Royal Enfield Classic 350. Thoughts so far, Accessories, Do you wave?, Harleys and Coca Cola.
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2024
- Join me on a little tickle into Derbyshire as I discuss my ownership experience so far.
Accessories that I like and one that I didn't.
My Butterfly brain turns to Harley Riders who don't wave, and Farmers who apparently like to drink Coca Cola.
A light hearted little ride around on the lovely little Classic 350.
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Ride Safe.👍 - Авто та транспорт
As an ex wagon driver I can totally relate to you on the push-irons 😂 and I think that regarding waving it just shows how many people are riding bikes as a fashion statement rather than riding for the love of being on a bike, no matter what size or type, definitely looks better without the screen, all the best buddy 👍
Thanks Mike, just another few random thoughts.
The farmers drinking Coke made me smile though, you should of seen them.
Ride safe mate, sun's starting to shine here today👍
Loving these videos mate rayt down to earth 👌👍
Keeps me out of trouble mate👍
Hello Shotto, I've got a H-D and a Enfield 350 classic (you showed the photos in an earlier episode), yes I do nod or acknowledge other bikers, I find the Power Rangers are the ones who ignore my greetings. A funny wee story, back in 1980 as a new inexperienced rider on my CD175 I was coming off a dual carriageway into a small town a couple of bikes were coming the other way and flashing their lights. The bold me was waving back happy to be acknowledged, only to get stopped at a speed trap a few hundred yards on by the Traffic police, it was a harsh lesson but I soon got to tell the difference between a wave/nod and a warning of what lay ahead. cheers Al
Hi Al.
Thanks for your thoughts.
I hope you didn't get a ticket.
My waving malarchy comments were tongue in cheek, I know it doesn't apply to everyone.
I had a Cd175 too, smashing little bike, looked in many ways like my Enfield
Ride safe mate.
Enjoy your visit to the Ponderosa!😉when you get the chance !
Hi Davey. I had a CD175 in 1980. I think it was a 1972 (K plate). Wish I still had it. It'd be worth a fortune now! Lovely sound from the 360° Twin. Very flexible little unit. It'd be an excellent stablemate to the Classic 350.
In America, since riders cross each other on the clutch side, generally wave low (pointing at the white line) with two fingers. This kind of says "two wheels down".
Enjoying your videos and keep the shiny side up.
Thanks for commenting.
When we were there I saw that but didn't quote understand why.
Now I know.
Thanks.
Ride safe👍
Passed thar 30,40 sign on Thursday
Spotted the tractor markings last September before it was famous 😊
Oh it's been there a while then!
Ride safe mate👍
Morning Keith, yes I nod and sometimes wave and have done so for 40 years of riding. It used to be the case that most fellow motorcyclists did so, but I find response varies. In Europe waves seem more prevalent. In terms of accessories, sump and engine guard both from RE, touring seats, rear rack and panniers, all RE. I intend to tour a bit this summer. Ride safe and enjoy :)😊 oh and I just got a rev counter from Hitchcocks
Thanks for commenting.
Isn't it nice that we can accessories our little bikes at a sensible cost to suit our particular requirements.
I did get a report that the RE crash bars will fold like butter on the slightest collision. It happened and the guy replaced them with givi engine bars to give him the protection that he wanted. But then he couldn't fit a sumpguard because they got in the way.🤔
Just a thought, I don't have them fitted as yet.
Ride safe mate👍
Hi Keith, I'd like to help with your scientific experiment, I always wave at other bikers unless I am in a situation that I have to cover the controls. Most here wave back regardless of the bike they are on. Bicyclists over here usually stay to the right when they realize someone is behind them. They do get in their own world sometime. You are right people seem less considerate of other drivers now, I've even caught myself doing it. Lil' Darlin' is helping me to relax and do better with that. The little Classic makes you feel more at ease, no rush! Your bike sounds great, nice video friend!
Thankyou Wally. Good to hear.
Thanks for help with the science although I'm not really sure it will win any awards.
Thanks for watching my little efforts and I haven't forgot about your photos. They'll be on soon.
It's just starting to warm up a bit here now, long overdue.
Ride safe 👍
Morning Keith great video . As a rule I do nod to other bikers but it is very hit and miss but do it anyways 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 so if I do see you knocking around you will get a nod 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks for commenting.
I may even wave back!
Depends what mood I'm in!
