Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Vs Harley-Davidson Street 750

[alanadavid]

What would you prefer? A new Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Vs 2016 Harley-Davidson Street 750 (used - 5873 miles)

[F5 Dave]

Golly. That's like asking; who would you rather marry? Rosanne Barr, or a man?

Go to the shop and tell them you want to try something you hadn't considered. Might be fun.

[Navy Boy]

Erm… They both have an upright riding position and an engine and wheels. As for things in common that's about it.

In other words you're not comparing apples with apples there. Personally I'd have the H-D as it has enough grunt to cruise at the open road speed limit with a fair bit in reserve - The R-E doesn't.

You need to decide what sort of riding you want to do and go from there. :confused:

[ellipsis]

Erm… They both have an upright riding position and an engine and wheels. As for things in common that's about it.

In other words you're not comparing apples with apples there. Personally I'd have the H-D as it has enough grunt to cruise at the open road speed limit with a fair bit in reserve - The R-E doesn't.

You need to decide what sort of riding you want to do and go from there. :confused:

...wot 'e said...

[pritch]

Alana,

There is reportedly a Covid enduced shortage of bikes in the country at the moment but things aren't that bad. There should be other suitable bikes out there.

[F5 Dave]

Can you still get GN250? Probably preferable to both. I mean buy the RE if you must have something antiquated but. . .dont go antiquated and crippled.

[ellipsis]

Can you still get GN250? Probably preferable to both. I mean buy the RE if you must have something antiquated but. . .dont go antiquated and crippled.

...dont be silly dave5...that is pure obfuscation of the facts as portrayed, by overly zealous, hd and trump haters...

[Laava]

Might find the RE easier to resell when the time comes?

[HenryDorsetCase]

I've ridden an HD Street 500 a fair bit (dont ask) and a RE bullet briefly. I have sat on the Street 750 but not ridden it. The Street 500 was way more comfortable to sit on than the 750. The 750 ergos are all wrong for me... something weird as fuck with in particular the footpeg placement. An HD Street Bob is way more comfortable for me (and 2.5x the price). The RE was "OK". If you want that old looking stuff have a loook for an SR400. I bought one a couple years ago and sold it within two months. Every km cost me $16. 23 hp is insufficient. The kickstart only starts out being "cool and charming" and rapidly turns into "fuck this its a ballache".

Do yourself a favour and buy an first or second Gen Triumph Street Triple. similar ergos (what we used to call "standard") but goes like fuck. Light weight, huge aftermarket. Reliable. Goes round corners, stops. Get the first model that has ABS (I think 2011 or something). You will be out the door well under ten grand and on a functionally much better motorcycle. Though if you are looking at Harleys you dont care how functional your motorcycle is, right?

[pete376403]

Do yourself a favour and buy an first or second Gen Triumph Street Triple. similar ergos (what we used to call "standard") but goes like fuck. Light weight, huge aftermarket. Reliable. Goes round corners, stops. Get the first model that has ABS (I think 2011 or something). You will be out the door well under ten grand and on a functionally much better motorcycle.

Timely. My son bought one of those yesterday and I rode it home for him. Exactly as you describe, reminded me of the Lucky Strike RGV he used to own but about twice the power.

[F5 Dave]

And what I ride having worked my way back down from 1100s 1050s, 900s etc.

[Laava]

Not so cool tho when you are doing your "distinguished gentlemans ride" though I spose?

[F5 Dave]

Must finish my Stinger and actually do one of those to see what they are all about I guess.

[RDJ]

I've ridden the Enfield and it is nice.

I have not ridden the Harley, and theoretically it's better but practically it's way more expensive.

I have ridden the Harley LiveWire and prefer them to both. But the LiveWire is shockingly expensive. But it is worth the price of admission. If you can afford it.

It be like

- marry the dyed blonde if it's all you can aspire to (Enfield).

- marry the aberrant redhead if you want better than a dye job, but less than the best (Street 750).

- marry the perfect 20th-century brunette if you want the very best and fastest that is right here, right now (LiveWire).

