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  1. K

    Attempted theft

    good dog, got bike, no harm to you. What a day already!
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    Royal Enfields

    Tony and Jmg you are touching on the awesomeness of RE, they've made such a range of models, there's no end of interesting stories of round the world trips etc. the "flying flea" is a 125 2-stroke which was packaged in a tubular cage and dropped by parachute in war time, and light enough to be...
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    Attempted theft

    A few things I think: They targeted and had a plan, the buggers. How did you notice and work out what's going on. Maybe if you park the bike in with a car it'll be too hard, shouldn't have to do all this 😞
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    Royal Enfields

    if you take an old Bullet 350 or 500 and change the tyres and exhaust, probably not that good by most parameters The Himalayan will be 10x better than that, it will depend on what's expected of it and how it's treated
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    Royal Enfields

    Thanks to the majority for comments, I missed the storm, I won't lure anyone away 😊
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    Royal Enfields

    No offence intended, it's complicated by the time-span, for example a chap with a 1936 Model J may be interested in copying a gear or a decal, whereas, another may have a Classic 2015 model fuel-injected model RE. Except for those who have put effort and money into theirs, these bikes are...
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    newbie - KenKZN

    Thanks Hamilton and Tommy T, will look up the Aug bash... I'm in Merrivale between Howick and Maritzburg.
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    Royal Enfields

    Royal Enfield Bullet and other models have overlap with adventure biking, classics, and long-range touring but don't strictly fit into any of these categories due to the diversity of models. Many RE owners have other faster bikes. I have created an online forum for  RE owners and riders in...
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    newbie - KenKZN

    for starters I don't have a dual sport bike, but my Royal Enfield is an adventure mine's a kickstart Indian made Iron Barrel job....1955 design with higher handle bars I've dropped it in first gear on a grassy road, thankful for crash bar that time really living life in the slow lane here in...
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