Royal Enfield Classic 350 - The Mini GS Adventure 🤣
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
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Fitting the Givi top box plate:
• Royal Enfield Classic ...
Givi Mounting Kit:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4022974743...
Alloy Plate:
www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk/...
Great ingenuity!
Lost for words……..just pure class. Well done Ian.
Look forward to seeing the finished article.😊
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Did more work on it today, it’s looking really good now 😁
Love the way you thought through this, looks like you have continued the "built like a gun" approach! Well done!
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Great job! 👍🏼 Brilliant idea and well done as always. You managed to resolve Givi's lack of attention to this bike in order to provide adequate lateral panniers for long journeys. Excellent, Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😉
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Brilliant idea Ian, look forward to seeing the finished article.
Thanks Frank, pottering in the garage keeps me busy during this rubbish weather. Did some more work on it yesterday and it’s starting to look pretty good.
Hopefully catch up with you on Sunday at the Milk Bar.
Cheers Ian 👍
I really like that setup! Cheers!
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Very clever, well done!!👍
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Awesome job... brilliant ideas 👏
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Very impressive and well thought out
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Brilliant innovative kit.
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Thank you for this video, I bought two side bags and managed to attach them to the straps that were included in the set, but these trunks are a completely different story. You opened my eyes to new accessories for my royal, Thank you, you have great skills. Regards, a user of the same model but from Poland
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Brilliant ! I love doing similar stuff myself so really enjoyed watching this.
Great to hear that you’ve enjoyed it so far, it does get a lot better in the following videos.
There’s a wee look forward to the next episode at the end of each video, and a summing up at the end of the last one.
Hope you enjoy the full series 😁👍
Absolutely great job Ian.. just bought my new classic 350 red and already fitted the mag wheels. Decat pipe ..you helped me make my mind up to buy the bike..after 45yrs of bigger bike ..but I'm loving it..ps my other bike is a 1980 goldwing..that I converted to electric during lock down and has a box sidecar fitted..keep up the great videos cheers Trev
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Also flattered that my videos encouraged you to buy the fabulous classic 350. I must say your Goldwing sounds very interesting indeed. Cheers Tiger Ness
Excellent work! I really appreciate the work that goes into your project! It is quite inspiring for the community to see. I will look forward to all your projects and I would love to see you do a road test video when you have finished the build.
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Brilliant Ian, well done. 👍
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Inspirational stuff TN, looking forward to your adventure already! 👍
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Love it!!
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Nice engineering, like your work 👍
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That's fantastic Ian 👌🏍💨💕 can't wait to find out about your adventures this year !
Brilliant to have multiple luggage options.
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Can’t wait for the better weather, lots to look forward to this year 🏍️😁
Spot on Ian, no attention to detail spared and good engineering skills you have, enjoyed the video.🙂👍
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You’re very good at doing these things, you have some good scills I couldn’t make things , it’s a pleasure watching you describe how you do these tasks . They look so good and the bike is very capable of touring 👍🏍️
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Well done young fella.
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Threaded rod connectors are very handy things. A very good solution and saves a lot of money using equipment you already have. I would need to modify a set of GSA pannier racks if I wanted to fit my GSA boxes to my Bullet though, the mounting system is typically complicated!
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Well done, love to see a bit of ingenuity and I definitely agree that any trip on the wee bike would be much more rewarding than taking a “proper “ adventure bike, I mean where’s the challenge when you’re on something like the Tiger. Looking forward to seeing the end result, all the best buddy 👍
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Doesn't look too bad! Cheers mate.
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Proper "Man in a Shed" engineering, very pleasing to me as a retired precision engineer. Well done Mr Ness, top marks from me 👍👍
Thank you Paul, praise indeed from a real engineer. And great to hear that you enjoyed the video 👍
Well done Tiger, you're a Genius 👍
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Smashing idea Ian just the job... Luggage is so expensive it's an ideal way to keep all the bikes touring bikes without expense of new kit for different models. Excellent work
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Nice, love the video the hard panniers are a great addition.
I also have the sump guard, givi engine bars and some off road ish tyres fitted to mine to make it more a adventure bike when camping on grass. I went the soft lomo panniers,due to the lack of decent size hard panniers. So great for thinking outside the box,if you pardon the pun.
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Excellent TN you have made good use of the long Winter nights and dreich days I'm a great believer in having interchangeable items for multiple bikes with a bit of adaptation... Looking forward to see the plates when finished......I would round off the corners big time and remove any unnecessary weight ...
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I’ve done some more work on it today, all the sharp edges are gone 😁
Another wonderful video I thoroughly enjoyed.
I have a similar top box set up on my Meteor with panniers.
Love the way you think and bring in aspects of your previous trade. Saw a few useful ideas there.
I am a retired aircraft tech. Better not go too far (high) with that one 😅
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The sky’s the limit as they say. After being an electrician I spent over 30 years in the Fire Service, I hope I don’t need to use those skills on the bikes 🚒🤣
Thats my kind of engineering. Well done.
