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53 minutes ago, billgreenman1 said:

These guys seem to have targeted their audience well in terms of their paint schemes; that green/black is fantastic! No bubble gum there...

I agree 100%

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A friend has an Enfield 500 single. I’m not an Enfield guru but this one is an early 1960’s vintage & was made in the Redditch UK factory.  All UK production ceased in 1970 and since then all RE’s have been made in India. His is very well used and not a show pony. He even took it to the classic IOM TT this year. Here it is next to my 03 Sport. Not my cup of tea personally, if I was to downsize it would be to a small block Guzzi, or maybe a Ducati Scrambler, but I have to admit the Interceptor 650 twin looks like a classic Brit twin should 

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On a summer evening ride out. MK 1 Le Mans, my ‘99 Silver V11, Cali 111, & a Enfield Bullet 500 complete with monster top-box. The Guzzi’s had to restrict the speed to around 60 mph max, as the 28 bhp Bullet struggled to maintain “big block progress”, but of course it’s not really a fair comparison 

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26 minutes ago, Guzzimax said:

On a summer evening ride out. MK 1 Le Mans, my ‘99 Silver V11, Cali 111, & a Enfield Bullet 500 complete with monster top-box. The Guzzi’s had to restrict the speed to around 60 mph max, as the 28 bhp Bullet struggled to maintain “big block progress”, but of course it’s not really a fair comparison 

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Good looking bikes Guzzimax, the Bullet is def a blank in that group. :rolleyes:

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5 minutes ago, LowRyter said:

Chuck posted a photo of his bike on WG.  It's a stylish thing.  I think Chuck probably wears tweed now and smokes a pipe when he rides.  

WOT? No more red suspenders? :oldgit:  :o

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11 hours ago, docc said:

WOT? No more red suspenders? :oldgit:  :o

Gots them too. Oldest rider award..

Yeah, it's stylish. Looks and sounds a lot like bikes I rode as a kid without the constant hassle.. very pleasant to ride. Slowly. :grin:

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2 hours ago, Chuck said:

Gots them too. Oldest rider award..

Yeah, it's stylish. Looks and sounds a lot like bikes I rode as a kid without the constant hassle.. very pleasant to ride. Slowly. :grin:

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I see that’s the 350 classic with 20.2 bhp and 19.9 ft-lbs torque. Getting off a V11 I would be missing the other 50 ft-lbs. It’s the torque that makes the ride for me. A friend has just bought this military look Bullet. Great for slow getaways :grin:

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2 hours ago, LowRyter said:

Notice the Leather Saddle Bags on Chuck's bike.  That's where he keeps his pipes.  I have no idea what he's smokin'.  ;)

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