[240]

I've ridden the Enfield and it is nice.

I have not ridden the Harley, and theoretically it's better but practically it's way more expensive.

I have ridden the Harley LiveWire and prefer them to both. But the LiveWire is shockingly expensive. But it is worth the price of admission. If you can afford it.

It be like

- marry the dyed blonde if it's all you can aspire to (Enfield).

- marry the aberrant redhead if you want better than a dye job, but less than the best (Street 750).

- marry the perfect 20th-century brunette if you want the very best and fastest that is right here, right now (LiveWire).

Yeah but the fastest right now will be out of production in 3 years and give you Cancer of the nads.All this on top of being looking like a fag pulling into your Wellington Cafe.At least try and be bloke FFS

[pritch]

Yeah but the fastest right now will be out of production in 3 years and give you Cancer of the nads.All this on top of being looking like a fag pulling into your Wellington Cafe.At least try and be bloke FFS

You guys seem not to have noticed that the OP's name is Alana. She might not want to be a bloke.

[rastuscat]

Yeah but the fastest right now will be out of production in 3 years and give you Cancer of the nads.All this on top of being looking like a fag pulling into your Wellington Cafe.At least try and be bloke FFS

Yes, my thoughts. I do wonder how long HD can last given that they have lost their way.

[F5 Dave]

Well, quite. They did have some innovative ideas and were market driven leaders. I think they got a bit lazy getting the army contracts of 2nd world war and it's been distinctly downhill since then.

[rastuscat]

https://youtu.be/EOwxxsPaogY

A summary of HDs status.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I want a road legal XR750. Under 200kg wet, around 80-100hp, sticky tyres. No frills.

I would have to build it. and I dont have time or inclination.

[Jeeper]

Yes, my thoughts. I do wonder how long HD can last given that they have lost their way.HD's been lost for last 50 years now. They'll manage to find enough support somehow to survive.

[Laava]

Surely they can just add some cubes to their current models?😁😁😁

[pete376403]

I want a road legal XR750. Under 200kg wet, around 80-100hp, sticky tyres. No frills.

I would have to build it. and I dont have time or inclination.

I wonder how hard it would be to put two front heads on a sportster, to make an XR look-alike, while leaving it at 883 (getting it down to 750 would be difficult if your name isn't Alan Millyard).

[pete376403]

I want a road legal XR750. Under 200kg wet, around 80-100hp, sticky tyres. No frills.

I would have to build it. and I dont have time or inclination.

I wonder how hard it would be to put two front heads on a sportster, to make an XR look-alike, while leaving it at 883 (getting it down to 750 would be difficult if your name isn't Alan Millyard).

[F5 Dave]

An Evo 1340 put out just over 50hp at the rear wheel. 100hp from a 750 would be the 30k S&S kit and 750 would be well north of that too.
Light the fuse and stand well back.

[F5 Dave]

Yeah but the fastest right now will be out of production in 3 years and give you Cancer of the nads.All this on top of being looking like a fag pulling into your Wellington Cafe.At least try and be bloke FFS

Yeah. Real men ride slow noisy bikes and tell themselves how they are such badass bikers and everyone else is a homo. Whatever that is.

[Swoop]

What would you prefer? A new Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Vs 2016 Harley-Davidson Street 750 (used - 5873 miles)
Definately the Royal Enfield.

That would mean NOT having to purchase all the arse-less HD branded "chaps", g-string underwear, emboidered bags, boots and all the other nonsense. Also not having to get the obligatory Harley-Fergusson tatoo and become a portable marketing ambassador of their psyche.


RE. Get on and just ride.

[Bonez]

What would you prefer? A new Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Vs 2016 Harley-Davidson Street 750 (used - 5873 miles)
Neither. Get a Royal Enfield 650 twin.

Good evening you moaning KB Knitting Circle Ladies. Is your ignore function working correctly?:lol:

Oh and please do keep listening to those angy little voice in your heads. It's a great source of amusement.

[bert_is_evil]

I've ridden one of the streets and it's an absolute piece of disastrous fucking garbage. At least the Enfield looks cool, albeit in a couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding kind of way.

