I just love the relaxing beat of a single cylinder Royal Enfield be it your 500 or my 350, for my money the best fun I have had on bikes in the last 53 years. Just enjoy the ride and be aware what other drivers might do to you, I work on the theory that I am invisible, so assume there is every chance you will get cars etc pulling out in front of you. 😊
I finish work and jump on my 500 and off we go, a nice potter of 20 miles home with that lovely pup pup pup note!! By time I get home I’m enjoying it so much I dump my bag and straight back out for a ride!!! That lay backed ride they give I just can’t get enough of it 😊
Wonderful sound with the Royal Enfield singles! I love the relaxing ride and pace they encourage. Well done watching out for the inattentive cage drivers and those that are always in a rush due to poor planning, or on an EGO trip trying to prove something. Then there are the honest mistakes. I went head on with a van that ran a stop sign and turned left into me one morning on my VTX1800 in 2005, Helmet, leathers, and the Grace of God saved me! I was also only doing 45 mph before braking all I could. Wear the gear, and like Peter234100 said ride like you are invisible. Stay safe and enjoy the ride!
A most delightful video ride. Well done VB. I don't mind being overtaken but I often wish I had a sign on the back of my car " hurry up and you can catch the back of the queue ahead". I know many will not agree with me but I believe that having the right of way all depends on the other driver seeing us. Taking the right of way for granted is not a good mindset unless we are in a tank. I ride my bike with the same speed rule "drive at a such a speed that I can stop short of any obstruction in my line of sight". I am not perfect, I make mistakes so I have to be careful.
Thanks for ride mr volcanic, yes you don’t know what’s around the next corner, they pass me like I am stopped and well they are welcome to it just bimble along on my hunter and the world is mine, thanks again , NW biker dude alias bay Bimbler
@duncangallup9012 Nothing to film down here really, just endless traffic jams, wild ponies everywhere and near a blanket 40mph speed limit. I am around Beulieu.
Hi VB, love those country lane rides, and the sound of that thumping 500, as you said ride only as fast as your braking distance, the problem we seem to have in Kent is young female drivers, they tear up to junctions expecting to pull straight out,the same at roundabouts, and just pull out past an obstruction like it’s there right of way, bloody dangerous some of them.
@lyndenhodder5655 I know! We have them here too. They come up to a side juction at 60mph and brake at the last possible moment, They scare the pants off me thinking they are just going to pull out without giving way. Some live to a ripe old age and some just become statistics.
Another great video 👍 I just chopped my 650 Enfield for another 500, I just can’t get them out of my head. Keep up the good work, so refreshing to watch someone who just loves riding, I’m convinced half of the people on here don’t even like bikes 😂.
Speaking as a driver of an old Volvo (as well as an AJS rider), I would say the same about Audi drivers but agree with you about pick-up trucks. Your RE makes a lovely sound, enjoy your trip to Southampton!
@williamnethercott4364 Being a true Geordie fella, I knew you would take my comments about Volvo drivers with a pinch of salt! One or two on here have taken great offence with the Volvo remarks. You can say anything about anything and somebody will get the hump!
@@Volcanicbrown1878 No problem. It seems like there are people who look for reasons to be offended, frequently on behalf of someone else. I don't think I have ever heard you say anything I could complain about. Keep up the good work with the videos but better not mention white vans, I think.
Two weeks ago I was returning home at 5.40am. Climbing an uphill left hand blind bend, a car appears driving towards me at speed completely on the wrong side of the road. Slam brakes on, stall engine and brace for impact. At the last moment he/she whips the wheel over and misses by a hair's breadth. From first seeing it to the rear view mirror in 3 seconds max. I assume they were on the phone, or expected no one to be about at that time of the morning and were using the racing line. No amount of defensive riding can accommodate such lunacy.
Enjoyed the video, really like the 500,that was a very close shave with that classic car pulling out on you good job you weren't on the750 Interceptor you may have been going with a bit more urgency, and I'm not sure what the stopping power is like on those!(although I think you've got Norton twin leading shoes?)
@patrickgreenman8248 I saw him way before he saw me! If I had been on the 750 Interceptor I still wouldn't go faster than I could see to stop. The braking on the Interceptor is now top notch after fitting the Norton twin leader on the front, I just can't be doing with bad brakes for obvious reasons!
My Elder brother always reckons a good twin leading shoe is as good as a disc,so your Interceptor will probably stop better than my T150 with it's chrome plated disc , which I think we're never much to write home about!
