In the city, the suspension "is a tad bit harsh, but not bad." "Vibes in the tank and seat, but it's a single." Those don't seem like "needlessly harsh comments." They are realistic - which we don't usually benefit from in the typical, bunny rabbits-and-rainbows, "first ride" review.
Vibration will be there for any single cylinder High capacity bike, be it Triumph or KTM or Kawasaki or anyone else, that's just the law of physics! Some riders have pushed it beyond 150kmph & there is buzziness but not vibration!
@@BlackHawkTejas I had owned a Honda FT500 single for a number of years, so I am familiar with big singles. The Guerrilla has more power (the FT had about 33 at the crank), so I am not worried about that. The FT, however was designed to run smoothly at 55mph (90kph), which was the US national speed limit in the early 1980's, when the motorcycle was made. It was more buzzy when the local speed limit later increased up to 70mph (113kph). The issue is how the Guerrilla would feel at typical US highway speeds. Often, there are ranges of engine speeds that are smoother than others. Depending on location, US highway speeds can be from 55mph (90kph) to 85mph (137 kph). In my area, around 70mph is more typical. I have had motorcycles that became uncomfortably buzzy at particular speeds and required a smaller rear sprocket for highway riding.
@@browngreen933 I wouldn't say "worthless", but not an all-around or do-it-all motorcycle. It would be limited, but still a good backroad toy or commuter bike. There are a lot of motorcycles that are not comfortable for long highway trips but are still fun to own. I have had a couple of motorcycles that I never used for trips. I never took a trip on my FT500, for example, but I loved the thing and often rode it to work. I just used the twisty backroads.
Does it makes any sense to buy this or someone who loves his ride to be fule efficient is this motorcycle for them only and how does it ride on the highway
@@browngreen933 The Kawasaki doesn't have the neo retro aesthetic, but does have reputation for reliability and only weighs 367 lbs with a claimed 51hp.
@@CWjustindawes No problem. Just remember that the US military and NASA use metric system. Also, by using imperial you're alienating the audience of all countries expect 3.
@@BokoMoko65 no, BUT we have been around since 1962, I think we will be fine. And we do reach the entire world. I get your point, but we have found it's not a hinderance to our success.
For editorial integrity CW will not wear riding gear with a manufacturer's name on it-unless we are reviewing that gear separately. I declined the jacket. RE did offer to go shopping for me, but I also declined that.
Reasonable review, I just wish you yanks would get on with it without telling us your bloody life story. The British, Australian and even Indian reviews are better free from waffle.
Royal Enfield should have developed the 450 as a nice 315⁰ or a 270⁰,285⁰ crank twin . And it would make sense,make it look exactly as is the gorilla with a nice smooth two cylinder engine. It would have been intresting and bring life to small bike segment. Hope Norton builds a 450 twin either their own engine or take Aprilia or cf Motos twin 450 engine with a body style of a Vincent series A rapid from the 1930s with morden parts .
@@BlackHawkTejas who hurt you and y can't you enjoy better things in life . Your mentality is holding you back . U have Tejas in your name but u aren't willing to be brilliant . If royal enfield built a twin and platform share with others you will have parts and bikes that cost less. This bike has no similar parts in our market, it will be expensive as is.
@@browngreen933 a twin with that gorilla body style would have been an amazing bike with the same power output. As of now we already have the KTM, Bajaj , Triumph and Husqvarna making amazing single cylinder bikes . One more single cylinder bike makes no sense.
Next time mate, compare inches to metric on or off screen, whatever. If you want a wider audience, remember you guys are the last one still in imperial. The rest of the world is metric.
You need to look up it's meaning, here I'll do it for you. noun: guerilla "a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces." Similar to: freedom fighter, underground fighter, irregular soldier
450 single? Shit pass stop watchin after that, i this Point at least in the us if ur offering a 500cc twin and up just get an electric bike of scooter seriously not worth the expense of insurance or registration. Glad honda and kawi figured it out. 500cc twin bare minimum Guys dont le them fool u these are a waste of time
Jfc you're a negative nancy. Some of us want a nice affordable small street bike. Royal Enfield has been killing it the last couple of years. They have a niche that they're building in, and it's been great. If they made it a 500 or bigger then someone else would complain it's not a 650. If they made it a 650 someone else would complain.
@@DevDog67 bro! Take it from somene That has been riding for over 20 Yeara dont let the sales ppl trick u into buying the “starter” Its a trick! For u to come back in 3-6 months and buy another! Beliebe me this bike is a trick to keep u in the. Brand trade it in and buy another
I have seven bikes ride every day of the year for 40+ years and 4 of them are 500cc or under, never had a problem. You have been brain washed by the Japanese who, for years, deliberately kept releasing more powerful models so all the sheep and Sunday riders would upgrade. Most of them ride like A holes and will get hurt as they cannot handle the power.
