Sorry to point out another error, but you have also installed the mirrors incorrectly, the spacer should go the other way round and then re-use the original end cap. Easy to be an armchair mechanic :) Great video, I have a Classic on order so looking for some upgrade tips :)
Oh shit, yeah you're right. Whoops, AGAIN another really stupid mistake on my part I'll leave it in and own my own F-up. Fixed that in like 10 seconds. I'll just blame my dyslexia even though it has nothing to do with anything LOL I pinned your comment cause i know I'll have another 600 people call me out on my stupidity :)
I've already pinned Shardlake's comment pinpointing another really stupid error with the bar end mirrors... Yeah i'm never making a bike video on 3 hours of sleep again. I know i am dumb, but hey i'll own my mistakes all day long and boy did i make a really dumb minor couple this time around LOL. It happens to all of us.
Hi Foxxy, I put the small RE luggage rack on my bike behind the pillion and it is definitely the way to go. Now, whenever I see a picture of the Classic 350 without it I think it just doesn't look right. I also bought a brown leather "toolbag" (it's a cylinder about 10 inches long, 4 inches in diameter) embossed with the Royal Enfield logo to mount on the rack. Dude, it's fucking perfect. I could not love it more. As long as you have just a bit of patience you can get these things from India for much less than you can a US supplier (if they even have the items). Try to find a seller that uses Fed-Ex rather than Aramex or Shiprocket; Fed-Ex takes about 5 days to get something to you from India versus 3-4 weeks for the others. Thank you for the video!!!!
i thought the same with the pillion back rest but dont worry, its extremely useful in ways you mightn’t even consider. I was going to get the luggage rack (like yourself) but decided to use the stock pillion to carry my dufflebag( with panniers either side). I strapped the large duffle bag down but it kept shifting backwards worryingly. Then I saw the pillion back rest and thought i’d give it a go, and what do ya know it works great :) No feedback from any passengers as of yet, but I’m sure my duffle bag has nothing but praise.
@@FoxParasyte I had the duffle secured with some straps that were quite trickily wrapped underneath the pillion seat (i took off the seat and put the straps there then re fitted the seat to the whole bracket). The duffle then rested against the pillion seat rest, with a simple elastic cord looping around the pillion rest and through a strap on the duffle bag. Theres more to it seeing as i have panniers, so im able to loop straps through more things.
I had to laugh at the backrest, Foxxy - not making fun of you, but because we've ALL done stuff like that, and consequently felt like idiots. Very enjoyable, well-done video, by the way! FG Rides in Pennsylvania, USA
No shame in installing something wrong! I recently had to assemble a workstation for myself that didn’t come with instructions. Thankfully it was pretty simple, but there were still a few instances of backtracking when things didn’t look right! The bike looks great. Look forward to seeing more!
I guess it doesn't help the instructions i got i couldn't even read. They were so faded. No excuse really since i knew better I've seen them installed on bikes before. I'm just ditzy when i don't get enough sleep lol
I’ve invested in a set of circlip pliers for when I come to remove the rear pegs after I’ve replaced the pillion seat with the chrome rack I’ve had sitting in its box for about a month now. They only cost only pennies from Am*z*n and it’ll be a long, long time before I’m likely to need them again. However, come that fateful day, when junior says “Dad, look at this. How do I get this clippy thing off?”, I’ll be there!
Thanks, as usual, a great video. I agree, the backrest looks... lame. I had bar end mirrors on my Classic 500, didn't like them.. put the old ones back on.
Thank you. I really wish i could get on a 500 . Theres Just something super cool about it. Yeah the back (butt) rest is the most disappointing thing ive bought. If my fiance doesnt ride with me much this year, its coming off
You make that sound like a bad thing. It sounds like a riot to me. Ive been on a Horex from the late 50s before. Think it was a "Regina" that thing was as unrefined and kookie as all hell.... And I couldn't stop laughing while riding it.
@@FoxParasyte When you understand that you will not be able to ride it for more than an hour without having numb hands, feet and ass it is a real hoot to ride. I own a Janus 450, it is nearly as simple as the 500 but the vibrations are reduced to "tolerable" and the seat is more comfortable.
