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: 615	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 John 2:15 So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
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2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,112	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: 8,110	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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