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That's brilliant. I wish I'd thought of that. I'll remember for next time though.

Thanks, I appreciate it! I think on a stock C350, it's not really necessary at all, but it looks great on the dash.

Hahahahahaha I was a bit of a yoga show. It definitely would have been easier with a second pair of hands.

Goldstar 650? Buy a cheap Ali ex platform jack.... It turns a pain in the ass job ,,,into job done easily

@LumpyCarbs One shock at a time was my plan, but the fact that the new shocks were 20mm shorter threw that plan out the window. I didn't mention it on video but you couldn't get the swing arm to line up for the first shock.

@@thegilamonsterrides that explains everything

Thanks man! It's really well made! The kit from Hitchcocks makes it easy in the sense that it's a simple install, it just takes patience and some serious manual dexterity to get things unscrewed and screwed back together

Doing the tach takes over an hour for a 10 minute job. 😆 A couple more videos in the editing pipeline already.

No more electronics to install on the classic 350. Couple more videos in the editing pipeline to come.

You got it! I'll add that to the to do list 😁

Agreed, that sounds like an interesting book!

Couple weekends from now!!

I think you and I have been chatting about this on Facebook? Main concern with the 500 kit is that the manufacturer of the kit states you must use 100RON fuel in it to prevent knocking or lower the compression by way of modification to the head or otherwise. 100RON is roughly the equivalent of 95 octane in the US. I don't have access to that nor do I want to deal with using octane boosters all the time. However, Baxter Cycles just did a 500 kit on a Hunter and didn't seem to have issues with 91 octane. That bike did have to be started with the bike rolled to just past TDC. The starter had issues with full compression. Since my Classic 350 is close to being a daily rider, I chose to get the 410 kit and not have to worry about those issues.

Oh man, I hate import fees and all that. At least Himalayan Tools is there in India. It's too bad they don't make a cam for the bike. Are there any local dealers that work with Hitchcock's?

The short answer is yes, but I have a lot of mixed feelings about it. Perhaps if they'd called it the Shotgun Classic 😁. Maybe I should do a video with my thoughts this week.

@@thegilamonsterrides I think you should 😁 and while you are at it how about the new bear 650 check it out also

@@richard2951960 Thanks mate! I am hot-rodding my Classic but because I can and it's fun for me to tinker with my bikes, not because I feel like it really needs it. Although I will say, since I did all the electronic mods and the intake/exhaust, it's even more fun for me. Check out the "She's got legs" update video where I talk about that.

@@richard2951960 Oh and Check out Forgotten Motorcycles, Fuzzy rides a 500 (477cc) Hunter. Baxter Cycles big bored it with a kit from the same company I bought my 410cc kit from.

@@TictacAddict1 Hey Tic Tac! Thanks for coming over to take a look! I have the Classic 350 and Interceptor, wish I had a Himalayan! Lol.

Hmmm you made me really think about this one. I don't see hills being a problem with power or fueling, hills are about gearing. I have to downshift on hills to some extent no matter what bike I'm riding or it's HP/torque figures. Top gear in almost any manual transmission is not meant for long (especially steep) hills. A bigger bore may help a little bit not as much as if we could increase the stroke of these bikes, increased stroke = more torque.

Thinking about it more though, I do feel like since I've done the mods I'm less likely to downshift on certain hills or I may make it up the hill farther before needing to, so the increased air flow and fueling definitely helps.

Thanks for your reply. I think going forward, I'm just going to do the big bore kit and upgrade to the fuelx-pro+. See how that goes. Avoid ecu upgrades for the time being. This bike is a joy to ride. Its my scooting about and back roads cruiser. I don't need a lot of speed, so it being Speed limited isn't an issue. And yeah, I hear why put that money into it, buy a bigger cc bike. I could, but it wouldn't be the same. I like this bike, its just a underpowered. Anyway, ill be looking forward to seeing your future upgrades.

Say wasn't HT looking to do a cam too?

@thegilamonsterrides I don't believe so.

As fast as these potholed and rough roads around here allow, lol. I'm only half joking.

Thanks man, I'm getting creative with it

Cheers, mate! I hope you liked it!

Hahahahaha, I get zapped back to 1955!!

Thanks!!

That's what the Fuel X Pro Plus and Powertronics are for, it running on a new map from the Powertronics, their Race 2 map. Soon I'll get to fine tuning it.

@@thegilamonsterrides Still with a rev limiter. If you listen to all the mods that have been added to 350's, Pro plus, exhaust, air filter, camshaft, it's still only knocking 80mph, and there's loads of rev left in it. The only consideration is, how good are those valve springs, I reckon mapped properly it'll pull an easy 90mph when required.... And like any fast four stroke engine, it's the up and down bits you have to be careful with, valves and springs.... I had a 350 XL Honda engine in a grass bike, it would pull a ton easy..... Yoshimura cam and a Mugen exhaust... bits of tuning and bingo..... 350's are capable....

I made an attempt to mount the new silencer last night, but I need to expand the inlet just a tad, so I'm buying an expander this week. It looks really cool mounted though 😎.

