I bought my classic 500 precisely because of its imperfections, the long stroke push rod engine, the lack of a counterbalancing shaft, the old school hydraulic lifters, the ancient appearance, all of these are the reasons I pulled my wallet out and bought one. It's a motorcycling version of Jurassic Park, an anachronistic motorcycle that died fifty or sixty years ago everywhere in the world......except for India, where the particular conditions there led to its survival. It's a giggle machine, I ride around the back roads near my home wearing an open face helmet and split lens goggles putting on my best Battle of Britain lines, "Bandits at twelve o'clock low". "Roger that skipper, I'm going in.....". I've never had so much fun riding a bike as when I'm riding that little dinosaur.
Awesome. I'm hearing you about the stress relief . When I'm on my 500 there is just a connection and a feeling you can't put into words other than you can't stop smiling no matter how your feeling. Fantastic bikes. Best video yet .
Yet another brilliant & splendiferous video and I totally get the way Bertie makes you feel. I own a Meteor 350 & love that bike to bits. I bought a 2019 Bullet 500 Trials six weeks ago & the bike is a real blast & great stress buster. I've done nearly 2000 miles on it in six weeks, can't leave it alone.
Well, who DOESN'T love bertie? A 1 cylinder Royal Enfield 'dream machine'. Your friendship w/ Bernie is what I like the best, though. It's earned by washing, drying, servicing & paying attention to it when riding. Not every bike becomes a friend, some remain aloof, some are not friendly at all? That relationship gives you confidence and allows you to explore Bertie's limits more freely. Congratulations -- it's quite a bike, Mr. TAYM!
Bertie almost got off the leash at the end there, he's got a bit of spirit! Totally splendiferous review on wonderful bike. Love the look, proper old school stuff, how bikes are supposed to be. Just remember when you do the taste test to check the top of the mudguard (the shiny bit), because the bottom side is where the doo-doo lives, and will upset the results with a false reading...
Bertie 'The Beauty' Happy Birthday.....I do exactly that when I encounter a rider on the lanes too probably help a nervous horse/pony too. Always appreciated by the riders which make your day already better.
You give a perfect description of what it means to ride and enjoy a Classic 500...I myself own a Classic Black Chrome from 2021 and a "stress Buster" it sure is 👍👍
Beautiful review, I think you summed it up with the bit about how he relaxes you and calms you down. They do become part of the family and I doubt I'll ever part with mine (even though he is an older version). Yes its true they need a fettle from time to time, and buying shares in Loctite might be prudent, but overall the reliability seems good for an old thumper. Well done Bertie👍
One more fantastic video. No need trying to convince me: Bertie's brother, my friend "Chhota Ghoda", made in India, has been sharing my life for 1 year and a half for my great happiness. Keep well
The Splendiferous Bertie always steals the show! Taym without Bertie is bacon without cheese, just doesn’t work🤣 The sound of Bertie and the Mickey Mouse mirrors and round clock is brainwashing me from day one! Still have a crush on Freddie🤣😉, but I will stuck with the Bonnie due his ….. indeed Mickey Mouse mirrors and round clock! It’s a must! 🎉 Thank you for a marvellous Bertie review Taym💪
Thanks TAYM. I always lusted after the Classic 500 when they first came out, but I was still in the midst of my trauma with my evil Bullet 500. I just didn't feel confident about buying another RE at the time. But over time the Classic 500 proved to be a well made and reliable bike, which leaves me regretting never having bought one. It would have been like the Bullet 500 on a really good day, but better, smoother and with a lot less spannering and swearing involved. As much as I love the Classic 350, I do miss the extra torque of a 500, particularly when going up steep hills or riding into strong headwind. I am slightly jealous of those of you who managed to get a Classic 500 whilst they were still available. Only my terrible experience with my Bullet 500 stopped me from buying one back then ! I can well imagine that this is a "keep it forever" motorcycle ! Cheers TAYM, nice to hear what I missed out on ! 🤬 ER.
