Royal Enfield

[kevfromcoro]

Did a quick search,, and didnt find anything..so hope this subject hasnt been posted before..
Was in Wangamata last week and spots an old bike across the road.
Looked in good cond..turned out to be an old Royal Enfield..250 i think.
5 mins latter another one turns up..another minter.the guy gets off and goes into a shop,,heres me perving on the bike and the owner comes out.. and says....well,,have u figured out whats different.
well it turned out to be a diesel.450cc. single.1999.but still had the old look. he bought it in from India.sure sounded different...150 MPG.
Turned out there was a Enfield rally on..and about 20 of these bikes turned up.

[Edbear]

There're a lot of them around these days. The importer is in Albany and you can buy them new for around $8k. Most are the 500cc models, but last time I spoke to him he said they were hoping to get a few of the diesel's in.

Not sure about road tax for them, does anyone know if they are exempt?

[kevfromcoro]

Not sure about the road tax...its the one thing i didnt ask him
recond it cost him a fortune to get compliance and vinned.
also told me that the crate had a bit of moss on it ...from India
cost him $500 for MAF to burn it.

[mynameis]

Useless fact about Royal Enfield: all the tanks are hand painted

Yeah I've been watching Doco too much

[woodboats]

Great looking aren't they?
Built very robust to handle Indian roads and conditions.
When I can afford it I plan on getting a 500 Bullet to add to the stable.
Pretty well the same 1955 model with some modern improvements. You get to ride a "newish" classic with all the feel of the original bikes.