@@Jaatsoldier True, it vibrates like hell but boy what a machine this is! I recently changed the switch module to the BS3 version for the sake of wanting a switch for the headlight.
@@Jaatsoldier I mean, not as much as the 350 bullets but it's definitely there in all the right gear ratios. I've been riding the 500 since 2017 and am pretty much used to the vibrations.
@@SaiSreerang I'm actually not sure on this. 500 REs usually do not vibrate so much, specially once they have been properly run in. Upto 60 kmph I usually put a gear higher gear and also use engine braking at lower speeds. Above 60 kmph it's a breeze to run. Absolutely amazing vehicle.
Suppose you ride off into the dawn one day with no destination in mind, you are just riding in the countryside for fun. Eventually you wonder what the time is, and can you get back home before the forecast rain or dusk.? Then you need to know what the time is so you can either continue a bit further, or you need to head back home. To look at your wrist watch you have to stop, take off your gloves, pull your sleeve back and see if it will reveal the watch, and with some watches you have to remove your helmet so you can don your glasses to read it. wheras with a handlebar mounted clock with contrasting hands and numbers you can just glance at it as you ride. That is my preference and this clock you are showing looks excellent.
I have one of those on my RE Classic 500. Agree on your points about height and font, but it is a nice piece of kit, others have admired it and it keeps good time. The company were great to deal with when I had a question.
A very handy addition to the daily commute. ( number font on the interceptor/continental version, very similar ). Thanks for your efforts with the channel.
As its warm air on the cold roof if you are not in the garage or have a washing machine in it you may find it works better just being on overnight. Though my neighbour reckons they use so little he just leaves it on 24/7 to protect his bikes and tools.
You put a lot of work into that video Uncle Stu. Very informative even though I don't want or need one. I had a Seiko Perpetual Calendar watch that I bought when I got my permanent position Australia Post. It kept time to within a few seconds per year. The mechanical part that changed the date wore out when I wore out and retired. Over a quarter of a century later. Seiko makes good watches. My Orient Star mechanical watch on the other hand will probably outlive me.
In 2014, I fitted a similar clock to my Classic 500 made by a small husband and wife company in the U.S. named Clocks for Bikes. The quality of their product was superior in terms of fitting and looks. When ordering another for my wife’s Sym Wolf Classic 150, they phoned me to get the specs as they did not stock a clock for Sym at the time. After a very pleasant discussion, a custom made housing was made at no extra charge. Here’s why the this story is relevant to your video. You mentioned that you like to support UK businesses and would pay more for the quality. When I went back to Clocks for Bikes to fit a clock to my Ural, I unfortunately learned that they closed due to the flood of inexpensive Chinese manufactured clocks on the market. I ended up purchasing a Chinese clock and was hugely disappointed with the quality and product resilience. The clock failed and I had little recourse but to dispose of it. It seems unimaginable that the owner of the Chinese company would phone me to see if they could fix the problem. It is also true that you get what you pay for. For that reason, I too am happy to pay a bit more to keep our local businesses going-especially in these times. If there is a Canadian company manufacturing quality motorcycle clocks, I am all ears. Cheers, Stu.
5:10 One of the more attractive dashes in motorcycling, especially with the addition of this beautiful clock. Great decision to buy a Japanese piece and not Chinese. I'm also a fan of the basic clocks / warning lights on the VanVan 200.
The climate of the great British Isle is not very favorable for motorcycles, especially in the humid winter. But everyone out there knows very well how to care for and smooth the coat of horses! The display is very clear with liquid tungsten hand painting to shine in the dark. Imagine, in the middle of the depression, the famous Ariel builder, Valentine Page, placed on the 1-cylinder Hunter watches mounted on the tank with 8 days of rope. Only in England this!
Lovely detailed review Stuart (as usual!) With regards to condensation, I recently purchased Asgard's motorcycle garage for my T120 and ready for a second bike. I had the same issues with condensation and a friend (a fellow patron) suggested a dehumidifier. He has had one in his garage for years for his stable of Royal Enfields. After some research I found a 1 litre dehumidifier on Amazon for around £50. I leave it running continuously (uses less power than a lightbulb to run) and after the first week nothing happened. But then after a week I noticed how dry the garage was and that the collector was full of water after the second week. Since then I have had no condensation at all in my garage and the the surface of my T120 has none on either - in fact it always feels nice and dry. I've had the dehumidifier running for about three months now and it works extremely well.