Thank you for you very considered and open comment. I have heard some horror stories about the older 500s and 350s but also some very good reports. It appears that there was a clear issue with quality control back then. What ever issues they had they vastly improved with the 500 classic and even more so with the reborn 350. I am considering changing Bertie into 612 cc monster 😂😂 with the kit from Hitchcocks. Just not sure at the moment 😊 I don’t want to change his character too much but can you imagine 😊😂😂😂 love to Ruby 🐕🐕❤️🐕🐕
@@TAYM If you take him out to 612cc you will get that more authentic Bullet 500 riding a jackhammer experience ( probably ). And never mind pulling a sidecar, get a tow hitch on the back and you could go the whole hog and pull a caravan 😂
"You do need to service them. what you get is a friend." That was beautiful. You keep Bertie in such top shape! He is a looker. The 2017 Bullet I just picked up needs some extra TLC but I can tell we're buddies already. Did I tell you that the previous owner is loosing their vision? In an effort to ride in low light she had LED headlight and turn signals installed along with new lights for the instrumentation... and it all works. Looks mighty different for a very retro motorcycle and I thought I should change it back but I don't think I will, unless they eventually give me trouble. No, I think I'll name him Mr Magoo. 🤓
Absolutely great bike is Birtie love and miss my classic 500 like crazy will have to get another … love the colour of yours and the 500 with the Goldstar exhaust sounds great and they go well Glad you showed us again Love it ❤
Well I own Berties cousin, as you may have seen on this channel. I call her Gertrude (Gertie for short). First time I've ever given a bike a name. I've owned nearly 50 bikes in 45 years of biking. All sorts - classics, tourers sports bikes. I've had em all and Gertie is the one bike that puts a bigger smile on my face than any of the others. I will never sell this bike as it epitomises the very essence of motorcycling. A truely viceral experience and I love it warts an all. 😍😍
I just picked up a used 500 Bullet. My neighbor said this is his favorite out of all the bikes I have. Just after looking at it and hearing it run, Made me smile.
Great to see a review of Bertie ,the last of the 500 classics are the end of the evolution of the old enfield from separate gear box to unit construction and 5 speed and a lot better quality, they make a great bike as you say for commuting and pleasure they can also be tuned to go very well indeed ,have a great weekend thanks for the mutter 😁
Funny you mention the tuning. I was looking at the 612 kit. I don’t mind the £2k plus for bits (cheaper than buying a BSA) but wondered about the fitting. I don’t have the time to do it myself and its a long time since I have undertaken such a project. Still considering it though. 😊
@@TAYM the guy to speak to is Paul Henshaw he builds very fast Royal Enfields he is a very competent engineer who builds race winning reliable engines ,He is on you tube ,😁
Baffled Bertie still sounds tremendous. So much classic Royal Enfieldness! It makes me want to rush out and get a Classic 500 while I can. I saw a Moggy 1000 at 13:17. 👍👍
Oh Bertie, so good I watched it thrice. I had a Morris Minor and it had a lovely trumpet sound when you decelerated. Bertie sounds super. What we gonna do when the leccy bikes take over? Cheers TAYM 👍
Marvellous - Bertie's in great condition and you'll love the panniers and bags - and those country roads, you lucky devil, hardly a car around...I'd still have Arthur with those roads
A Marvellous look at a Marvellous Machine! "Don't send anything to Stuart for a while" 🤣 Really enjoyed this in depth look, Bertie's a handsome chap, isn't he?
Oooo, splendiferous. I admit that I was tempted with a 500 a couple of years back, but went for the Honour the Interceptor instead, with no regrets. As you have said to me, riding a RE is like going out with your best mate. Happy Days.
Marvellous video Mr Taym and Bertie is splendiferous! I think you maybe better going directly to Hagon for the rear shocks, they will make them how you want them!
Nicely done sir…..at this time of the year and into the winter salt season….with those splendiferous mudguards which keep the crap off the bike…..what’s your way of keeping them clean from the inside ? ……. Presume a case of shoving the hosepipe round there and rinsing out drying and some ACF50 or the like to protect the metal from corroding. ps…..best wishes to Mrs TAYM ….speedy recovery from the kung flu. 👍
Thank you for making this video, a very enjoyable watch. Hopefully Hitchcock's will be posting out some samples very soon and I'm sure uncle stu won't mind in this occasion:) Ps This video did help with my decision, i will have to pop a picture over to your insta when he arrives, cheers 🥳
@@TAYM i certainly hope so as it's character I'm after for the kind of riding i do. I test rode the 350 reborn when i went to see the 500 and they are great fun so can't wait to get on a 500 now.
