I wonder how...

[Taz]

a Royal Enfeild Bullet would go as an adventure bike?? With minor mods of course. I reckon they'd be able to go most places my 525 could but maybe not at the same pace. You could easily scrambler-ise one I'm sure. Might sell the Guzzi and try it?......... Hmmmm.

[.chris]

a Royal Enfeild Bullet would go as an adventure bike?? With minor mods of course. I reckon they'd be able to go most places my 525 could but maybe not at the same pace. You could easily scrambler-ise one I'm sure. Might sell the Guzzi and try it?......... Hmmmm.

I considered that too, my friends dad had one, I took it for a quick ride and soon gave up on that idea, they are pretty tame bikes.
Not much going on in the engine department. On the bright side they do have a nice low center of gravity and you can easily reach the ground.

I think I am going to stick to the *find a cheap R80/R100 GS/Basic* plan.

[Taz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmZJ_...eature=related


And this one. I liked the bit at magnetic hill (around the 6 min mark)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8689F_cDllE

[.chris]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmZJ_...eature=related

rivercrossings with low slung exhausts, they must be rentals.

[Night Falcon]

Hoooody CT 110....go anywhere.....do anything.....oily rag only for fuel......and you can take your mail wid char

[Motu]

We used to take our British singles everywhere off road....places I wouldn't take a dirt bike today.Low compression and big heavy flywheels gave traction without wheelspin,and a manual advance lever was a help too.Weight and ground clearance are the only problems.

[Ixion]

What the BMW-perverting gentleman said. I've ridden off road on big singles.They work pretty well, Usually the 350 was better than the 500, lighter . You need to gear them well down, and like B-P-G says, you really really need a manual A&R (mind you that goes for the road, too- worst days work ever the AAR) .

Need to think of them in a trials-like context, not Moto-X EDIT: I had a B40, that was really good off road, cos it was a 350 based on a 250, not a 500.

[Motu]

The heavy flywheels are seriously good in slippery stuff,just the same as a 2 stroke trials bike.First time I took my B31 into a paddock as a 16 year old I was sitting still spinning up the back wheel...one hand,looking down at the back wheel spitting out grass,choice.Then I shut the throttle - and the bike took off!!! Same approach at a climb as a 2 stroke trials bike - hit it hard,then shut the throttle as you go up....the heavy flywheels just carry you up with no wheelspin.If you need to apply power,retard the ign so the power impulse is less.Just like Sammy on GOV132.Pity my TLR200 doesn't do it like that.

[Taz]

I just like the look of them and people the world over seem to take them to places that they were never designed to go. 22bhp wouldn't get ya any speedin tickets either. Wonder if I could live with one on a long ride around the country? Did I mention cheap parts?

[Motu]

Are you one of those boring people who takes bikes where they are supposed to go? That's the whole point of going off road...to push some shit box to where it shouldn't be!

[PeteJ]

Here's mine - a 2003 350 with the electronic ignition (huuuuge advantage) rebuilt with bolt-ons in 2007, together with a couple of the other semi-adventure bikes from the shed:



They'd just all been out spearfishing.

Goes well. Even manages farm tracks, despite it still having road gearing.

Here it is with its housemate, the GT6, that it wants to mate with and make sidecars.



Note the English rego plate, specially adapted so no-one posts us speeding tickets. There are other reasons they don't, of course...

[Cary]

See, most people buy a bike to make the riding easier........

You'd get the 'Real Man' award for doing 42nd/Fishers Track on one thats for sure.

Saw the ad for one in Kiwi Rider and thought to myself now that would make an interesting bike to own.

[Padmei]

When I was looking for my first 'adult' bike I looked at them.
They were very cool - not particular intimidating to ride & the amount of classic looking accessories you could buy really cheap was astounding.

I test rode a 500 up in Auckland. I kept pushing down the gearlever further into 4th gear to slow down for the first 10mins

I looked up the guy who does Enfield tours in India. He, then, used to buythem, strip off all the crap bits (including cheap chrome) & replace with better bits, tour for a year then bring them over here & flick them off.
They were going for not a lot less than a new one but he insisted they would be a better bike. He was even going to make up a cafe racer model for me however I went with a very cheap GB400 instead.

As an adventure bike I reckon they'd perform really well

I saw a Enfield today in fact with a Cosy sidechair attached. A classic

I would suggest to anyone looking out there looking at older BMWs to reassess their needs.They are extremely expensive to buy parts & working on them is best left to a mechanic. There are a great deal of older Japanese bikes that are just as if not more attractive & better value for money. Steer clear I say

[Box'a'bits]

I would suggest to anyone looking out there looking at older BMWs to reassess their needs.They are extremely expensive to buy parts & working on them is best left to a mechanic. There are a great deal of older Japanese bikes that are just as if not more attractive & better value for money. Steer clear I say

Not shy of being contraversial are you. Yes older airhead BMWs are becoming expensive, because there is good demand for them (especially the GS's & G/Ss), & they are becoming rarer. Demand is a function of their rep for longevity. And for the older road models, some fads for converting to cafe racers. And you can still get parts for them, but generally I would go to a specialist parts dealer for these. Say Motobins or Motorworks in the UK. I don't really thinks parts for them are expensive. Very easy to work on.

Getting back on topic, Andy did you see Chanderjeets bikes over on Advrider? Especially the one he has converted for d.s purposes.

[Taz]

Getting back on topic, Andy did you see Chanderjeets bikes over on Advrider? Especially the one he has converted for d.s purposes.

I'll take a look. Thanks.