Stuart get some insulation in your roof 50mm Kiingspan secured by expanding foam on the sides. Kingspan being a trade name for an insulation product it will compensate for the difference in temperature between the inside and outside of your roof sheets. No more water drips also like the clock.
Yes do all that with all my 5 bikes and a scooter keeps me busy especially as the do not venture out when salt hits the road I trickle charge them every 3 weeks move them in and out the garage every few weeks
Nice review Stuart; I've had one of these clocks for a while on my Bullet 500 Trials, I'm very happy with it (agree about the case depth). On the subject of condensation; I've been running a dehumidifier 24/7 365 days a year for 15 years now, it takes about 4 litres of water out of the air in 24hrs during the depths of winter and about I/2 to 1 litre in the summer (so it's not just a winter thing); you also have the added benefits of the dry air coming out of the humidifier being a few degrees warmer than the ambient temperature, it also keeps the construction of the inside of your garage/shed in good condition. I have a number of bikes, lathe, overhead drill etc so i do my best to look after them; I never cover my bikes, I don't worry about leaving them over the winter months with little use, I wouldn't be without one. As for running costs; in my case with the size of the dehumidifier and garage (concrete base/wood construction (yes it's old)) it adds about £100 over the winter months which is a small price to pay when you have thousands of pounds worth of bikes/equipment. I recommended one to my friend and fellow patron Paul H and he's happy with the result. Keep up the good work Stuart and take care.
A very thorough report on this nice little bit of kit. I will consider fitting one of these when I buy my Interceptor. (When they let us out to play again!) I realise that I will need to manufacture a mounting to do this, but I like the look of this little bit of kit. To my mind it looks good and is priced very competitively.
I found a bit of a different solution for the clock on my Interceptor. I got a quartz pocket watch from Gotham watch in the US and then velcroed it to the steering head nut. I usually use a pocket watch now especially when I'm wearing gloves and a leather jacket it's just easier to pull out than to try to get under my sleeve to see my wrist watch. Because there are so many styles of dials for modern pocket watches I think this was a good solution. I just reattach the watch to my chain when I get off the bike.
Hi Uncle Stu. Great video as usual. I got the premier mini ratchet/bit driver you did a review on recently and received it a couple days ago. I have to say I'm impressed with the quality and size of it even though I haven't had a chance to use it yet. It will be a great addition to my carry-on tool kit and will replace other bulkier tools. I also got all the stuff to do your cleaning system on both my bikes. Had to go with Mucoff products being they are easier to get in the US. look forward to doing that when the weather and timing works out. Thank you for the reviews and yours are the best and most consistent when it comes to quality and the motorcycle lifestyle.
Clever design, I agree it sticks up too far. I also agree with you that I normally don't look at a clock while riding. That is my time to enjoy the world around me.
Big watch/clock fan here, and that looks quite nice on that RE. However, (1) yes, a hell of a nit-pick, but the seconds-hand doesn't line up with the indices on the dial, and (2) I remember almost buying an older Vespa GTS300 with a dash clock that also ran on its own battery, and took a ton of effort to change said battery; I ended up buying a new (at the time) GTS whose battery was in-built with the digital half of the dash, and run off the bike's electricals, meaning much less fuss. And I *do* appreciate having a clock to reference when I'm actually needing to get someplace by a certain time. (When I'm on the bike purely for fun, I can cheerfully ignore the clock's presence.)
I found this video very interesting because in the past year or so I have been through 3 handlebar clocks from China, yes they were cheap and yes they were crap, I kept buying another one hoping that the previous clock was a one off but no, so lesson learnt, so to find out that you can get a product like this was good news, so I will look into this further, thanks Stuart.
