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Re: Royal Enfield

Postby v8vega » Thu Dec 03, 2020 10:54 am

Somebody went to a lot of work to make that. Clever frame design. Must be a bear to pedal with the high rolling resistance of those big tires. Those tires aren't cheap.

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Re: Royal Enfield

Postby rogruth » Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:04 am

v8vega wrote:Somebody went to a lot of work to make that. Clever frame design. Must be a bear to pedal with the high rolling resistance of those big tires. Those tires aren't cheap.

Maybe it has those hidden motors that some racers have used.
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Re: Royal Enfield

Postby healey36 » Wed Apr 06, 2022 1:02 pm

Pope motorcycle and rider at Maryland's old Laurel Speedway, November 25, 1915:

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Pope manufactured motorcycles and mopeds at their plant in Westfield, Massachusetts, 1902-1918 (according to the Wik). At one time their Model L was the fast production bike in the world.

Note the pedals; was this common for motorcycles of the era, or is this a moped, also manufactured by Pope (although much later)?

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Re: Royal Enfield

Postby robert. » Wed Apr 06, 2022 6:15 pm

They became Columbia bicycle. If you look at that motorcycle. you'll notice it has overhead valves. I have a pair of those heads. My dream was to buld a bike around them. Then i realized what it would cost! Now i keep parading the pair in front of a guy that needs them. He is so damn cheap. That he won't pay $5,000 for the pair. When finished his bike will be $90-100,000.
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Re: Royal Enfield

Postby healey36 » Sun Aug 21, 2022 6:58 am

Motorcyclists at Vale, Oregon, July 4, 1941:

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What is the contraption made of pipe on the bike in the foreground?

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Re: Royal Enfield

Postby robert. » Sun Aug 21, 2022 10:30 am

Stunt bike for a drill team. The guy driving it climbs up and balances himself. Sometimes three people hang from it. I’ll look for some other photos. Bud Ekins, I believe.
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Re: Royal Enfield

Postby healey36 » Thu Oct 06, 2022 9:06 pm

The local Harley dealer is now also a dealer for Royal Enfield. It’s a bit jarring to see the two makes side by side.

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Re: Royal Enfield

Postby healey36 » Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:57 pm

Old guy down the street just bought a new motorcycle, a BMW GTL 1600. Seemed nice enough if you’re walking around the house lighting your cigar with hundred-dollar bills, but all the fiberglass or carbon fiber bits looks a bit silly to me. The thing that stunned me a bit was that it’s packing a transverse-mounted 1.6 liter inline-six...holy crap, when did they start putting six-cylinder plants in motorcycles? I’ve not been paying attention, perhaps for quite some time.

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Re: Royal Enfield

Postby Mitch » Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:20 pm

Don't know how to break this to ya healey, but look up the Honda Gold Wing. It comes with a water-cooled 6 cyl, and has been available for years. Drive shaft, of course. No chain. Smooth as silk.
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Re: Royal Enfield

Postby healey36 » Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:07 am

Briefly jointly-owned a 1000cc Suzuki some 25 years ago; that had a 4-cyl water-cooled plant. It was a scary beast that we jettisoned in short order for fear of personal safety, lol. Never realized there were more than 4-cyl motors in motorcycles. We still have a rarely-ridden Honda Rebel of 450cc 2-cyl...plenty enough for me back when I was still riding.

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Re: Royal Enfield

Postby v8vega » Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:20 am

I had a Honda CRX car 1600, also a Honda Del Sol car1600 it had 160 HP.


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