No, it's surprising smooth when riding. You can feel a slight throb at tick over but it's more like a pulse and not uncomfortable or significant.

It's not a significant difference but it did feel a little more lively and free revving after both mods. Probably added 1 or possibly 2 bhp but it's still not going to win any races... not that's the point of the bike.

It certainly is.

It's the Insta360 X3.

@@leighcoulson2148 thank you

Yeah, I'm fortunate to have a lot of nice motorcycling roads within easy reach.

Hello, I don't find it too bad after an hour but often stop every now and then on a longer rides of 2-5 hours anyway (food, fuel, veiws or visting something). I think I get more aches and pains driving my car or sitting in an arm chair for an hour or so but that's more of an age thing. Also I think it does take a little while to get accustomed to riding, whether completely new to it or even riding different motorbikes. Plus I used to (and occasionally still do) ride pushbikes for hours, so the classic 350 with it's generous seat and suspension is a bit of a luxury.

I come from a cycling background too and can ride a push bike for a couple of hours with no issues but the C350 has me feeling pretty sore across the shoulders after an hour or so. It must be because I'm new to it, much more weight than a push bike, I obviously need more practice! Thanks for the videos though, I will keep watching 👍

Thanks. Nice bike the Bullet. I do enjoy the messing around with recording, I just started recording with the 360 camera earlier this year for my own entertainment the and was quite surprised anyone watched my youtube stuff (but it is nice that they do)... I do now attempt to make it a bit more interesting for people (still, without talking) and have learned quite a bit in the process.

@@leighcoulson2148 There are lots of us out there with Enfields that enjoy watching other people riding their own apparently. I was also surprised that so many people like to view my videos. Seems to be mainly Indian viewers according to my analytics....which makes sense.

Yeah, they're really nice bikes and we're fortunate to have plenty of nice roads to ride on, in Durham and the surrounding counties.

Hello. I use a Movo wireless mini duo microphone and a mic adapter from Insta 360. You can get the Movo system for around £50 (from Amazon) and the adapter for around £10 (from the Insta 360 store), so it's one of the cheaper options but works fine. I've moved the mic around in different positions on the bike but settled for attaching it to the rear of the canvas pannier on the Classic 350 to capture the exhaust sound but you could use it to speak into etc as well.

Thanks will have a look cheers 👍

Agree 😃The roads in this area (Derwent Reservoir - Northumberland and Durham borders) are well suited to the classic 350.

The bar risers make quite a difference. I liked the look and feel of the original riding position but my old arthritic body parts weren't so keen. I was getting quite a bit of pain in my wrists, hands, shoulders and neck after 40 - 50 miles. After fitting the bar risers I can do double (or triple) that without much discomfort. Your'e still not upright but they make quite a difference. I also angled the bars back a little (moving the little guides out of the way). They're a little bit of a faff to fit, you'll need a bike jack, drop the forks etc and it's easier if you have an assistant but well worth it for me. They're a reasonable price and don't look too bad either.

@@leighcoulson2148 Cool, thanks. Weirdly, I bought a pair of the bar extenders before I actually bought the bike! It was just a spur to get me to commit to the purchase. Anyway, I'm in two minds or not whether to fit them as I''m experimenting with different grips to see if that makes a difference, and like you, I like the look of the originals, they're just a tad too low. I did swap out the seat though for the 'premium deluxe' touring version which is wider but still stepped and more comfortable.

Unfortunately I can't post a map directly in here. The whole route was quite a complicated affair, keeping to smaller twisty roads from Durham, however most of the video just shows a relatively small section between Grinton/Askrigg/Muker (with a little bit showing Raby Castle and the road from Richmond to Reeth, another great motorcycling road). Anyway the twisty section was from: Grinton - along Swale Hall Lane (from a very small road junction just south of the Swale and B6270 junction in Grinton ...however this bit is very narrow and very steep in places ...it is possibly to join this road west of Healaugh if you want to bypass this bit) , this road continues but its designation changes to Low Lane and High Lane, then Long Road (heading to Askrigg), it's quite a climb. As you descend nearing Askrigg you meet another road at a T junction (Cross Top), from there you turn north again (almost back on yourself), along the aptly named Cross Top Road. This road meets the B6270 between Muker and Gunnerside. From here I continued on through Gunnerside to Feetham. At Feetham there's a small road heading up out of the village to Langthwaite. However as an alternative, the road to Reeth is very nice too. There's so many other great options in this area (To the west and north - Hawes, Thwaite, Buttertubs,Tan Hill, The Stang and to the south into Nidderdale etc)

Thank you for that most helpful 👍

@@kf-dk5pb No problem.

On the recording it doesn't sound significantly different, although I can still hear it (via my PC speakers or headphones). On the road it has a little more bark, although nothing too loud as the silencer and header are stock.

We are fortunate to have a lot of nice roads for motorcycling nearby ...but you're right about the weather 😁💧💧💧.

95-100 mpg so produce 1/2 to 1/3 CO2 and significantly less other emmissions than almost every car. Plus I still have the cat if required 😁.

@@leighcoulson2148 EFI makes motors run hot as Hades. Cooking the rider to death ☠️ also. And you are rationalizing it as well.A60 mpg motorcycle alone puts out 1/2 the pollution of a 30 MPG car w/ o any bullshit pollution controls. 1/2 the price of the RE350 is for pollution controls. In India they have such populations in cities that they have had to have pollution controls because so many are they. Between India and China they make 3/4 of the world pollution. In China you literally can't breathe the air. What ever you do amounts to a cup of 💦 to the sea. England would have to put it's whole population of the country in London to have Indian or Chinese levels of pollution.

