This Bike is DANGEROUS - The Last Royal Enfield Classic 500 Tribute Black

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  • Опубликовано: 17 авг 2022
  • DANGER!
    THE LAST CLASSIC 500
    KING OF MOTORBIKES Is it the best motorcycle. Better than the Tuono 660, Classic 350 and Ducati Street Fighter V4. ‪@TAYM‬ ‪@royalenfield‬ ‪@RoyalEnfieldANZ‬ Woof

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  • @abhijitmishra5243
    @abhijitmishra5243 Год назад +28

    I don't have a classic 500, but I have a 2012 model classic 350... And have ridden more than 1,00,000 miles on it.
    Have ridden it on almost every kind of roads and terrains, and in worst possible weather conditions. Proud to say that with God's grace, my bike has never, ever failed me.
    Can easily say that my classic is my pride. 💪🙂

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      Its all epic right

    • @j.r.jacobs1660
      @j.r.jacobs1660 Год назад

      Riding a 2022 350 classic now but hate the handlebars...

    • @arpanghosh884
      @arpanghosh884 Год назад +1

      Classic 350 2009, 1.8 lakh kilometres throughout India. Still going strong.

  • @Saddlebags73
    @Saddlebags73 Год назад +52

    I love this! My 500 changed my life. After years and years of thinking bigger, better, faster, more, I realised all you need is 27 agricultural horsepower. Smiles from the off.
    Great vid, got me subbed 🙂👍🏼

  • @Biggus63
    @Biggus63 2 года назад +85

    They're a hard bike to describe to those that haven't ridden one, you end up talking about 'character' and 'fun' and they stand there patiently listening with a slight look of pity on their faces waiting for you to finish, but all the words are insufficient to get the message across. This is a bike that you're unlikely to get unless you've ridden one, and to those that have it's a feeling that words can't really convey adequately.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +11

      Thats as goos as a description you're ever gonna have. 🙌

    • @goldilocks913
      @goldilocks913 2 года назад +3

      Lovely hearing that thump again, miss my classic 500!

    • @Biggus63
      @Biggus63 2 года назад +4

      @@goldilocks913 They're ridiculously fun, and I can't take mine anywhere without someone wanting to talk to me about it. It's a hilarious bike, like nothing else I've ever ridden.

    • @goldilocks913
      @goldilocks913 2 года назад +3

      @@Biggus63 l rode mine all over the UK, around the highlands of Scotland and over to the inner Hebrides with no problems bar a fuelling problem that was a faulty fuel tank which was replaced a year after warranty ran out due to delays from pandemic. Love the new 350 platform.

    • @Saddlebags73
      @Saddlebags73 Год назад +1

      Brilliant! I wish I had your way with words.

  • @motormikeb1047
    @motormikeb1047 2 года назад +26

    I have a 2011 Bullet, with sidecar. Fun on three wheels. Old fashion motorcycling with modern reliability. Bullet 500 and " performance " an oxymoron, but I tell younger riders the destination isn't always the goal, it's the journey. I have " fast " in my stable.... and fast has its moments... but... there's something classic about rolling along at a blistering 50-55 miles per hour, wave at the farmer and find that perfect cup of coffee and slice of pie. 😎

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      Woof!. Thats the only way to fly.

    • @noonsight2010
      @noonsight2010 Год назад

      My C5EFI classic cruises at 50-55 but I did once got 76mph on the speedo!

    • @noonsight2010
      @noonsight2010 Год назад

      My C5EFI classic cruises at 50-55 but I did once got 76mph on the speedo!

    • @arthol51
      @arthol51 8 месяцев назад

      @@noonsight2010 There is a clip of an Indian dude getting his to 160 on the speedo...probably around 145 true speed.

    • @noonsight2010
      @noonsight2010 8 месяцев назад

      @@arthol51 That must be a highly tuned bike and/or kpm on the Speedo. I forgot to mention I have a sidecar on my 500 Classic.

  • @davidrochow9382
    @davidrochow9382 2 года назад +26

    Having owned a 2012 Classic 500 I had to have a small chuckle when you were worrying about speed cameras. Those things are best ridden at about 80 kph. Plus the speedos are reading about 10% faster then they are doing. I remember riding mine and the speedo reading about 130 kph and the gps was reading 113 kph ( I was in a 110 kph zone at the time) . They are a GREAT bike ( especially if you put a sidecar on them ) just not built for speed. Plus having it start up using the kick starter is so much fun.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +1

      My man, Thanks fro sharing

    • @JosipRadnik1
      @JosipRadnik1 Год назад +1

      No need to go fast. As soon as you sit on it, get the engine going and roll off you'll start singing any motorcycle song from the fifties or any Bollywood song if you happen to speak hindi. As for a sidecar rig I prefer my Ural though.

