Bike Curious

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Ellopeeps.

Following an unexpected successful PPI compo claim, I've found myself with a £4k windfall, so I've got my bike shopping goggles on again. At the moment one of the contenders is the Royal Enfield Continental GT 535. Anyone lived with one as a daily runner? I'll be chatting with some Enfield bods at the bike meet tonight, but thought I'd throw it out here for comments. I'm looking at blagging a test ride at the weekend.

Also in the running is some form of HD Sportster, probably the 883, just to get it out of my system. Depends on what wins - beardy hipster or beardy assless chapster
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[M.C]

Or you could get something fun

[Rogerborg]

A GT? How roguish!

You're going to need some very dark glasses, and the cost in male grooming products will be astronomical.

They do appear to come with a RealDoll^tm that you can prop on the back, though you might have to nail it to the seat.

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Aside: where's that smoke coming from?
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[Tracer1234]

[B5234FT]

It's a nice looking bike, it's just a shame it doesnt have twice as much power IMHO.

29hp really isnt enough

[chris-red]

[B5234FT]

Which is another bike which I would love to own, but equally ridiculous in the other direction

Enfield Continental GT - 535cc - 29hp - 192kgs(wet inc 90% fuel) - £5199

Thruxton R - 1200cc - 97hp - 203kg(Dry) - £12200


Where is the 800cc 60hp option for 8 grand new? Apart from a used Thruxton 900 and live with the fact it weighs quarter of a tonne?

[Snowdonia Rider]

I haven't ridden an Royal Enfield so I'll vote for the Harley but I am rather biased anyway. You shouldn't lose much, if any money on the Harley if you don't like it.

Hmm, not much help was I!


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[Rogerborg]

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[M.C]

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[B5234FT]

Rogerborg, agreed to an extent, day to day I prefer my 60hp bike to my 105hp bike.

I borrowed a Z250 courtesy bike last year and really liked that too (about the same power as the enfield) but it was the absolute lower limit for motorway use.

Maybe Im over-egging the pudding at 60, but 45 would make all the difference.

As usual however, horses for courses, my commute involves 10 miles of busy duallie with 90 degree junctions and crap visibility along with some nice open winding A roads, so most of it is sat at 60-70 and a spurt of acceleration is required for survival

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[linuxyeti]

Have to admit, I'd plump for the RE as well ..
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Had a very quick spin around the carpark on a Mash 400 tonight; interesting, and another possible contender. Think I prefer the lower revving feel of the Enf though.
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Currently : Royal Enfield 350 Meteor
Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5

[linuxyeti]

Which Mash 400, the Roadstar, TT40 or the Dirtstar, someone else on here has both a Roadstar & TT40, I think the riding position on the TT40 is noticeably different than on the Roadstar & Dirtstar?
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[Eddie Hitler]

For fu** sake don't buy the 883. Took one for a test ride a few years ago and handed it back within ten minutes. Dreadful.

[Wonko The Sane]

I was looking into the RE GT as a daily bike, but my round trip is about 30-40 miles and at least half is motorway, half that motorway is done at motorway pace which I didn't think the RE could cope with so I've ended up with a Hornet as I couldn't afford a Kwak W650
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

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[linuxyeti]

Does look a nice bike, you could probably get around £1500-1800 for your 350 on ebay depending on which way the wind happens to be blowing ! I got £1650 for mine.

I do find the Mash very similar to ride to the Bullet, just the Mash will happily cruise at 60, and can go faster when needed, so, that's why the Bullet went, when I decided on getting the ST7
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Aye, the bloke I was chatting to also has a standard GT, and he said that crouched over the tank he struggles to go over 85, whilst on the Mash he could hit 80 whilst sitting upright. He's selling a few of his bikes to buy some Kwak 1000, but he still loves the GT and won't part with it.
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Chances are quite high you are not in my Monkeysphere, and I don't care about you. Don't take it personally.
Currently : Royal Enfield 350 Meteor
Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5