It was only a bit of fun
Ride safe mate👍
New camera position far better and even better you have removed the screen 😂 now you are real Classic rider ! These bikes make you a more relaxed rider that enjoys the ride not the destination 😊
Thanks mate, I'm glad you approve👍
Spicy topic to bring up ! 😁 50 + years of riding and I wave to everyone (even mopeds). I have learned however, to wait for the Harley riders to wave first. Most do not. The originals belong to organized gangs who have, lets say somewhat dubious reputations. A person has to earn membership into their clubs. Today many people think that by buying the horse and dawning the costume they deserve the same respect. Basically buying into a lifestyle. Harley dealerships are more than willing to supply their needs. That is much the same as all manufacturers. Having said all that, I was stopped at a street light on my yellow Meteor last summer when a "real" hog on a hog pulled beside me, smiled and said, "You know you've got a really nice ride there." Re cyclists, I think your country, much like most of Europe, (Netherlands not withstanding), have historic narrow roads built for horse and buggy. Most people do try and share road here in Canada at least. It is those offensive drivers/riders, rather than defensive ones, that we need to wary of. Like most of us say, "ride safe". 🙂
Thanks for commenting.
I don't disagree with anything you've said.
It was tongue in cheek.
Ride safe mate👍
@@shottostravels 😜 OK
Hello bud, l do nod or wave at all bikers and swear at ones who don't return the gesture 😂really good video love your ramblings
Hi Mark, I'm glad someone does.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ride safe 👍
I like your channel because you didn't bag other road users, just the musings of an older chap like me😢
Thanks mate, there's lots of us about! Ride safe👍
Great video Keith , I agree some people nod some don’t but that’s people. I think though sometimes they don’t see you nod,so they don’t.
Absolutely, no argues here with that one. Easy to miss.
Ride safe mate 👍
Rock on Shotto love your thoughts about push cyclists completely agree with you. Great podcast keep up the great work.
Thanks for your comments.
I have nothing against push bikes at all when I'm on the Enfield
Rock on mate 🤟
Ride safe👍
I often find that when I out mid week most biker's wave but on a weekend that's very different, few seem to.
That's interesting, thanks for your thoughts.👍
Another great vid! I finally received my Classic last week and have some pics. Would love to share if you let me know how?
Brilliant, great news.
You'll love it.
Send to shottostravels@Gmail.com.
I look forward to your pics.
Ride safe mate👍
B4 my moto days I rode my bicycle a fair amount and was always told "the biggest one always wins." That could apply to 20 hp motos also. My motos range from 136 down to my now 20 hp. Common sense and respect also apply, especially if you want to stay alive. As to the waving issue, I've have been ignored by more HD's than most other bikes. I think the newer generation aren't aware of the courtesy wave and I wave and hopefully they will pick up on it. My most pleasure comes from waving at all the farmers and wives and always get a waveback. Public Relations for the sport is essential in gaining respect., in my opinion. The 👍👍5🏍🙋♂️
Hi and thanks for commenting.
I can't disagree with any of that.
"The biggest one always wins" .
Worth remembering.
Ride safe mate👍
I have a harley and a classic 350 and a super cub 125, I wave or nod to everyone even L plates, I remember getting the nod when I was on L plates and the feeling of community it gave was fantastic..the least response I find is the more dayglow the less wave or nods back
Thanks for commenting.
(It was tongue in cheek, like most of my rambles.)
The dayglow ones who don't wave, it doesn't say "POLICE" anywhere does it?😉
Ride safe mate👍
@@shottostravelslol no it doesn't or polite..yeh I guessed it was all in fun m8, ride safe
Waves and nods - scientific survey. Impressive sample size Keith 👍😂. Actually, I get more engagement from other bikers with my Classic 350 than many of my other bikes - even from sportsbike riders which is weird. There's no mistaking the Royal Enfield tiger eyes so they know exactly what it is as they pass. I used to have a Kawasaki J300 scooter. It looked a bit like a 1000SX from the front. I used to get nods on that, then as they passed me you could feel they wanted to take the nod back 😂😂
Thank you, I like to do things right or there wouldn't of been any point 🤔
On the scooter you thought they wanted to take the nod back, that's Brilliant! 👍
@@shottostravels I once saw a newsletter from my local council that said, of the 2,000 people surveyed over 80% were satisfied with the council's performance. But the population of Ashfield is over 127,000 😂
This is me just giving you a wave I'm on my Meteor by the way :D
Thanks Terry.
You meet the nicest people on an Enfield
Ride safe mate 👍
Like you I noticed how bad Harley riders were back in the early 1990's when professional type people started to get mid life crisis problems and bought those types of bikes, they were so far up their own backsides trying to look 'bad' that they didn't see other riders. Not all maybe but certainly in the south it seemed like it.
Here in Spain those same types riding Harleys don't see other riders was well, don't know why as I try to acknowledged riders whenever I can, back in the UK it was normally a head nod but here its a left arm pointing downwards. In France it seems to be a left leg out, especially if being overtaken. But it's good to acknowledge fellow riders.
Thanks for commenting.
It's easy to generalise but it is hard not to notice.
It may be a generational thing.
Who knows you may well be right.
It was obviously tongue in cheek.
