But even cooler is to wear it while sitting on the new Desert Storm Royal Enfield Classic.
In fact, it was so cool, even passers-by came in to have a go:
Is that a gorgeous bike or what?
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Showing posts with label Royal Enfield Bullet. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Like a pig in...
I dropped by Motos Mazarías yesterday afternoon and Ruby showed me the new Royal Enfield leather jacket and helmets.
But even cooler is to wear it while sitting on the new Desert Storm Royal Enfield Classic.
In fact, it was so cool, even passers-by came in to have a go:
Is that a gorgeous bike or what?
But even cooler is to wear it while sitting on the new Desert Storm Royal Enfield Classic.
In fact, it was so cool, even passers-by came in to have a go:
Is that a gorgeous bike or what?
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Kickstarting a Royal Enfield
The very morning I got back from Chicago, despite the jet lag, I just had to go see my Balita Roja and try starting her up. I had had some trouble with the battery early in the year but I was more than satisfied with the quick, smooth start the other day.
I've been practicing my kick-start technique again. Kick-starting a Royal Enfield is not hard but it does have its tricky points. One is that you don't have to use a lot of muscle power to get it going. In fact, too much force won't work at all. The other trick is to find the "sweet spot" where the piston lignes up correctly inside the cylinder so as to be able to fire. I'm still working on this, and get a lot of "dud" starts and backfires.
It of course is harder to kick-start whenever there's an audience looking on. I think it even specifies this in the Owner's Manual.
I've been practicing my kick-start technique again. Kick-starting a Royal Enfield is not hard but it does have its tricky points. One is that you don't have to use a lot of muscle power to get it going. In fact, too much force won't work at all. The other trick is to find the "sweet spot" where the piston lignes up correctly inside the cylinder so as to be able to fire. I'm still working on this, and get a lot of "dud" starts and backfires.
It of course is harder to kick-start whenever there's an audience looking on. I think it even specifies this in the Owner's Manual.
Monday, March 5, 2012
The Route to Colmenar de Oreja
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Leave Madrid on the Valencia Highway (A-3), take exit 21 for Morata de Tajuña/Chinchón. It's a pleasant ride up the valley and then down to Morata. Cross through Morata and take the old road to Perales de Tajuña, turn right and take the new local highway M-315 to Valdelaguna (with its new bypass, go figure) and on to Colmenar de Oreja.
From Colmenar, after sipping on a glass of local red and eating some "patatas chulas", take the road towards Villarrubia de Santiago. I took the little side road to La Aldehuela, but the asphalt is in bad shape and it was more exhilerating taking the main road to Villarrubia. From Villarrubia you can go left toward Santa Cruz and Tarancón, on the N-400, or go the other way on the N-400 to Ocaña and see its Plaza Mayor.
Leave Madrid on the Valencia Highway (A-3), take exit 21 for Morata de Tajuña/Chinchón. It's a pleasant ride up the valley and then down to Morata. Cross through Morata and take the old road to Perales de Tajuña, turn right and take the new local highway M-315 to Valdelaguna (with its new bypass, go figure) and on to Colmenar de Oreja.
From Colmenar, after sipping on a glass of local red and eating some "patatas chulas", take the road towards Villarrubia de Santiago. I took the little side road to La Aldehuela, but the asphalt is in bad shape and it was more exhilerating taking the main road to Villarrubia. From Villarrubia you can go left toward Santa Cruz and Tarancón, on the N-400, or go the other way on the N-400 to Ocaña and see its Plaza Mayor.
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