  • @raygale4198
    @raygale4198 2 года назад +11

    Enfields are Valium on wheels, there is no way I can be angry thumping around on my Classic 350, it just makes you smile. They are also very forgiving of crap roads and handle way better than they should.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +1

      mate, spot on there

  • @TAYM
    @TAYM 2 года назад +17

    Absolutely splendiferous. Spot on with every word. Marvellous 😊

  • @frankysworld
    @frankysworld Год назад +6

    I think the 500 holds a special niche - a bike that makes you smile every time you are on it - you can putter around on this thing all day. While you can take it on the motorway, this bike lives to own the backroads with its confidence in handling and ability to deal with any surprise that lurks behind the turn. While there are a good few new models and engines coming out, the Classic 500 is - while hugely improved in reliability over the lifetime of the model - firmly rooted into the history of the brand. Its endearment is something most Classic 500 can't really quantify in numbers or stats, it's a bike that has the tendency to turn you in a friendly unhurried driver, enjoying every moment on it.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      Yes 100%. Woof

  • @krishm16
    @krishm16 2 года назад +14

    All these 350s, but I would really love nothing more than a brand new 500 classic. I was lucky enough to find a second hand 500, but unfortunately wasn't able to get a new because they discontinued it. It was a sad day to learn that. Would love a classic 650 or another 500.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +3

      Agree there champ

    • @pr7049
      @pr7049 2 года назад

      Agree👍

    • @Persian-Immortal
      @Persian-Immortal 2 года назад +4

      I think a bullet 650 will be a massive hit!
      Don't think RE would be able to make enough!

    • @krishm16
      @krishm16 2 года назад +3

      ​@@Persian-Immortal A Classic 650 would be a massive game changer.

    • @Persian-Immortal
      @Persian-Immortal 2 года назад +3

      @@krishm16 if that happens, BSA will be in trouble.

  • @smiling.buddha
    @smiling.buddha 2 года назад +10

    Love your excitement riding this bike. RE 500s are fantastic bikes meant for pure motorcycling. I own three of these Classic 500s. One is 1991 CI Engine model and other two are 2015 and 2016 models.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +2

      If you know. You know!

    • @Andythenurse
      @Andythenurse Месяц назад

      The 90's bullet is a fantastic bike. I had the 350 and loved it.

  • @graceonfilmsnstuff
    @graceonfilmsnstuff Год назад +6

    i was raised in the city that produced these beauties hands on, hand crafted, madras in tamil nadu. i saw the men in my life always revere it growing up and being a motorcycle geek myself , the first thing i bought with my first salary when i grew up was a beautiful 350cc bullet, electra variant because then it was the only electric start.
    being a girl, i appreciated the electric start more.
    and let me tell you, it was my fav thing in the whole world. those thumps are majestic. i felt being taken around rather than me riding and exerting, by a lovely strong bull.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +2

      A, Epic thanks for sharing

    • @simoneastwood3779
      @simoneastwood3779 10 месяцев назад

      I'm sure the vibration is a bonus feature or you girls! 😂

  • @BBhatt-pi5ob
    @BBhatt-pi5ob 23 часа назад

    I have a1947 Redditch made 350cc and a 2003 Madras 612cc Bullet. Very simple, analog, and fun. Pure motorcycling.

  • @johnstride9642
    @johnstride9642 2 года назад +7

    They are addictive….that lovely thud of the single, the torque.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +1

      Its delicious

  • @karancandice9621
    @karancandice9621 2 года назад +5

    Beautiful riding on the Sunshine Coast at the moment. Been enjoying riding my Classic 500. Great video. 👍👍

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      Bloke. Sunshine Coast baby. At least you're not freezing

    • @sscbkr48
      @sscbkr48 Год назад

      fantastic bikes. The Sunshine Coast. Which one.. Oz or Canada? Oz has more sunshine but the other has more moose. 👍👍

  • @TheAsteel
    @TheAsteel Год назад +2

    I rode one for two weeks across India. Eight plus hours every day and loved every minute on this bike.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      That would be epic

  • @longjonwhite
    @longjonwhite Год назад +2

    Thanks mate. Nice to get a glimpse of the simple, old fashioned way of life in less developed parts of the world.
    Here in the northern hemisphere we use a method we call "counter steering" when cornering above about 10 mph.