SIR, you are right the bar end mirrors are too expensive , here in India it costs around 6k Rs , while I was buying my 350 classic in marsh grey I was in dilemma whether to buy the bar end mirror ( which looks awesome ) or leg guard , sump guard and back rest which together costed 9k. At last I have to make the logical choice of not buying the mirror for now. But in near future I will be getting one soon if there is a clearance sale 😅😅. By the way great video.
In India we get those bar ends with the adapters in under 35$ idk why there is such a mark up abroad ( probably they make them here and ship them but for a huge MNC like this it shouldn't affect it that much .
I wonder if RE doesn't make a whole lot of money in the states off bikes alone and the insane cost of the OEM accessories is one of the ways they hope to achieve more money
I like the seat and back rest look. But, as someone who rides with passengers. The backrest being higher is better of course. Would be cool to have a quick disconnect like HD's have and you could swap to taller when needed. As far as the heel toe I have one on my HD electriglide tour bike and it is awesome. But, I have seen them on mini moto stuff and they are terrible like CT 125 Honda Trail. I like the bike you have glad you enjoy it. That root beer type color is becoming popular again. I saw it on a Kymco Spade 150 yrs back and I wanted that bike so bad but, was unable to buy back then.
Personally i dont like the touring seat whenever i ride my bike i always ends up sliding my self back and adjusting my self what i will be upgrading in future is the low rider seat offered by royal enfield becuase it has sort of bucket shape and hopefully that will keep my bottoms not sliding.
To be honest mate, the pillion seats look crap on the classic. They look far better with it removed. Mine certainly does. Oh! Get rid of the rear pegs too. 👍
I'm fine with the pillion seats on the classic. I wish I could go solo but the fiance insisted on a 2 seater. When she gets her endorsement that damn thing is coming off though. That i promise you 🤣
@FoxParasyte Ha! Thought you might. I'm lucky, my lady hates riding pillion (so do I) so I had it removed by the dealership. Mine is a classic Signals, Desert Sand. Looks brilliant! Everywhere I go, I get pics taken of it. Christ! I wish I was as good looking as my bike. 😄 We've chatted before actually. Discussed crap Chinese bikes. You mentioned the Cleveland outfit. I looked em up. Same set up that made my buying experience so shit when I bought my 125cc from MUTT. Total bag of shit! 😄 Still, as soon as i passed my test, drove down to the dealer and bought my classic. They saved it for me. The signals style are fairly rare here in the UK. Mind you, to be fair, I haven't seen many classics at all. Royal Enfield's worldwide sales are bloody amazing! Mostly domestic Indian buyer I suspect. Still, i love my bike. Tell yer what though, the new Shotgun 650 looks pretty sexy mate. 😉
OHH YES YES, Sorry i have such bad memory issues from all the surgeries and meds i nearly completely forgot that conversation. Yes the signals ones are amazing and super rare here as well. I would love just to have one myself ontop of my current classic 350. So funny thing about that Cleveland company. I tried reaching out to them a few times on email, Facebook, and phone and they never once responded back to anything. Honestly i wanted to give them a fair shake. Maybe they aren't as bad as everyone says, hell if i know i just hear a lot of stories about them. I'm still up to hearing them out and looking at their bikes but only if i can be as honest as possible.
really a shame they had to screw the looks of that chain guard with that stupid branding that makes it look absolutely atrocious I'll give you a metal chain guard is better but that branding just takes away from the curbside appeal of the classic absolutely hideous.
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Sorry to point out another error, but you have also installed the mirrors incorrectly, the spacer should go the other way round and then re-use the original end cap. Easy to be an armchair mechanic :) Great video, I have a Classic on order so looking for some upgrade tips :)
Oh shit, yeah you're right. Whoops, AGAIN another really stupid mistake on my part I'll leave it in and own my own F-up. Fixed that in like 10 seconds. I'll just blame my dyslexia even though it has nothing to do with anything LOL
I pinned your comment cause i know I'll have another 600 people call me out on my stupidity :)
That's respectable! Dumb mistakes happen to everyone@@FoxParasyte
I've already pinned Shardlake's comment pinpointing another really stupid error with the bar end mirrors... Yeah i'm never making a bike video on 3 hours of sleep again. I know i am dumb, but hey i'll own my mistakes all day long and boy did i make a really dumb minor couple this time around LOL. It happens to all of us.
