?
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January 31, 2012, 04:23:20 AM
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on January 30, 2012, 06:44:58 PM
In general I say  [thumbsup] for Cafe` Racers, Scramblers, etc and  [thumbsdown] for flashy choppers (OCC style).


think of them as great inexpensive entry learner bikes......me...I would hold out for the CCW Hooligun!
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January 31, 2012, 04:32:54 AM
Does the Royal Enfield 500 cc engine really make 40 hp. I thought it made 19 rwhp.

pennyrobber

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January 31, 2012, 07:20:52 AM
Some nice bikes indeed. The RE's look good bobbed or cafe'd. Here are some other Indian made bikes on location not so far from India.

Enfield with some custom bits and pieces.




Another Indian bike the Bajaj (blue bike and maroon bike in the picture). Very popular but oh so crappy.

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ducatiz

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January 31, 2012, 07:29:06 AM
Quote from: Travman on January 31, 2012, 04:32:54 AM
Does the Royal Enfield 500 cc engine really make 40 hp. I thought it made 19 rwhp.

The factory RE 500 is 27hp, those photos are from a custom shop and he's claiming 40 hp at the crank.
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Zulu

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January 31, 2012, 10:02:11 AM
Quote from: DanTheMan on January 31, 2012, 03:47:54 AM
I like them for a retro looking bike, and you can buy them new.

Anyone want to tour India with me, buy a couple of 500s and ride?

I might be in! did my H.S there have bunch of frens all over india . How soon we talking?
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cyberswine

#14
January 31, 2012, 11:10:45 AM
 [thumbsup] any cafe racer 500 thumper, nothing like em in the world.  Last I read the Enfield cafe racer was expected to be released in India in 2013  >:(
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