Royal Enfield 350, which one to choose? How far is your dealer? 20mph speed limits? Your pics!
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- čas přidán 23. 03. 2024
- This is the return trip of my Sausage Bap run to the wonderful Ponderosa Cafe in North Wales.
My Butterfly brain discusses my difficulty in choosing which model and which colour scheme to buy.
20 mph speed limits in Wales.
Distance to your nearest dealer.
Some of your super pictures and other random thoughts.
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Stumbled across your channel and what a refreshing change, love the content.
Thanks Anthony, hope You've subscribed! Next one in the morning. Ride safe mate👍
@@shottostravels yes I did subscribe and it's so nice to have come across a channel that you can either listen to or watch.... that is the reason that your channel makes a refreshing change.... as for riding I had to sell my 883 sportster due to long term sick leave and financial issues that go with it, keep up the good work with your channel 👍 thank you 🍻
@@anthonydexter262 thanks mate, sorry to hear you had to give up your Sportster but most of us have to do that at sometime or other, you are not alone! Let's face it, for most of us they are a toy, and needs must at times. Nothing ever stays the same though and I reckon you'll be back on two wheels when you get the chance.
Thanks for subscribing, I haven't been running the channel for long, it's turning into a bit of a retirement hobby.
Take care👍
Great video and rant! Completely agree with you. Lovely bike👍
One more thought, how do you get on with your newly fitted toe heel gear change? Just changed mine, not got out yet!
Thanks Peter, love it, wouldn't change back in a hurry. It'll be Grand 👍 Ride safe mate.
Greetings from the south coast. Have to agree with you regarding your choice of riding area up north. Enjoyed your ride out today even at 20mph😂
Thanks Nigel, I don't really know the South, I'm sure you find somewhere to go. But we are pretty spoiled here and we are not that far up really, I think it gets better the further up you go. Thanks for commenting and Ride safe👍
Great video young man, enjoyed it.😊.
Thanks Michael, hope you've subscribed! More incoming soon.Ride safe👍
Good afternoon Mr shotto greetings from Sunny stoke on Trent 👍🏽 really enjoying the videos. I brought my classic 350 September 2022 and Loving it. I commute to work on it every day / sun / rain / snow whatever and it gets me there every time 👍🏽. Keep the videos coming. Kind regards Matt
Thanks Matt, I reckon you know these roads I'm using then. Great to hear it's proved reliable, it's just starting to get Sunny on Stoke on Trent , I've had a nice little tickle this afternoon up to my mates in Biddulph for a brew. Ride safe mate👍
Yes I do recognize a few roads but not the back road to ponderosa??? I Have been to the cafe loads of times but never the way you went looks like a good road may have to try it sometime. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Yes, well worth it, nice views, turn up behind the Aussie Rooster pub. 👍
Hi Shotto, engaging video with personality unlike many others. I have a marsh grey Signals 350 bought secondhand with screen and panniers and thoroughly enjoying the lazy nature of the engine and good looks. Black engine finish through winter has been fine and coated with GT85 which works well. Enjoy your Classic 350 chrome !
Thanks mate, it's just me being me, rambling on. I agree lazy nature is a great description. That describes me too. Ride safe mate 👍
Another cracking ride Keith, I was so tempted by the Halcyon green such a gorgeous colour it was only the wire wheels that stopped me and I ended up getting the stellar blue meteor instead, all the best buddy 👍
Great choice, I nearly did too. I could of stood there for week's deciding.👍
Well I bought the Halcyon Green 2 years ago best bike I have owned in 53 years, only negative is tubed tyres and non stainless steel spokes. So after 2 years problem is being solved, a set of Royal Enfield alloy wheels ordered along with a pair of tubeless tyres. 😊
@@Peter234100 Brilliant, not a cheap option but it sounds like it's a keeper anyway
Ride safe mate👍
@@shottostravels I can confirm she is a keeper the first bike that I intend to keep till I can ride no longer 😊
Hi Shotto, Al here, yes I've still got the Softail but recently took the monkey hangers off and reverted back to the stock bars as I didn't enjoy the ride. My RE dealership is in Canterbury Kent. The battery side panel does take a bit of fiddling to lock probably due to me running an Optimate charger cable for the battery tender. Keep the videos coming very enjoyable..