Lovely bike that brings much joy to not only you but to your subs 🧔♂🧔♂🧔♂ But there is one glaring omission, Mrs TAYM!!!! After all the reviews you have done lately with Mrs TAYM, it would have been the icing on the cake to get her views whether she prefers the 500 or 350 but I am sure that will be sorted in near future 🤞 Proof if proof needed, you do not need to spend £20k on a motorbike to have so much fun🏍🏍🏍
Bless him. The one I had was a lovely bike but too shiny to be kept outside (the cover I had wasn't waterproof despite what it claimed) and was tarnishing to death. Perhaps had things been different, like riding all year and thus washing on a regular basis and a roof over it's head.... The classic 500 is certainly the last of the 'true' ties to old school thumpers of the british era and are full of character, as Warro will attest to, they all differ a bit - some are a nightmare some are fantastic when it comes to vibration.
Brilliant video TAYM! There’s something about Royal Enfield Bikes especially the 500 I can’t put my finger on it? It probably has a lot to do with a world of ‘Sameness’ yea there’s some great bikes out there but unfortunately there getting like the motor car(sorry I swore!)All The Same! NOT REs! They just look so motorcyley lol! You know old school charm in a modern world! Raw, Honest,Good Looking! Organic even! Fun to ride a Motorcycle that you don’t want to get off! Once on it you become One with each other! The perfect Man & Machine! God Bless Royal Enfield I say!
Hi TAYM nice review one year gone by Bertie serves you well sounds fabulous you mentioned about insurance I wonder what happens if you go over when I had the bmw adventure bike I clocked up 17 and an half thousand miles in the year I owned it I kept ringing the insurance up telling I’m doing more miles never charged any more money nice video 👍👍
Morning! I have the Trials version, I’ve sent you a picture before. Love it but I’d also love a Classic like yours. When you mentioned you wouldn’t mind a trials but to be honest, there’s nothing it can do that Bertie can’t do. I went for it as I like the looks. The only difference really is the knobbly tyres and upswept exhaust. Less room for luggage as well. 👍😂
Cor “Handles” are coming to TH-cam TAYM. There’s one reason I sold my interceptor and my bullet the seats were too high for my short legs. So I’m thinking Bertie also higher seat than Meteor?
Thanks for the vlog I’m looking at a 2016 now in Florida but cannot find a value anywhere are you able to give an approximate it’s has 2500 miles and I’m not sure if it’s worth the asking 4000 US
Thanks for the response and I haven’t had a test ride yet I plan on it this week coming I’m thinking the price is on the high end but it does include the correct pannier bags and rack also a custom leather sprung seat and actual miles 2200 Stay safe regards from Florida
Don't bother with the trials version. The standard can do everything the trials can but you cannot fit standard pannier racks on the trials and if you modify racks to fit, the exhaust gets in the way.
People pay a fortune for old british motorcycles. Then they keep them in the garage as a showpiece. The 500 bullet gives you all the old charm with fuel injection and disk brakes and for a price that lets you use them everyday.
I bought my classic 500 precisely because of its imperfections, the long stroke push rod engine, the lack of a counterbalancing shaft, the old school hydraulic lifters, the ancient appearance, all of these are the reasons I pulled my wallet out and bought one. It's a motorcycling version of Jurassic Park, an anachronistic motorcycle that died fifty or sixty years ago everywhere in the world......except for India, where the particular conditions there led to its survival.
It's a giggle machine, I ride around the back roads near my home wearing an open face helmet and split lens goggles putting on my best Battle of Britain lines, "Bandits at twelve o'clock low". "Roger that skipper, I'm going in.....". I've never had so much fun riding a bike as when I'm riding that little dinosaur.
A perfect description 😊 thank you 😊
Awesome. I'm hearing you about the stress relief . When I'm on my 500 there is just a connection and a feeling you can't put into words other than you can't stop smiling no matter how your feeling. Fantastic bikes. Best video yet .