I personally don't wear a watch whilst riding now , the one serious accident I had 10 years ago the watch gouged my wrist badly as well as destroying a nice Citizen . I bought the Hitchcocks clock for the Interceptor which seems nice quality , I only look at it if I'm squeezing in a cheeky ride and don't want to be late back from playtime 👍
I have a clock for my Royal Enfield Bullet too. But mine fits on the handle bars. I also have a thermometer on the other side of the handle bar which I find to be very useful to knowing the temperature before I ride... Thanks for the video. Bye Stuart 🙂
Nice to see the Classic 500 appearing again, Stu. But its a pass for me on the clock - for same reasons you mentioned - and at the moment - ordering in from the UK to Ireland is a bit of a chore - had some UK based companies politely decline orders or not being able to give me a delivery date - understandably trying to deal with a new market situation - I hope that all gets sorted soon, because its the consumer and the business that suffer. As for the condensation issues - yes - same here in damp Ireland. Having abandoned WD40 after being educated that its not as good as i thought - I switched to a product called Tech7 - GT7 that isn't silicone based and does a good job :)
Hi stuart few years ago I restored two Honda cbx 750s one in shed one outside under cover ...guess which one didnt rust.... yup outside bike...cheers from dave
Didn't think I was going to watch this one But stayed with it And surprise a ok And looking at the interceptor fit quite liked it , well there you go , Good
Hi Stu, did you notice the minute hand moving ever so slightly backwards as the second hand ticks (more noticeable between 8:00-9:15 and also at 18:10)? Does this affect the accuracy of the clock?
I’d love it if you could give us a video of yourself cleaning the Classic 500 chain, Stuart. I have quite a lot of trouble accessing the chain on this bike, particularly with that great big stock exhaust!
I found that the best way to clean the chain is just to take it off - give it a good bath and scrub in diesel fuel - dry it - grease it back up and mount it back - for me a more thorough job as just as quick - having said that I don't use o ring chains :)
I thought about getting one for my interceptor but now with the Motone up and over riser's the handelbar would block the view of the clock. Hitchcocks Motorcycles has this clock for the interceptor as well and the housing is half the size as the classic 500 version . Cheers Mate :)
My solution to this problem was to cut the head off my spare ignition key and putty its stem into the clock case housing. The circumference of the clock and ignition housing are the same so with the key inserted all you see is the clock.
Further to this after the clocks have changed. I taken it off bike and wound it forward.... now do you think I can get the clock back into the housing with the silicone ring squidging around and not wanting to go together. Not easy and a bit poor !!
The stem nut size on the Classic 500s seems to vary sometimes. I had to take off a wee bit from the inside of the clock housing, in order to get the clock to fit onto my Classic 500. Decided to take it off though for just about the same reasons you state in your video XD
Never have I seen your motorcycles 'mucky'...always need sunglasses to view them, the shine is so dazzling. Reviewing your comments about the problem of condensation, I remember going out 'wif me gear on' to a 'soggy' motorcycle way back. Just a point, have you ever consider putting a breathable cover over your bikes, it may help with condensation. I own a Striple 675 that when not in use lives under a cover akin to the old fashioned baby pram..(Bike Barn) type. no part of the cover touches the bike. just a thought...
I'd expect the spring rate of the tuning fork to vary inversely with temperature - a higher rate with lower temperature. Does the clock run faster when it's cold, slower when it's hot?
I am a big fan of your channel but most Americans don’t care about Royal Enfield. It is hard to even find a dealer that sells them. I know you are no longer a fan of Triumph but is far more popular a bike in the USA and you can find them at many dealers.
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I bought my Bullet second hand a few months ago, and the previous owner had this fitted. I find it very handy myself as I don't like checking my phone for the time while riding, but something that did irk me is the font on the clock like you said. Being a graphic designer, I've been considering designing my own 40s style face to match the rest of the Bullet's clock, but haven't had a chance ( or really the confidence) to go fiddling with taking the clock apart a bit, how difficult would you say it would be to replace the current one with my own clock face? I'd be thinking it would fit on as a mask over the original rather than ripping the original one out altogether, as I prefer to work less destructively.
Ive a similar clock on the handlebars of my XJR1300, purchased from Hein Gericke so thats gives you an idea of how long ive had it. As you were mentioning how you support the channel i wondered if you were aware of something a few people have said to me. It seems that many viewers of YT believe to subscribe to a channel actually costs money. (Guess its the use of the word Subscribe) Maybe worth mentioning from time to time it is actually free? Just a thought. Great channel Stuart.
Ha yeah Hein Gericke that's a blast from the past! Good point re the subscription I've spoken to a few misers that said they wouldn't subscribe to a channel because they thought it would cost them!
I have a Bulova watch, not an overly expensive one; about £120. I've never known a watch have such good timekeeping, it's ridiculous. I've no idea if they're all like it from them or whether mine had freakishly good calibration but it loses about 3 seconds every 4 months.
Stuart, if you've spent your hard earned on bike stuff that's then deteriorated, maybe a small percentage should have gone into a properly insulated and ventilated garage. It's money well spent protecting your baby.