Thanks mate, and thanks for the photos, glad you enjoy my little channel. Ride safe👍
Unfortunately i can now relate to that saying about the mind not keeping up. 😮😂
After deliberation last year i bought the desert sand 350 over the chrome, no regrets at all. At the end of the day it is all down to what is right for the individual. Royal Enfield do mess with your head though giving you so much choice in their range of beautiful motorcycles.
I couldn't agree more.
Thanks for commenting.
Ride safe 👍
I had the same opinion of the blacked out motors and exhaust. I chose the Chrome Bronze for the classic look, I was close to the Halycon Green as well. No issues with the side covers, they work great.
Thanks Wally, Agreed,I've just been riding round locally, the Sun's out here today, and mentioned you, you're coming up in Wednesdays" edition".
Yo my man.
Love my Red and Chrome.
Nearly 2 years old now and looks as good as the day I brought it.
16 miles to my dealer but never used them as I have always done all my own servicing and refuse to pay the silly price they ask for simple 2 valve stud and nut tappet and 15 minute oil change
300 quid is a friggin joke.
Excellent, can't argue with any of that. Thanks for commenting, ride safe mate👍
When you were talking about the roads and taxation I thought of a historical moment when the people of Boston had a tea party in the harbor. LOL. I fell in love with the Halcyon green "and" the Rocker Red GT. I always loved red and green colors at Christmastime. The 👍👍5🏍👍
I've been to Boston and the people were lovely, a few hundred years ago they'd of probably killed me. Glad that's changed.... Now about this outstanding taxation you still owe us🤔
Ride safe mate👍
I have a 350 classic gunmetal grey with black engine and pipe, no issues at all, love it.
That's great, good to know they don't " age" quickly. Thanks for commenting. Ride safe mate 👍
Another great video!
I struggled with “which one” as well. I was initially drawn to the chrome red as I think it’s super classic looking. This is my first motorcycle (at 47), and I started to feel a bit self conscious as a new rider and I’m a bit modest so I worried the red chrome would draw a whole lot more attention than I might want as new rider.
I ended up choosing the grey for a few reasons. There was an old BSA I fell in love when I was a younger lad that was a faded grey color. I tried my hardest to get the fella to sell it to me but with no success. It always stuck with me as the one that got away. I also like older British bike in grey, I think it looks cool as they age and get some wear on them. They have a utilitarian look about them.
They just started selling the bullet stateside right after I bought mine. I do think the black bullet with a classic solo seat would be a handsome looking ride.
Got notice that’s my motorcycle will delivered on April 2nd. I’ll be sure to send you a picture when I get it.
It will have the matte black engine, but I added the Hitchcocks stainless exhaust to it. I think it looks very nice, and a bit unique among classic 350’s.
Keep up the great work, always look forward to your vids!!
That's fantastic, you're first bike and what a great choice. Who new Christmas was in April!
You must send me a pic and I will happily post it. Make sure you ride safely mate, go steady at first. It'll be Grand!
All the best, Thanks for your kind words about my little channel, I hope You've subscribed!
Ride safe👍
I live in South Wales and subject to this 20 MPH piss take of a law, my answer to it is too ignore it. I'm in my late 70's and never been done for speeding and never had a accident, so i'm doing something right with regards to speed. I'm hoping the new Welsh First Minister will see sense and rescind this ridiculous law. As a protest we should all ignore the 20 and stick to 30 mph
Well said mate, we don't mind slowing where it's necessary but this blanket 20 mph seems ridiculous. Thanks for commenting and Ride safe mate 👍
Hi Keith. My new bike is the signals variant. I was worried about the engine and exhaust finish lasting. I'll see how it goes, a bit of dirt and wear may improve the looks even more!