Thanks IT 😊
Yet another brilliant & splendiferous video and I totally get the way Bertie makes you feel. I own a Meteor 350 & love that bike to bits. I bought a 2019 Bullet 500 Trials six weeks ago & the bike is a real blast & great stress buster. I've done nearly 2000 miles on it in six weeks, can't leave it alone.
I know what you mean, I have a garage full but nearly always pull Bertie out 😂😂😂
Brilliant as always. As of the summer I also own a Classic 500 and understand exactly how you feel about Bertie. 😎
They are special for sure 😊 thank you
Well, who DOESN'T love bertie? A 1 cylinder Royal Enfield 'dream machine'. Your friendship w/ Bernie is what I like the best, though. It's earned by washing, drying, servicing & paying attention to it when riding. Not every bike becomes a friend, some remain aloof, some are not friendly at all? That relationship gives you confidence and allows you to explore Bertie's limits more freely.
Congratulations -- it's quite a bike, Mr. TAYM!
Thanks DCG 😁 spot on 😁
Bertie almost got off the leash at the end there, he's got a bit of spirit! Totally splendiferous review on wonderful bike. Love the look, proper old school stuff, how bikes are supposed to be. Just remember when you do the taste test to check the top of the mudguard (the shiny bit), because the bottom side is where the doo-doo lives, and will upset the results with a false reading...
😂😂😂😂 thank you 😊
What a great video. What a great way to express how a bike can make you feel. Thank you.
Thank you. 😊
Low revs nice, can I hear his heart beating. Proper mudguards, Marvellous.
I think you can 😊 thank you 😊
Bertie 'The Beauty' Happy Birthday.....I do exactly that when I encounter a rider on the lanes too probably help a nervous horse/pony too. Always appreciated by the riders which make your day already better.
Absolutely 😊
You give a perfect description of what it means to ride and enjoy a Classic 500...I myself own a Classic Black Chrome from 2021 and a "stress Buster" it sure is 👍👍
Marvellous looking bike in that colour. Complete stress buster and happy pill 😊
Outstanding video! So good to be fully introduced to Bertie!
Why thank you kind sir 😊
Nice. About the vibrating mirrors: you only need to see there is a car there, you don't have to read the license plate!
Exactly 😁😂😂
Beautiful review, I think you summed it up with the bit about how he relaxes you and calms you down. They do become part of the family and I doubt I'll ever part with mine (even though he is an older version). Yes its true they need a fettle from time to time, and buying shares in Loctite might be prudent, but overall the reliability seems good for an old thumper. Well done Bertie👍
Thanks Bill. 😊
One more fantastic video. No need trying to convince me: Bertie's brother, my friend "Chhota Ghoda", made in India, has been sharing my life for 1 year and a half for my great happiness. Keep well
That’s marvellous. They are great motorcycles that deserve all the love and admiration they receive.😊 thank you 😊
The Splendiferous Bertie always steals the show! Taym without Bertie is bacon without cheese, just doesn’t work🤣 The sound of Bertie and the Mickey Mouse mirrors and round clock is brainwashing me from day one! Still have a crush on Freddie🤣😉, but I will stuck with the Bonnie due his ….. indeed Mickey Mouse mirrors and round clock! It’s a must! 🎉 Thank you for a marvellous Bertie review Taym💪
😂😂😂😂 marvellous 😊 thank you
What a beautiful place to ride. Where are you located, approximately.
I am near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk 😁 some lovely quiet roads still 😁 thanks C007😁
Thanks TAYM.
I always lusted after the Classic 500 when they first came out, but I was still in the midst of my trauma with my evil Bullet 500.
I just didn't feel confident about buying another RE at the time.
But over time the Classic 500 proved to be a well made and reliable bike, which leaves me regretting never having bought one.
It would have been like the Bullet 500 on a really good day, but better, smoother and with a lot less spannering and swearing involved.
As much as I love the Classic 350, I do miss the extra torque of a 500, particularly when going up steep hills or riding into strong headwind.
I am slightly jealous of those of you who managed to get a Classic 500 whilst they were still available. Only my terrible experience with my Bullet 500 stopped me from buying one back then !
I can well imagine that this is a "keep it forever" motorcycle !
Cheers TAYM, nice to hear what I missed out on ! 🤬
ER.