You obviously never spent a £100 on an Oxford communicator in the 1980s! Ungainly wires everywhere and communication became impossible if you exceeded 30mph due to the crackling!
I own a Bullet 500 and even here in India, the 500 is a rare sight on the road. Since they've discontinued it, the bike had become a collectible.
Yeah. I'm also seeing less and less 500
@@Jaatsoldier True, it vibrates like hell but boy what a machine this is! I recently changed the switch module to the BS3 version for the sake of wanting a switch for the headlight.
@@SaiSreerang It does not vibrate if you keep it in appropriate gear and avoid rev too much. I drive a Pegasus btw. It's fun.
@@Jaatsoldier I mean, not as much as the 350 bullets but it's definitely there in all the right gear ratios. I've been riding the 500 since 2017 and am pretty much used to the vibrations.
@@SaiSreerang I'm actually not sure on this. 500 REs usually do not vibrate so much, specially once they have been properly run in. Upto 60 kmph I usually put a gear higher gear and also use engine braking at lower speeds. Above 60 kmph it's a breeze to run. Absolutely amazing vehicle.
I developed my love for interceptor watching you uncle stu... Finally mine will be arriving in the first week of feb.❤️❤️❤️ Lots of love
Enjoy it!
@@stuartfillingham surely i will...❤️
I agree. Still waiting for my chrome beast to turn up. Isn't the 500 a nice bike too? Ahhh to have both😊
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Suppose you ride off into the dawn one day with no destination in mind, you are just riding in the countryside for fun. Eventually you wonder what the time is, and can you get back home before the forecast rain or dusk.? Then you need to know what the time is so you can either continue a bit further, or you need to head back home. To look at your wrist watch you have to stop, take off your gloves, pull your sleeve back and see if it will reveal the watch, and with some watches you have to remove your helmet so you can don your glasses to read it. wheras with a handlebar mounted clock with contrasting hands and numbers you can just glance at it as you ride. That is my preference and this clock you are showing looks excellent.
I have a propensity to spend money on things I want but not necessarily I need. Your advice have saved a fortune already. Thank you.
Hi Mr.Stuart usualy we solve the humidity problem with polyurethane foam spray. Give it a shot.
Best regards from Portugal.
I have one of those on my RE Classic 500. Agree on your points about height and font, but it is a nice piece of kit, others have admired it and it keeps good time. The company were great to deal with when I had a question.
A very handy addition to the daily commute. ( number font on the interceptor/continental version, very similar ). Thanks for your efforts with the channel.
I run a dehumidifier on a timer to come on 4 times a day to help with condensation in my garage .
As its warm air on the cold roof if you are not in the garage or have a washing machine in it you may find it works better just being on overnight. Though my neighbour reckons they use so little he just leaves it on 24/7 to protect his bikes and tools.
You put a lot of work into that video Uncle Stu. Very informative even though I don't want or need one. I had a Seiko Perpetual Calendar watch that I bought when I got my permanent position Australia Post. It kept time to within a few seconds per year. The mechanical part that changed the date wore out when I wore out and retired. Over a quarter of a century later. Seiko makes good watches. My Orient Star mechanical watch on the other hand will probably outlive me.
In 2014, I fitted a similar clock to my Classic 500 made by a small husband and wife company in the U.S. named Clocks for Bikes. The quality of their product was superior in terms of fitting and looks. When ordering another for my wife’s Sym Wolf Classic 150, they phoned me to get the specs as they did not stock a clock for Sym at the time. After a very pleasant discussion, a custom made housing was made at no extra charge. Here’s why the this story is relevant to your video. You mentioned that you like to support UK businesses and would pay more for the quality. When I went back to Clocks for Bikes to fit a clock to my Ural, I unfortunately learned that they closed due to the flood of inexpensive Chinese manufactured clocks on the market. I ended up purchasing a Chinese clock and was hugely disappointed with the quality and product resilience. The clock failed and I had little recourse but to dispose of it. It seems unimaginable that the owner of the Chinese company would phone me to see if they could fix the problem. It is also true that you get what you pay for. For that reason, I too am happy to pay a bit more to keep our local businesses going-especially in these times. If there is a Canadian company manufacturing quality motorcycle clocks, I am all ears. Cheers, Stu.
5:10 One of the more attractive dashes in motorcycling, especially with the addition of this beautiful clock. Great decision to buy a Japanese piece and not Chinese. I'm also a fan of the basic clocks / warning lights on the VanVan 200.
