| Classic 350 Owner's Review | ALL RETRO CHARM WITHOUT THE HARM? |
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2024
- Just a quick ride talking about my classic 350 and why you should ride one.
Hope my insight on life with the 350 has helped anyone looking into this machine.
Hope you enjoyed the ride :)
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00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Dash Cluster
02:22 - Slow speed maneuvers and weight
03:07 - Does it have enough power?
05:40 - Fuel Economy
06:16 - Problems
07:17 - Reliability
07:44 - Classic 350's true purpose
08:58 - Vibrations
10:03 - Comfort/Handling and Conclusion
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Bang on review mate.
2 years now with my Red and Chrome classic.
Pure biking at its best.
Fast ? No.
Powerful? No
Complicated? No
Modes? No
Soul? Mountains of it.
Character? Mountains of it.
Looks ? Off the scale.
Zen on two wheels.
Cheers,
Couldn't have summed it up better myself if I tried!
I've owned a Classic 350 for just over a year and even though I spent most of yesterday riding mine over the hills and far away, I'm still laying in bed watching a video about the classic. 😂 They don't come with a tacho as standard though. Tbh, I'm not bothered what revs I'm doing. The engine tells you when you need to change gear. Mine is a Signals Desert Sand so no chrome. Still looks amazing! If I go anywhere, I have to add an hour on to the trip because of the amount of people who want to know all about it. Fantastic bike full of character and the smoothest gearbox ever! 100 smiles to the gallon. 😊
Hands down the best review of this bike. You have nailed it sir. If one looks only at the spec sheet, one just doesn’t understand. My dads had bikes for 40 years and is so impressed with his 350 classic. There is no stress whatsoever when riding this bike and it still retains that classic old school charm. Superb.
Thank you! There is truly so much more to this bike than the spec sheet leads you to believe.
Hi, As I sit here in a rainy cold England watching you ride along that coast road, I'm jealous!, that is a nice looking bike, I agree 100% about not needing big capacity bikes with 100's of horsepower, I've got six bikes (5 motorbikes & a scooter) only 1 of my bikes is over 250cc, Kawasaki Z900RS, most of the time I'm happiest riding a small capacity bike 125/250cc, there's more to life than going fast.
Sorry to hear about the poor weather, Im very blessed to be riding here in Australia with our all year riding seasons. I hope to have a line up of that many bikes one day, and I couldn't agree with you more!
But we all agree that 5 hp more would be nice.
I've had my halcyon green here in California for about 2 weeks now, as a first bike it is perfect for me. I'm 58 years old so I don't need all that power. Cheers!
Love your enthusiasm for the little Classic and totally agree. I have owned and ridden just about every make, style and capacity of motorcycle from 50cc Honda step-through to Honda CBR 1000 sports tourers, to a 1600 Triumph Thunderbird cruiser but I love my Classic 350 more than just about all of them, for all the reasons you pointed out. Thanks for the video.
Thanks! That really says something. There is something truly special about them! Enjoy, and stay upright!
I picked up a Bullet 350 a few weeks ago. Brilliant piece of machinery. I feel the same way as you expressed in your video. 😎
Got my Bronze 1st day of Spring, Love it, enjoyable, It is made like a gun with a slug still in it.
Good on ya mate! Don't Royal Enfields have a lot of heart! I wouldn't rule out the Classic 500s though, they are just as reliable, especially the UCE models. I have two of them and zero mechanical issues. The servicing is actually slightly easier as the 500 UCEs have hydraulic tappets that you never have to adjust. Don't get me wrong the J Series 350s are fantastic bikes too. Enjoy my friend 😃
Cheers! They certainly do! You are 100% right in hindsight I was very vague on the 500's and didn't talk about them as much as they deserve. In the future I will do them justice! Also very interesting I did not know about the hydraulic tappets, I will have to look into these more.
Buying my first new bike, first bike in 30 years, this coming week. I think you've made up my mind with this review. Had been considering the Hunter 350, Triumph Speed 400 or CFMoto 650NK, but think this is the one. Thanks!
Excellent review. It is indeed a very special bike.
I luuurve mine!😊
Loved this video. Love the bike obviously (I have a Himalayan and will definitely be grabbing one of these), love the video quality and audio and everything you said. Ready to watch more. Thanks from Ohio!
Cheers! really appreciate this. You definitely wont be disappointed getting one. The Himalayan is a great bike too. Enjoy your ride, and stay upright!