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Top Job! What’s there not to like and I will take look now at doing something similar but with SW Motech trax panniers. Many many thanks for illuminating what’s possible. Grateful subscriber…
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What an absolute genius gentleman 👌 First class design & engineering! The carrying capacity & the fact these are completely secure & waterproof makes this execution absolutely brilliant! Well done sir, extremely well done! Personally, I think you’re making more room to carry home those delicious cream filled donuts 😉😂😂😎
Falkirk & the William Wallace memorial here we come👍
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Nice job well done....
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Very clever fabrication work. Nice job! (BTW, I have a Meteor 350, currently with the 22L Givi plastic side cases.)
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I have to say I like your alloy wheels , when I have mine I think I will have alloy wheels like you said they are more practical . Enjoy your videos 😊👍
Alloys are much better than spoked wheels if you’re unlucky enough to have a puncture.
Nice one, I have the royal endfields pannier rails (not fitted as yet) but I'm looking at side luggage at present, thanks for posting.
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I have the retro panniers but I've been very tempted by a pair of hard panniers I found in red which match my Red and Chrome 350 and would go straight onto my soft pannier racks .
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I hope Givi get to see how smart the panniers look on the classic. It’s deserving of a Givi kit but your mount when tidied up I’m sure will be perfectly functional.
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Nice.. I love the set up .. great idea. I own the same bike too.. ❤
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A very tidy job. Taking a few ideas from this!
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If RE comes out with the rumored Classic 650, hopefully GIVI will quickly have brackets available to kit it out exactly as this. Love this setup!
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Great looking and practical. Looks like another business opportunity for you to adventure into. You should consider either selling it in a kit or selling the specifications for the brackets. 👍👍👍
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Very good looking idea and nice to see proper fabrication! I am curious though, when I bought my classic 500 in France it came with the stock RE brackets used for the square bags. Fitted straight onto them were aluminum boxes. No plates at all. However I hated the look and removed them day 1 as I am a softy fan. On my South African Classic 500 I use the same stock RE brackets but I had my bags custom made, def not as easy to remove as yours. PS the GS connotation is a bit wrong , the Enfield is a far superior bike😂. Looking forward to seeing the final product.
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Unfortunately there aren’t any fixed brackets I could have used on the new Classic 350 Reborn.
Youv'e been a busy wee man. You will soon have a BMW R350RT lookalike.Hope to see it in the sunshine soon.
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It keeps me busy during this rubbish weather, so looking forward to the new season really starting again. Hope you’re well, hopefully we’ll get a lot more runs out on the bikes together this year 🏍️😁
Proper job! would just recommend steel brackets to avoid vibration fractures and Nylocks.
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Some of the brackets are steel and nylock nuts will be used in the final build.
GS crusher! Wanting to do something similar for my REC350, but settling for Hepco Becker CBow. Need to leave a bit of room for Mrs. Pillion. 😊 When the snow melts, we’re going to try a 2up tour w 20 hp. Prob have to leave the camping gear at home though. 😂😂
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Great work and can't wait to see the finished article,my only reservation would be how much weight this adds to an already underpowered bike(I own a Hunter so I speak from a point of view of experience).By the way do you sell Tiger Ness stickers ,I like the logo.Cheers Martin
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It adds less weight than running with a pillion passenger. It’s only going to be used for specific trips when the extra storage will be needed. I also have the performance camshaft which does improve the power which helps 😁
I don’t sell stickers unfortunately, but if you happen to meet me somewhere just say hi and I’ll give you one for free.
What model are the panniers? I like the look of them for my Tiger 900.
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The panniers are Givi Alaska, I think they’re excellent.
Brilliant idea Ian!!!
I have just ordered a Classic 350 and collect it next Wednesday!
I plan on using your great idea of using the original Pillion Frame to mount my Givi Topbox.
I have ordered the Givi Mounting Kit (I didnt know you could buy the fittings separately, I was going to buy an expensive Top Plate!)
I am going to design and make a Bespoke Top Plate, luckily I am a Design Engineer so I have available Laser Cutting and CNC Folding!)
One small problem, I do not have a Top Plate available to get the hole centres for mounting the Givi Fittings.
Do you have any measurements that you used for the Givi Plate Dimensions?
Hi Andrew
Great to hear that you enjoyed my video and found it interesting.
I’m sorry but I don’t have accurate measurements. I used the alloy top plate from my Triumph Tiger 900 as a template to get the exact hole locations.
Sounds like you have so much more hi tech equipment available to make a really nice custom mount. So much better than the hand tools I used.
These are great wee bikes to tinker with, I’m sure you’ll also really enjoy the ownership experience 👍
Ian, I notice you have installed what looks to be a weather-tight SAE 12v socket on the left side panel. It looks to be better quality than what I have found over here in Canada. Who makes it?