The climate of the great British Isle is not very favorable for motorcycles, especially in the humid winter. But everyone out there knows very well how to care for and smooth the coat of horses! The display is very clear with liquid tungsten hand painting to shine in the dark. Imagine, in the middle of the depression, the famous Ariel builder, Valentine Page, placed on the 1-cylinder Hunter watches mounted on the tank with 8 days of rope. Only in England this!
Lovely detailed review Stuart (as usual!) With regards to condensation, I recently purchased Asgard's motorcycle garage for my T120 and ready for a second bike. I had the same issues with condensation and a friend (a fellow patron) suggested a dehumidifier. He has had one in his garage for years for his stable of Royal Enfields. After some research I found a 1 litre dehumidifier on Amazon for around £50. I leave it running continuously (uses less power than a lightbulb to run) and after the first week nothing happened. But then after a week I noticed how dry the garage was and that the collector was full of water after the second week. Since then I have had no condensation at all in my garage and the the surface of my T120 has none on either - in fact it always feels nice and dry. I've had the dehumidifier running for about three months now and it works extremely well.
Thanks Paul I shall look into that! can you give me the brand and model please?
Stuart get some insulation in your roof 50mm Kiingspan secured by expanding foam on the sides. Kingspan being a trade name for an insulation product it will compensate for the difference in temperature between the inside and outside of your roof sheets. No more water drips also like the clock.
Interesting video again in these difficult times I guess it takes a lot of thought to find suitable subject matter. Thanks
Well done. Good information. Your videos are top notch.
Yes do all that with all my 5 bikes and a scooter keeps me busy especially as the do not venture out when salt hits the road I trickle charge them every 3 weeks move them in and out the garage every few weeks
I have one of these on my RE 500c It has proven to be durable, accurate and useful.
I have one of these on mine too, absolute godsend for commuting to work and keeping track of how late I am! :)
@@twpsyn YES!
Yep. Mine is a 2010 and is at 40,000 trouble free kilometres. I’m thinking of taking it around Australia
Nice review Stuart; I've had one of these clocks for a while on my Bullet 500 Trials, I'm very happy with it (agree about the case depth). On the subject of condensation; I've been running a dehumidifier 24/7 365 days a year for 15 years now, it takes about 4 litres of water out of the air in 24hrs during the depths of winter and about I/2 to 1 litre in the summer (so it's not just a winter thing); you also have the added benefits of the dry air coming out of the humidifier being a few degrees warmer than the ambient temperature, it also keeps the construction of the inside of your garage/shed in good condition. I have a number of bikes, lathe, overhead drill etc so i do my best to look after them; I never cover my bikes, I don't worry about leaving them over the winter months with little use, I wouldn't be without one. As for running costs; in my case with the size of the dehumidifier and garage (concrete base/wood construction (yes it's old)) it adds about £100 over the winter months which is a small price to pay when you have thousands of pounds worth of bikes/equipment. I recommended one to my friend and fellow patron Paul H and he's happy with the result. Keep up the good work Stuart and take care.
A very thorough report on this nice little bit of kit. I will consider fitting one of these when I buy my Interceptor. (When they let us out to play again!) I realise that I will need to manufacture a mounting to do this, but I like the look of this little bit of kit. To my mind it looks good and is priced very competitively.
I found a bit of a different solution for the clock on my Interceptor. I got a quartz pocket watch from Gotham watch in the US and then velcroed it to the steering head nut. I usually use a pocket watch now especially when I'm wearing gloves and a leather jacket it's just easier to pull out than to try to get under my sleeve to see my wrist watch. Because there are so many styles of dials for modern pocket watches I think this was a good solution. I just reattach the watch to my chain when I get off the bike.
Hi Uncle Stu. Great video as usual. I got the premier mini ratchet/bit driver you did a review on recently and received it a couple days ago. I have to say I'm impressed with the quality and size of it even though I haven't had a chance to use it yet. It will be a great addition to my carry-on tool kit and will replace other bulkier tools. I also got all the stuff to do your cleaning system on both my bikes. Had to go with Mucoff products being they are easier to get in the US. look forward to doing that when the weather and timing works out. Thank you for the reviews and yours are the best and most consistent when it comes to quality and the motorcycle lifestyle.
Clever design, I agree it sticks up too far. I also agree with you that I normally don't look at a clock while riding. That is my time to enjoy the world around me.