Thank you for you very considered and open comment. I have heard some horror stories about the older 500s and 350s but also some very good reports. It appears that there was a clear issue with quality control back then. What ever issues they had they vastly improved with the 500 classic and even more so with the reborn 350. I am considering changing Bertie into 612 cc monster 😂😂 with the kit from Hitchcocks. Just not sure at the moment 😊 I don’t want to change his character too much but can you imagine 😊😂😂😂 love to Ruby 🐕🐕❤️🐕🐕
@@TAYM If you take him out to 612cc you will get that more authentic Bullet 500 riding a jackhammer experience ( probably ). And never mind pulling a sidecar, get a tow hitch on the back and you could go the whole hog and pull a caravan 😂
@@economicalrides 😂😂😂😂 that was th effect I would be hoping for😊😂😂
"You do need to service them. what you get is a friend."
That was beautiful. You keep Bertie in such top shape! He is a looker.
The 2017 Bullet I just picked up needs some extra TLC but I can tell we're buddies already.
Did I tell you that the previous owner is loosing their vision? In an effort to ride in low light she had LED headlight and turn signals installed along with new lights for the instrumentation... and it all works. Looks mighty different for a very retro motorcycle and I thought I should change it back but I don't think I will, unless they eventually give me trouble.
No, I think I'll name him Mr Magoo. 🤓
Thanks PW 😁 I need to change mine to LED I think 😁
Big thumbs up for shutting off to allow the horse to pass
Thank you. In general i have found most motorcyclists to be really good when i have come across them on horse back, especially with the youngsters 😊
I really like your Classic 500 , I ride a Maroon Classic chrome and it’s such a lovely thing to ride.
Thanks LL 😁 maroon and chrome sounds wonderful 😁
@@TAYM
It is! Own such a bike in maroon, very beautiful. Ridden 32.000km on it in 7 years and still enjoy each ride on it.
@@peterweise3836 marvellous 😁
Absolutely great bike is Birtie love and miss my classic 500 like crazy will have to get another … love the colour of yours and the 500 with the Goldstar exhaust sounds great and they go well
Glad you showed us again
Love it ❤
Thank you. I just love them. I think they are the last of a ‘proper’ motorbike, if you know what I mean. 😊
Well I own Berties cousin, as you may have seen on this channel. I call her Gertrude (Gertie for short). First time I've ever given a bike a name. I've owned nearly 50 bikes in 45 years of biking. All sorts - classics, tourers sports bikes. I've had em all and Gertie is the one bike that puts a bigger smile on my face than any of the others. I will never sell this bike as it epitomises the very essence of motorcycling. A truely viceral experience and I love it warts an all. 😍😍
Totally agree, spot on. 😊
I just picked up a used 500 Bullet. My neighbor said this is his favorite out of all the bikes I have. Just after looking at it and hearing it run, Made me smile.
Lovely bike is Bertie, I think your walk round was marvelous.
😂😂 thank you 😊
Nice one TAYM, Bertie sounds splendiforous....
Thank you 😊
Great to see a review of Bertie ,the last of the 500 classics are the end of the evolution of the old enfield from separate gear box to unit construction and 5 speed and a lot better quality, they make a great bike as you say for commuting and pleasure they can also be tuned to go very well indeed ,have a great weekend thanks for the mutter 😁
Funny you mention the tuning. I was looking at the 612 kit. I don’t mind the £2k plus for bits (cheaper than buying a BSA) but wondered about the fitting. I don’t have the time to do it myself and its a long time since I have undertaken such a project. Still considering it though. 😊
@@TAYM the guy to speak to is Paul Henshaw he builds very fast Royal Enfields he is a very competent engineer who builds race winning reliable engines ,He is on you tube ,😁
@@kevbaldwin9552 thanks, will look into it😊
Absolutely splendiferous video! Never mind the search for the perfect bike. I think you've already found him 😊
😂😂😂 you might be right 😂😂😂
@@TAYM 😊
Baffled Bertie still sounds tremendous. So much classic Royal Enfieldness! It makes me want to rush out and get a Classic 500 while I can. I saw a Moggy 1000 at 13:17. 👍👍
Yes there are a few moggies round here 😊😂😂
Oh Bertie, so good I watched it thrice. I had a Morris Minor and it had a lovely trumpet sound when you decelerated. Bertie sounds super. What we gonna do when the leccy bikes take over? Cheers TAYM 👍
😂😂 don’t think about it, least not for a few years 😂😂😂
Thank you thank you 🙏 🙏🙏so generous so kind so humble 🌹🌹🌹
Thank you 😁
Marvellous - Bertie's in great condition and you'll love the panniers and bags - and those country roads, you lucky devil, hardly a car around...I'd still have Arthur with those roads
Thanks Tom. I am sure Arthur is out there somewhere having the time of his life bringing joy and meeting roos and alll sorts.😊
@@TAYM 😂😂😂
A Marvellous look at a Marvellous Machine! "Don't send anything to Stuart for a while" 🤣 Really enjoyed this in depth look, Bertie's a handsome chap, isn't he?
