Ever wondered how the halcyon blue tank would look on the red/chrome version of the Classic 350. look no firther -its here plus has the matte black mudguards thrown in too.
This is an improvement with the black guards, I have never been too keen on a lot of chrome. I had a Velocette with a red and chrome tank, and red mudguards, black frame. Very nice. 😊👍🏍
Thanks for the comparison, Warro. Of the two, with the black guards I personally prefer the red tank, rather than the halcyon blue. But perhaps that down to me being the age that I am (in 12 months time I'll be in my 80th year) and remembering back to the days of my youth! 😊
great news on the heading towards the 80 year mark. on the tank side i'm sort of undecided now which direction to go.on the other hand tyre choice is very good all the berst!
I recently turned 65, and I grew up with brightly colored bikes with lots of chrome and bright aluminum. I totally don't get the flat black thing. But it's definitely not for me.
@@geraldscott4302 this move is more to protect my red/chrome from dirt road damage and once i feel ive had enough i can switch back to original colour and ride on. the red/chrome side does look good
@@geraldscott4302 I can relate. I had a new Skygo Earl Classic in Philippines in 2022 that had flat black on the exhaust, with a chrome finisher on the peashooter-style muffler. Engine casings were gloss black. Fortunately, my '05 Guzzi is satisfyingly old-school. 😊
I love chrome. And bright unpainted aluminum, and bright colored paint. I have an orange and white H-D Sportster 1200L that came with a lot of chrome to begin with, and I added quite a bit more. I also have a Royal Enfield Bullet 500 in dark Forest Green. I'm seriously considering painting it silver to brighten it up a bit. I was going to get a red/chrome Classic 350, but I discovered the seat was considerably higher than the one on my Bullet 500, and I can just barely get on that. Here in the U.S. the MSRP on a red/chrome 350 is $4,799.00, it's about $7200 OTD.
Thanks for the video Warro. IMO red carries the day, but the gray looks good too. Gloss black fenders with the red tank is a great idea, would look great. Cheers
I like both tanks but the red one looks more classic to me. I think perhaps the red allows it to look classic whilst the grey seems to make it look like a bike that is a bit of everything thrown together to keep it going almost like a agriculture bike. Great video Warro.👍👌☮️
I'm liking this tank more for off road use. Looks the part more without chrome on the tank. The black on it blends in with the mud guards better. I'd not paint the mudguards. I think the bits as is all blend well together perfect.
suzuki is looking good with the mods like crash bars/sump guard rear calliers and rack. have not fitted the bar risers yet but i think the new tread will look the part on it
I also own a classic 350 Halcyon Grey - best colour in MHO but I think the red tank looks more striking with the all black.( gloss) Reminds me of a red back spider - tc mate !
It's great what you've done there! The halcyon grey tank gives it the classic feel but it's balanced out by the matt black fenders that tempers it with a more contemporary vibe. If they sold it like this I'd be tempted! Where I live we only have two colour choices - halcyon green or black! Quick question : where did you get the rear rack from? I really prefer the single seater look but I'd need that practicality.
All so looks good with them mirrors - lower profile sit lower down. Better than the - reach for the sky - stock mirrors Gives the bike a lower profile - tc mate!
I like the gray tank with the painted fenders. The chrome models look best with chrome fenders. Good looking motorcycle either way 😊. How'd you get the front fender off btw? I tried once but found it could be done only with the wheel assembly off. Thanks, good work as always.
It's almost like a pair of mud runners for the happy couple. 2 Enfield's are better than none. The back rack has character warrior, much like the headlight eyebrow. Sugar the little rack on my Himalayan is half the size of the one on your 350 and I have strapped on 22" kick drum heads with no problem.
you could have kept the blue one... and just sprayed those guards black.... all part of the fun i suppose....can you include more classic Australian scenery its alot more interesting for me here in uk.. id like to see you with a coffee in a classic truckstop perhaps if you have any near you... nice one
well i have the bridle track clip coming up next that has plenty of bush scenes and drone shots. plus i plan to do more off road dirt track solo runs shortly. probably do a coffee boil on the run too. no real truck stops where i am
Actually Warro, now looking at both colour ways, they both look fantastic 👌 I spy with my old crooked eyes… new gold rear shock suspension😎 A report is in order🫡 Cheers🇦🇺🤙
There's a lot to unpack here, Warro. It seems pretty obvious that you prefer the red chrome tank on it (based on the length of the footage of it), and I agree that it's prettier with that tank, but the Halcyon tank looks more appropriate on the bike with the way it's set up. I still miss your original Halcyon Gray bike, and still don't understand why you sold it; it seems that you don't understand it, either. Also, I noticed that your shifter seems to be mounted with the heel part pretty low. I have the heel and toe shifter on my Classic and originally mounted it at about the same level, but found it unnaturally difficult to upshift with my heel. Do you move your foot back to upshift? I'm asking because since I repositioned it to make upshifting easier I have to put forth an effort to not rest my heel on the shifter. I might even go back to the stock shifter. Thank you for the video!
i never ride with my foot on the heel and toe shifter as i dont like that idea much but some do. so when riding i just move my foot into position. lots of people don't like the heel and toe and i was one of those...lol well a long time back but like it now. the footage was shorter on this clip and reason being one not much i could say as id only done a tank swap and two i checked my first clip which ran 9 minutes and got a pathetic 1.50 sec view time so i thought..F..it!
If it were my bike, I would use my least favourite colour (grey) while riding the dirt tracks and save the original red tank and guards in pristine condition. If you do drop it on gravel or mud, best that it is not your favourite tank that cops it.
i think your spot on there with your thoughts on this. especially when i do run the dirt a fair bit...lol that way i do have the full set of chrome in mint condition. all the best!
