If only a doctor could prescribe the combination of bike and countryside for all who need a leg up in life, a Royal Enfield bike of course. Love my signals 350 classic 👍🏻
I'm seriously thinking of buying one of those and your video has convinced me to get one. I was particularly impressed with the smooch running engine and glorious sound of the bike and how serene it is to ride the bike and not think about competing with other riders. Let them go while you admire the scenery and appreciate nature. I get where you're coming from.
Well said sir 😊 My classic is on 1300 miles now, fully run in and I keep wondering how the motor keeps getting better with every single ride. It's just a stunning machine. Great video once again, keep em coming!
Having returned from a fortnight in Thassos I was really suffering from holiday blues. Just an hour's ride on the Classic 350 (called "Ernie" after my late father) soon sorted that out. A gentle local bimble - short shifting everywhere (cos Ernie and me love that) and I was sorted. I also explored another of those lanes I've passed by so many times before. 👌 You're right about a bigger bike having excessive power on tap, you always feel that "making progress" is necessary. On the Classic 350 it's entirely possible too of course (choose your fights wisely) but not being the main aim, it somehow removes the responsibility to do so.
I have been riding since 1970 but have only ever had one bike at a time. However 14 months ago I also purchased a Halcyon Green Classic 350 now on 2,500 miles. For the first time ever I am not thinking what bike shall I get next, from 175s to 1200s bikes this is by far the best bike I have owned. As you rightly say this bike transports you in relaxed comfort, relaxing the mind at the same time, putting a smile on your face on every ride. I cannot believe the quality of build on such a cheap bike, just totally solid with sensible mud guards. They can go on fast roads if you want but that is to miss what this bike is the master at, country roads right down to lanes with grass down the middle, just chugging away in relaxed bliss, even though it can get a wriggle on if that takes your fancy. Love your channel take care PS mine is like an Omega watch hence her name “Omega” blame TAYM 😊
I was going to write about similar experiences with my Classic 350 but your words say it all. This is the best motorcycle that I have ever owned, by a big margin.
It was 1997 and i pushed this bike and further to start. Cuz my dad will be disturbed and find out 😉. It was a ww2 submarine and I was 16 😂 That bike ride like a lorry and stops like one. 😂 Good old days.
Ive been watching other folks reviews of the 350 classic as i have been tempted to buy one, your review has convinced me i need one. Thank you for a different but captivating review, it was like going for a ride with an old mate and stopping for a brew and a natter about lifes ups and downs. Ride safe.
Getting out on the Classic 350 and over the moors is the best cure for depression I have found apart from Wigan beating St Helens. You can't rush, you can't race. It's ego free and also cheap - mine has averaged 99.7 mpg since running in.
Nice 1 BW. Hope your mate is on the mend. Most of the channels I watch involve Enfields. I think it is the rides you all go on are what i like most. Which invariably involve beautiful scenery at a leisurely pace and some nuggets of useful info. Cheers👍
An uplifting video on subjects that are not far away from a lot of us the way the world is these days , thanks for sharing your views on them, and yes motorcycles are the best answer to feeling sh1t, I'll be definitely feeling uplifted next week as I'm picking up my new Classic 350 dark in gunmetal grey, and can't wait to be rumbling around the country lanes getting my therapy! Cheers 🍻
Another great video…absolutely love the Classic 350 & if I lived anywhere near these amazing places I would have 1 in a heartbeat. In reality, I would need to travel many motorway miles to be able to enjoy & this is the only real issue. Currently have an Interceptor which I totally love to bits & need to keep to have the best of both Worlds. Can’t wait to watch your next video 👊😎👍
I am just going through my DAS, should (have done it years ago tbh). The reason why? because I love the retro appeal of the RE Classic 350, for all the reasons you have stated. But then you start to look around and consider other bikes on the market that might be bigger, better(?), faster, etc etc. Having just watched your video, you have made me realise not only what the last piece of my jigsaw is, but why. Thankyou for bringing me back to the realisation that this is the bike and incidentally in the colour I originally set out to own and why. I always think that the RE is not a bike you buy to get somewhere, but you buy to go somewhere. Thankyou for a great video.
