Winter Ride on Royal Enfield's 650 Super Meteor...What did i think of it?

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  • Опубликовано: 11 дек 2024

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  • @campfire52
    @campfire52 Год назад +4

    Very nice ride and review Dickie. Thank you for allowing us to join you on your little adventure into the beautiful countryside that surrounds you. See you on the next one.

  • @JMoroccoMisterBoy
    @JMoroccoMisterBoy Год назад +1

    Tks. much.

  • @lesalley2086
    @lesalley2086 Год назад +2

    Nice review Dickie, love the sound of the 270 degree crank, I feel you covered all the bases for me.

  • @stevecoppin4278
    @stevecoppin4278 Год назад +1

    Good Morning Dickie , Brilliant review of the super meteor 650 , a very good friend of mine had the yamaha xs 650 us custom model back in the day , looking forward to your next ride out tbh as your video's are getting better with each one you do , so as always take care & ride safe

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад

      Thanks Steve.. I’ll get my audio sorted eventually 😄👍

  • @BlackdogADV
    @BlackdogADV 11 месяцев назад

    I bought a new 2022 Interceptor a few days ago. I’m 74 and the Meteor looks appealing, I might consider one when I get old. Also I bought a new Yamaha 650 back around 1975. Mine was a standard bike possibly an XT or something like that, I can’t remember.

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  11 месяцев назад

      Hi Blackdog… The interceptor is a lovely bike and would of been my choice from that model platform.. Mind you the shotgun 650 will be hitting the dealerships imminently which is a interesting twist on both interceptor and meteor..With a few tweeks I’d probably go for that one.. They’re testing it all over RUclips at the moment..Reckon your Yam was probably an XS2 …. Thanks for watching my stuff and Take care 👍

  • @mauricejohnston8454
    @mauricejohnston8454 Год назад +2

    Definitely maybe on my next bike list.. Great video enjoying your vlogs

  • @WiltshireMan
    @WiltshireMan Год назад

    Lovly video Dickie, very interesting to hear about the old barn:)

  • @24sport
    @24sport 11 месяцев назад +1

    I put the blue boar on my ride out list 👍

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  11 месяцев назад

      It’s a really nice pub.. Some interesting memorabilia on the wall out back..👍

  • @tomd2648
    @tomd2648 Год назад

    Great review ! Interesting story about the stable block , sent me on a google search ,it’s in the Currahee military museum in Toccoa GA..maybe I’ll get to visit some day. Thanks Dickie .

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад +2

      Hi Tom.. I am planning a more in-depth vlog on Easy Company of the 506th.. Aldbourne where they lived for a while…there training grounds around here.. and some of the airfields they used..Finishing off at Upottery Airfield in Devon where they took off for the D-Day drop zone…Thanks Tom 👍ATB

  • @simonwiltshire
    @simonwiltshire Год назад

    That looks like a write little beefcake, i like everything royal enfield are making, great bikes and they all seem to run and ride realy well, cheers for showing it to us.

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад

      Your very welcome Simon .. Don’t think Royal Enfield make a bike I don’t like ..👍

  • @colinstares6207
    @colinstares6207 Год назад +1

    Good review Dickey, it looks like a neat capable bike👍😎

  • @garphykeks
    @garphykeks Год назад +1

    Loved it bro! Just a perfect mix of tech and gut feel😉 KTF🙏

  • @barryconway
    @barryconway Год назад

    Another good review, sir. Thank you. And well done Biketreads for letting you loose on it. What’s next, I wonder?

  • @cbrider726
    @cbrider726 Год назад +1

    Hi Dickie . i have been looking at the Meteor lovley bike . I am now 64 and have ridden everything at this point but i think that the whole Enfield range is great value for money . Well built and with a 3 year warranty you cant go wrong . The only issue that i have found is the re sale value is very poor so it would have to be a keeper . 👍👍👍👍

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад

      The build quality is right up there.. I agree with you with resale prices.. Watch what will happen with the 411s when the new 450 Himi hits the showrooms …👍ATB

  • @Bob-oo7sm
    @Bob-oo7sm Год назад +1

    another great video dicky.your right about the euro 5 being lean.my Himalayan was the same until I fitted a fuelx .

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  11 месяцев назад

      Fitted a Fuel Booster Plug on my Euro 4 ... It ran too rich in cold weather....

  • @chrissteer9215
    @chrissteer9215 Год назад

    Very interesting Dickie I like the sound of it a nice little cruising bike👍

  • @pauloakes5718
    @pauloakes5718 Год назад

    Thanks👍

  • @Turnbull62
    @Turnbull62 Год назад

    As someone who had the xs250se and the xs650se, I always reckoned back then (early eighties) if I could have had the copyright on the xs650 I would have done what Enfield are doing now. Cafe racer, standard bike , cruiser, tourer and off road all based on the same engine & chassis. Obviously still waiting on an off road version of the interceptor.
    Agree the USD front suspension would probably have suited the Continental more the the Super Meteor.
    Another new sub, over from Sandy’s channel. 😉

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад +1

      Yep.. The XS650 is a lovely engine..Don’t think they’d get through emissions nowadays as a current motor.. I’m waiting for the interceptor based street scrambler as well….That’ll be the icing on the cake I reckon..👍ATB

  • @oscartravis5740
    @oscartravis5740 Год назад

    Looks wise it's another bike keying into the US market, definitely prefer the the GT and Interceptor for styling. Not a fan of those circular controls by the grips either! It seems to ride along nicely though. With a screen it'd make a great tourer.

