tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:39:57 +0000Royal EnfieldRoyal Enfield motorcyclingfor saleRoyal Enfield motorcycleRoyal Enfield personalitiesRoyal Enfield historymotorcycle showVintage motorcyclesRoyal Enfield customsRoyal Enfield buyingRoyal Enfield technical tipsRoyal Enfield tripsRoyal Enfield twinsContinental GTbicycleInterceptorRoyal Enfield futureRoyal Enfield Owners ClubgearboxmuseumRoyal Enfield advertisementsFlying FleaWorld War IIRoyal Enfield movieIndiaRoyal Enfield Militarycafe racerbooksRoyal Enfield InterceptorRoyal Enfield racingV-twintechnical tipsRoyal Enfield IndiaRoyal Enfield blogRoyal Enfield twintripsRoyal Enfield photoselectric motorcyclesRoyal Enfield USARoyal Enfield accessoriesRoyal Enfield artsafetyCaliforniaRoyal Enfield sidecarBritish carsRoyal Enfield dealerRoyal Enfield motorcyclesRoyal Enfield videophotosBritish motorcyclesC5advertisingrepairBunty GolightlyMilitaryPatrol CarUCEmotorcyclemysteryold roadstricycletweed rideChristmasIndian ChiefProject BadgerRoyal Enfield soap operabobbersidecarHimalayanRedditchkick starttrialsBonneville BulletBullet C5CanadaHarley-DavidsonRoyal Enfield sellingcustomdealerHarry PotterRoyal Enfield choppersSuper Meteorblogrear view mirrorsRoyal Enfield Made Like a GunRoyal Enfield in IndiaRoyal Enfield readingdieselridersChromeClassic 350Dania BeachIndianMods vs. RockersRoyal Enfield Bullet 350Royal Enfield communityRoyal Enfield dieselRoyal Enfield identificationRoyal Enfield toolsmotorcycle artroadstipsBig HeadBonnevilleClassic 650Classic MotorworksHunter 350Inder trailerIndian TrailblazerJames DeanRoyal Enfield factoryYahoochoppermileagemovieraffleride your bike to workAce CafeAce EngineeringApril FoolBullet Classic 500Crusader SportsEnfield GirlFuryGet rich bloggingGordon MayHonda motorcyclesHornetIndian TomahawkMarty ScottRoyal Enfield ExperienceRoyal Enfield musicRoyal Enfield restorationSuperstarSuzukiTriumphUralVincent motorcyclesbarn findbeercafé racercar showrecallscooterswar memorialsBSAG5Indian Fire ArrowIndian LanceRoyal Enfield Military G5Royal Enfield crashesRoyal Enfield motorycleSYMScramT.E. 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Scroll to the end to learn the price I paid. What was it I used to find so fulfilling about doing an oil change on my 1999 Royal Enfield Bullet 500? I did a lot of oil changes, when I was a commuter, racking up 250 miles a http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/10/dont-overthink-changing-royal-enfield.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-3497470638874724759Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-10-23T13:10:06.809-04:00ridersIdyllic photo ran with ad for a Royal Enfield motorcycle. Watching the Craigslist ads for Royal Enfields, as I do, I'm hardly surprised when a 10-year-old motorcycles goes up for sale with less than 1,000 miles on it. Many riders, apparently, just don't ride. So I stopped in my tracks when I encountered this ad, out of Coquille, Oregon: Excellent Condition 2023 Royal Enfield Hunterhttp://www.royalenfields.com/2026/10/miles-fly-when-youre-having-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-3117223083053718313Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-10-16T10:50:32.750-04:00Royal Enfield in IndiaOf thunderous kicks, upturned moustaches, and the character behind the swaggerAmit Kumar, doctor, soldier and author, expresses the importance of the old Enfield Bullet in India:What a profoundly impressive thing is the so-called Royal Enfield Bullet! Isn't it? The name itself shoots so many rounds of adrenaline and endorphins through you that even the thought of riding one is sufficient to give http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/10/the-enfield-bullet-swagger-forged-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-154862791566892232Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-10-12T11:05:57.732-04:00Enfield GirlWho's that girl on the Royal Enfield? A Reddit post in India recently attracted a lot of ridicule. It was a post from a college student, writing admiringly of the motorcycling skills of a woman he regularly sees on a Royal Enfield Hunter 350. Here's a bit of what he posted: "Almost every weekday morning, while rushing to college, I end up seeing a girl on a Royal Enfield Hunter http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/09/whos-that-girl-why-we-want-to-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-230526368635667867Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-10-02T09:00:00.165-04:00Royal Enfield motorcyclingYou won't get far if you forget to turn on the tap. Back when I was a commuter, putting on 250 miles a week on my Royal Enfield Bullet, I figured that familiarity was my biggest enemy. The expectation that every ride would be the same would get me, I figured. There'd be a new pothole in the road, or the Bullet would think of some new mechanical quirk that would throw me off. Now http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/09/you-always-forget-simplest-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-3083591590996648171Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-09-25T09:00:00.196-04:00booksRoyal Enfield and author on the way to the Forbidden Kingdom. When author James McBride asked me to sample his book "Around The World in 40 Motorcycles, Life on Two Wheels," I expected to read a memoir. In other words, a thoughtful history of the deep meaning of an individual's life, told in the whispers of truth we share only with our therapists. And, yes, "40 Motorcycles" is a http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/10/around-world-in-40-motorcycles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-6846096270790519316Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-09-18T09:28:27.550-04:00electric motorcyclesAn accident is about to happen here. A viral news clip of an e-bike rider being pulled from beneath a VW Beetle by people