The New Hotness.

Megadan · 04-20-2024, 08:15 PM

I love this paint scheme. So many looks and even a thumbs up on my short little ride home. I would ride it more, but it ended up being a bit on the cold side today.

It has less than 15 miles on it, but it is such a smooth and wonderful bike to ride around on, and quite comfortable too.

Bruces · 04-20-2024, 09:25 PM

Nice !

XLsior · 04-20-2024, 10:28 PM

You deserved it Dan...

Enjoy the ride...

Megadan · 04-20-2024, 11:23 PM

Don't know if I deservd it or not, but I definitely wanted it!

**JerryHawk250** · 04-21-2024, 07:09 AM

Beautiful! Dang it! Now I want one. Lol

Megadan · 04-21-2024, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Beautiful! Dang it! Now I want one. Lol

It is a great looking bike. It's everything I love about old bikes but with all the right modern touches. The biggest one is the fact that it doesn't have spoke wheels. No inner tubes to deal.

I already have a list of things I want to get. Namely, a front sump guard and/or a fender extender for the front to protect the engine and oil filter from road debris. Eventually I want to get new turn signals too, but these ones don't honestly look too bad. Still big and chunky, but unlike a lot if cheap bikes, not obviously cheap either.

The one feature of this bike and the Super meteor that I didn't even know about is that it has a built in navigation system. It's very basic and just an arrow and distance type system, but still kind of neat. I would have happily traded that feature for a tachometer myself, but still a neat feature.

I am considering putting on a little digital tach/temp gauge like this one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/335097304377

The little gauge on the right is the clock/nav feature.

**cheesy** · 04-21-2024, 07:43 AM

That little meter is kind of neat. A Tiny Tach on 'roids, though I wonder if the clock is an hour meter.

That is a sharp bike.

J4Fun · 04-21-2024, 09:17 AM

I like it…a lot! Congrats Dan

bigdano711 · 04-21-2024, 02:52 PM

Sick! Have you ever owned/worked on an RE before? All I think I know is they are a British/English company with the manufacturing in India.

Just in time for the new riding season. Nice.

Megadan · 04-21-2024, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by J4Fun

I like it…a lot! Congrats Dan

Thanks! I like it too lol

Megadan · 04-21-2024, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdano711

Sick! Have you ever owned/worked on an RE before? All I think I know is they are a British/English company with the manufacturing in India.

Just in time for the new riding season. Nice.

On Brit bikes? No. Thankfully, this is a modern bike, so it's all metric and with good electrical lol.

Megadan · 04-21-2024, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cheesy

That little meter is kind of neat. A Tiny Tach on 'roids, though I wonder if the clock is an hour meter.

That is a sharp bike.

I think it is an hour meter too. A "clock" of sorts. I don't really care about that function anyway, so it's moot.

They do also make one I am going to put on my Hawk, I think. Head temp, oil temp, voltage, and timer. I just need to figure out the fitting sizes. https://www.ebay.com/itm/18608440947...Bk9SR6aAt8jgYw

2LZ · 04-22-2024, 12:24 AM

Can't tell you how happy I am! Welcome to the RE World! Love the 650 motor. I have the Tripper on my Scram. All the tach options I saw are $$$ for what I want to spend. I did this on the Scram. It's one of those boat motor deals. The Interceptor has both gauges.

2LZ · 04-22-2024, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by bigdano711

Sick! Have you ever owned/worked on an RE before? All I think I know is they are a British/English company with the manufacturing in India.
Just in time for the new riding season. Nice.

It's a very unique story, for sure.

https://www.royalenfield.com/us/en/o...ld/since-1901/

Mr. Lal has done a fantastic job with the brand.

Megadan · 04-22-2024, 03:05 AM

On to day 2 of ownership. Got in another 60 miles of random around town riding to get the break in period over with. The engine is slowly starting to loosen up and get a little smoother and the power is starting to perk up just a little more. The first service is at 300 miles for the first oil change and valve check according to the RE service manual, so I have some oil and a filter on order as I suspect that is going to come up sooner rather than later lol.

The stock exhaust has a nice little rumble to it. Surprisingly more than I first thought when I rode the demo bike. Maybe it's just got more of a pop to it now that the rings are seating more fully and the compression is starting to pick up, but I swear it was a lot quieter before.

Anyway, some dramatic night shots in a parking garage, because why not?

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bigdano711 Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Big Piney, WY Posts: 438	Sick! Have you ever owned/worked on an RE before? All I think I know is they are a British/English company with the manufacturing in India. Just in time for the new riding season. Nice. __________________ 2023 Hawk 250 from XPRO off of Amazon MOUNTAIN MAN RC + MOTO on YouTube "If there were more bloody noses, there would be less wars." - Hagbard Celine "Someday, after mastering the waves, the winds, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love and then, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire." - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,588	Nice !
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2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,102	Can't tell you how happy I am! Welcome to the RE World! Love the 650 motor. I have the Tripper on my Scram. All the tach options I saw are $$$ for what I want to spend. I did this on the Scram. It's one of those boat motor deals. The Interceptor has both gauges. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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04-22-2024, 03:05 AM	#15
Megadan Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 8,049	On to day 2 of ownership. Got in another 60 miles of random around town riding to get the break in period over with. The engine is slowly starting to loosen up and get a little smoother and the power is starting to perk up just a little more. The first service is at 300 miles for the first oil change and valve check according to the RE service manual, so I have some oil and a filter on order as I suspect that is going to come up sooner rather than later lol. The stock exhaust has a nice little rumble to it. Surprisingly more than I first thought when I rode the demo bike. Maybe it's just got more of a pop to it now that the rings are seating more fully and the compression is starting to pick up, but I swear it was a lot quieter before. Anyway, some dramatic night shots in a parking garage, because why not? __________________ Hawk Information and Resource guide: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=20331 2018 Hawk 250 - Full Mod list here. http://www.chinariders.net/showpost....62&postcount=1 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 https://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=34124
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