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The socket was purchased from Amazon
Cliff Top 12-24v Universal Female Hella(Din) Socket (Alloy)
I think you’ve done a brilliant job there Ian! Maybe without realising it you may have created a business side line? Hmm!!
Hi John,
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A business sideline, oh I don’t think so, this is definitely a one off 🤣
When you go on your travels stop off with Bruce at coastrider, be good to see the two scotch classic 350 men together for the craic
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Yes I would love to meet up with Bruce this year, would be cool 😁
I'm thinking about changing the rear sprocket to get more speed on the highway, because I'm a bit lacking on longer routes. I don't want to change the front sprocket because it may significantly affect the life of the engine. Maybe you could do an episode like this?
I did put the 16 tooth gearbox sprocket on my bike a while back but didn’t like it so reverted back to standard gearing. I found the bike to be over geared and didn’t perform as good.
I don’t think it will make any difference to the life of the engine whichever sprocket you change.
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Hi Ian
Where did you get those 40mm spacers?
Hi Rob
A company called Bolt Base which is a few miles from where I live. I simply pop in and get whatever I need. This is their website showing the connector nuts I used. Hope this helps 👍
boltbase.com/nuts-c14/connector-nuts-c18
Brilliant, well explained. Could you get away with a thinner sheet of aluminium, Say 3mm?? I suppose not if you are going to clean it up with holes in it like the Givi top plate . Well done.👍
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What size/model is your top box?
The top box is a DLM30B TREKKER DOLOMITI BLACK LINE
www.givi.co.uk/givi-products/cases-for-motorcycles-and-scooters/aluminium-motorcycle-top-cases/dlm30b-trekker-dolomiti-black-line
you must spent many hours marking and drilling,, fraction of the cost of Givi if they did make racks for Enfield, am sure you can knock off the squareness and drill some holes all over to lighten them up without weakening nice job,,
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I'm curious how much weight does it add to the bike?
Not a great deal, definitely less weight than having a pillion passenger.
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Brilliant bit of kit , should have paterned that idea 💡 before putting ideas into other peoples minds to make lots of money 💰 , I have a cousin who come up with an idea in engineering, he sold it to a big company, hes a multi millionaire now , Good luck 👍
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How'd the bike cope with the weight
It shouldn’t be a problem, as it will still be less than the weight of a pillion passenger.
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Eat your heart out BMW!! I bet the Givi cases cost nearly as much as the bike?? My only question is how difficult is it to get your leg over the bike?
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It’s still easy to get my leg over 😂
You had a Meccano set as a boy didn't you ?
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Yes I did, and Lego 🤣
GS = Gelände Sport. Nothing not in the slightest can be found here. Not even considering my personal translation of GS: Goldwing Sport. Maybe Goa Seeker. all I can see is that even brits don‘t trust craven bags no more and buy italian Givi. Nothing else, luggage boxes have been used for almost a hundred years on enfields.
Ah, I get it you must have read about „Gepäck Sklave“, considering the little enfield would be perfect for it. Technically no problem, absolutely. Now you have a little bike as wide as a car. Wonderful. Although the old Enfielders went much narrower with their boxes then. I suspect that‘s modern evolution, right?
Gelände Strasse
I’ve used Craven panniers and boxes on my bike in the past but the Givi ones are far superior.
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Ya musta been the best electrician in the world but, time ya git done adding all that weight ye'll only have 8hp left....
I hope you enjoyed my video. I don’t think the weight will be a problem as it’s still less than carrying a pillion 👍
Something I don't understand is this compulsion to compromise the riding enjoyment with luggage. It is a bike not a delivery van. Quick errands with the low slung removeable panier make sense but making them heavy with extras works against a safe ride. If you are going to do an overnite send your stuff ahead via courier then you can ride better.
Would you be happy to ride with a pillion passenger on your bike? If so then I can’t understand your logic. The weight of an average adult pillion is around 75kg, the total maximum fully loaded extra weight of all the luggage I’ve added to my bike is 35kg. Also all the weight is positioned in exactly the same line as where the pillion would sit. Therefore in conclusion my bike will be 40kg lighter and perform better than having a pillion.
I also don’t think you get the idea of motorcycle touring, it’s much more than just one night in a hotel.
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There are options to adding all that stuff. You obviously understand my perspective. Yes a rider is the same thing I don't take passengers. Touring is fun. Making the bike into a luggage cart is not necessary and contrary to the safety etc. I enjoyed the video always do.
It has zero detriment to safety. If so you would have read of people falling over or wrecking all the time. Its a matter of the convenience of carrying necessary items with you in a lockable, secure case. I am adding these things to my 500 classic as well. My other ride, is a Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic. These vehicles are not only my adv bikes but two wheeled trucks as far as I am concerned. Are the bikes lighter without them? Of course. The fact that you choose not ride with a pillion, does not mean it is unsafe to do so, nor does it mean its unsafe to ride with luggage.