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад

      The Cruiser market has been with us along time now … I really like the looks of the interceptor and the engine is a peach.. But if I was going to do a lot of touring I think I’d opt for the Super Meteor and maybe change it a little to suit my personal taste…👍

  • @catherineclifford-u8z
    @catherineclifford-u8z Год назад

    Nice ride 😉

  • @terrygreen9107
    @terrygreen9107 Год назад

    Enjoyed the video looks alot of bike for the money, cheers Dickie 👍🏍

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад

      I think so..👍 Sorry about the crap audio ( again) ..I will get it right 😄

  • @BillBailey-x2h
    @BillBailey-x2h Год назад

    Good review Dickie. Really interesting to see this. Forks, you're dead right.. flip em back. and controls on the front bar... wow.. on a cheap food blender fine. Need better switchgear on a bike. All in all seems a good solid,cheap base for customizing. Bit of brass in amongst that black colour scheme might lift her a bit. Have you managed to get a go on the 450 himalayan yet?

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад +1

      I agree with you.. You could play with it and have a great looking bike with that great motor.. I’d put 2 inches of stretch on the swing arm 🪓😄… The 450s aren’t in the dealerships yet but I’ve discussed doing a head to head with my 411.. 👍

  • @eddiedog1
    @eddiedog1 Год назад

    Was looking forward to this but the audio is terrible... great looking bike

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад

      I know Eddie.… It was crap .. I’m going to have to buy some decent mic’s.. It’s a learning curve at the moment..What works and what doesn’t work and where to put the dam things 😄👍

  • @lyndapayne6716
    @lyndapayne6716 Год назад

    I enjoyed that, even though I'm too short to ride 99.9% of bikes 😅 I know these local roads well, aren't we lucky?

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад

      What’s the .1% then Lynda 😄….There’s always a way to lower a motorcycle so it fits your requirements 🙂👍

    • @lyndapayne6716
      @lyndapayne6716 Год назад

      @@DickieMintCycles absolutely but still limited 😕

    • @lyndapayne6716
      @lyndapayne6716 Год назад

      @@DickieMintCycles Street twin.

  • @stina6762
    @stina6762 Год назад

    Was that the guys on the A30 , Fovent? Miss seeing that line of ald XS650 yams lined up outside there !

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад +1

      You got it.. Tony Hall .. Very talented chap..If you stroked those motors out you’d get a tad over 1000cc..Very popular in Sidecar motocross.. That’s where the development started..Sadly Tony Passed away a good few years ago now…👍

    • @stina6762
      @stina6762 Год назад

      @@DickieMintCycles come past there in the wagon couple times last week from Gillingham. Always told me self I'd stop in there one day . Too late !!!

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад +1

      Same as.. I used to stop my truck though 😄….First met Tony when he lived at Horndean in Hampshire and worked out of his shed.. The Bike world lost another great talent when he passed.. Very sad..👍

    • @stina6762
      @stina6762 Год назад +1

      Great vid by the way . My husband has a interceptor with a watsonian chair . His K100 was getting too heavy . Loves the Enfield. Me , I'll stick with me Africa Twin !

  • @simongilbert2704
    @simongilbert2704 Год назад +1

    i had the 650 yam special -- 1980,,, should not have sold it ,,,,

  • @AliasMrHackenbacker
    @AliasMrHackenbacker Год назад

    Nice review, did you find you suffered with lower back pain? The reason I ask is that I was talking to an owner of the bike and he stated he had to change the seat as the standard seat put strain on the base of his spine. I was due to have a test ride on one but the recent bad weather has put paid to my ride.

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад

      Hi Dave…Didn’t have a problem..The seat was a bit on the firm side to be honest but seemed comfortable enough.. The handle bars were set in the right place for me as well … I’m about 6ft in height..👍

    • @AliasMrHackenbacker
      @AliasMrHackenbacker Год назад

      @@DickieMintCycles Thanks Dickie, I'll have to get my test ride sorted and try it for myself. I'm a similar height to you and found the Interceptor much too cramped.

  • @mikehurley5052
    @mikehurley5052 Год назад

    Nice but that off set speedo is not to my liking. Also 40 kg heavier than my old 1961 T120R Bonneville.

    • @DickieMintCycles
      @DickieMintCycles  Год назад +1

      The T120R ❤️❤️.. Id of preferred a nice single analogue centrally mounted..Don’t think the inverted forks suited it either…👍