Royal Enfield 650 GT Continental

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Re: Royal Enfield 650 GT Continental

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Back on the b roads and much happier. 62 mpg too, Woop!
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Re: Royal Enfield 650 GT Continental

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The gt 650 is the perfect addition to any garage. If we want faster we get something faster. If we want comfy, we get something comfy.

If we want old engineered sporty fun with character for the B roads, we get a lovely Royal Enfield continental gt for 5k. Get it done. 👍
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Dodgy69 wrote: Sun Jul 28, 2024 7:07 pm The gt 650 is the perfect addition to any garage. If we want faster we get something faster. If we want comfy, we get something comfy.

If we want old engineered sporty fun with character for the B roads, we get a lovely Royal Enfield continental gt for 5k. Get it done. 👍
I've never ridden one, never will probably, but based upon what's said from you, Dern, Couch etc i think they're pretty much perfect for what they need to be as a day to day bimbler with a bit of fun. I think they tick many many boxes.
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Re: Royal Enfield 650 GT Continental

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I had an older 865 Thruxton and loved it. Sounded absolutely lovely when riding it!

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Re: Royal Enfield 650 GT Continental

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Try a R6 throttle on it, I put one on my Interceptor, and swear it makes it easier to ride…. It’s got a bigger cam on it so less of a twist on the wrist…..
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KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jul 28, 2024 10:19 am I had a Guzzi V7 II (the 750 one, not the newer 850).

It was a lovely thing, but dog dog slow and I couldn't make it handle. It's certainly no quicker than the 650 Enfield.
i took the new V7 out this week. found it to be quite nippy. i had no problem overtaking cars. i really liked the handling too. it felt light and nimble.
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Re: Royal Enfield 650 GT Continental

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Another 100 mile ride today and the novelty has mostly worn off :lol:

I can’t see me have it for much longer. 46bhp is great when there’s no traffic but it isn’t when there is. I liked the bits when the road was empty but when following other cars I want about 100bhp more.

If you don’t try these things, you never know.
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Yep...overtakes do need a bit more road. 👍
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dern wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2024 1:52 pm Another 100 mile ride today and the novelty has mostly worn off :lol:

I can’t see me have it for much longer. 46bhp is great when there’s no traffic but it isn’t when there is. I liked the bits when the road was empty but when following other cars I want about 100bhp more.

If you don’t try these things, you never know.
They’re nice looking things, if that’s your bag. Maybe think of it as a bike version of your 2CV and lean into it.
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Re: Royal Enfield 650 GT Continental

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ChrisW wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2024 6:57 pm
dern wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2024 1:52 pm Another 100 mile ride today and the novelty has mostly worn off :lol:

I can’t see me have it for much longer. 46bhp is great when there’s no traffic but it isn’t when there is. I liked the bits when the road was empty but when following other cars I want about 100bhp more.

If you don’t try these things, you never know.
They’re nice looking things, if that’s your bag. Maybe think of it as a bike version of your 2CV and lean into it.
Well, someone has to be the first to supercharge a 650GT....
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Re: Royal Enfield 650 GT Continental

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I think I’ll polish it up, get it sold and go and find another tuono aprc. I should have just replaced the one that got written off.
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If I didn't have my SV650's I'd be interested in one of those Triumph's.I saw a silver grey one the other month,it had a few nice modifications & looked nice.
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Bustaspoke wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2024 7:53 pm If I didn't have my SV650's I'd be interested in one of those Triumph's.I saw a silver grey one the other month,it had a few nice modifications & looked nice.

I had one of those nine or ten years ago. I don’t have a bad thing to say about it, did exactly what you’d want it to do really well.
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Re: Royal Enfield 650 GT Continental

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They've only been making the 1200 for five years tho'
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My mistake, had the 900 and only looked at the picture briefly. Opinión still stands.
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Re: Royal Enfield 650 GT Continental

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Back when I thought Street Twins were being discussed I looked for a photo of mine, this is the only one I found. Doesn’t help anyone else very much but it made me smile, so here you go.
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Look more like street urchins.
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Couple of scumbags, and I should know.
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Re: Royal Enfield 650 GT Continental

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Still one of the most fun bikes I’ve ridden on track, tbh I prob need another as it was great for the roads in the Peak District too