  • @robrandall3606
    @robrandall3606 Год назад +1

    I love the way you was lyrical about the big single thumping up the hill, I have a 1950 Enfield Bullet and believe me there is no comparison to the thump from my 1950's machine to the new Bullet which to me sounds more like a scooter, with it 4ft long euro compliant exhaust system.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Ah man. I would love to ride that

  • @kevinnielsen1356
    @kevinnielsen1356 Год назад +1

    Joe Bean from Maine used to ride to Alaska every year. He would leave on a stormy day and aim for a couple days of wet riding from the start. "It only gets better after that", he would quip.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Sounds like a great adventure especially with the Royal Enfield

  • @tonylayfield8750
    @tonylayfield8750 2 года назад +2

    Wrt "Every middle-aged bloke with a pot belly owns a BMW" ... whilst admittedly perhaps a bit more than middle-aged, I found myself raising my right hand at that one... "Guilty as charged !" (what with a GSA in the stable... and it's probably best not to mention my tricked-out KTM 1190 Adventure R that's also in the stable... indeed the less said about that beast the better)... but, luckily, as I race towards my dotage, I've also got a RE 500 Classic (Black) and, very interestingly, it's that one that (always) puts the biggest smile on my face. :)
    I'd sell the GSA and the 1990R but they'll bury me with my RE500... it's a fabulously engaging ride.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Hehehe. I wouldn't mind a beemer. There was a GS rider at the side of the road who lost a oil cap that I stopped to aid (how does that happen?) He was middle aged but no belly.i was disappointed

  • @TiwariSaket
    @TiwariSaket Год назад +2

    Great to see people loving affordable Indian Motorcycle brand..

  • @peter7624
    @peter7624 2 месяца назад

    Sounds lovely. There's something about the steady beat of a long stroke motor thumping away beneath you. As you say, pure motorcycling.

  • @zerohp2830
    @zerohp2830 Год назад +1

    I have this one ..tribute black 500
    Was so happy they released this last set of classic 500

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      The best one ever!

  • @arthol51
    @arthol51 8 месяцев назад +1

    These 500s are the ducks guts, only a speedo and that's it. The bike talks to you through the vibrations it is fantastic.

  • @mebeasensei
    @mebeasensei Месяц назад

    Love it. I live in Japan. Since the 90s . From Melbourne …miss Victoria. I love the shack. I have a Kawasaki W650 in Japan. Had it since 2004

  • @RiderOftheNorth1968
    @RiderOftheNorth1968 2 года назад +4

    A new 500 would be gloryfanticly splendiferous!!!

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      Woof.Thats the only way to fly

  • @MyRoyalEnfieldTravels
    @MyRoyalEnfieldTravels 4 месяца назад +1

    Omw I’m glad to find this vid! I thought I’m the only 500 nut, I won’t swop either of mine for anything else!

    • @thefika
      @thefika  4 месяца назад +1

      The only way to fly!

  • @shanachhiwala9178
    @shanachhiwala9178 Год назад +1

    Fully Agreed 🙂 Changed my Life. Addicted to Ride more and more . endup with owning Three Bullets. Ride with Pride.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      Three. You weapon

  • @naubin111
    @naubin111 Год назад +3

    I had a 2011 Classic 500, it was, I am sad to say it was a pile of rubbish, in 10,000 miles the electric start failed, the kick start failed, the wiring failed, the valve ripped out of the rear tyre, the chain gave up really early, the plug was always fouled with oil and the towards the end the engine ran very roughly. An absolute dog - never again!

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      Thats part of the character 😉

    • @deltabluesdavidraye
      @deltabluesdavidraye 4 дня назад

      So you thrashed it to death from the start

  • @batwillow
    @batwillow Год назад +1

    I recently moved house and sold my 1989 Harley custom and my 1958 AWO Simson 425s and I never thought i would buy another bike, having owned bikes since 1975, rice rockets, BM's, Triumphs the list goes on... but I thought it was time to hang up my helmet (I'm 66 now) BUT I was walking past a local bike dealers and in the window was this Red RE500 Electra EFI, I kept looking at this bike and the urge was getting bigger that I had to have it... Walking past one day with my wife and I said come and look at this bike in the window.... it wasnt there !!!! but she spotted a red bike at the back of the shop and said is that it ? It was... So she said lets go see it, walked in and she said is that bike sold and the guy said no its just getting a service ready to be sold... Then she said... YES then its sold now when can my husband have it !!! I was gobsmacked and took delivery that week.... reason she said yes was, It's not a speed machine and she knows I need two wheels to enjoy being out on it, I absolutly love my thumper, back to basics and gives me the thrills needed.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      A man what a story. Thanks for sharing that. Yes its better we stick to the classic 500. We will live longer and have more enjoyment

    • @ernestoguevara2110
      @ernestoguevara2110 Год назад +1

      Some guys have all the luck...