Big watch/clock fan here, and that looks quite nice on that RE. However, (1) yes, a hell of a nit-pick, but the seconds-hand doesn't line up with the indices on the dial, and (2) I remember almost buying an older Vespa GTS300 with a dash clock that also ran on its own battery, and took a ton of effort to change said battery; I ended up buying a new (at the time) GTS whose battery was in-built with the digital half of the dash, and run off the bike's electricals, meaning much less fuss. And I *do* appreciate having a clock to reference when I'm actually needing to get someplace by a certain time. (When I'm on the bike purely for fun, I can cheerfully ignore the clock's presence.)
Good advice Stuart...👍
Great tip on the garage have the same issue with mine and yes the last few weeks it seems heavy. Great video Stu nice classy looking timepiece
Great video, very informative and relaxing. Take care of yourself and stay safe.
I found this video very interesting because in the past year or so I have been through 3 handlebar clocks from China, yes they were cheap and yes they were crap, I kept buying another one hoping that the previous clock was a one off but no, so lesson learnt, so to find out that you can get a product like this was good news, so I will look into this further, thanks Stuart.
Excellent review as always that's why l watch your videos there just brilliant thanks Stuart well done
I personally don't wear a watch whilst riding now , the one serious accident I had 10 years ago the watch gouged my wrist badly as well as destroying a nice Citizen .
I bought the Hitchcocks clock for the Interceptor which seems nice quality , I only look at it if I'm squeezing in a cheeky ride and don't want to be late back from playtime 👍
Just bought using the link Stu. Nice little touch to an already beautiful instrument cluster. Looking forward to it arriving.
I’ve been wanting a clock for my 2009 Bonneville, this looks the one for all the right reasons.
I have a clock for my Royal Enfield Bullet too. But mine fits on the handle bars. I also have a thermometer on the other side of the handle bar which I find to be very useful to knowing the temperature before I ride... Thanks for the video.
Bye Stuart 🙂
Brilliant video as always Stuart and that’s a really smart little clock 😃👍🏻
Nice to see the Classic 500 appearing again, Stu. But its a pass for me on the clock - for same reasons you mentioned - and at the moment - ordering in from the UK to Ireland is a bit of a chore - had some UK based companies politely decline orders or not being able to give me a delivery date - understandably trying to deal with a new market situation - I hope that all gets sorted soon, because its the consumer and the business that suffer. As for the condensation issues - yes - same here in damp Ireland. Having abandoned WD40 after being educated that its not as good as i thought - I switched to a product called Tech7 - GT7 that isn't silicone based and does a good job :)
Hi stuart few years ago I restored two Honda cbx 750s one in shed one outside under cover ...guess which one didnt rust.... yup outside bike...cheers from dave
Installed a heat pump. Made all the difference.
Didn't think I was going to watch this one But stayed with it
And surprise a ok
And looking at the interceptor fit quite liked it , well there you go , Good
Hi Stu, did you notice the minute hand moving ever so slightly backwards as the second hand ticks (more noticeable between 8:00-9:15 and also at 18:10)? Does this affect the accuracy of the clock?
Good morning uncle Stu
Thanks Stu.
You can modify that dial if you want to... It's a piece of cake for a good watch mechanic 😇😇
Ah... found it.. and ordered one.... but for my Sportster... looks good
Darn it. Amazon UK says it cannot be shipped to me in the Colonies (probably a 1776 issue...)
I’d love it if you could give us a video of yourself cleaning the Classic 500 chain, Stuart. I have quite a lot of trouble accessing the chain on this bike, particularly with that great big stock exhaust!
I found that the best way to clean the chain is just to take it off - give it a good bath and scrub in diesel fuel - dry it - grease it back up and mount it back - for me a more thorough job as just as quick - having said that I don't use o ring chains :)
Excellently-detailed and objective review; however, I will not be covering the lovely brass nut on my Bonnie.
Thanks again Stu, just spent some more money 🙂 Ordered one for my Bonneville. At least this should last longer than the cheap Chinese one I had.
Good day Stuart, Ray Coughlin here. Enjoying your vidios. Thanks for all your efforts. Ride a Guzzi Norge and looking at RE 650 Interceptor.
I thought about getting one for my interceptor but now with the Motone up and over riser's the handelbar would block the view of the clock. Hitchcocks Motorcycles has this clock for the interceptor as well and the housing is half the size as the classic 500 version . Cheers Mate :)
My solution to this problem was to cut the head off my spare ignition key and putty its stem into the clock case housing. The circumference of the clock and ignition housing are the same so with the key inserted all you see is the clock.