Just because one may make a mistake does not mean it is stupid, it is a learning experiance. I appreciate your videos, keep up the good work.
I'm my own worst enemy when it comes to mistakes lol. Thank you very much for your kind words. I really do appreciate it!
Love your bike and your videos bro ❤❤
Luggage rack is what I put on my RE classic, same bronze&chrome version. Thanks for posting and ride safe.
Hi Foxxy, I put the small RE luggage rack on my bike behind the pillion and it is definitely the way to go. Now, whenever I see a picture of the Classic 350 without it I think it just doesn't look right. I also bought a brown leather "toolbag" (it's a cylinder about 10 inches long, 4 inches in diameter) embossed with the Royal Enfield logo to mount on the rack. Dude, it's fucking perfect. I could not love it more. As long as you have just a bit of patience you can get these things from India for much less than you can a US supplier (if they even have the items). Try to find a seller that uses Fed-Ex rather than Aramex or Shiprocket; Fed-Ex takes about 5 days to get something to you from India versus 3-4 weeks for the others. Thank you for the video!!!!
i thought the same with the pillion back rest but dont worry, its extremely useful in ways you mightn’t even consider.
I was going to get the luggage rack (like yourself) but decided to use the stock pillion to carry my dufflebag( with panniers either side). I strapped the large duffle bag down but it kept shifting backwards worryingly. Then I saw the pillion back rest and thought i’d give it a go, and what do ya know it works great :)
No feedback from any passengers as of yet, but I’m sure my duffle bag has nothing but praise.
Hmm.... That isn't even a bad idea 🤔 I'm going to keep that in mind for later definitely
@@FoxParasyte ill take that as a compliment hahaha :)
@@ChancellorBeeHaw oh it certainly is lol. So what did you wrap the straps around the pillion and the mount?
@@FoxParasyte I had the duffle secured with some straps that were quite trickily wrapped underneath the pillion seat (i took off the seat and put the straps there then re fitted the seat to the whole bracket). The duffle then rested against the pillion seat rest, with a simple elastic cord looping around the pillion rest and through a strap on the duffle bag. Theres more to it seeing as i have panniers, so im able to loop straps through more things.
Lovely to know! 🤠 I'll screen shot your comment and save it because if i don't I'll never remember lol
I had to laugh at the backrest, Foxxy - not making fun of you, but because we've ALL done stuff like that, and consequently felt like idiots. Very enjoyable, well-done video, by the way!
FG Rides in Pennsylvania, USA
I take no offense at all 😂.
I'll be the first one to tell you i have my ditzy moments. I'm not afraid to broadcast my stupidity. Lol
Take care buddy!
No shame in installing something wrong! I recently had to assemble a workstation for myself that didn’t come with instructions. Thankfully it was pretty simple, but there were still a few instances of backtracking when things didn’t look right! The bike looks great. Look forward to seeing more!
I guess it doesn't help the instructions i got i couldn't even read. They were so faded. No excuse really since i knew better I've seen them installed on bikes before. I'm just ditzy when i don't get enough sleep lol
I’ve invested in a set of circlip pliers for when I come to remove the rear pegs after I’ve replaced the pillion seat with the chrome rack I’ve had sitting in its box for about a month now. They only cost only pennies from Am*z*n and it’ll be a long, long time before I’m likely to need them again. However, come that fateful day, when junior says “Dad, look at this. How do I get this clippy thing off?”, I’ll be there!
Thanks, as usual, a great video. I agree, the backrest looks... lame. I had bar end mirrors on my Classic 500, didn't like them.. put the old ones back on.
Thank you. I really wish i could get on a 500 . Theres Just something super cool about it.
Yeah the back (butt) rest is the most disappointing thing ive bought. If my fiance doesnt ride with me much this year, its coming off
@@FoxParasyte The 500 is a completely different animal. It is .... unrefined.
You make that sound like a bad thing.
It sounds like a riot to me. Ive been on a Horex from the late 50s before. Think it was a "Regina" that thing was as unrefined and kookie as all hell.... And I couldn't stop laughing while riding it.