  • @TAYM
    @TAYM 2 года назад +4

    You need a horse to get to the shack, probably one without a coat😂😂😂😂

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +1

      You nailed it. I will definitely take the horse without the jacket. She is not soft like the other ones

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM 2 года назад

      @@thefika exactly 😊

  • @rogerborg
    @rogerborg 3 месяца назад

    Oh, that thump. I do like my new Classic 350, it's a really well made modern motorcycle with much the same performance as the 500s on the flat. But I _loved_ my carbed 500 Electra, despite its exploding sprag-clutch and three different oils. I won't say that I regret switching, but just occasionally, I might whisper it, quiet like.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  3 месяца назад

      Right on mate

  • @sailortoni
    @sailortoni Месяц назад

    La vuelta al mundo en classic 500 del 2010 y voy a por la segunda vuelta al mundo, ahora toca hacerla con ruedas antipinchazos y pistón nuevo. RE es la mejor máquina para reparar por el camino, consume poco y todo la gente te ayuda por llevar una moto antigua y cargada de bolsas de cuero y buen ruido

  • @thewafflez_73
    @thewafflez_73 Год назад +2

    I finally got on my 2018 Classic 500 after having it for 2 years; I couldn’t ride because of a knee injury. It’s my first motorcycle, I fricking love it, but it gave me about 3 days of joy before the battery started dying continuously.
    I have a bad regulator/ rectifier, just ordered one from India, now I have to wait another 2-3’weeks to ride again 😤.
    I can’t get it to kickstart, so if anyone has any suggestions, I’d greatly appreciate it (I have it on the center stand, in neutral, auto start in the off position)!!

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Awesome 😎 it will be worth the wait. For kick-starting. Try the choke on and off and give a few big quick kicks

    • @thewafflez_73
      @thewafflez_73 Год назад

      @@thefika will do, many thanks!!

  • @vroche1552
    @vroche1552 3 месяца назад

    The Classic 500 is the first bike I learned driving on, in Goa, India almost 10 years ago. Of course, I did not have a driving license of any sort, but they happily rented it to me. I trained the clutch on a sandy parking lot and off I went, with a crew of Australian bikers, for a week of riding in the beautiful Indian seaside. Since then, I have always dreamt of going back for a proper bike trip.
    Fast forward to present day, I still do not have a motorbike driving license but am very tempted to get one and relive the bumpy yet comfy rides and the deep exhaust note of the Royal Enfield.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  3 месяца назад

      Bellissimo

  • @StoriesOnWheels9
    @StoriesOnWheels9 Год назад +1

    Agree totally! Mine is the Desert Storm edition 500. Its a keeper!

  • @cruze86
    @cruze86 Месяц назад

    Roars like a beast, Runs like a tractor. ❤

  • @alexmutimer3691
    @alexmutimer3691 2 года назад +2

    Here in UK speed cameras are called safety cameras! Easy money hey. Have my eye on a second hand 500 classic. Cheers.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      Safety cameras, lol. You will love the Classic 500 if you get it.

  • @BilgemasterBill
    @BilgemasterBill Год назад +1

    Thumb's up for the ride-along!

  • @cfleroux
    @cfleroux Год назад

    “Look at this guy riding his…what the f@&k is that” 😂😂😂😂

  • @darrellmeganfoxall8830
    @darrellmeganfoxall8830 Год назад +1

    I love my 500, wish they gave it a 6 speed though. Love your video 👍👍👍

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Cheers mate ;) You gotta love he bullet

  • @stevecoward3543
    @stevecoward3543 2 года назад +1

    "Cruising along on his, what the fuck is that..." -Subcribed on that comment alone!

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +2

      Ah mate. You must be a sicko....and I love it

  • @steve00alt70
    @steve00alt70 Год назад

    "4 seasons in one day" thats Irelands medal lol. I love the australian accent.

