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New Bike Again
10/15/25 at 10:03:01

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Well ya'll might already know : My Super Meteor is totaled ,it hit the ground so hard that the motor mounting bolts broke. It has a lot of other stuff broken and bent too. Progressive Insurance moved it to a yard in Southern Alabama . Embarrassed

I really liked the Royal Enfield 650 motor. It has the 270 degree crank , uses a small radiator oil cooler and the smoothness is top notch , Power is more than enough and maintance is S.S. (super-simple) !

Moving on ; I've found a New 2023 (less than 5 miles) Royal Enfield INT 650 for a price that makes me want to "get it before someone else does". The Dealer droped the price another $500. last week to clear it out (I've been watching it for a couple of months). The Older I Get ... The Lighter Bike I need , This one is only 437 pounds WET my 650Super Meteor was 538 pounds. Wink

So encourage me to go get it or let someone else scoop it up ? Huh

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18528 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: New Bike Again Reply #1 - 10/15/25 at 15:23:15 MM: I know you are a "feet forward" kind of rider......while I prefer having my feet underneath me (or even a bit back). Would you be comfortable on this Royal Enfield? When I rode with Armen a few years back his friend had a Royal Enfield 650 like the one you posted, and he loved it!
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Re: New Bike Again
Reply #2 - 10/15/25 at 18:16:00

I'm picturing Viking Bags on it and a luggage rack with a trunk with a small windshield.
A Belt drive system using the Harley type belts is avaible for the INT Enfield too.

It reminds me of a Honda 1971 CB 350 I had long , long ago with those mid pegs.

The Bike I would like don't existence yet . I'd like a GB500 Honda (A GB350 with 500cc single air cooled 400 pound bike - mid pegs also.
https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/new-model-preview/the-2025-honda-gb350s-isnt...

I might be like your friend who liked his INT ? Huh

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10849 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: New Bike Again Reply #3 - 10/15/25 at 20:09:58 Michael, you better hurry and get that bike before someone else gets it. That dealer might go down another $500 if you walk in with cash. Ya know ?! 😏 Tomorrow would be a good day to do that.
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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1473 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: New Bike Again Reply #4 - 10/15/25 at 21:31:11 Guerrila 450 is coming to town and is well spoken of. Apart from the accident(sorry!), what's your opinion of RE quality? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alqIwGT3cfM Cheers!
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Re: New Bike Again
Reply #5 - Today at 08:23:30

what's your opinion of RE quality?

Hello Zip

I went and got it Friday. This is my third Enfield and I'll say : The Enfield's are as good or better quality than any manufacturer I've ever had.

I think the Guzzi bikes are the best "thought-out" bikes I've ever had.
I think the Japanese bikes are all about equal and well built ( as good as the Enfield bikes) . The trouble with the Japanese bikes for me is the liquid cooling ... Yes the 650 Enfield motor does have an oil cooler - but it is such a sweet motor that I'll live with the small radiator .

I'm not ridding the NEW BIKE yet or the 350 Meteor either. One side of my skull is missing... skin ... a scalp ... then brain is all there is. I wear a helmet at anything above walking speed and sometimes at walking speed too. Ridding with a Skid-lid and "Tee-shirt" was not a good thing to do.

I'm getting a skull plate put in the 11th of Dec.(Damage was done 15 Aug.) so It will be Spring before I should suit up and take a bike ride , but we all know Spring time is not the time to buy a new bike ... Winter is the best time .

It's a New 2023 with 2.1 miles on it. I was told they sold it a couple of month ago , then the buyer's financing fell through .
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Hay Lancer , it sits like a 1971 BSA !

with a left hand shifter Wink

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