Hum perfectionist Stuart ,if the clock was lower it would endure more vibration i suppose ,looks good anyway .
Nice little trinket, but like you i don't feel the need to be staring at a clock whilst riding.
Further to this after the clocks have changed. I taken it off bike and wound it forward.... now do you think I can get the clock back into the housing with the silicone ring squidging around and not wanting to go together. Not easy and a bit poor !!
Looks just like the one I got from Hitchcocks.
Happy New Year Stuart. What regime do you adopt to keep your hair, hands and nails looking so neat, tidy and healthy? (Asking for a friend). :0)
LOL!
The stem nut size on the Classic 500s seems to vary sometimes. I had to take off a wee bit from the inside of the clock housing, in order to get the clock to fit onto my Classic 500. Decided to take it off though for just about the same reasons you state in your video XD
Never have I seen your motorcycles 'mucky'...always need sunglasses to view them, the shine is so dazzling. Reviewing your comments about the problem of condensation, I remember going out 'wif me gear on' to a 'soggy' motorcycle way back. Just a point, have you ever consider putting a breathable cover over your bikes, it may help with condensation. I own a Striple 675 that when not in use lives under a cover akin to the old fashioned baby pram..(Bike Barn) type. no part of the cover touches the bike. just a thought...
I'd expect the spring rate of the tuning fork to vary inversely with temperature - a higher rate with
lower temperature. Does the clock run faster when it's cold, slower when it's hot?
I am a big fan of your channel but most Americans don’t care about Royal Enfield. It is hard to even find a dealer that sells them. I know you are no longer a fan of Triumph but is far more popular a bike in the USA and you can find them at many dealers.
Triumph videos are the kiss of death! no one watches them!
Que relógio fantástico quero trazer um desse aqui pro Brasil parabéns pelo excelente vídeo já ganhou um fã aqui da América do Sul.
Forte abraço tamo junto👊👊👊
Queda muy bien!!! Se consigue en Argentina?
Gracias.
Realise that the condens forming appears in your tank as well
Just bought my interceptor today, same colour as yours, how do you get that nice shine on your engine casing? Cheers Stu 👍
I made a video on that!
@@stuartfillingham yup sorry! Just watched it. LOL
I bought my Bullet second hand a few months ago, and the previous owner had this fitted. I find it very handy myself as I don't like checking my phone for the time while riding, but something that did irk me is the font on the clock like you said. Being a graphic designer, I've been considering designing my own 40s style face to match the rest of the Bullet's clock, but haven't had a chance ( or really the confidence) to go fiddling with taking the clock apart a bit, how difficult would you say it would be to replace the current one with my own clock face? I'd be thinking it would fit on as a mask over the original rather than ripping the original one out altogether, as I prefer to work less destructively.
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Ive a similar clock on the handlebars of my XJR1300, purchased from Hein Gericke so thats gives you an idea of how long ive had it.
As you were mentioning how you support the channel i wondered if you were aware of something a few people have said to me.
It seems that many viewers of YT believe to subscribe to a channel actually costs money. (Guess its the use of the word Subscribe) Maybe worth mentioning from time to time it is actually free? Just a thought. Great channel Stuart.
Ha yeah Hein Gericke that's a blast from the past!
Good point re the subscription I've spoken to a few misers that said they wouldn't subscribe to a channel because they thought it would cost them!
Brass clock for t100
I have a Bulova watch, not an overly expensive one; about £120. I've never known a watch have such good timekeeping, it's ridiculous. I've no idea if they're all like it from them or whether mine had freakishly good calibration but it loses about 3 seconds every 4 months.
Stuart, if you've spent your hard earned on bike stuff that's then deteriorated, maybe a small percentage should have gone into a properly insulated and ventilated garage. It's money well spent protecting your baby.
None of it has deteriorated because the bikes are protected!
I think I’d rather still see the stem nut , looks very well made, but overall not fond of the look .
Just my opinion though !
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Money wasted? Stu are you not versed in the way of the man maths? When it comes to tools or motorcycles, nothing could be classed as wasted.
You obviously never spent a £100 on an Oxford communicator in the 1980s! Ungainly wires everywhere and communication became impossible if you exceeded 30mph due to the crackling!
Hmm not a great look on the classic 500 IMO.