I have a similar approach to the bends. If I can't see that the road is clear, then I adjust my speed in case there are dogs, chickens, snakes, motorbikes, tractors etc. around the bend. I want to be able to stop in time! 👍👍
The Royal Enfield 500 single gives you much more value for your money than the 350 does. You cannot put a Kickstarter on your 350. Royal Enfield should have continued production of the 500 it is a bike that cannot be replaced by the newer liquid cool models. It also has a great character on top of everything else.
4 riders killed on Scottish roads last weekend, one beautiful young lady with her entire life ahead of her, killed at a roundabout riding a white Ducati. A couple on a Kawasaki ZZR 1400 and someone else on a GSXR also killed. Mr Brown gives the best advice ever, ride like there is an Ayrshire farmer coming round that blind bend on his Massey Ferguson tractor, take in the scenery, feel free and at one with nature, driving at 96mph on a supersport you are liable to miss all of that and even worse.
Lovely video man. I am just back from a dirt bag camping session with my oldest best friend. We started riding together as teenagers here in Ireland. Any how I brought my old Harley because he just got his first Harley but my classic 500 just is special.
Beautiful Ferrari Dino at the 20 second mark. Regarding the pick up driver - it must be exhausting driving everywhere so quickly and aggressively. Can't be good for the blood pressure.
You don't know how many times I've had this conversation with my brother. He refuses to ride under liter bikes and he must overtake any car in front of him on any cost.
@Rosbif06600 I just wash the bike with diluted car shampoo and when it has dried, I give it a spray with some Mr Sheen (Because I'm a cheapskate) But it seems to work ok!
Hi great vid ,but as a kiwi (we have nothing like this in our landscape) could you please drive a lot slower ,through the towns are your common paths….. we have nothing like this up far far north….best regards of a Couple of 500 preunit.
@richardjones3112 I wasn't extracting the urine, I was stating an observation! I have had two Volvo's in my life, a 164 and a smaller one which I cant remember the model number.
I've got a late model Battle Green 500 and like your chrome version, they really turn heads. The all new 'Plastic' 350 is nothing on the 500 for more reasons than I care mention but being fake springs to mind. The all new Classic 350 is just a generic modern bike dressed up to look a bit like the 500 but it's all fakery. Fake battery box, fake, air filter housing, fake optional sprung seat (with fake springs), plastic chrome dials, with plastic 'glass fronts', 35+% less power and 35+% less torque. Fake plastic side boxes, with only metal fronts and an engine where you have to take the tank off at every service to adjust the tappets. The 500 has hydraulic tappets, so they adjust themselves. Just my view. Oh and a back up kick starter as well as electric start with the 500 but not with the new plastic 350...
First there was the sensible safety message and almost instantly the reason. Well done mate.
@daintree2455 I think I was tempting fate!
Nice little ride out, thanks VB!
Wonderful black and white intro. I could have watched that for hours!
@RockerMark I think you were the only person who spotted that!
I just love the relaxing beat of a single cylinder Royal Enfield be it your 500 or my 350, for my money the best fun I have had on bikes in the last 53 years. Just enjoy the ride and be aware what other drivers might do to you, I work on the theory that I am invisible, so assume there is every chance you will get cars etc pulling out in front of you. 😊
I finish work and jump on my 500 and off we go, a nice potter of 20 miles home with that lovely pup pup pup note!! By time I get home I’m enjoying it so much I dump my bag and straight back out for a ride!!! That lay backed ride they give I just can’t get enough of it 😊
@Peter234100 Couldn't agree more!
@user-oz5mg5mx8k It is very addictive!
I'll buy one if I survive to be 80
Wonderful sound with the Royal Enfield singles! I love the relaxing ride and pace they encourage. Well done watching out for the inattentive cage drivers and those that are always in a rush due to poor planning, or on an EGO trip trying to prove something. Then there are the honest mistakes. I went head on with a van that ran a stop sign and turned left into me one morning on my VTX1800 in 2005, Helmet, leathers, and the Grace of God saved me! I was also only doing 45 mph before braking all I could. Wear the gear, and like Peter234100 said ride like you are invisible. Stay safe and enjoy the ride!
Enjoyed the video mate. Reminds me of my younger years when i would watch out of town with Jack Hargreaves
@simongarey8575 Thanks! a huge compliment!
A most delightful video ride. Well done VB. I don't mind being overtaken but I often wish I had a sign on the back of my car " hurry up and you can catch the back of the queue ahead". I know many will not agree with me but I believe that having the right of way all depends on the other driver seeing us. Taking the right of way for granted is not a good mindset unless we are in a tank. I ride my bike with the same speed rule "drive at a such a speed that I can stop short of any obstruction in my line of sight". I am not perfect, I make mistakes so I have to be careful.