Excellent video, beautiful countryside and thought provoking commentary. But I do wish you’d stop riding up glorious little lanes that I must have passed a hundred times and not noticed. Now I’ve got to go back and do them. Keep these videos coming they’re brilliant..👍👍
Those energy bills are a disgrace, l hope you get it all sorted bud. That sort of thing could give someone less strong minded a lot of distress. lovely video as always, take care
I said “ pardon my French “ without realising it in front of a French friend yesterday and he wasn’t impressed 😂 …thanks for a great vid , ended up trading the interceptor for a new 350 and couldn’t be happier…some would think it strange but Im sure you get it …looks like you’re enjoying the new Meteor
Riding the bike is a great way of putting life's stresses to one side. Sorry to hear about your mate Chris and I hope he's better soon. Re the energy company, I had a similar experience here in West Oz, though not to the same degree. They tried to charge me a substantial government credit as a debit. Took the useless tools three months and many calls from me to get it sorted. They then had the nerve to ask me if I'd like to do direct debit for them. As if!
Watching this video 7 months late for the review of the Classic 350 but now completely absorbed by your story about he energy company bo**ocks. Am 100% behind your views re smart meters etc and admire your view on it all. On that basis i have subscribed to the channel! Hope that it was all sorted out properly
100% on the media. They now seek to dramatise rather than inform. Hope your buddy gets better. Have a classic 350 too - excellent bike for an hour or so of “motorcycle therapy.”
Beautiful bike and "philosophical" review. A perfect bike. Antoine de Saint Exupery said: "Il semble que la perfection soit atteinte non quand il n’y a plus rien à ajouter, mais quand il n’y a plus rien à retrancher." (It seems that perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away). And this is it, with this 350 Classic. And I pardon your French, because I always been amused by poetry amateurs (as I'm one too). Poetry lovers, capable of quoting entire passages from their favorite authors, are also capable of the most amusing French or English (depending on whether you are English or French), swear words. And as a French, I hope you'll pardon my English. My very bad and broken English!
Good for you to get all the shit off your chest. You are very lucky to have such beautiful countryside to ride in at a comfortable pace. Where I'm from (Australia) the are few such slow paced places. Everywhere is a rush with lots of heavy vehicle traffic & an abundance of young hoons with no idea. Keep chugging mate.
This is a great video. I have gone down a similar path. Currently own a Vstrom and Himalayan. But had a 500 classic in 2016 biggest regret swlling it. Currently waiting to pick up my SM 650, the Himalayan is going in Part X. Great video
You're going out for a ride to clear your head from the news of the world; It's like the "Sunday Drive" people take in their cars, bikes, motorcycles to take a break...Good For You!!
Thank you for making such a fittig video for the Royal Enfield Classic 350 Reborn. Unfortunately, I've never been to the UK but your words and views of the English countryside were so fitting for this motorcycle. I purchased my 2023 Royal Enfield Classic 350 Reborn in Chrome Bronze about 7 months ago and am in love with it. It's technically my second motorcycle and though I may be new to motorcycling in general, I feel there is just something special about this motorbike which you captured the essence of in your video. - Cheers from Coastal Southern California. The Halycon Green you have looks magnificent by the way. - So many color options!
Good morning Dave and thanks for another inspiring video. Your piece to camera reminded me of that wonderful artist Ashley Jackson, a man who truly understands the moors and one of the few who can portray them in all their beauty and sometimes anger. Best wishes, Stephen.
