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March 2015
By: nick949 Date: March 19, 2015, 2:35 pm
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Freshly back from hiking and riding in the UK (to view, look
here:
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1050831
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1050831
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You've got to love a bike that starts first kick after sitting
in an unheated garage with temperatures below freezing for
almost three months.
To celebrate, I took a little video:
http://youtu.be/NAg5c1YU7JQ
http://youtu.be/NAg5c1YU7JQ
then went for a quick ride, even though it was still below
freezing.
Nick
http://www.adamsheritage.inf
o/images/mar19_2015_1.jpg
http://www.adamsheritage.inf
o/images/mar19_2015_2.jpg
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Re: March 2015
By: banquo Date: March 22, 2015, 9:23 am
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Nice to have you back Nick; how was the trip?
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Re: March 2015
By: nick949 Date: March 22, 2015, 10:08 am
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Excellent - hiked across England (apart from a bus ride across
the Vale of York), got cold, wet, snow blasted, exhausted,
borderline hypothermic, damaged my achilles tendon - in other
words, just the way I like it.
Riding around on the Royal Enfield was a joy. A bit like riding
the Nuovo Falcone, but with less false neutrals, a little more
power and an electric leg. It started first time, every time,
ran flawlessly in hours of driving rain and handled and braked
predictably and securely. I did about 1500 miles in 6 days,
taking in the Lake District, Birmingham, Mid Wales and Norfolk.
It was mostly cold and wet, but it was mid March in the UK, so
no surprises there.
I might have preferred to be riding my Nuovo Falcone (and have
since discovered that Air Canada will fly you with your bike
relatively inexpensively), but the Enfield was an excellent
alternative.
Nick
http://www.adamsheritage.inf
o/images/enfield1.jpg
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Re: March 2015
By: banquo Date: March 22, 2015, 3:06 pm
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It's MUCH BIGGER than the Nuovo Falcone (or is that just the
photo)....? :D
I love the shape of the frame on the Bullet; well suited to
customising as it has that almost rigid look.
Glad to hear you enjoyed your brief burst of masochism!
Mine involved being stupid enough (for the second time, proving
that I'm even more stupid than I look) to attempt removing and
replacing the steering stem with the forks attached. At least I
have now proven beyond doubt that it's an incredibly time
wasting short cut, and I've now tapped out the stanchions for
another more sensible go tomorrow....
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Re: March 2015
By: nick949 Date: March 22, 2015, 3:20 pm
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It must be the picture ???. It actually felt slightly smaller
than the NF, but there's not much in it. Both are dead easy to
throw around and are well balanced. I too like the look. The
owners had added an industrial strength rack to support the top
box and panniers, so my fully loaded rucksack fitted neatly
between the box and my backside and across the pannier tops
(which I didn't bother to use) and didn't intrude on me at all.
I liked that!
Those rear shocks don't have a lot of travel but the rear wheel
stayed on the ground most of the time and handling was fine. I
like the look too. As a modern rendition of an older bike, its
very satisfactory. Now - if they bolted two of the Enfield UCE
engines together as a V-twin (like an updated 'musket') in a
slightly larger frame, with double disks, slightly better
quality control (it wasn't too bad anyway) they might really
have something I would look at.
Nick
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Re: March 2015
By: banquo Date: March 22, 2015, 3:44 pm
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Photo was wider than my screen... ;D Maybe I just need a bigger
screen.
I liked the Musket. There's a guy called Sid Leitch up near
Inverness builds weird engines from bits, and his AJS OHV Golden
Streak has become a staple of classic bike events up here. Check
him out on YouTube. He's a talented guy.
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Re: March 2015
By: nick949 Date: March 22, 2015, 4:05 pm
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There, is that better. I usually resample the pics to a
reasonable size - I guess I forgot (and I have a biggish
screen).
I've seen Sid Leitch's bike before on other forums - not
sure................... Perhaps in the flesh..?
Nick
PS I had to hit 'reload' to see the changes.
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Re: March 2015
By: banquo Date: March 22, 2015, 4:34 pm
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It's gorgeous in the flesh; sounds great too.
Here's the man himself up in Aviemore a few years back.
[URL=
http://s21.photobucket.com/user/bancquo/media/TITG2008/sidleitch.jpg.html][IMG]…
And I like the details:
[URL=
http://s21.photobucket.com/user/bancquo/media/TITG2008/ajs.jpg.html][IMG]http:/…
(Nice picture of banquo in the clutch cover.... :-[)
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Re: March 2015
By: nick949 Date: March 22, 2015, 4:42 pm
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ahhhhhhhhhhh! That's not what I was looking at. I was seeing
the new Matchless with solo seat and single shock rear
suspension.
This bike is MUCH more my style, and quite lovely. Love the
copper tubing and dual float bowls - bueno!
Nick
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Re: March 2015
By: banquo Date: March 22, 2015, 4:51 pm
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I would sleep with it!
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