Comments on: Royal Enfield Custom

By: Brijen

Brijen — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:46:40 +0000

Eye-catching when you see it for the first time…….and then it goes to a disappointing side …..standard tank with cafe racer emblem….
cafe racer is abt being loud,angry and beefy looks

@carbon-arc—–Brake are very good on Enfields depending how you prep them and who preps them.

By: Surly

Surly — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:56:33 +0000

Swing and….miss.

By: Sen Heng

Sen Heng — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:46:36 +0000

I think they were aiming for the silly look. Otherwise it wouldn’t be a rat bike.

By: tim hanna

tim hanna — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:59:57 +0000

Seat and signage are silly but the spacer where the rear suspension used to be is disturbing and horrible.

By: Pamberjack

Pamberjack — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:59:16 +0000

Agreed with Dave E – it’s almost there, but the “plaque” and the “caferacer” type make it seem a little silly/toy-ish.

Put the original R.E. badges back on it and add a proper headlight and you’d have a winner…

By: Carbon-arc

Carbon-arc — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:37:18 +0000

Certainly is pretty. About that front brake, I rode the domestic version of this bike around Goa, India. What a hoot that was, going slow has never been so enjoyable. Trust me there are days when you need one of these at the back of the Garage just for when you’re not really in a hurry, and just fancy meandering alog without a care in the world.
But I digress, that brake is BLOODY dangerous. The fact that you have a lever on the right hand handle bar, lulls you into the false sense of security that you have the luxury of a front anchor, when actually tieing a piece of string to a handcerchief and throwing that over you shoulder would be a much more effective way of stopping. I believe the export models have a much better front brake.

I aim to own one of these one day

By: WRXr

WRXr — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:18:45 +0000

I like it. However, I am guessing the brooks type saddle on the rear fender in combo with the ultra low clip ons makes for very short, uncomfortable rides.