Love this video!
It is looking so damn attractive 😍
Beautiful bike
I agree a lovely bike but you need to like keeping them clean, If i had one of these I would be cleaning it a lot. Thanks for showing / reviewing your motorbike, and I can see you enjoy it. Cheers
Cheers,
thanks for watching, and you are spot on with the cleaning, the chrome can be a hassle but it is worth it.
Love you brother from India
You sound like Richmond from the show 'IT Crowd".
Good one ! love mine too ( had this bronze chrome for six month's, thought I wanted more power, went to an Interceptor for a year, there was something missing, so went back to the 350, could not be happier like you say the J series is such a good engine compared to the 500 - which I had before the bronze ) - where are you ? nicer riding than inner Sydney
Cheers, yeah thats a really interesting insight on the interceptor. I need to spend some more time with them. But people tend to report how they are missing that character, that the little 350 drowns in. Im over in Perth, we are pretty lucky with the riding over here for sure.
thought you might be in Perth, lucky ! spent some time in Margaret’s, would be epic riding down that way
A few UA-camrs I follow have given in to the feeling of needing a little bit more. Sold their Classic 350, only to buy another one almost straight away. As someone said, they're a great bike "because" they have 20bhp not "in spite" of it 😊
Nice bike
What mirrors and seat on this bike? I have the red/chrome. Beautiful bike!
They are stunning! I have the bar end mirrors from royal enfield, and the royal enfield touring seat in black. The mirrors work really well, leagues ahead of previous cheap ebay ones. And the comfort touring seat is also much better than the original stock seat. comfiest seat I have had on a bike.
@@RippleMotoYou're bar end mirrors are installed incorrectly. It should be:
1. Bar end
2. Mirror
3. Spacer
You have:
1. Bar end
2. Spacer
3. Mirror
@@SergePanayi cheers, they were installed when I got the bike like that. Never noticed. Im thinking of removing them and putting the originals back on as I prefer the style. Cheers for this.
@@RippleMoto Touring mirrors are nice tbo.
Im 73 now still riding but my B M W K75c is getting a bit heavy to get in and out of the garden , so i reckon the R E would be more suitable now , lighter air cooled one exhaust one of everything easy life , ill be looking at getting one 🤔
Thanks for the info 👍 just wish we had nicer weather as you do in Australia, would be perfect 🥰
Yes very lucky over here with the riding seasons, although the scenery you get in the UK is second to none (When you can actually ride of course! 😂) I think you will be very pleased with an one, glad i could help! Enjoy and stay upright!
Any heat problems? Does it heat up a lot?
Honestly I havent had any problems due to heat. The engine is Air cooled so it does get hotter than some liquid cooled alternatives, especially when riding in traffic under the sun. However it is nothing to worry about there are plenty of bikes that run hotter than it from my experience anyway. :)
Can you do a pure sound Video on a nice backroad?😀
You are in luck! I have one planned for the future :)
@@RippleMoto very nice! im looking forward to see it👍
@@obsidian652 I have one up now for you :)
@@RippleMoto wow that was exactly what i was looking for👍 really good Quality!
@@obsidian652 Thanks, glad you enjoyed :)
My only issue with these is they aren't holding their value, my classic was £4500 new in 2022 and I'll be lucky to get £2500 for it now
Very True. Same over he in Aus, you can kiss half of the value away! Does make picking up used ones a good proposition, however punishes buying new.
@@RippleMoto well at the time I was thinking reputable name and such, but in reality these new models are no better than Chinese copies
I have to be honest we Indians are bit old fashioned in terms of our motor bikes , we don’t like to have plastic on our motor bikes and RE is exactly delivering that
That is what makes them so special! It is a breath of fresh air not having plastic! Love to India, and stay upright!
Did you say the bike takes 95 petrol? pretty sure it's 91
I did, sorry you are right it does take 91, I was just recommended by my dealer to use 95 most likely for the additional cleaning additives in premium.
@@RippleMoto no worries bro
Sorry to butt in but I always use E5 fuel here in the UK, which is the equivalent of your 95 , despite it being able to run on E10 and it runs SO much better than the lower grade fuel.
