Keith_T wrote on 02/15/08 at 06:37:02:drharveys, what year is that bike?
It was a 2003. By the time I finally gave up on it, it had many variations from stock: front disc brake, high output oil pump, alloy cylinder with higher compression piston, cylinder head temp gauge, right foot shift restored (eliminated a whole bunch of jack shafts under the bike), spring mounted solo saddle, rear luggage rack with removable sprung pillion saddle, upgraded valves, relocated battery, K & N air cleaner, and, oh yeah, I replaced the stainless steel screws holding the fenders in place with brass bolts and acorn nuts because it looked better with the gold pin striping!
Prior to it's throwing the primary chain through the cases, it really did perform well, or at least well enough for what it was.
I came to the conclusion that there were only two types of Enfield owners who are happy with the bikes:
1 Those who keep them mechanically stock and never go over 50 mph
2 Those who do performance mods, but consider a weekend spent rebuilding an engine on their own quality motorcycle time
Not falling into either group, I will not be getting another one!
I do understand that they now have a new, improved lean burn engine, but I'm not willing to invest my money to find out if it represents a real improvement at the practical level.
Sure was pretty, though:
And the bottom photo was taken before I relocated the battery!