[Hoonicorn]

My money is on the Harley, because 'Merica! Harley riders can be a little elitist, so a Street won't earn you much credit in the HD community, the RE won't earn you credit from them either, but at least you won't have to live up to others expectations and that's what rebellion is all about, right? A new RE would have a warranty and some piece of mind...



What would you prefer? A new Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Vs 2016 Harley-Davidson Street 750 (used - 5873 miles)

...but I prefer neither and would get an XSR700.

[F5 Dave]

Yeah. Rebellion ordered from a glitzy lifestyle catalog. So your rebellion can be just a little bit customised (from set of fixed options). :Punk:

Harley.
Expensive, heavy, not very advanced bikes, for not very advanced bikers.

[scumdog]

Neither. Get a Royal Enfield 650 twin.

Good evening you moaning KB Knitting Circle Ladies. Is your ignore function working correctly?:lol:

Oh and please do keep listening to those angy little voice in your heads. It's a great source of amusement.


As a former multi Harley owner and current Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 owner I would (narrowly) recommend a 650 Interceptor and agree with Bonez comment.

Despite being LAMS approved they have adequate power and handle quite well - they're 6-speed but still accelerate in that gear.

Went to R-E for a change and also because the Electraglide was getting to be a bit of a handfull two-up with gear when manoeuvering at low speeds, And CG couldn't even get the HD off its stand let alone ride it - but she loves her Interceptor!

Paid around $10,500 for each bike (new) and three years warranty and roadside assistance thrown in.

[scumdog]

Yeah. Rebellion ordered from a glitzy lifestyle catalog. So your rebellion can be just a little bit customised (from set of fixed options). :Punk:

Harley.
Expensive, heavy, not very advanced bikes, for not very advanced bikers.

But also fun and great for winding up non HD owners.

Despite the jokes the only 'breakdown' I had was a from pulley backing off - still rode the 650+km home OK and then fixed it.

(OK I did have a multi thousands of miles imported iron-head '81 Sportster that burnt an exhaust valve in my early newby days but I was expecting 'something' to happen due to the agesnmf condition of that bike!)

[ellipsis]

Went to R-E for a change and also because the Electraglide was getting to be a bit of a handfull two-up with gear when manoeuvering at low speeds,

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...gettin past it is a cunt innit...and you can shove wisdom, experience and having been there , up your arse...


...youth is the answer to all us worn out, cunts, problems eh...dunno if I'd want to go back and do it all again...once was enough...

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[scumdog]

Filled both REs the other day after 130km trip, took 5.6 litres to fill them.

I figure that's something like 68mpg (for the old buggers -young ones will just have to figure it out!)

[F5 Dave]

They will just talk into thier phones and have an answer :bleh:

[FJRider]

Filled both REs the other day after 130km trip, took 5.6 litres to fill them.

I figure that's something like 68mpg (for the old buggers -young ones will just have to figure it out!)

You're a bit out with your figures ... it only 65.57592962335 mpg ... :innocent:

[scumdog]

You're a bit out with your figures ... it only 65.57592962335 mpg ... :innocent:


C'mon, I DID say 'something like'! (calculated in my head):laugh:

[FJRider]

C'mon, I DID say 'something like'! (calculated in my head):laugh:

An (ex) cop not accurate with figures ... :mellow:

[GrayWolf]

What would you prefer? A new Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Vs 2016 Harley-Davidson Street 750 (used - 5873 miles)

I'd wait, the new Bullets are being 'tested' in India right now, a Cruiser (two versions) and a new Bullet/classic using the new 650 donk. Will be better price, and I'd guess more useable than the HD, and remember BOTH are made in India.

[Gonzo TR1]

As others have said, go the RE 650, they have very few issues compared with the other 2 options...And it was almost completely Developed in England, by some of the Worlds best, both frame and engine. When you get bored, throw an 860-kit on it and relive your youth. As an aside, I thought Harleys were made in Thailand along with Triumphs ? Did you buy yet ?