They're Norman Hyde M-bars (replicas).

We're about the same exact size! The Classic is such a fun and forgiving bike. What a wonderful birthday present to give yourself. Which color will you get?

Everything is correct my friend. You need to give yourself good gifts for your birthday! I will be 60 years old in February 2025. My wife said to me, "Vlad, what do you want for your anniversary?" I answered, "Royal Enfield". She said, "But you already have a new Yamaha 250 Serow". I said, "Then think of something and leave me alone". And how do you think it all ended? I have a new burgundy "Royal Enfield Bullet 350" in my garage!!! I love my wife very much. She is so good! Russian wives love their men very much and try for us..... 😁

My latest episode is up, it's not really a tutorial but I just talk about adding the electronic mods and the exhaust and show a bit of that initial test drive after. I'll do a quick update here in the next couple days and to how it's been.

😂😂😂😂 very very soon. I got most of the performance mods on this past weekend. That's the latest video. I hope to get a few more things on this weekend. The paint for the fenders and tank will be a big one...not sure how soon I can make that happen.

That's an awesome question Richard, they do seem like they'd overlap in duties right? This is from their FAQs page: "FuelX is a fuel optimizer which is not majorly into improving the performance of the motorcycle instead it focuses on refining and enhancing the motor to ensure it runs smooth and happy PowerTRONIC is a piggyback ECU, its major role is to improves the over all performance of the motorcycle by controlling fueling and ignition" "Will FuelX need PowerTRONIC ECU to function? No! FuelX is designed to run with or witout PowerTRONIC. FuelX can be used as a standalone module and also in conjunction with PowerTRONIC ECU We recommend you to use both FuelX and PowerTRONIC for better results by having a proper balance between performance and refinement " I could have simply gone with the Powertronics, but I had bought the Fuel X Pro Plus first. Then Race Dynamics had a good sale on the Powertronics. I'd like to be able to show the people who watch this channel if the claims in the company's FAQs seem true or not. I also go more into this subject in the performance show and tell episode I released a few weeks ago.

@thegilamonsterrides Thanks for this, I guess the FuelX is right for the basic mods and the Powertronic for the big bore and cam

Powertronics could be if you just want to have more performance and fine tune better. I'm not an expert but I'll be sharing my journey on learning to use it.

It's really crazy too because a lot of people feel like it's a waste to invest the money into a much less expensive bike, but to my mind that's backwards. Buying a used Classic 350 allowed me to invest all the money I saved back into the bike. I've spent a lot on my Classic but really it's about the same as if I'd bought it new here in AZ with the way dealer fees are around here.

It was quirky right at the start, but I think after a couple miles it all settled out. I've done 50 miles of interstate since I recorded the video and it went brilliant, although I'll be happy to get that 16t front sprocket on to help lower the revs. I don't think I'm too close to redline but the bike is definitely working its butt off 😆

I got the seat off of eBay and I will say that it was quite challenging to put on without instructions. It does raise the seat up approximately 50 mm. I ended up ordering 4-in Springs to replace the 5-in Springs that came with the seat and also redrilled the front bracket to lower it 25 mm at the front to match the back. I believe if you search for a company called sparzo's along with the terms classic 350 sprung seat you may be able to find it. Thanks for watching and the compliments!

Pretty soon, I'll have to plan out a weekend to get it done.

I hope you do get it soon too! They are so much fun.

@@Mike-j9q8z Thanks Mike! I'll be looking for a second Classic 350 this next year I think. I'm looking for it to be my "dual-sport" Classic for off pavement adventures.

Awesome, thank you!

The Scram is a great bike! Riding around Spain must be awesome!!

Thanks Lee! That reminds me of a Kiwi couple that shipped their Honda Groms to the US to ride across the entire country. It was a really inspiring RUclips series.

Indeed, I kinda like the Classic 650 but I still just see it as a Classy Shotgun.

How's the road been? I need to install the decat exhaust this weekend, got all the electrics in this past weekend. Then I need to go for some shake down riding.

It's in the process right now. Did some work this weekend and I hope to get a video out soon.

I agree and disagree with you. I think that all depends on your needs and circumstances. By and large I think there's no need really. For cities and two lane highways, it's just fine. Plenty of people have done rather long touring trips on them without issue. That said, I'm attempting to add about ten extra horses to mine. We'll see if I'm successful.

I hope you get to!!!

It is a brilliant little machine isn't it 😀?

Thanks Nick...started tearing her apart today and got a good ways before I had to quit.

Ride safe!

Wow, thanks for sharing that. I hadn't heard of Genuine before, but I do know the Honda is based on. That's super cool. With me owning an Interceptor already it might be a little redundant for me to pick up a Genuine, but I do like it.

@@thegilamonsterridesit’s a Chinese rebadged Shineray 400 based on the old Honda twinport single. There are many rebadged version in Europe. Mash being one example. I had the Herald Classic 400 variant in UK

Heck yeah!! I'm glad I got in a ride up the mountain weekend before last since it dumped snow this past weekend.

Sounds good! You ever go to Gearshifters?