who rushed to help inspired RideApart managing editor Janet Jitchotvisut to hammer the news station, and local police, for blaming the e-bike rider for the accident. She wrote: "Watch this video the entire way through, and you're likely to get whiplash from how http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/09/a-new-kind-of-danger-stalks-streets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-3895871425222860655Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-09-11T09:00:00.115-04:00electric motorcycles The kid was maybe a high school freshman, but probably even younger. He was riding what is usually called an "electric bicycle" on a two-lane road heavily used by commuters cutting through our neighborhood to get to work. The commuters are in a hurry, always, so traffic moves fast here. The city has installed "speed platforms" to slow things down, and they work, but 30 mph is still http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/09/go-play-in-traffic-is-wrong-for-kids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-4790121605523576692Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-09-04T09:06:23.278-04:00Plastic casing of gas line regulator mimics original metal version. I wrote here recently that one thing keeping me from riding my Royal Enfield was, of all things, the barbecue grill. "That's no excuse," you think. And I'd have agreed — a week ago. The issue first arose when the grill failed to light to cook dinner. It was very evidently out of gas. My wife retired to http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/09/now-were-cooking-with-gas-finally.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-4075763427706031489Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-08-28T12:50:37.655-04:00Royal Enfield readingGarbed for colonial duty —in America.(Cycle World Photo) Henry N. Manney III was a legendary automotive columnist whose writing invariably was salted with humorous wisecracks. I was delighted, recently, when I came across Manney's appreciation of the Royal Enfield Bullet of 1977, published that year in Cycle World magazine. Keep reading and I will submit for your appreciation some http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/08/riding-enfield-with-henry-manney-iii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-374694695237894187Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-08-21T13:37:23.839-04:00Royal Enfield blog I am miserable. I haven't ridden my Royal Enfield motorcycle in weeks. Life, as they say, has intervened. Only in small ways, fortunately. I am healthy, for my age. My immediate family is not in crisis, although there are some health challenges ahead. Officially I don't even "work." I am "retired." Some retirement. The list of duties is laughably small, but it's enough http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/08/just-let-me-ride-my-royal-enfield.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-2530741437271536600Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-08-14T09:00:00.116-04:00Vintage motorcyclesNorwegian made Tempo motorcycle with Sachs fan-cooled motor, converted to run on railroad tracks. My wife and I took a ride this summer down the Flåm Railway in Norway, on the way to a fjord cruise. For great scenery the ride on the railroad rivaled the cruise through two famous fjords. That's because the railroad is very steep as it descends from the top of a mountain range to seahttp://www.royalenfields.com/2026/08/motorcycles-rode-rails-in-norway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-2317599418770404096Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-08-07T09:00:00.120-04:00Royal Enfield reading"1901" is the name of a new magazine devoted to Royal Enfield.  Named "1901" for the first year Royal Enfield built motorcycles, a slick new magazine seeks to promote the brand while exciting "riders who live by just one code — the motorcycling way of life." Volume 01, 2026 is online now, and it is impressive for its high quality photos and interesting stories. It describes http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/08/new-magazine-features-royal-enfield.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-5199797279191587317Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-08-05T10:23:02.598-04:00Royal Enfield historyA man and woman seated on Royal Enfield motorcycles gaze at one another. But her face is turned away. Who is she? An intriguing wartime Royal Enfield photograph, undoubtedly shot for an advertisement, shows a young woman with her face turned away from the camera. She hasn't been identified, as far as I know. But I think I do know her name. Follow along as I explain: The photo was http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/07/who-was-girl-in-royal-enfield-ads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-6925384102807970762Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-07-24T11:15:42.299-04:00Royal Enfield historySlang words and phrases always fascinate me. The Three Lions Pub in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, advertises itself as an authentic British pub. The decor certainly makes an effort, including a clever framed sign, "I Want to Be British, Then I Could Say..." And then it lists and defines some pretty familiar slang expressions. You will recognize most of them. But see if you recognize http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/07/how-royal-enfield-workers-talked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-3672220075866623120Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-07-17T09:00:00.114-04:00REOCA simple Royal Enfield motorcycle can teach lessons. I suppose you could say my old Royal Enfield motorcycle keeps me "grounded."It might be better to say that my old Royal Enfield motorcycle keeps me "humble."My mistake would be in ever thinking that I am, in any way, smarter than the men and women who designed