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Royal Enfield 500cc Electra EFI (Unit Const.) Tested by MCN

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  • #16
    Originally posted by arunmur View Post
    And yeah in India this bike will be one of the most advanced and the most powerful bike if ever sold here. I think Enfield can think of it in these lines.
    Hey arun,

    This engine will be, but in which bodyshell, fingers are still crossed on it. Earlier it was supposed to be Electra, but now we could be in for a surprise.

    Take care.

    Happy thumping,
    Prakhar

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    • #17
      please let it be the classic. military green....friggin awesome.

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      • #18
        Originally posted by pavanchirmade View Post
        please let it be the classic. military green....friggin awesome.
        it is expected to be classic. abut a month ago there were test runs conducted in gurgaon with a 350 cc UCE engine in a classic body though i do not have further details as to what were the cycle parts.
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        • #19
          Originally posted by blackfire_9 View Post
          Hey arun,

          This engine will be, but in which bodyshell, fingers are still crossed on it. Earlier it was supposed to be Electra, but now we could be in for a surprise.

          Take care.

          Happy thumping,
          Prakhar
          Well.. Thunderbird TwinSpark 500EFi
          god of destruction rides on his bull, the Nandi

          1992 Hercules Rockshocks (bicycle :P)
          1996 TVS XL 50
          1998 TVS SuperXL
          2001 Hero Honda Splendor
          2008 Royal Enfield Thunderbird TwinSpark

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          • #20
            Originally posted by arunmur View Post
            I dont think they dont change because they dont know how but i guess its because its existing owners will not buy if they change or improve their bike.

            The Bullet community is a different lot and they still get the kick from the old iron block and push rods. They are still cribbing on the introduction of the Aluminium blocks a unit construction will not go superb with them.

            But keeping that aside they could bring up a parallel much more mordern lineup and they could try solving some of the critical issues in its existing engines.
            I'm not talking about technology. I'm not telling them to replace Push-rods with over head cams. Its quality thats an issue and technology is not what I'm talking about. No Bullet lover will have a problem if quality is improved.

            When I mean quality, I'm talking about silly oil seals coming off, oil leaks, tappets popping off, and a million other niggles. The aluminium engines are not as reliable as the iron blocks although efficiency has improved by a huge margin. The tappet issue is more in the aluminium blocks.

            Like I said, if only quality could improve.
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            • #21
              Originally posted by silver_falcon_46 View Post
              I'm not talking about technology. I'm not telling them to replace Push-rods with over head cams. Its quality thats an issue and technology is not what I'm talking about. No Bullet lover will have a problem if quality is improved.

              When I mean quality, I'm talking about silly oil seals coming off, oil leaks, tappets popping off, and a million other niggles. The aluminium engines are not as reliable as the iron blocks although efficiency has improved by a huge margin. The tappet issue is more in the aluminium blocks.

              Like I said, if only quality could improve.
              Yes sir, thats precisely what i ment too by the last line. I have seen many more scarrier issues like Tappet jamming the engine at 60 kmph. Also the tappet seem to wear a bit too fast on the newer blocks.

              I dont know if anything was done when UCE contruction was done. Its going to be a lot more difficult with UCE to remove the entire tappet setup compared to the older engines. With the renown quality in all our FI bikes I dont know how it will be when it comes in the Enfield flavour.

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              • #22
                Originally posted by arunmur View Post
                Yes sir, thats precisely what i ment too by the last line. I have seen many more scarrier issues like Tappet jamming the engine at 60 kmph. Also the tappet seem to wear a bit too fast on the newer blocks.

                I dont know if anything was done when UCE contruction was done. Its going to be a lot more difficult with UCE to remove the entire tappet setup compared to the older engines. With the renown quality in all our FI bikes I dont know how it will be when it comes in the Enfield flavour.
                Yup, will be interesting to watch that. Hopefully the new hydraulic tappet solves the tappet issue? I have no idea. Twin Spark owners must speak.
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                • #23
                  Originally posted by UtpalDas View Post
                  Ride & Handling 2/5
                  It's definitely not a bike for long journeys or sustained top speed.
                  Tell this to the 60kph.com guyz
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                  Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by antz.bin View Post
                    Tell this to the 60kph.com guyz
                    +1!! You said it. What other alternative there is with us when it comes to hauling luggage and a$$?? And a proven one too!

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by soulonaroll View Post
                      +1!! You said it. What other alternative there is with us when it comes to hauling luggage and a$$?? And a proven one too!
                      I just do not agree with this thing. i am sure we do under stand that the review that we are talking about is done by MCN. these are the guys who also test and ride the big bikes like HAYABUSA, HD's, YAMAHA and all that literclass things. so a punny underpowers RE is what they think this is. the bike does not have any changes in the sitting stance. just just think about it
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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by desideep View Post
                        I just do not agree with this thing. i am sure we do under stand that the review that we are talking about is done by MCN. these are the guys who also test and ride the big bikes like HAYABUSA, HD's, YAMAHA and all that literclass things. so a punny underpowers RE is what they think this is. the bike does not have any changes in the sitting stance. just just think about it
                        Deep - I agree. But thats in their own context where RE isn't even considered as an option. The ground reality in India is hell different. We consider 27hp to be an extremely powerful engine in India! So the review doesnt really apply much to the Indian market and even if its underpowered for them, i've done Ladakh and come back impressed!!
                        Of course the quality is crap but its super cheap to fix things and move on. So i'm not cribbing.

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