@@davericketts9101 I have just recently spoke to a RE dealer, they said to use 91 as they are not a high compression engine, but can use 95 as it will not do any harm, just to the wallet
You can get a good BSA C-15 250 which has more HP and weigh 100 lbs lighter. Mine goes 60+ mph 2 up all day smooth as silk. Plenty of passing power . Well maybe not plenty of power but more than adequate. Truly simple and beautiful to look at. Artistry in metal. Timeless classic British motorcycle. Reliable and dependable transportation as l don't have a car. Great in the dirt w/my Triumph TR25W. Light weight and fast on dirt roads. No electronics at all,truly simple. Easy maintenance.
Wow just looked into these, they truly are special a bike
@@RippleMoto l just love BSA C-15 250's in both street bike and dirt bikes versions. Quality machines built properly. Not cheaply made .Made to be rebuiltable forever ♾️. Pure motorcycle 🏍️ enjoyment. Simple,head, tail horn , and ignition switch. Built to be a good bike reliable and dependable transportation.$1,500- $2,500 massive parts supply. Not much to fix and fix ing is easy.Wonderfull bikes to ride. My 1959 C -15 looks like a little Gold Star ⭐. My Triumph TR25W is good off-road. Light weight and fast enough. Not a stadium bike but a real world 🌎 every day bike to get you to work or school dependability. Looked down upon by the go fast crowd means they are cheap and cheerful as you Brits go. I have 4 of them+ my441 Victor but the 250's are easy to start. Half a kick and they are ready to take you anywhere you want to go.All the so called superior Japanese motorcycles were wrecked or the few left in collections or museums.A Japanese motorcycles exhaust system costs almost more than the bike it's going on.Gas tanks,fenders, lights, and seats from larger bikes fit. Super interchangeable.Carbs and electrics shared through our the range. Not much to go wrong. With my Triumph TR25W l towed a guy out of the sand trails to his truck because his hi- tech adventure bike suffered total electric failure. Brand new Pan America.$20,000 bike rescued by a 60 years old $500 bike. He was so embarrassed 😳. Gave me $50 for rescuing his bike. I said no I don't want the money but l saved him a long push back to his truck. Great little bike. Let's see all these mechanical wonders last 60 years. They made them good in the old days. When you are on one you can escape to the past even for a little while. All of my BSA C-15 250 and my BSA 441 Victor are less than a new RE 350. All in great shape and original with low mileage. Maintain them properly and they will last forever ♾️. Get one you won't be disappointed 😞☹️.
@@RippleMoto My Triumph TR25W is light enough to pick up and put on a milk crate for chain maintenance. If you try to ride them at 90 MPH that's not good but l have bigger bikes for that.
I don't find my Classic 350 heavy - more like "substantial". It's planted nature is why it handles so well and less likely to be blown around by crosswinds too 👍
@@PhilipBallGarry It really should be a 500 with 8-10 extra HP it would be nice.
Low octane fuel is what that engine is built to run on. Higher octane gives you less miles per gallon. There is no upside. Higher octane fuel exists because the low octane fuels will compression fire in a high compression or turbocharged engine, causing ignition to happen to soon. Octane boosters suppress that. If you dont have enough compression to cause compression firing, you are paying for something you dont need an actually hurts you. I cant say anything about fuel additives in the Australian market though. In the US, there are no extra additives in higher octane fuel that are anything but marketing gimmicks. All US fuel has fuel injection cleaner in it by law. To much actually. Its generally not something you want in your fuel.
Yes I agree with you 100% on the octane, However this is a really good insight. I honestly dont know too much. We do have cleaning additives in our premium fuel over our 91. Most people here tend to opt for 95 over 91, however I am unsure if we have laws like you do where all fuel must have injector cleaner in it. Upon doing some research just now, it seems that our fuel standards are much worse than that of Europe and some states in America. We seem to allow 150ppm(Parts per Million) to 50ppm of sulphur in our fuels compared to 10ppm in Europe and some states in america (this is what I have read it could be wrong). Basically we are on Euro 3 standards for our 91, and Euro 4 for 95. So the option for 95 seems quite significant in the quality of fuel, as well as the cleaning additives premium offers. However I am not that knowledgable on this topic and this is just some light research, so It could be the difference in our markets, due to our lacking standards. However I dont know to what extend sulphur is harmful and if it is only just because of the emissions that is is an issue with euro standards. So it is hard to say. This is very interesting insight however thank you for this comment. :)
It looks beautiful, I’m a Kawasaki fan , but that’s fantastic. Oh sorry by the way , a fantastic review.😊😊😊
Thank you :) . They sure are gorgeous! Stay safe!