Engraving seen on headstone: "I had the right-of-way."
Thanks for ride mr volcanic, yes you don’t know what’s around the next corner, they pass me like I am stopped and well they are welcome to it just bimble along on my hunter and the world is mine, thanks again , NW biker dude alias bay Bimbler
Good timing on the what's round the bend and highlights the point exactly, anyway nice ramble VB 👍
@kevbaldwin9552 Thanks 👍
Dug Dug Dug Dug the 500 sounds cathartic great relaxing sound to plod along looking around enjoying the ride & views.
Really enjoyable as always VB,look forward to some Southampton footage.
@duncangallup9012 Nothing to film down here really, just endless traffic jams, wild ponies everywhere and near a blanket 40mph speed limit. I am around Beulieu.
This video is the England i want to see some day . Good luck from Tennessee.
@duanetrivett750 And I would love to see Tennessee too!
Hi VB, love those country lane rides, and the sound of that thumping 500, as you said ride only as fast as your braking distance, the problem we seem to have in Kent is young female drivers, they tear up to junctions expecting to pull straight out,the same at roundabouts, and just pull out past an obstruction like it’s there right of way, bloody dangerous some of them.
@lyndenhodder5655 I know! We have them here too. They come up to a side juction at 60mph and brake at the last possible moment, They scare the pants off me thinking they are just going to pull out without giving way. Some live to a ripe old age and some just become statistics.
Another great video 👍 I just chopped my 650 Enfield for another 500, I just can’t get them out of my head. Keep up the good work, so refreshing to watch someone who just loves riding, I’m convinced half of the people on here don’t even like bikes 😂.
@siriusblat9269 Thanks 👍
Speaking as a driver of an old Volvo (as well as an AJS rider), I would say the same about Audi drivers but agree with you about pick-up trucks. Your RE makes a lovely sound, enjoy your trip to Southampton!
@williamnethercott4364 Being a true Geordie fella, I knew you would take my comments about Volvo drivers with a pinch of salt! One or two on here have taken great offence with the Volvo remarks. You can say anything about anything and somebody will get the hump!
@@Volcanicbrown1878 No problem. It seems like there are people who look for reasons to be offended, frequently on behalf of someone else. I don't think I have ever heard you say anything I could complain about. Keep up the good work with the videos but better not mention white vans, I think.
@williamnethercott4364 Ahh, yes. White vans! I have had three of them now but the forth one is silver! I better not go down THAT road!!!
‘It’s really old - bit like me’… Come on, it’s not that old! 🤣🤣 Changed my sprocket on my Classic Trials and it really makes a difference! 👍
@daviddavies5347 Doesn't it just!
I miss that sound. I had a Lightning 535 and they do make a relaxing tourer.
Lovely video as usual thanks for sharing. Ride safe my best wishes from the Philippines ❤️💪👍😉😀😁🏁🏍️🛺🐑🇵🇭🏴
@gordonsuddery4635 Thanks! 😃
Well i have a 1995 iron barrel ,2019 Himmy and a 2020 int. I am looking for a UCE 500 .Enfields are the best bikes out there for sensible people.
Nice one mate
I've had them all zzr1400 ect and I can honestly say I've never enjoyed my motorcycling more scince I've bought my classic 350
ATB
@thepipesmokingbeekeeper8917 The Classic 350's are a bit good!
Two weeks ago I was returning home at 5.40am. Climbing an uphill left hand blind bend, a car appears driving towards me at speed completely on the wrong side of the road. Slam brakes on, stall engine and brace for impact. At the last moment he/she whips the wheel over and misses by a hair's breadth. From first seeing it to the rear view mirror in 3 seconds max. I assume they were on the phone, or expected no one to be about at that time of the morning and were using the racing line. No amount of defensive riding can accommodate such lunacy.
@borderlands6606 Stuff like that gets real scary, real fast.
Enjoyed the video, really like the 500,that was a very close shave with that classic car pulling out on you good job you weren't on the750 Interceptor you may have been going with a bit more urgency, and I'm not sure what the stopping power is like on those!(although I think you've got Norton twin leading shoes?)
@patrickgreenman8248 I saw him way before he saw me! If I had been on the 750 Interceptor I still wouldn't go faster than I could see to stop. The braking on the Interceptor is now top notch after fitting the Norton twin leader on the front, I just can't be doing with bad brakes for obvious reasons!
My Elder brother always reckons a good twin leading shoe is as good as a disc,so your Interceptor will probably stop better than my T150 with it's chrome plated disc , which I think we're never much to write home about!