What does it mean end can of

@@pump4461 ok so you can replace the cat mid pipe with a straight through and also remove the whole muffler, then you get the true Harley style sound

@@scannaunderscore1 thanks brother

I suppose it's different for everybody but I have no issues with it ...however I also cycle a lot too and that's on a hard thin seat with no suspension, so the classic 350 is luxury compared to that.

Good on you keep doing what puts a smile on your face 😊 I'm in my 70s and still ride .

It's really enjoyable to ride, it's not fast but makes you appreciate the ride and the passing scenery and it'd make a great first bike.

Any of the RE bikes would be great first bikes. I couldn’t decide, I wanted them all. I ended up getting a Moto Guzzi V7 as my first bike 2 years ago. Then last year I bought the Himalayan as I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I just sold an RV and part of the deal was I got a Suzuki Boulevard C50. It’s cool but I’m selling it to my dad. And this year I’m definitely buying a Classic 350. There’s just something about RE bikes. Enjoy the ride!

With the exception of a classic Velocette, the RE C350 was my first modern bike. They are great, well built and sturdy, personally for the type of riding I do, plenty quick enough. Mine's done just under 2k miles now and is really starting to impress, bags of torque.

Most probably. I think everyone has their own formula to weigh up the risk and benefits depending on a lot of things. For me, at 64 (and I've always been very active) my feet🦶, right knee 🦵 and hip hurts just walking to the local shop and working in my garden 🌻gets me everywhere ...and it's not going to get better for any of us. So I'll keep doing the things I enjoy until I can't, and there's always risks🍷🏍🚲🤟. I suppose it's actually a little safer than riding my pushbike at over 50mph downhill with a thin layer of lycra for protection (which I very recently would often do).

Hello, the tall old bridge is The Lune Railway Viaduct (a disused railway) near the B6277 between Mickleton and Middleton-in-Teesdale in County Durham.

As I mention in the video, it's a quick review after 700 miles. That's exactly what it is ...my own thoughts about the bike after riding 700 miles. There's really nothing to 'know' other than long-term reliability, which I'm sure I'll find out about.

Thank you very much. Initially I probably wouldn't have chosen the stealth black either ...but this one came up second hand, very low mileage and pristine. However it does look better in the flesh and has really grown on me.

I count myself as very fortunate having easy access to plenty of small twisty roads near my home in Durham. With a lot of options in the Durham Dales, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Cumbria and even the Scottish borders within an hour or so of riding. Good luck on finding your own routes 👍 and take care.

Hello. Yeah, it's just that I had the engine running for 10 minutes after fitting the decat pipe, so it had settled into the lower idle speed.

Yeah you're not wrong.🙂

Thanks. From the start I was very keen on the Rocker Red or Racing Green Continental but went for the red. I loved the chrome version too but thought I'd be distracted by the gleam whilst riding (my eyes are a bit sensitive). I was also tempted by the Interceptor and Super Meteor and sat on both in the show room. Whilst I really loved the look, feel and riding position of the Continental ...after a while my old arthritic wrists and shoulders started to play up on longer rides, so I ended up fitting bar risers (From CooperB Motorcycles), which are quite subtle and make a huge difference to comfort.

Thanks 👍

Thank you 👍

No not proud. I have concerns and a little guilt. However the cat only reduces certain emisions to comply with specific legislation, overall I'm getting 100mpg, so producing less pollution overall than many other motorcycles and any car, barring electric (not taking into account environmental costs of producing electric vehicles)

Womp womp

so you're a self righteous judger of other people's actions - Well Done then... (more obviously you've brought into the Climate change Globalist agenda cow crap..- CO2 is but 0.04% of the earths atmosphere - so maybe you can explain how that works ? While you're at it - maybe see how many coal powered generation plants China and India have - AND how many they're building year after year. When you've done that divide the outlet gasses of a modestly used m/c as a percentage of those power station output gasses and tell the whole Wold how mu the OP is polluting - please?

All these rich climate warriors flying around the world on their private jets - telling us well own nothing and be happy. While they own everything.

Yeah, it's a fantastic machine.

It is great fun.

Great footage, but I'm still trying to figure out how you do the shots in which you appear from the front and from the side, as if there were someone filming you from another vehicle... 🤔

@@pgeraf I use an Insta 360 x3 camera mounted on a selfie stick, which is then clamped onto my handlebars on an adjustable mount (or sometimes my engine bars). So if I extend the selfie stick and move it around on the mount, either to the side or infront etc. you can get shots that appear to be away from the bike. The camera removes the selfie stick from the video but you can still see the mount (and you can get a bit of distortion where the camera stitches views from both camera lenses). With the 360 camera you can also edit the video to show any veiwpoint/angle, as it records the full 360 view and zoom in and out to a certain degree. It probably looks odd having a selfie stick sticking out the side or from of the bike ...and you have to watch the camera doesn't hit something (like bushes/tree branches growing close to the edge of the road on narrow lanes) but it does take some interesting shots.

@@leighcoulson2148 Wow! I had no idea of the existence of such a technology! Thank you so much for your explanation...

Thank you

Great, I did think of getting one of those ...and still might at some time 👍

Thanks, it's a great tune ...However it's not the greatest recording, I just used my old cycle camera to record it. Unfortunately the bass was a cheap Aliexpress copy and not the real thing. However it did sound ok but was pretty heavy.

Thank you.