Saul

The 1978 R100RS was a beauty. I have always regretted selling it. Worth a few quid now to. It had a name, Bessie Big Jugs. A jot to ride. I remember going to the NEC for the bike show from Cornwall on it with my mate on his 'vastly superior' Fireblade, it wasn't me who always wanted to stop to stretch, or refuel or piss or any other excuse you could think of. Built to travel 100's miles in a day and did it very well. Loved that bike although it did give me a carb balancing fetish

5'8" but the XS750 needs a 32 inside leg mine is 29. Heavy bike for tip toes.

Yep I did, bit short in the leg for it really but I enjoyed it all the same. Always looking for a curb to pull up to or looking to leap partially out lf the seat to stop, had some precarious dismounts

Found some old photos. 2004 1984 2003

Have you done any research into those LED headlights that are available for the Himalayan. I have seen them advertised but thought them too good to be true, also an expensive replacement if it were to fail.

Thank you for the welcome. Glad to hear I am not the oldest I do sing in a male voice choir and I am not the oldest there either. I did like the look of an Orange Interceptor in the showroom when I got my Himalayan. Not really what I was looking for but very nice all the same. I wanted something practical to commute on and have the odd bimble here and there. My work is 32 miles away so I thought a Himalayan would fit the bill for that. 10 miles back roads and the rest along the A30 dual carriageway. I am quite happy to sit at 60 mph for the most part as I work nights most rides to work will be in. the dark. I am quite pleased with the bikes headlight it is much better than I thought it would be. Sorry I digress, thank you for the welcome.

I got some tank pads from there, seem quite good quality and came when they said. Have yet to fit them to the bike so still a bit of an unknown really. I imagine returns would not be easy or even possible in reality.

I had a TS185 and TS250, also DT175 as well, I did quite a lot of off roading back in the day also. My farmers son, mate had a Bultaco 360, I ruined several bikes in his company. You can see why the Royal Enfield soft roader attracted me. I am 57 and still working, don't know if I will retire until forced, I like working. Also my youngest is only 14 so still quite expensive to look after.

I always enjoyed dramatically jumping up to swing the kickstarter like a hero or so I thought then. Wasn't such a hero when my foot slipped off the kickstarter and it went up the inside of my waterproof legging, that were me dads and huge. I followed that by slowly tipping over as I couldn't put my foot down. I was young to . I was always a bit shy of wheelies after I flipped my ER 185 in the local cafe car park in front of everyone.

Just fancied one really, I wanted a simple single. I remember having a Suzuki SP370 donkeys years ago and wanted something similar but new with a guarantee. I have been thinking about it for a year or more and did nothing, but watch Itchy Boots videos. Anyway I took my boy (18) to get a twist and go 125 for work and they had a showroom full of Royal Enfields. The rest just happened really but as I said I had been contemplating for awhile. I did look at a BMW 310, which looked too much like an insect to me, and a CB500X, but I have ducks disease and had difficulty getting my leg over it. Price was a factor also, although I didn't have to buy new just fancied it. Another thing was i wanted something a bit retro with clocks rather than a screen.

Not got many photos yet but will make an effort to take some more in interesting places.

Its early days and the only real issues I have had so far have been user error. You know not checking the kill switch and leaving it in gear with the side stand down. I have changed out the relays to Bosch ones as a preventative measure as I was getting the odd cut when the fuel pump stopped without explanation. Not happened since i swopped out the relay. I have put on some genuine Royal Enfield hand guards. Also thinking of some Givi engine bars. Perhaps even a tank bag.

Hello and thank you for the welcome, automated or no. I have just returned to biking after and 8 year break, `i'm old and passed my test in 1984. I have had many bikes over the years from an AP50 'R Reg" to a K100RS with lots of varied stuff in between. I have just bought a new Himalayan and am loving it. I am really enjoying the bimble factor. I have done 500 miles on it so far and intend to do many more before I am too old. I will have some daft questions I am sure but I am looking forward to taking part on the forum.