Great choice, I could of so easily gone down that route and maybe still think I should of done. Decisions, decisions. It's all too much for me. Ride safe mate👍
nice comments . i have 48 miles on my new enfield, ref french saying no, to changes... we need to be voting in our town halls, and village halls, not closing schools on voting days, i will ride my halcyon black and forget things
Thanks for your comments and enjoy your new bike. Ride safe mate👍
Hi shotto just found your channel I’m working on a campsite in North Wales for this season and the road into the village goes from 60-40-20 in less than 1/2 a mile all I’m doing is watching my speedo all the time it’s just not safe 😡
Hi Gary, it's a pain in the backside, I feel sorry for the locals. It seems most people are conforming to it but seems a bit over the top for most places.
Hope you have a good season and the sun shines!
Ride safe mate 👍
Thanks for commenting.
Regarding Wayne's battery cover, mine wasn't right when I bought the bike. I had to centralise the split pin in the shaft of the locking mechanism. This can be done with pliers. Mine's perfect now. Hope this helps.
Thankyou Graeme, have you seen that Wayne, time to get your pliers out perhaps.🤔
Thanks again, Ride safe👍
Hi Keith, another great honest video, expect the 20 mph towns and villages in due course, a I told you both France and Spain already have adopted the equivalent 30 kmph.
My 'local dealer' for both my Bonneville and the Royal Enfield is about an hour and a quarter away in a city called Reus near Tarragona, I'm up in the mountains/wilds of Catalunya, but Tarragona is equivalent to a county in area under which my village/house comes into. The bike shop (MotoReus) doesn't do test rides and indeed this seems to be the norm for cars at other garages as well, certainly when I bought my Land Rover Freelander 12 years ago anyway.
My BSA as you put up on the screen is a1960 500cc twin called a Shooting Star - hence SS, in its day it was a sports bike and it was road tested, by The Motor Cycle magazine in 1960 at 98 mph. I used to see just over 100mph on the speedo with my chin on the tank, but in those days I weighed about 9 stone soaking wet. As a young apprentice I worked a 55 hour week for about £7-10s after stoppages and couldn't afford a new machine so it was bought secondhand in 1967. I cost me then £89 Ray Fisher who had a bike shop in Christchurch where I bought it now runs Britbits selling new parts for old British bikes and he's always saying he would give me that amount now for it, I won't tell you my reply. As my only means of transport for many years it was used and abused in all weathers and cleaned on a Sunday morning if it wasn't raining, lots of polishing required. Now it's much loved and cosseted toy used on high days and holidays, but until recently I was going to have a viking burial with it. That is until my very young grandson said he likes it. My late wife always said that I loved the bike more than her, that was something never disagreed with.
So if the chrome and red classic 350cc I've ordered ever arrives then cleaning and polishing doesn't worry me, it's the look that counts.
Good for you mate. Thankyou for taking the time to give us a bit more in depth history of it. At £89 I'm guessing you've had your money's worth by now!
You take care in sunny Spain and Ride safe👍
Hi Keith, I nearly chose a chrome model but i did think maintaining the chrome finish would be a bit time consuming so i went with the Halycon black, I was watching Ian Hughes's channel & he mentioned he bought his Classic 350 from a RE dealer in Stafford only twenty minutes from my home, found out they had only been going just over seventy years & i had not heard of them. I will send a couple of pics over.
