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Post by wheelbender6 on Nov 8, 2018 22:02:55 GMT -5
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 8, 2018 23:58:30 GMT -5
Wow! I'm with YOU!Great looking ride... A little bit bobber, a little bit Indian, and the motor actually looks a tad "Italian" to my old eyes. Nice combination. They SHOULD make it! Today, we don't see much about Royal Enfield. Back in the Sixties, the Royal Enfield 750 vertical twin was one of my favorite bikes, outside of a Harley... Big old thumper with lots of grunt... They came from the factory with a chrome tank, which was WAY cool. You have to remember back then, a 750 was a MONSTER-sized bike; not a "mid-size". The Enfield was big, solid, great-looking and mighty fast for the day. Not too pricey either. This new one doesn't really look much like a Royal Enfield to me, but it does look mighty sharp! Thanks for posting!
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Post by kevinharrell on Nov 9, 2018 13:27:56 GMT -5
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Post by oldchopperguy on Nov 12, 2018 2:08:23 GMT -5
The Enfield post got my memories going... I always liked them a LOT. Not common around Chicago in the 1960's... To my eye, they were "everything Brit" on steroids!
Big, brutal, FAST and old-school... HUGE motor exterior that looked "right". External controls on the bars, non-unit motor/tranny... They just smacked of "1940's" And the icing on the cake was that factory-chromed tank!
To me, the Royal Enfield 750cc Interceptor was everything the Triumph 650, BSA 650 and Norton 750 was, only MORE... Much more!Back then, the Norton Commando was deemed the fastest 2-wheel ride extant... An honest 12-second bike that would often turn 130+... However, after riding both the Norton and Enfield 750's back then, I'd definitely opt for the Enfield... It's the only bike back then that might have swayed me from a Harley!
Wonderful machine from days gone by!Leo (reminiscing) in Texas
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