Very well conveyed, Dave. Life, unfortunately, throws us a curved ball the moment we 'pop out', starting with that nurse giving us a slap of welcome to the world. I'm not saying don't challenge a wrong, challenge it with vigor if done to but I've learned that there are many matters we simply have no control over and fighting it, just makes one ill. Instead, I live each day with a certain gratitude, knowing, yes, there are folk out there far better off than me, but, there are also many, many more who are far worse off. I appreciate we are all different and approach issues differently, but this is my outlook and it has served me well.......oh, and thinking of a certain, Mr Idle on his cross asking those around him to, 'Always look on the bright side of life!'😄
Tbh Mark although there are many things which we think we are unable to resist or to change there is still something noble about protest. To do so carries value because if nothing else it delivers a message which at some future point in time just might give somebody a moment of pause
@@thebingleywheeler Very true. If it causes the opposing party to pause and consider, then exercising the right to protest will have been worthwhile. 👍
Great stuff mate. Just cleared 100 miles on my Red and Chrome . Pillion and rear foot rests gone that lost 10 kg straight off . Although I've got a chrome solo rack coming. Why did I go from a Kawasaki VN 900custom cruiser to a 350 Enfield classic? Soul and Character by the bucket full. Modern style bikes are fantastic machines but the have zero soul the only thing they live on is performance and even that is controlled by modes all over the place. The Enfield is like a Rolex all they do is look good and tell the time. Most of the bikes nowadays are like Casios. Full of modes and plastic and look bland.
I agree exactly what you're talking about. I stopped watching the news as the facts are distorted and bias, I now no longer shout at the TV and my life has improved because what is really important is what is happening around me and my family. Also I distrust mega companies especially utility companies so changed my electricity supplier to GEUK about 10 years ago and have never looked back.
Good rant. You'd appreciate the poem Leisure by W H Davies. Personally the only poem I've ever remembered. Speaks to me. Good work btw , appreciate your content.
Great video and spot-on commentary. Been trying to decide between the Himalayan and the Classic 350. I was settled on the Himalayan until I saw this video, and now I'm conflicted. Maybe I'll have to get both...
Whilst i agree about the "5 favourite things" etc. I think a few Enfield erm "Bullet points" may have been acceptable in this particular case.....sorry, couldnt resist 🙄. Bad puns aside though i have just happened across your channel, probably due to those sneaky algowotsits picking up on my recent Royal Enfield research in aid of me finally getting back on two wheels after maybe 5 or 6 years of living with a bike shaped hole in my life. How pleasantly surprised i was upon quickly realising id discovered not only a bike review and not just a fellow northener but a fellow cynic and free thinker with that lovely Yorkshire brand of talking reet and telling it how it is. I have even hit that bell shaped notification thing for the very first time ever! 😮 Bob on lad!
Courage l'ami,pour moi il y a que deux choses qui me plaisent dans la Classic 350 : la Classic tout entière avec ses qualités et défauts et vous la communauté qui partage et font voyager ...en Angleterre en Écosse Irlande Allemagne Espagne Australie et j'en oublie 😉✌️🇨🇵
I had a similar issue with my energy company. Wondered why i had a direct debit but were asking for a payment & meter readings. When i looked on the app i could see i had two accounts & the direct debit was for a meter that had been taken out. After being sent from pillar to post the account was eventually closed & i thought bingo at last, then two weeks later i receive a letter addressed to the occupier we are your new power company and please give us a reading. Back on the phone again , bills arrived , debt collector letters arrived & then the smart meter wasn't giving readings on my genuine account. This took months of sorting & they knew they were in breach & could have been in bother with the ombudsman as they were well over the investigation time limit. Hopefully it's sorted now .
That’s interesting Bob common factor seems to be the amount of time they take to sort out their own mess….while ever they are making vast amounts of cash they haven’t a care for their vulnerable customers
@@thebingleywheeler yes & I've simplified the story too, they arranged for someone to take a look for a trace test but they didn't turn up, they didn't seem to have a record of a new meter fitted but they could strangely take a reading. I seemed to be on the phone for months being passed around each department & dealing with idiots. It caused me enough stress dealing with it that i could have used for other things & I'm pretty sure a less stronger person than myself could have easily been put over the edge by it all.
Good Morning Dave , Its the ideal bike for what your doing mate , really sorry to hear about your friend hope he gets better , as of EON i had dealings with them years ago & chased them i don't want a smart meter either , whats to say its not spying , so take care & ride safe
Do not go with that new meter. If you can get Solar and a battery and generate your own power. That’s my plan in the next couple of years. I also just got a Classic 350. Absolutely love it.
Your so so right in every respect Dave I have touched any form of media for years They'll do and say anything for a scoop, you put it so well Sending from Airedale hospital after Swan diving from garage roof CHRIS CARVELL
I love the looks on the classic but not sure how I will feel having the lack of power. Like you said, I suppose one has to rely on how it makes you feel.