  • @poatemaine6200
    @poatemaine6200 2 года назад +3

    Well there is one thing that is also dangerous, leaning hard on the right because of the way the brake pedal support is routed, under the exhaust. Don't ask me how I know... Hello fellow special editioner.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Ah man. As long as you survived. I have scraped pegs

  • @spamhead
    @spamhead Год назад

    Had a 350 Classic. Good fun, but I wondered how they made a modern version of a fifties bike about 20 mph slower with all the advances in technology. Measured the compression ratio and found it to be about 6 to 1! Fitted a piston from a Continental GT which took it up to 8 to 1 or so. Changed the exhaust, carb slide, bigger main jet and widened the ignition timing arc to allow 7/16” BTDC timing without the damn thing kicking back. Would pull an indicated 75 mph on the flat after that, or 80 downhill with the wind behind. And you could rev the proverbial off it, without serious vibration. Sadly got rid of it as too many bikes. Still miss it although my old G80 Matchless compensates a bit.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      Yer they don't make em like they used to but the closest thing I guess

    • @barrysmart2389
      @barrysmart2389 Год назад +1

      I had a 1954 G80 Matchless. I loved the way it handled but it was down on power compared to the Norton ES2, even so I got it to 88mph electrically timed. The ES2 engine in the G80 frame would have been magic.

  • @HardMode..
    @HardMode.. 2 года назад +2

    I've got an interceptor which I love but I really wanna pick up one of these aswell.... as per the idea of putting the 650 engine in the 500 frame, that would be amazing if RE bought out something like that

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +2

      I was so close to getting an interceptor. That engine is silk. Maybe one day

    • @mihirdhakan7042
      @mihirdhakan7042 Год назад +1

      You would be beyond happy in

    • @charankalyankumar7418
      @charankalyankumar7418 Год назад

      @@thefika same here ,by the way my tribute black is #297 ,whats yours?

  • @JosipRadnik1
    @JosipRadnik1 Год назад

    I bought this bike 2 years ago. There are faster bikes for sure. But this is what defines a motorbike to me and I simply love it

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      The only way to fly

  • @raygrigg5816
    @raygrigg5816 2 года назад +1

    I have a 350, 500 Trials and number 674 Tribute, love them all

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      I was so close to getting the red bullet trials

  • @user-uh7rr7ic9f
    @user-uh7rr7ic9f 7 месяцев назад

    Love your commentary, esp. re speed cameras - PRICKS!

    • @thefika
      @thefika  7 месяцев назад

      Thanks man. They have just admitted they are fro revenue raising in Victoria

  • @ironcast
    @ironcast Год назад

    Great vid, and I fully understand the "too relaxing" phenomenon.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      Thanks mate. You soon get woken up when someone beeps 👍

  • @waffleridersmoto4191
    @waffleridersmoto4191 2 года назад +1

    I’ll be riding mine first thing after my morning coffee.
    Excellent video buddy.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      Cheers mate. I don't have tell you enjoy because I know you will

  • @mihirdhakan7042
    @mihirdhakan7042 Год назад

    I have the 650, it make me Happy every time I hop on it, from going to higher gears without giving gas just letting off the clutch to the noise it makes when you are engine breaking after heating it up, to sharing the "acceleration experience" with my friends, it's delicious

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      Noice. The only way to fly

    • @mihirdhakan7042
      @mihirdhakan7042 Год назад

      @@thefika noice?😂got to subscribe now

  • @RideWithRen
    @RideWithRen 2 месяца назад

    Cracking ride! I need a Classic 500 in my life.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 месяца назад +1

      Woof. The only way to fly

  • @lordchickenhawk
    @lordchickenhawk Год назад

    Mid North South Oz here. Got a '95 RE 500 from new. Not exactly reliable, mainly due to my habit of screwing with the works. But I did get it to the point that it will sit on a genuine 140 (90 in the old money) My next rebuild I will have to do something about the oil pump/lubrication system design, the original worm driven pump shaft has died twice under my careful loving abuse.
    My mate Lizard has been hotting the shit out of his Enny 500 for the Lake Gardiner salt races for years now but he hasn't quite got to Burt Munro's level yet either. This is one aspect of Enfield 500's that few RUclipsrs seem to address about this classic Indian motorcycle. It isn't just the most fun bike to ride, it is also way fun to modify...
    PS, check out Aniket Vardhan and his Enfield Musket.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      Thanks for sharing champ

  • @1man1bike1road
    @1man1bike1road Год назад

    sounds like a big cat purring

  • @jabjab1010
    @jabjab1010 Год назад

    I am deeply insulted by your “pot belly bloke must own a BMW”. In fact, I sold my BMW K1600 last month and now ride a Bonnie T120. Strangely, my pot belly hasn’t gone away!! Like the vids. Keep it up!