Cheers
Baz
Thanks Baz, yes please do. Love the halcyon black version, you're on about Jones and Alcock. It's a bit more of an old fashioned motorcycle shop than some of the gin palaces out there but well worth a visit. Haven't been for a while, I must call in🤔 Ride safe👍
Thanks for the mention Keith. I should have mentioned that I hired a shipping company to deliver my bike. 😂 Yes I do my own maintenance even though a multi-brand dealer has since opened. My polishing days are over and is one of the reasons I purchased the Fireball. Cheers
Very welcome mate, I sort of knew you wouldn't of ridden it home, and it was tongue in cheek Never let the truth get in the way of a good story my mate used to say. Thanks for the photo, send another with a nice Canadian backdrop if you get chance! and Ride safe👍
@@shottostravels😆 Should have known ! I'll see what I can find ;)
Merci.👍
I purchased the signals last year dark green, not had really any bother with the winter salt, I just rinse it down with some water and the black bits seems okish up to now.
That's great to hear, thanks for commenting, ride safe mate👍
I've got a Signal green 350 and chose it for the army look, and if it gets a bit grubby, it just adds to the character. I was tempted by the Halcyon black and I also liked the red chrome and brown chrome bikes, but the Signal green bike was the one for me. It will be interesting to see what colours Royal Enfield offer for the Classic 650 when it comes out.
Thanks for sharing, you sound like you had a bit of difficulty choosing. Like me. Great choice though. Ride safe mate 👍
No problem with the battery cover and I have an optimate lead fitted. As for your ride into Wales and 20 mph limits, at least on the Classic it’s not as gutting as being on a fire breathing sports bike 😂 I can also confirm the touring seats although firmer than the standard seats, they are better made and for me a far more comfortable saddle 😊
Thanks for that Peter. I think he has sorted his battery cover now it just needed a delicate twist back into shape. You're right about the 30 mph though, imagine that. 👍
I own a signals. Desert sand. I nearly bought a Halcyon Black. Beautiful. Owned mine for nearly a year. I wash it regularly, dry it, and then drown it with GT85. My bike still looks amazing! I've just sent you a pic. I hope. I'm crap at tech.
Got it mate! It'll be on soon. That's fantastic, love the tin hat and the old tax disc. You've started me off again, I think I may of bought the wrong one. That's looks brill. 👍
@shottostravels2713 Thanks mate. I love my little thumper. I add an hour on to every trip just because of all the people who want to know what it is. I put a spring seat on it too. Actually quite comfy. The only complaint I have about the signals is that they don't have the headlight cap/hood. I bought one and got it fitted by the dealer. The same time as they adjusted the gear change lever.
Get yourself a black heel and toe shifter. Be perfect. 👍
@shottostravels2713 Well, we already had that conversation. Still thinking about it mate. 😄
Hi mate I went for gun metal grey ridden through two winters no scars well up to it sprayed with xcp
That's good news and thanks for letting us know the longevity is good with a bit of care. Ride safe👍
I have no issues with battery box but after first 80ks my fuel pump was making a high pitch ringing noise whole time engine is running, just started doing it out of no where, also my front fender was chipped and one bolt was over tightened and bent it up and caused paint chipping around the bolt, and stickers on fuel tank peeling off all in the first 2 days of ownership
Thanks Luke, I hope you got your issues resolved. Thanks for sharing. Ride safe mate👍
I have the Halcyn Black, which I bought unseen the day they were announced for sale in the UK, had to wait 3 months for the first bikes to be delivered , and was, and am so pleased with it. I'd previously had a test ride on a Meteor, and am soooooo glad I didn't buy it. For my frame, the riding position is much better on the Classic than the Meteor, and, for me, the looks are incomparable, and what's that 'orrible heel and toe shifter all about? I did try one on the Classic, but it lasted 5 miles before it got binned! All totally subjective I know, and we've all got different preferences and tastes, so i's brilliant that there's so much choice available to please all ( except the folks who've never even sat on , let alone ridden an Enfield, and decry them as "poor quality" cheap machines! )
You'r lucky to live in the Principality, I've been in "exile" for 40 years now, The Peak district is lovely, but I still miss "the land of my father's. Ride safe, diolch yn fawr.
