tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:47:17 +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 racerRoyal Enfield InterceptorRoyal Enfield racingV-twinbookstechnical tipsRoyal Enfield IndiaRoyal Enfield blogRoyal Enfield twintripsRoyal Enfield photosRoyal Enfield USARoyal Enfield accessoriesRoyal Enfield artsafetyCaliforniaRoyal Enfield sidecarelectric motorcyclesBritish 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 readingdieselChromeClassic 350Dania BeachIndianMods vs. RockersRoyal Enfield Bullet 350Royal Enfield communityRoyal Enfield dieselRoyal Enfield identificationRoyal Enfield in IndiaRoyal Enfield toolsmotorcycle artridersroadstipsBig HeadBonnevilleClassic 650Classic MotorworksHunter 350Inder trailerIndian TrailblazerJames DeanRoyal Enfield factoryYahoochoppermileagemovieraffleride your bike to workAce CafeAce EngineeringApril FoolBullet Classic 500Crusader SportsFuryGet rich bloggingGordon MayHonda motorcyclesHornetIndian TomahawkMarty ScottRoyal Enfield ExperienceRoyal Enfield musicRoyal Enfield restorationSuperstarSuzukiTriumphUralVincent motorcyclesbarn findbeercafé racercar showrecallscooterswar memorialsBSAEnfield GirlG5Indian Fire ArrowIndian LanceRoyal Enfield Military G5Royal Enfield crashesRoyal Enfield motorycleSYMScramT.E. Lawrencehornleather jacketsluggagemanualmotorcycle manualmotorcyclesArmenian foodBullet songCarberryCraigsListDesert StormGuerrilla 450Indian ApacheIndian WarriorKawasakiRoyal Enfield G-5Royal Enfield MeteorRoyal Enfield Model GRoyal Enfield Model ZRoyal Enfield dragsterRoyal Enfield toysShotgun 650Sixty-5Steve McQueenTank GirlThunderbirdValentine's Dayscramblesshirtstwin portusedAcura LegendBMWBoing BoingButtyBuddyCadillacContinentalCraig FergusonDreamlinerFAQFord Mustang IIGoan Classic 350IcelandIndian WesternerIndian WoodsmanLong ridersMetropolitanNortonPUMAPackardParisREOCRoyal Enfield Bullet 500Royal Enfield Model SRoyal Enfield eventsRoyal Enfield motorcycle; lane splittingRoyal Enfield; Chang JiangRoyal Enfield; ChromeSchlitzSegwaySicilySpainSuper FiveTurbo TwinVespaWisconsinWorld War Iace handlebarsbarscookingcustomsfree adslane splittingmotorcycle traileroil coolerpin-upprivate importprojectracingrat bikerecipesride bellssuperchargedwantedBlog about Royal Enfield motorcycles.http://www.royalenfields.com/noreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)Blogger2051125tag: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)3tag: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)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-6490351165935947900Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-05-08T09:42:21.174-04:00What is a new motorcycle doing in a place like this? The Australian moto-journalist thought it was strange. Royal Enfield introduced its shiny new Shotgun 650 model to the United States in Los Angeles in 2024, amid graffiti and urban blight. "Why LA? And why the grungy Downtown area?" he asked. Here's the answer he got: "Royal Enfield Chief of Design Mark Wells explained it was thehttp://www.royalenfields.com/2026/05/shotgun-650-insane-custom-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-9043591108769441751Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-05-01T09:00:00.165-04:00roads I feel foolish complaining about this: roadside litter. Wars, famines, disease and storms may rage around the world, and I complain about litter? In my defense, I note that few wrongs in the world would be easier to fix, at least in the United States, than roadside litter. We know who causes litter, don't we? And it's not motorcyclists. But motorcyclists seem somehow http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/05/the-one-little-thing-everyone-should-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-5177689357307765034Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-04-24T15:35:40.384-04:00technical tips Online motorcycle forums are great places to learn about vintage motorcycles, and get advice curing them of occasional ills. The owner of a 1970 Royal Enfield Series 2 Interceptor issued once such challenge recently to members on the REInterceptor forum. "I took it for a ride today and all is good... until I get to high RPMs. That's when it starts cutting out. The tank is clean http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/04/problem-with-royal-enfield-its-simple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-2987169945986169925Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-04-17T09:00:00.119-04:00bicycle I admit it: I often "run" stop signs and even, occasionally, red lights when I am pedaling my bicycle — as long as no cross traffic is coming. I would never do this on my motorcycle, however. The reason bicyclists disobey stop signs and, sometimes, red lights is obvious. Momentum is important to bicyclists. Preserving it prompts them to take some, hopefully prudent, actions. Thesehttp://www.royalenfields.com/2026/04/do-you-always-stop-at-red-light.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-1431087454172075988Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-04-24T19:08:10.042-04:00World War IISusan Barrington-Ward, WRNS dispatch rider, 1941.* And now we know her name. A fascinating comment from "Anonymous" appeared on a blog item here that had included a photo of motorcycle dispatch riders for the Royal Navy during World War II. "Second from right is my mum; have a few photos of her dispatch riding days." "Anonymous" turned out to be William Newby-Robson, of North http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/04/who-was-she-wren-on-motorcycle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-7643382050620177088Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-04-03T09:00:00.114-04:00tripsHere's help making my daydream come true. Inside every motorcycle rider's helmet is his head, and inside his head is his brain, and inside his brain is probably a daydream. For some, the dream might be that all this traffic and all these stop lights would vanish, to be replaced by an open road. My personal daydream imagines someday riding the Blue Ridge Parkway. It's a National http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/04/blue-ridge-motorcycling-magazine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-7817937774218401107Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-03-27T12:16:43.281-04:00Classic 650Here's the Royal Enfield I've been waiting for. Finally, the Royal Enfield Classic 650 is coming to America. Here's what the reviewers are saying about it:"The Classic 650 is up for pre-orders right now for a price of $7,499. For that price, you get your choice of three colorways: teal, black and chrome, or red and white. Personally, teal would be my pick. The price places the Classic 650 ashttp://www.royalenfields.com/2026/03/heres-what-they-say-about-classic-650.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943715898894235198.post-519210668453364383Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +00002026-04-04T11:33:10.385-04:00Royal Enfield sellingWhat if you wanted to sell this Royal Enfield? Here's the best Royal Enfield ad I've ever read on CraigsList. Catchy. Honest. Sincere. With links to descriptions of the accessories fitted. Good photographs, including a photo labeled with the selling points identified in the ad. And there is one element that, in particular, nails down the seller as a genuine fan of Royal Enfield http://www.royalenfields.com/2026/03/best-ever-royal-enfield-craigslist-ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Blasco)0