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      The Pot is a Friend forever

  • @geraldscott4302
    @geraldscott4302 Год назад

    The only thing dangerous about it is its tube type tires, but it is not something I would own. And it's not because I have a problem with the Royal Enfield 500 in general. In fact I own one. A 2013 B5 Bullet I bought brand new. I have just over 14K miles on it. I have converted it from EFI to an Amal Concentric MK1 carburetor using a kit from Hitchcocks Motorcycles, and installed a louder, non cat con exhaust on it. It is one of the most fun bikes I have ever owned, out of almost 50. It is not fast, I generally ride it around 55 mph, which is where it seems happiest, and where you can hear and feel that thump thump thump from that unbalanced long stroke single. It is a very comfortable, relaxing ride. I can ride it all day. It gives you a wonderful, almost euphoric feeling. The carburetor actually has a "tickler" on it, and when starting it cold, you actually get some gas on your finger while tickling the carburetor. It also has a kickstarter. It is Forest Green with gold pinstriping, and there is no black on it that wouldn't have been on a mid '60s British bike. It's chrome and polished aluminum. Because of its tube type tires, I don't ride far from home, and have already had several flats on it.
    Sadly the bike you have there, which although beautiful, is NOT purely mechanical. In fact it has almost as many computer parts on it as motorcycle parts. It has both EFI and ABS, both of which are controlled by complicated and anything but mechanical computer systems. The Hitchcocks carburetor kit only fits models through 2015. Hopefully someone will find a way to replace the trash EFI systems on later models with a carburetor. I've heard someone has already succeeded in converting a Meteor 350 to a carburetor.
    The 650 twin has NO character. It sounds and feels like a Honda CB500, which has no sound or feel of any kind until you hit a bump. They even put a balancer in it to make it as boring as possible.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Thanks for sharing

    • @coffinman5007
      @coffinman5007 3 месяца назад

      I agree about the crap tech.
      I will be getting one, but 2005 or earlier because of that.
      Otherwise i would have bought new.

  • @johnhelliwell2591
    @johnhelliwell2591 2 дня назад

    10:17 10:17 I'm a middle aged bloke with a pot belly and I own blackbird . Cbr 600 . V max and BSA 650 . I dont have a BMW and dont UNDERSTAND your point .

  • @danieldwyer2275
    @danieldwyer2275 2 года назад +3

    Hi mate I recently bought a Classic 500, only done 1300kms. The check engine light seems to turn on when I turn on the fuel pump switch (not the key ignition). It then turns off after I start the engine whether it be kickstart or electric. Does this happen with your bike? Should I be concerned?

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +1

      Don't worry unless its on when your riding

    • @rohansiddhu3571
      @rohansiddhu3571 2 года назад

      Yes its normal ....but the light should go off after 5 to 10 seconds or after you run the bike

    • @609neo
      @609neo 3 месяца назад

      It only means that the fuel pump is priming. Crank it after it turns off.

  • @porkoholic
    @porkoholic Год назад +1

    A classic with a 650 twin engine would be nice but that cant replace the 500 cc single cylinder thump
    The norton 650 would be closer maybe once its out

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +2

      I agree mate. Single thumper

  • @VickersV
    @VickersV Месяц назад +1

    I think they should make a v twin, 750 would be nice.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Месяц назад +1

      good idea

    • @VickersV
      @VickersV Месяц назад

      @thefika I think it would have good go in it and look cool, like twin pipes along one side like a Vincent.

  • @Jodyrides
    @Jodyrides Год назад +1

    True story:
    A man in Europe got a speeding ticket in the mail... There was a photo taken by one of those hidden traffic cameras.. There was a photograph of his face behind the steering wheel and the front of his car showing his license plate… the photo was stamped with the date/date/time/his speed. The letter instructed him to mail in the amount of the fine..
    The man wrote out a check for the correct amount, he took a photo of the check, and mailed the photo in..
    A few days later, he received a photo from the Police with a photo of handcuffs..
    The man then mailed in the actual check..

  • @rustyrims05
    @rustyrims05 2 года назад

    Dull day! Ride through Dewsbury (or any small northern town of your choice) on a wet Monday morning. Dull, depressed etc. Nice bike. I have a Himmy and a Lightning 535.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      Well at least if you're on two wheels it's a good day

  • @noonsight2010
    @noonsight2010 Год назад

    I have a chair on my 500 C5 EFI classic and I love the way it goes up hills.

  • @alain7338
    @alain7338 2 года назад +3

    Yes for new 500 singel ✌😁🇫🇷

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      Yes please

    • @Persian-Immortal
      @Persian-Immortal 2 года назад +1

      Or a two thumper engine! 650 or better a 850 engine!

    • @eddyhoughton6542
      @eddyhoughton6542 2 года назад

      They won't let you. It's because of the environmentalists and their ridiculous emissions targets. Econazis and Klaus Schwab don't want you to have a fun motorbike, too much personal freedom.