I have a similar approach to the bends. If I can't see that the road is clear, then I adjust my speed in case there are dogs, chickens, snakes, motorbikes, tractors etc. around the bend. I want to be able to stop in time! 👍👍
@GapBahnDirk That's certainly a variety of critters to find around the bends!!
nice ride can i advice plugs for where the touring mirrors used to be water gets in and starts rust mate
@mikekenyon9710 Good tip!
same approach to bends and hazards myself ... nice roads and an Austin A40 somerset my dads first family car 😎😎
@Grint-XR Proper car!
The Royal Enfield 500 single gives you much more value for your money than the 350 does. You cannot put a Kickstarter on your 350. Royal Enfield should have continued production of the 500 it is a bike that cannot be replaced by the newer liquid cool models. It also has a great character on top of everything else.
4 riders killed on Scottish roads last weekend, one beautiful young lady with her entire life ahead of her, killed at a roundabout riding a white Ducati. A couple on a Kawasaki ZZR 1400 and someone else on a GSXR also killed.
Mr Brown gives the best advice ever, ride like there is an Ayrshire farmer coming round that blind bend on his Massey Ferguson tractor, take in the scenery, feel free and at one with nature, driving at 96mph on a supersport you are liable to miss all of that and even worse.
@robbie2awesome So true, slow down you may just live a bit longer.
Lovely video man. I am just back from a dirt bag camping session with my oldest best friend. We started riding together as teenagers here in Ireland. Any how I brought my old Harley because he just got his first Harley but my classic 500 just is special.
@eagleridge1972 I think the 500's are just in their own time warp!
Nice ride
Beautiful Ferrari Dino at the 20 second mark.
Regarding the pick up driver - it must be exhausting driving everywhere so quickly and aggressively. Can't be good for the blood pressure.
@BulletBeena I was pushing 70, what was he doing? 100?? (I missed the Ferrari!)
@@Volcanicbrown1878 He must have been. Ridiculous!
Beware the man from planet Ovlov, Also BMW, Audi and Tesla
@ianbishop5951 I agree with your choice of the big three!
I think the bloke in the little oldster type car only saw you in his mirrors once he'd got down the road!
@simonchilli2088 I believe your are right!
Moan about all the drivers , shocking. You sound just like me.Keep up the good work. 😀
@philroberts5537 It's an age thing, I'm sure!
You don't know how many times I've had this conversation with my brother. He refuses to ride under liter bikes and he must overtake any car in front of him on any cost.
And it can be a very high cost. Possibly your last. Too many distracted drivers with all the screens to look at 😮
@Stefan_trekkie I still have the odd friend who lives by that rule, and I have lost many good friends because of that rule too.
Any advice on protecting the chrome? Thanks
@Rosbif06600 I just wash the bike with diluted car shampoo and when it has dried, I give it a spray with some Mr Sheen (Because I'm a cheapskate) But it seems to work ok!
Thanks. @@Volcanicbrown1878
Hi great vid ,but as a kiwi (we have nothing like this in our landscape) could you please drive a lot slower ,through the towns are your common paths….. we have nothing like this up far far north….best regards of a Couple of 500 preunit.
@benrobertson7855 I'l try!
Stop taking the piss out of Volvo drivers!I’m one of them 😁.
@richardjones3112 I wasn't extracting the urine, I was stating an observation! I have had two Volvo's in my life, a 164 and a smaller one which I cant remember the model number.
😂,great channel-keep them coming!
I've got a late model Battle Green 500 and like your chrome version, they really turn heads. The all new 'Plastic' 350 is nothing on the 500 for more reasons than I care mention but being fake springs to mind. The all new Classic 350 is just a generic modern bike dressed up to look a bit like the 500 but it's all fakery. Fake battery box, fake, air filter housing, fake optional sprung seat (with fake springs), plastic chrome dials, with plastic 'glass fronts', 35+% less power and 35+% less torque. Fake plastic side boxes, with only metal fronts and an engine where you have to take the tank off at every service to adjust the tappets. The 500 has hydraulic tappets, so they adjust themselves. Just my view. Oh and a back up kick starter as well as electric start with the 500 but not with the new plastic 350...
@richardyardley5127 I think we can agree, that they are two very different bikes!
Im a biker for 44 years and a volvo driver Good bye
@nigeldalrymple4099 Bye bye.
Oh dear! Some people take things far too seriously.
@martinowl Some take it as a personal attack!
@@Volcanicbrown1878 yes , obviously.🤷♀️