@@FoxParasyte When you understand that you will not be able to ride it for more than an hour without having numb hands, feet and ass it is a real hoot to ride. I own a Janus 450, it is nearly as simple as the 500 but the vibrations are reduced to "tolerable" and the seat is more comfortable.
@@stevenmiller184 I know what you mean. Big fan of the Janus 450
Thats where the fun is... I mean some innocent mistakes 👍😂
SIR, you are right the bar end mirrors are too expensive , here in India it costs around 6k Rs , while I was buying my 350 classic in marsh grey I was in dilemma whether to buy the bar end mirror ( which looks awesome ) or leg guard , sump guard and back rest which together costed 9k. At last I have to make the logical choice of not buying the mirror for now. But in near future I will be getting one soon if there is a clearance sale 😅😅. By the way great video.
In India we get those bar ends with the adapters in under 35$ idk why there is such a mark up abroad ( probably they make them here and ship them but for a huge MNC like this it shouldn't affect it that much .
I wonder if RE doesn't make a whole lot of money in the states off bikes alone and the insane cost of the OEM accessories is one of the ways they hope to achieve more money
I like the seat and back rest look. But, as someone who rides with passengers. The backrest being higher is better of course. Would be cool to have a quick disconnect like HD's have and you could swap to taller when needed. As far as the heel toe I have one on my HD electriglide tour bike and it is awesome. But, I have seen them on mini moto stuff and they are terrible like CT 125 Honda Trail. I like the bike you have glad you enjoy it. That root beer type color is becoming popular again. I saw it on a Kymco Spade 150 yrs back and I wanted that bike so bad but, was unable to buy back then.
Sir which gear lever are you using.? Thank you.
Stock gear lever so far.
Personally i dont like the touring seat whenever i ride my bike i always ends up sliding my self back and adjusting my self what i will be upgrading in future is the low rider seat offered by royal enfield becuase it has sort of bucket shape and hopefully that will keep my bottoms not sliding.
To be honest mate, the pillion seats look crap on the classic. They look far better with it removed. Mine certainly does. Oh! Get rid of the rear pegs too. 👍
I'm fine with the pillion seats on the classic. I wish I could go solo but the fiance insisted on a 2 seater. When she gets her endorsement that damn thing is coming off though. That i promise you 🤣
@FoxParasyte Ha! Thought you might. I'm lucky, my lady hates riding pillion (so do I) so I had it removed by the dealership. Mine is a classic Signals, Desert Sand. Looks brilliant! Everywhere I go, I get pics taken of it. Christ! I wish I was as good looking as my bike. 😄
We've chatted before actually. Discussed crap Chinese bikes. You mentioned the Cleveland outfit. I looked em up. Same set up that made my buying experience so shit when I bought my 125cc from MUTT. Total bag of shit! 😄 Still, as soon as i passed my test, drove down to the dealer and bought my classic. They saved it for me. The signals style are fairly rare here in the UK. Mind you, to be fair, I haven't seen many classics at all. Royal Enfield's worldwide sales are bloody amazing! Mostly domestic Indian buyer I suspect. Still, i love my bike. Tell yer what though, the new Shotgun 650 looks pretty sexy mate. 😉
OHH YES YES, Sorry i have such bad memory issues from all the surgeries and meds i nearly completely forgot that conversation.
Yes the signals ones are amazing and super rare here as well. I would love just to have one myself ontop of my current classic 350.
So funny thing about that Cleveland company. I tried reaching out to them a few times on email, Facebook, and phone and they never once responded back to anything.
Honestly i wanted to give them a fair shake. Maybe they aren't as bad as everyone says, hell if i know i just hear a lot of stories about them.
I'm still up to hearing them out and looking at their bikes but only if i can be as honest as possible.
$250 fo mirrors on a cheap bike? F- NO.
Once you put upgraded parts on the RE 350 it's not such a cheap bike anymore.
really a shame they had to screw the looks of that chain guard with that stupid branding that makes it look absolutely atrocious I'll give you a metal chain guard is better but that branding just takes away from the curbside appeal of the classic absolutely hideous.
@@roamer7129 to each their own. I branding is not big enough to really be obnoxious in my eyes