  • @tillyb8603
    @tillyb8603 2 года назад +5

    I had the chance to buy a Tribute version like the one you have, but went for an ex demo Interceptor (for the same price) instead.
    Both are great bikes, but there's something about the big thumper that makes it have more character

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      I agree. Can't go wrong with either and I was making the same choice as you

  • @pauljohnson8794
    @pauljohnson8794 Год назад

    That motor sounds like a quad I had.

  • @bigcabby1341
    @bigcabby1341 Год назад

    Great video great sense of humour, gotta agree with everything you said 👍

  • @MrRourk
    @MrRourk 2 года назад

    That has been our weather the last 2 months here in AZ - multiple changes
    Love the EF Bullet 500

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +1

      Thats the way :)

  • @_JimS
    @_JimS 2 года назад +2

    I went on a KETO diet and lost my "pot-belly"......so I sold my BMW.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +1

      😅 Hehehe Nothing wrong with being a Pot Belly Ranger and riding a Beemer

    • @_JimS
      @_JimS 2 года назад

      @@thefika Lol!

    • @JasvirSingh-fd6fp
      @JasvirSingh-fd6fp Год назад

      @@thefika Shit, here it goes again.

  • @jamesschneider3828
    @jamesschneider3828 2 года назад +1

    I can't help but notice all the trash almond the roadside and fences. I thought we had more of that in the states but you have it worse.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Unsightly but it's not the norm.

  • @shanekeat7473
    @shanekeat7473 Год назад

    I rode one of these the other day, i love them but after 20mins i was ready to get off, it felt like i had 2 orbital sanders, one in each hand lol.
    My hands were numb after 20 mins and all tingly.
    I actually think the new classic 350 is a better ride, much smoother, just wish it had a bit more oomph.
    I'm a middle aged biker and own a V-strom and a hyosung GV250.
    I think the 500 will be worth good money in years to come, but i think the 350 will be the more reliable and better for a longer ride

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      yer man go with what works for you

  • @domnickjacob6392
    @domnickjacob6392 Год назад +1

    2014 I bought my 500DS its a Locomotive

  • @Saddlebags73
    @Saddlebags73 Год назад

    Maybe a helicopter to the love shack?
    Oh no! Right glove first set my OCD haywire 🤣

  • @markpowell7713
    @markpowell7713 Год назад

    I have the same bike here in the UK. I completely agree with you! I do have a BMW as well!!!

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      I want a R Nine T woof

  • @sudhirseansista655
    @sudhirseansista655 Год назад

    I reckon you are right, they should offer the 500 again or at least with a 650 twin :)

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Yep. Why cant they bore out the 400 in the Himalayan

  • @philtucker1224
    @philtucker1224 2 года назад

    Lovely! Son of Croc. Live forever buddy!🙏

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      Rock on! You too Bro

  • @MsDenver2
    @MsDenver2 Год назад

    Hi I’m thinking of buying a classic 350 but I like the classic 500 but not sure if the vibration will be too much for me, yours looks gorgeous can you advise me as I want to do slow touring thanks?

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      If your worried about vibration get the 350 I would say

  • @TheFowler99
    @TheFowler99 6 месяцев назад

    Yes I have four of these.it’s I bit like a field marshal tractor on two wheels 😅😅

    • @thefika
      @thefika  6 месяцев назад

      100% Woof

  • @stevenmiller184
    @stevenmiller184 4 месяца назад

    I have a Classic 500, it is my second. I can't imagine ever selling it. I had a 650 Interceptor. Sold it. It was Boring.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  4 месяца назад

      The 500 is the King

  • @nazirkazi5119
    @nazirkazi5119 Год назад

    No shoulder check on setting off, got warned about a speed camera and didn't pass it on... 2mins in and I've watched enough.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Ah mate you missed the most epic bit

  • @nitinbhartiya11
    @nitinbhartiya11 2 месяца назад

    I ❤ my Bullet Std500 UCE Twinspark BS3 Forest Green 2015 model.. ❤from🇮🇳

  • @SlickCrusty
    @SlickCrusty Год назад

    great to see mel again

  • @johnpro2847
    @johnpro2847 Год назад

    5:50 weather .the reason I headed to Brisbane after 50 years in Melb.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Mate. You guys get double the amount of rain than us and it's humid and there is FA to do up there 🤌😉. Just kidding at least you have Ash and Nora from head of tech RUclips channel
      I love Melbourne winters. The best time of year I reckon and our summers are dry 🔥

  • @tofubutcher7456
    @tofubutcher7456 Год назад

    The 500 is just at end of life in terms of manufacturing, India and Europe have much stricter standards than Australia and US, they're presumably struggling to keep the 500s legal and there would be a gap in quality between the modern 650s and 350s and the ancient 500.
    So would be cool if they can redesign the 500 but they're already looking at water cooling for the Himalayan 2, so if it does appear might be water cooled or reduced power.
    They are releasing a 650 meteor though which will be pretty cool and I imagine people will be modding them into."classic" bobbers immediately

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      That's why I'm glad I have one

    • @tofubutcher7456
      @tofubutcher7456 Год назад

      @@thefika yeah slightly regretful I didn't get one of the last models here I'm the UK but there are still loads on the used market and parts won't be a problem any time soon.