Really sorry to hear you had a SH@@T week, get them to take the SM out your able to do, best looking Classic without a doubt , Pure Classic looks right at home in the English countryside
You can see the Moors from my brother's house in North Yorkshire but I've not been up there. Great little bike but for me and probably many (and you) a second bike due to the low hp. Power company wise, I'm in a similar situation with Scottish Power. Electricity meter not working. We don't do them now. They don't bother sending anyone out to look at why it's not working either! 3 times this year they've estimated the electric and gas. I'm in the house on my own for 3 days and nights. My wife loox after her 90 year old dad at his. So 2 showers for one person and some odd washing up etc. I'm being estimated for the average use of power of a family in a 3 bed terrace. In July which is now this area comes on line for the new meters that can be fitted. Can you guess what type of meter they are, go on give it a go. Then they should be able to get the correct reading and keep my money in my account.
At the rear wheel it only puts out around 15-16 bhp, TEC bikes have produced a new cam which will get you an actual 20 bhp at the rear wheel 😊 and if you were to marry that to the holy trinity of upgrades for the J-series engine, de-cat exhaust, dna performance air filter and cover and the fuel X lite, you have a good bike made great 😊
@@thebingleywheeler why so puzzled, the holy trinity of upgrades is de-cat exhaust, dna performance air filter and cover and the fuel X lite. You're on the air filter hence the comment that next is the exhaust 😂
Seeing you feel the Halcyon Green is the best colour, Im interested in your opinion why green is preferable to say the Halcyon Grey (light blue) ? The green one can say takes one back to "British Racing Green" that often appeared in earlier racing cars. The Blue brings me to the 50's & 60's. Just interested in your views.
Thank you for your time with this video. Wondering if you could give me some info on those beautiful soft bags / panniers. Mounting? Thank again from Ontario Canada.
in cornwall [ surrounded by the sea on 3 sides ] we have had the pipe ban for nearly 12 months ,, but the fat cat water company has made NO re- investment for decades but still payed the shareholders ,
hi from up the road at denholme, i'm thinking about getting either a classic or a bullet for taking my missus on the back, i already have a meteor and love it but it's a bit cramped two up, i was down at appy's yesterday but the only classic they had was jam'd in so i could not throw my leg over it and it only had one seat on it do you have to buy the rear seat seperate,? enjoying your vid's over the roads i know well and a few i don't but will get around to if the weather ever picks up, all the best.
Have a chat with your local electrician and ask him what it would cost to add a check meter to double-check the power consumption for a month or so to get some numbers to show the big mess your power company is making. There are some quite clever ones around now. Sorry, not sure how you could measure the gas consumption. does your gas meter have a visible dial? Nice ride through the countryside, thanks. 🙂
Forgive the ignorant question, but what sort of open road speeds does the 350 hold? E.g. motorway capable, or needing to stick to back roads. I have a Benelli TRK500 but love the signals 350 and was thinking of commuting on it (Auckland, NZ)
Laughed my cock off at “dropped out of my arse” absolutely brilliant. Only observation is, is it just motorcycling that helps clear the mind rather than a particular bike. I think it’s just the sheer freedom and joy it brings that makes you feel better. Finally about the fuel bills, are you still running the cannabis farm in your loft ? 😂😂😂😂
I live in England My country is not in Google No one recognises the name I go under United Kingdom And no one can explain I live in the green and pleasant land Rule Britannia and god save the king But it’s done underhand When I look there is nothing France, Germany, Italy and Spain Are all allowed to use their name Mention England the barriers raise I am as English it’s not a phase My country is England I live on my land I am not Great Britain Or UK so I say out loud I live in England It’s like a swear word I have never harmed anyone This name BAN is absurd. David cox 24/02/23
@user-Im1ps5cd5n please note that this video is clearly marked as unsuitable for children…..I’m concerned that your parents/guardians/carers are not aware you are writing these silly comments when you have your tantrums 👍🏻
the entire media behaved like shite over the sub issue ;; as for the dangerous craft itself - i would not go into a swimming pool with something made out of that crap carbon fibre ;; [ hindsight great thing ] ,