He is and I think he has a bit of a thing for Daisy 😂😂😂
@@TAYM 🤣🤣
Oooo, splendiferous. I admit that I was tempted with a 500 a couple of years back, but went for the Honour the Interceptor instead, with no regrets. As you have said to me, riding a RE is like going out with your best mate. Happy Days.
Most definitely, RE do some thing special that other manufacturers will always struggle to replicate 😊 thank you 😊
Love that bike to bits! Such a special machine 😃
I think so 😊 thank you
Marvellous video Mr Taym and Bertie is splendiferous! I think you maybe better going directly to Hagon for the rear shocks, they will make them how you want them!
Thank you, I think you are probably right 😊 thank you
So kind of you 🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏
You are too kind 😁
Beautiful bike.
And it's do the job perfectly!
Tnx!
Thank you 😊
Great stuff. Looks proper crisp & autumnal out now, the mudguards work a treat certainly not a Dirty Bertie..
Thanks 😊 😂😂😂
Nicely done sir…..at this time of the year and into the winter salt season….with those splendiferous mudguards which keep the crap off the bike…..what’s your way of keeping them clean from the inside ? ……. Presume a case of shoving the hosepipe round there and rinsing out drying and some ACF50 or the like to protect the metal from corroding.
ps…..best wishes to Mrs TAYM ….speedy recovery from the kung flu. 👍
Spot on😊 thank you 😊
Well done for the off-road. Most people would need a 1250GS to do that these days!
😂😂😂😂 at the very least 😂😂😂
Thank you for making this video, a very enjoyable watch. Hopefully Hitchcock's will be posting out some samples very soon and I'm sure uncle stu won't mind in this occasion:)
Ps This video did help with my decision, i will have to pop a picture over to your insta when he arrives, cheers 🥳
😂😂😂 marvellous 😊 can’t wait to see it and hear your thoughts. Perfectly imperfect is what I would say😊
@@TAYM i certainly hope so as it's character I'm after for the kind of riding i do. I test rode the 350 reborn when i went to see the 500 and they are great fun so can't wait to get on a 500 now.
Sent here by my brother who has just bought one of these ... now I've got to get one. Thank you!
I can highly recommend 😊 thank you for watching 😊
Lovely bike that brings much joy to not only you but to your subs 🧔♂🧔♂🧔♂ But there is one glaring omission, Mrs TAYM!!!! After all the reviews you have done lately with Mrs TAYM, it would have been the icing on the cake to get her views whether she prefers the 500 or 350 but I am sure that will be sorted in near future 🤞 Proof if proof needed, you do not need to spend £20k on a motorbike to have so much fun🏍🏍🏍
Absolutely, just as soon as Mrs TAYM has fully recovered from the thing that shall not be named 😊 thank you 😊
Bless him. The one I had was a lovely bike but too shiny to be kept outside (the cover I had wasn't waterproof despite what it claimed) and was tarnishing to death. Perhaps had things been different, like riding all year and thus washing on a regular basis and a roof over it's head.... The classic 500 is certainly the last of the 'true' ties to old school thumpers of the british era and are full of character, as Warro will attest to, they all differ a bit - some are a nightmare some are fantastic when it comes to vibration.