  • @timothyahernRoxyCat
    @timothyahernRoxyCat Год назад

    Yank here. The first time I heard the term “agricultural” while talking about a motorcycle I knew exactly what it meant. The basic bike is basic motorcycling and that is why I ride them in the first place.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Hello my American friend. Have a great day

  • @ranveerkaransinghgill
    @ranveerkaransinghgill 2 года назад

    Loved that Top Gun shot !

  • @coffinman5007
    @coffinman5007 3 месяца назад

    Pity they had to ruin it with efi.
    Luckily you can get a carb conversion and turn it back into a classic.

  • @topcathealthcare8478
    @topcathealthcare8478 Год назад

    Which shop did you get it from? A1 by chance?

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад

      Nah in Indian in Ballarat

  • @Thesilverrat
    @Thesilverrat 9 месяцев назад

    Yep im hangin for the 500 in the J motor or the 650 classic.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  9 месяцев назад

      Oh Yes

    • @arthol51
      @arthol51 8 месяцев назад

      That 500 will never arrive so get a 650.

  • @motorcyclesplanet
    @motorcyclesplanet 2 года назад

    Cracked me up with the BMW remark = all middle aged bikers with a pot belly have one = LMAO

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      It's true right 🤣

    • @Philcopson
      @Philcopson Год назад

      BMWs? I always thought there must be a law somewhere that said if you have a big belly and a beard, you were only allowed to ride Harleys?

  • @mihirdhakan7042
    @mihirdhakan7042 Год назад

    You may love the 535 gt it has the same engine but cafe bike styled

  • @bolleolympus
    @bolleolympus 6 месяцев назад

    ❤❤👍👍👌👌✌✌😊😊I got the lastone in Norway!

    • @thefika
      @thefika  5 месяцев назад

      My man. 👍

  • @northof-62
    @northof-62 Год назад

    Is that around Nar Nar Goon North area, I wonder. Used to ride there on my BSA in the early 70s . The cops sat out there then too in their white Holdens, lol.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  Год назад +1

      Nar nar goon Airport area. The good old back paddock

    • @northof-62
      @northof-62 Год назад

      @@thefika great touring roads!

  • @michaelwhite8031
    @michaelwhite8031 Год назад

    It's like having a cup of lol :)

  • @sree7510
    @sree7510 2 года назад +1

    this bike isn't made for racing and speed...need to be ride calm and quiet within a speed of 40 to 60kmph....thats it

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      Thats the way

  • @leonstancliff7218
    @leonstancliff7218 2 года назад

    I would like to see the Himalayan engine with a factory big bore kit in a Classic 500 frame. It is almost impossible to find a Classic 500 for sale here in the States.

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад

      Woof! Thats the way. You guys don't even get the classic 350? Is that right. Just the Himalayan interceptor and Conti right?

    • @leonstancliff7218
      @leonstancliff7218 2 года назад

      @@thefika We get the Classic 350 and the Meteor 350, but they are electronically limited to 75mph/120kph, which makes them totally useless as all around bikes on our motor system. A cheap 250cc Chinese dual sport will outrun them.

  • @IRONRIDER97
    @IRONRIDER97 Год назад

    SUBSCRIBED 😎

  • @socialmutt592
    @socialmutt592 Год назад

    The starting music was good. Which album or Film is it?

  • @kirand483
    @kirand483 2 года назад

    I reckon speed cameras ARE necessary-some drivers simply go too fast, and are dangerous. What else stops them?

    • @thefika
      @thefika  2 года назад +1

      Have the cameras but stop raising revenue with them. Demerit points and real punishment in court. Impound vehicles. They give you a big fine here for going 3km over. If it's so bad. Why are you giving me a fine? Send me to court and fine me then if I have done wrong. I suspect the court will be F right off with your 3km over cases.

    • @garypeatling7927
      @garypeatling7927 Год назад

      You probably do top button on your shirt up , and have enlarged right hand have a nice day wont you

  • @BlackpearlAbu
    @BlackpearlAbu Год назад

    Royal Enfield 🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩🔥