I inherited a 1950 Royal Enfield 500 twin from my late father and I’m hoping to find someone in the Wellington region who can get it up and running for me and who can introduce me to how to care for a 70 year old bike. I suspect it’s quite different to my CB900.
It looks to be complete, other than that it is missing a battery and the rear light and cover has come off at some point. The side stand is a bit dicky too. But it turns over ok, although I don’t think I’ve ever seen it run.
My father was very passionate about classic bikes and had a garage full of them before he passed away from cancer a few years ago. He allegedly got the RE when he was 12, and whilst it wasn’t as rare as some of the other bikes he had (several Velocettes and a Rudge he never got to finish), I am hoping to get this up and running and try and keep the memory going.
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