They are like people, everyone different, some bad, some good and some just simply bloody marvellous 😊
Thank you and Gracious 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Thank you 😁
Brilliant video TAYM! There’s something about Royal Enfield Bikes especially the 500 I can’t put my finger on it? It probably has a lot to do with a world of ‘Sameness’ yea there’s some great bikes out there but unfortunately there getting like the motor car(sorry I swore!)All The Same! NOT REs! They just look so motorcyley lol! You know old school charm in a modern world! Raw, Honest,Good Looking! Organic even! Fun to ride a Motorcycle that you don’t want to get off! Once on it you become One with each other! The perfect Man & Machine!
God Bless Royal Enfield I say!
Absolutely, god bless Royal Enfield and all who ride them. Marvellous 😊
Hi TAYM nice review one year gone by Bertie serves you well sounds fabulous you mentioned about insurance I wonder what happens if you go over when I had the bmw adventure bike I clocked up 17 and an half thousand miles in the year I owned it I kept ringing the insurance up telling I’m doing more miles never charged any more money nice video 👍👍
Interesting, will check. Thank you 😊
Morning! I have the Trials version, I’ve sent you a picture before. Love it but I’d also love a Classic like yours. When you mentioned you wouldn’t mind a trials but to be honest, there’s nothing it can do that Bertie can’t do. I went for it as I like the looks. The only difference really is the knobbly tyres and upswept exhaust. Less room for luggage as well. 👍😂
The think I’ve discussed with Les’ my mate, who moved to Australia, is come down your way and steal the cone and leave you a ransom note! 😈😂
I have had to change my side stand to an Interceptor one as my short legs 😡 can reach it but can’t get in up! The curse of my life - oooh mother!!! 😱😂
Leans over at a ridiculous angle now. 😱
I know it doesn’t look it but that cone is 6 feet with an inside leg of 32. Are you sure you want it in close proximity? 😊😂😂
@@TAYM 😡😡😡😡😡😢😢😢
Cor “Handles” are coming to TH-cam TAYM. There’s one reason I sold my interceptor and my bullet the seats were too high for my short legs. So I’m thinking Bertie also higher seat than Meteor?
😂😂😂
500 all the way!
Should have called it Yoko with that reg!
😁 brilliant 😂😂 thanks Dobi 😁
Never gave a bike a name....then i purchased a 500 in stealth black!........his name is 'Gupta'..bloody marvellous..😜
😂😂😂 infectious aren’t they 😁 thanks Grumpy Sprout😁
I've got a new Himalayan love it
Marvellous, Royal Enfield just know how to make bikes with real character. 😊
Nice bike
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😁
Thanks for the vlog
I’m looking at a 2016 now in Florida but cannot find a value anywhere are you able to give an approximate it’s has 2500 miles and I’m not sure if it’s worth the asking 4000 US
Thanks JF 😁 over here in the uk they go for between £2,500 to £4,000 😁 have you had a test ride?
Thanks for the response and I haven’t had a test ride yet I plan on it this week coming I’m thinking the price is on the high end but it does include the correct pannier bags and rack also a custom leather sprung seat and actual miles 2200
Stay safe regards from Florida
@@johnfountain8588 good luck John 😁 just don’t expect too much and enjoy the ride 😁 they are like a Time Machine 😁 like a trip back to the 1950s 😁
Don't bother with the trials version. The standard can do everything the trials can but you cannot fit standard pannier racks on the trials and if you modify racks to fit, the exhaust gets in the way.
Thanks Phil 😁 excellent to know 😁 I’ve been thinking of putting some chunky tyres on Bertie 😁
So, this or the rocket 3?
Honestly now...
There is no or 😊 but they might be a possible and 😊 😂😂😂
People pay a fortune for old british motorcycles. Then they keep them in the garage as a showpiece. The 500 bullet gives you all the old charm with fuel injection and disk brakes and for a price that lets you use them everyday.
Absolutely 😁 and possibly better built than the new Royal Enfields 😁
You sound abit like Ken Goodwin.
😂😂😂 is that a good or bad thing🤔 thank you 😂😂
Error, error, error yeah. 😅
@@gaza1952 😂😂😂 absolutely marvellous 😂😂😂
I just bought the same bike, except it's a 2018. Same color.
Wonderful 😁 hope you love it as much as I do 😁 thanks Lee 😁