Thanks. Good to see more and more choices for beginning riders.
According to the price and look, this should be a best seller. Nice video, just like always. Cheers.
Should of could of is not the point. A Standard model is welcome! Make it your own with the money you save.
What a good mindset. It's your bike, make it how you want it.
Exactly! And then these journalists say why bikes are becoming so expensive?
What does ‘should of could of’ mean?
@@neilwilson8811 he means should have could have.
We thought it would be a Scram but it is a Hunter.
Its supposed to be a "roadster", not a "scrambler". I guess they would launch a scrambler variant later.
Its absolutely neither of those!!!! It does look like a motorcycle though!
@@JohnTanner61 According to the tires and look it is both, a scrambler and a roadster. :)
"Super rad" you are aging yourself.
I would have said gnarly!
Yes this bike looks gnarly AF.
I'm 48 and not ashamed of it. My beard ages me more than the way I speak.
@@CWjustindawes He's from cali and rides a grom so ..
Gnarly!!! No its sick innit fam
@@leeinwis Stalker vibes.
I like the blue and white.
Coming to US? When?
Some needlessly harsh comments... enjoy the bike. enjoy your riding.
In the city, the suspension "is a tad bit harsh, but not bad." "Vibes in the tank and seat, but it's a single." Those don't seem like "needlessly harsh comments." They are realistic - which we don't usually benefit from in the typical, bunny rabbits-and-rainbows, "first ride" review.
Any comment about highway speeds? It should have enough power, but I wonder about gearing and vibration.
Vibration will be there for any single cylinder High capacity bike, be it Triumph or KTM or Kawasaki or anyone else, that's just the law of physics!
Some riders have pushed it beyond 150kmph & there is buzziness but not vibration!
@@BlackHawkTejas I had owned a Honda FT500 single for a number of years, so I am familiar with big singles. The Guerrilla has more power (the FT had about 33 at the crank), so I am not worried about that. The FT, however was designed to run smoothly at 55mph (90kph), which was the US national speed limit in the early 1980's, when the motorcycle was made. It was more buzzy when the local speed limit later increased up to 70mph (113kph).
The issue is how the Guerrilla would feel at typical US highway speeds. Often, there are ranges of engine speeds that are smoother than others. Depending on location, US highway speeds can be from 55mph (90kph) to 85mph (137 kph). In my area, around 70mph is more typical. I have had motorcycles that became uncomfortably buzzy at particular speeds and required a smaller rear sprocket for highway riding.
@@jfess1911 You nailed it. Bike has to be comfortable riding at 70 mph over long distances or it's pretty much worthless.
@@browngreen933 I wouldn't say "worthless", but not an all-around or do-it-all motorcycle. It would be limited, but still a good backroad toy or commuter bike. There are a lot of motorcycles that are not comfortable for long highway trips but are still fun to own.
I have had a couple of motorcycles that I never used for trips. I never took a trip on my FT500, for example, but I loved the thing and often rode it to work. I just used the twisty backroads.
@@browngreen933 this bike can run at 70mph no problem so what's the problem here
Service intervals? Is it like the Hunter?
Does it makes any sense to buy this or someone who loves his ride to be fule efficient is this motorcycle for them only and how does it ride on the highway
100kph - 60mph is at 5,000 rpm in top gear.
I'm thinking that a Kawasaki z500 is about the same price with better spec. However if R.E. is more your vibe then why not.
Vibration is what worries me. The Kawasaki twin engine might be smoother at highway speed.
@@browngreen933 The Kawasaki doesn't have the neo retro aesthetic, but does have reputation for reliability and only weighs 367 lbs with a claimed 51hp.
Also the Eliminator would be an option.
we may be interested in the bike but not your packing,plane trip,or hotel accomodation..what baloney
I want to own the bolt company lol. That engine has about 200 per side
Great report
Hint -> use the metric system next time ok? Ínstead of pounds and inches use kilograms and centimeters
Sorry, We are a US-based outlet, therefor we use imperial.
@@CWjustindawes No problem. Just remember that the US military and NASA use metric system. Also, by using imperial you're alienating the audience of all countries expect 3.
@@BokoMoko65 Until the US gets with it (which should have been a long time ago), it is what it is.
@@CWjustindawes Anything wrong about reaching a larger audience? Why settle for just 3 countries when you can reach the entire world?
@@BokoMoko65 no, BUT we have been around since 1962, I think we will be fine. And we do reach the entire world. I get your point, but we have found it's not a hinderance to our success.
I test riden 450 and husky 401. I ended up purchasing husqvarna 401
You tell this after 6 months
The other riders got riding gear complimentary from Royal Enfield.
For editorial integrity CW will not wear riding gear with a manufacturer's name on it-unless we are reviewing that gear separately. I declined the jacket. RE did offer to go shopping for me, but I also declined that.