and created this physical wonder of metal and petroleum products that, operated http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/07/royal-enfield-remembers-which-way-is-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-6949232369990189065Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-07-10T12:41:50.253-04:00ridersMotorcycles can make us feel both powerful and small. "Why we ride." It's a phrase motorcyclists keep trying to complete. "Why we ride" has many explanations. Riders probably will not agree on all of them. Why do we ride? For the mountains, the prairies, the straights, the curves, the company, the solitude, the joy, the relief, the excitement, the thrill, the relaxation, the http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/07/find-motorcycle-in-this-picture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-6743344706272011965Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-07-04T12:30:31.711-04:00RedditchFire fighters couldn't save the blazing factory. Half a century before Royal Enfield motorcycles were made in India, they were produced in the English industrial midlands, in the town of Redditch, an ancient village that by the 1870s had become the center of the needle and fishing tackle industry. Incredibly, it's claimed that Redditch and surrounding districts made 90 percent of the http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/07/the-legendary-fire-that-destroyed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-4359539642878760501Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-06-30T07:49:32.078-04:00Royal Enfield motorcyclingHere's a portrait of a very happy me, with my daughters, in 2001. People often ask me about my old Royal Enfield Bullet. One question though, isn't asked as often now as it used to be. That question is: "Did you restore it yourself?" The answer was always "no, I bought it new. It's an old design, still made in India." Probably the reason no one asks anymore if I restored the http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/06/royal-enfield-cured-his-mid-life-crisis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-7230886194301781811Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-06-19T12:37:01.303-04:00bicycleAn e-biker reports what California is considering doing about them. Bear with me for a moment. I want to applaud California for regulating so-called electric "bicycles," the fast ones that we call "bicycles," even if they don't have pedals! I'm reacting to an informative video by an e-bike rider that explains what is under consideration. But, first, a little background. http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/06/will-california-finally-tame-e-bikes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-7984797320688373878Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-06-12T09:00:00.156-04:00war memorialsMy Royal Enfield motorcycle with M60 tank. Royal Enfield's long connection to military service naturally inspires owners to pose their motorcycles in front of military hardware. These opportunities usually involve war memorials. So, yes, that's my Royal Enfield Bullet, posed next to a tank. It's not the first time I've managed to photograph my motorcycle close to a war memorial. Ithttp://www.royalenfields.com/2026/06/posing-my-royal-enfield-with-tank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-6532710297569494271Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-06-05T13:25:02.890-04:00bicycleWhen is a riding lesson not a riding lesson? I watched my granddaughter learn to ride a bicycle the other day. I didn't teach her to ride; the bicycle itself taught her. Watching this happen was a lesson. How much more could I learn about motorcycling, if I approached riding on two wheels the way she did: letting the machine show me how it works, instead of imposing my own mental http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/06/adults-could-learn-from-child-rider.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-3646037616063470632Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-05-29T11:30:24.535-04:00Royal Enfield motorcycling Never mind rust on the motorcycle: how fast does a rider get "rusty"? We'd been out of town, away from my Royal Enfield, for a month. The weather was perfect for a ride, so I suited up, planning to take the motorcycle to fill the tank. After a month away, getting some fresh gas seemed like a good idea. But I was rusty. No sooner did I kick start the Royal Enfield than I http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/05/the-royal-enfield-shines-but-rider-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-5638342435857053118Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-05-22T10:05:37.491-04:00Royal Enfield Interceptor(Motacilla Photo/WikiMedia Commons) Maynard Hershon writes the "Back in the Day" section for Motorcycle Sports and Leisure magazine. The magazine has a rich archive of articles he can mine, dating back to 1962. As a reader, he first came across the original version of the magazine, as Motorcycle Sport, back in the 1970s. The magazine is published in the UK, but Hershon is American,http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/05/a-look-at-rickman-enfield-from-1972.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-7690447257735816820Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-05-15T17:39:58.736-04:00for saleGive this cute motorcycle a home and he'll love you forever. This adorable advertisement for a still-new 2023 Royal Enfield Meteor 350 is guaranteed to warm your heart. Here it is, just as I found it, on CraigsList: URGENT: Red motorcycle seeks forever human before dealership staff becomes emotionally attached. Available for immediate adoption: a brand-new Royal Enfield Meteor 350 http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/05/adorable-royal-enfield-needs-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0