Ride safe mate 👍
I agree about the Harley riders, they never wave 😛
Thanks for your comments👍
Each to their own as they say Keith.
After 18 months with it I've just done away with the DNA filter and gone back to the OEM .
Why ?
Like yourself change the Silencer .
And fitted a Punjab short but kept the cat.
I find its the OEM silencer that chokes the engine way more than the cat which creates very little back pressure as is basically just a honey comb
It sounds way way better without the DNA induction and the 1 hp better with DNA is not a deal breaker for me.
After all as you say they aren't road rockets anyhoo.
My other bits? sump guard ,rear pegs gone and rear saddle replaced with chrome rack, non peak stainless headlight rim, crash bar, Panniers, and bar end mirrors.
FuelX lite will be my last job as I've seen a test and it does as claimed drops the engine temp by 10 degrees.
I always wave to learners as without encouragement and new riders biking will die.
Safe riding mate👍
Lee
Hi Lee, can't argue with that. You have had yours way longer than I've had mine.
As I said I probably wouldn't of messed at all if my mate hadn't suggested a free exhaust.
I was pretty happy anyway.
I agree that we should be encouraging youngsters on small capacity machines, they are the future.
Thanks for commenting and Ride safe mate👍
I always nod to other bikes, but give up nodding to harleys many year's ago, they never wave back
Thanks for commenting.
It was all tongue in cheek but you may be correct.
Too cool to wave at mere mortals!
😉Ride safe mate👍
I've always cycled and motorcycled. No one has any patience, and the roads are their preferred arena for combat. Part of the problem is the volume of commercial traffic on the roads, since the end of railways as a common carrier. Lorries, vans, commuters, sightseers, sluggish 350s and even slower bicycles, all competing for the same space. Living in a rural area, if I need a widget I can have it delivered the next day. That is simply unsustainable, if we expect to live in peace with other road users. On the sump guard issue, wouldn't a longer front mud flap be a better solution? Dirt will inevitably find its way behind the guard, which makes engine cleaning a trickier issue.
Thanks for your comments.
Sluggish 350s? Do you own a 350? Have you ridden one?
I don't disagree with many of your comments
I do think the sumpguard is a better solution, the mudguard fitted as standard to the Enfield is as good as anything out there.
I think a mudflap wouldnt look right. Just my view.
Ride safe mate, whether that be Cycling or the motorized version 👍
@@shottostravels Yes I own a Classic 350, and the sole topic of conversation on them is they are supposed to be too slow for normal use. I don't find it slow, but I tend to stick to country roads. The point is unless you are riding a sports bikes flat out, there'll be somebody behind urging you to go faster. So it's easier to pull in and let them go past, as you did.
Re. the sump guard, it's not a hill I'd die on, but I think of them as an off-road accessory not traditionally used on tourers. Maybe with knobblies it would pass, but people should spend their money where they see fit. Yes, the 350 has longer guards than most, but the majority of bikes have a comedy front "mudguard". On the subject, the Classic could do with a split rear guard, as bikes used to have to make removing the back wheel for punctures a viable operation.
Straight bit of road I usually wave, anything more technical only a nod. If I'm on my Harley I'd say 80% return wave, even some other Harley riders do not as I'm only on a lowly Sportster 🤪. However when I'm on the Bullet almost all other Harley riders return a wave, its the crotch rocket jockeys that blank me then, no logic to it at all.
You're right mate, no logic to it at all. I was only playing, it wasn't really scientific?
Ride safe mate👍
Dont get nods from hd’s. Poor bods on infirior bikes i presume 😁
Thanks for commenting
Ride safe mate 👍
I'm a bus driver and agree about cyclist's
Thanks for commenting.
Ride safe mate 👍
Interesting topic about different bikes and their riders. It brings to mind a couple of years ago , I live in rural France off the beaten track so when you see a UK registered bike its great to have a bit of bike chat. So I came across 3 Honda Goldwings all with matching trailers, quite simply the most arrogant people you possibly meet who described my Himalayan as a joke noddy bike. Not to long after that came across a couple of Harley riders with huge attitude who politely explained if your bike isn't a Harley it's not worth f**k!!.Later that year I met a retired couple on a 40 year old 200cc vespa owned from new on their way to spend winter in Portugal, wouldn't dream of going on a motorway or doing or more than 100 miles in a day. Wonderful couple.
As a footnote I have owned a Goldwing and 3 Harley's in my 50 years of riding so I have nothing against the bikes just the clowns that ride them.
Thanks for sharing.
I think thats what I was saying and you have had first hand experience. But we shouldn't generalise there are obviously exceptions and here we are!
The man with the latest Harley or the man going to work on his C90.
Ride safe mate 👍
Popped in for a pint of Coke..😂
I think you're with me!😉
Ride safe mate👍