@@CWjustindawes ah. So that was what happened behind the scenes 👍
@@kyakaruvlogs2784 We accept transportation and lodging as it would be cost prohibitive to the business to decline, to be totally transparent.
at around $6000, I prefer the Eliminator 500 of Kawasaki, it is more reliable than an Indian bike ....
Well in theory yes
All of this video, and the motorcycle model name never defined.
Guerrilla: "aggressive, radical, or unconventional"
Reasonable review, I just wish you yanks would get on with it without telling us your bloody life story. The British, Australian and even Indian reviews are better free from waffle.
A little vibey? At what speed? 50 mph? Does it rattle your teeth at 70 mph? Lots of blither blather but leaves out the most critical details. 😢
rather get a eliminator se
Royal Enfield should have developed the 450 as a nice 315⁰ or a 270⁰,285⁰ crank twin . And it would make sense,make it look exactly as is the gorilla with a nice smooth two cylinder engine.
It would have been intresting and bring life to small bike segment.
Hope Norton builds a 450 twin either their own engine or take Aprilia or cf Motos twin 450 engine with a body style of a Vincent series A rapid from the 1930s with morden parts .
How about you come back to reality & live in the real world! And then people like you complain why bikes are getting expensive!
@@BlackHawkTejas who hurt you and y can't you enjoy better things in life . Your mentality is holding you back . U have Tejas in your name but u aren't willing to be brilliant .
If royal enfield built a twin and platform share with others you will have parts and bikes that cost less. This bike has no similar parts in our market, it will be expensive as is.
Agree. A twin would make a smoother highway machine.
@@browngreen933 a twin with that gorilla body style would have been an amazing bike with the same power output.
As of now we already have the KTM, Bajaj , Triumph and Husqvarna making amazing single cylinder bikes . One more single cylinder bike makes no sense.
If Norton made a 450, which they won't, it would be about £9,000!?
Vibes, small fuel tank and snatchy throttle are a no go for me...
Hate the mono-shock and the huge rear wheel gap. This bike would look so much better with dual rear shocks -- like the Hunter.
Why?
Link your helmet bro😊
Shoei Glamster
The speed is sexier
Triumph is too small for anyone over 5'-8".
If l want a mini bike, ill buy a honda
Are you talking into your beard? Ha
Next time mate, compare inches to metric on or off screen, whatever. If you want a wider audience, remember you guys are the last one still in imperial. The rest of the world is metric.
Yet, we are a US outlet... Sorry. Until the US gets with it (which should have been a long time ago), it'll be imperial...
Low seat, higher foot pegs, only short people need apply.
I'm 6'1" and it's perfectly comfortable for me with the low seat, doesn't feel cramped in the slightest
@@GregSeed-gq5vi For the legs the inseam matters, mine is 36"
The tall seat does add a couple of inches, but I was not able to test it.
So what there are plenty of MASSIVE bikes out there go and buy one of them!
@@JohnTanner61 no there aren’t, that’s the problem.
Not crazy about the name...however, I am glad Enfield did not name it the "Chimp" or the "Ape".
Its named GEURilla not GORilla!
You need to look up it's meaning, here I'll do it for you.
noun: guerilla
"a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces."
Similar to: freedom fighter, underground fighter, irregular soldier
You could get one to upgrade your Honda Monkey.
Still a stupid name 😂
@@harryterezakis526How is it a stupid name? Just because you don't like it doesn't make it that. Its Guerrilla & not Gorilla!
450 single? Shit pass stop watchin after that, i this
Point at least in the us if ur offering a 500cc twin and up just get an electric bike of scooter seriously not worth the expense of insurance or registration. Glad honda and kawi figured it out. 500cc twin bare minimum
Guys dont le them fool u these are a waste of time
Jfc you're a negative nancy.
Some of us want a nice affordable small street bike. Royal Enfield has been killing it the last couple of years. They have a niche that they're building in, and it's been great.
If they made it a 500 or bigger then someone else would complain it's not a 650. If they made it a 650 someone else would complain.
@@DevDog67 bro! Take it from somene
That has been riding for over 20
Yeara dont let the sales ppl trick u into buying the “starter”
Its a trick! For u to come back in 3-6 months and buy another! Beliebe me this bike is a trick to keep u in the. Brand trade it in and buy another
@@gigi9467 It always comes down to what a user wants from their motorcycle.
@@tatasth8559 and how easily the salesman can convince you lol ask me how i know..
I have seven bikes ride every day of the year for 40+ years and 4 of them are 500cc or under, never had a problem. You have been brain washed by the Japanese who, for years, deliberately kept releasing more powerful models so all the sheep and Sunday riders would upgrade. Most of them ride like A holes and will get hurt as they cannot handle the power.