Hi Pete, thanks for commenting. Halcyon Black, great choice, I cant comment on the Meteor, I never rode one but then again I never rode this before jumping in.
I'm afraid I disagree regarding the heel and toe, it's brill, you've gotta give it a bit of time. Like my Varifocals! Hated them at first, now I'd be lost without them. I don't live in Wales, I am in Staffordshire.
You're not here anymore?
Send me a pic of the bike!
It'd be great to see it!
shottostravels@Gmail.com
Ride safe mate👍
Used to love riding into Wales but them 20 linits are ridiculous.
It certainly puts a bit of a damper on it. I don't think anyone of us would moan at specific sites where it is necessary but a blanket ban seems over the top to me. Ride safe mate👍
🤣🤣🤣….. now I’m older anything over 70 (72 officer🙄) and the lampposts start to look like gravestones 🤣🤣👍🏻👍🏻
Ha, that's Brilliant. Everything starts speeding up as we slow down🤔 Ride safe mate👍
Thanks! You too! P.s I’ve subscribed 👍🏻👍🏻😎
Brill👍
My battery box door had issues closing properly.. got it replaced
Thanks for commenting, I think he's sorted it now. Ride safe👍
@@shottostravels good on him.. btw, i live in the same city where these motorcycles are manufactured and i bought it direct from the company owned showroom. still, the after sales service is pathetic to say the least!
How far is my nearest dealer? 250 miles for one and 270 miles for the other.
This is the reason I am not running around on a Classic 350 (preferably a "signals" but with cast wheels).
Thanks for commenting, I wouldn't let it put you off, you could look after it yourself and really get under it's skin.
Ride safe👍
Do the English riders wave or nod to each other as they pass on the road?
Hi Mate, Id say half of them do. I don't know if anyone else agrees?
Some don't seem to. I admit that in Summer there's so many bikes about it gets annoying every 5 seconds if you're at a biking hotspot so not so much then. Strangely I think, and this may not be popular, Harley riders sometimes don't unless you're on another Harley. Obviously there are exceptions but That's what I found anyway. I am an ex Harley owner. Where are you, does it happen there?
from NZ, but in the south island so less population which I assume makes a big difference. @@shottostravels
Don't know why people bother going into Wales now, I'm avoiding it from now on, there's better places to ride
Thanks for commenting. That's a shame it's such a scenic place but it will put people off.
Ride safe👍
Another post! You maniac! Don't you ever sleep? 😂
Ha, I'm trying to do 2 a week but squeezed another quick one in yesterday about parts from India.
Back to Wednesdays and Sundays now. Thanks for your support. Ride safe mate👍
Shotto, I collected and road with my partner 1500km from Jakarta to Bali. The dealership organised a service centre on route and have since certified a RE service in Denpasar Bali, servicing charge 300,000 IDR (£15). However a 350 is over £7000 😢😢. I own a Classic in Bronze and Chrome and in UK a Meteor all blacked out and the blacked out looks like new. Personally I'm only interested in blacked out bikes I just cannot get motivated to clean 😮. Looking at a SM or SG just now.Can send you some pictures from last year I rode from Dieppe, Bilbao, Central Portugal, Algarve and back 😂
Thanks for commenting. That's quite a trip straight out or the showroom, as is the one down to the Algarve. It just goes to show that you can tour on anything. I would love a few pics to share on here. Send to
shottostravels@gmail.com.
Ride safe mate 👍
20mph and speed humps i ask you, beyond stupid. That Drakeford guy needs sectioning that's for sure. I dislike blacked out pipes to me they look cheap so it's stainless/chrome for me everytime time like my GoldStar.
Bit harsh! But it is frustrating. I feel unnecessary but I'm not a road safety expert. I know what you mean about chrome but on some bikes like the army and dark versions it wouldn't look right.
Thanks for your thoughts and Ride safe mate👍