A day out on the bikes with Trav and Bob, we rode down to The Chain Bridge after a ride along the English border side of the river tweed
At the Chain Bridge Honey Farm I this time remembered to take loads of pics! so here is a photo dump of some of the cool stuff to see here...
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Something happened I was not expecting...
I made a film about my new motorbike purchase, which I used my usual point to point shots then sat and behind the camera had a chat about the bike and why I bought one, it ended up going on for 17 minutes so anyway it was soon uploaded and published...then the views started going up and up...
1000 views in the first evening, checked in on Youtube next day and they were 3000! and still rising!, as were the likes and comments... lots of lovely complementary comments too, on my film making style, local scenery, and music choice, and how I put it all together...
As I wrote this blog post I checked and there was now over 10,000 views, 345 likes, and 92 positive comments...
I`m blown away by the response, real chuffed but here's some interesting things, I linked this blog amongst links to Royal Enfield websites under my bit waffle on the film, yet the cycling and Willys Jeep films made after the motorbike film just have the usual amount of views, as did the blog views...
I definitely struck the right chord with this film, obviously there is a big interest in these motorcycles... I will keep doing cycling and Jeep films and Blog posts as usual and do the same amount of films to them ie every 3rd or 4th film will be about the motorbike, and see what comes of it, be interesting if the new subscribers hang around.
Its a breath of fresh air as the blog and YouTube films do not get a lot of views anymore, but as you know I do this for myself, family and friends, your never going to make a living out it and the saying is so true; `Don't try to make a living out your hobbies and passions`...
Anyway the next film after this I made yesterday and uploading soon with 1000 miles now on the Enfield 350 so it will be a blog post soon...
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Here is a guy I follow on Youtube and been gleaming a lot of info about the new Royal Enfield 350 Classic. Warro likes them that much he has two!. He has also owned loads of older Enfield Bullets and knows a lot about the things that well , give them character!, his channel includes DIY servicing and the like with living in OZ, and is a go to source of info for new Classic owners..
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Once you ride motorcycles there in your blood forever...
I always wanted a British motorbike but went the Gap route wanting the 4am start on the button and run for mile after mile reliability to get to work etc or away somewhere...
When Enfield India started to import the iconic Bullet models in the early 1990s I was very tempted but they seemed to be more nostalgic then reliable with dubious quality control stories and while that's all part of their character and there was a big improvement in 2009 with an EFI unit engine there were still rumours about reliability and vibration loosening things etc...
Roll on 2022 and a whole new ground up designed (by Britsh engineers) Royal Enfield Classic 350 has been released...
There are various colour options with a lot of chrome that apart from having disc brakes to look like a classic motorbike, unfortunately the colour option I want is not being imported to the UK,
The Army Signals `Marsh Grey` which is Olive drab, check this out!
So I ordered a stealth gunmetal grey option with similar black frame and engine/exhaust 2 weeks ago from Edinburgh`s Saltire Motorcycles and it arrived this week!, with the Scottish Open at work kicking off in 1st week of July i may not get up to collect it for a week or two but cannot wait! 😀
As you can expect I`m getting it custom painted Olive Drab to look similar to the Marsh Grey above with canvas panniers etc, full Military dispatch motorcycle mode!, so be plenty blog posts and films to share on here along with the Fatbikes and the Willys Jeep...
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Built like a Gun...
Been a few years since Motorbikes have been on the blog, some things though once their in your blood never leave you...
Thing with most motorbikes available today is they are over engineered and far too complicated, and expensive to purchase and repair if they simply fall over on the side stand...
The Royal Enfield Bullet has since re released here in the UK in the 1990s interested me with its simple mechanicals and basic function. A new unit engine was introduced in 2008 and special army green ltd editions caught my eye, and we met an owner in Lossiemouth in June last year when we were there bike packing and chatting to the owner he invited me to sling a leg over it...
Roll on 2022 and a totally new from the ground up 350cc bike has been launched with British engineers involved, and the Indian concept of function and simplicity...
The reviews are really good, £4300. - I paid that for a Honda XR 400 in 2000!, no vibration having a balancer shaft, runs on e10 fuel, 100 mpg... aye 100mpg! an ideal commuter motorbike... £170 fully comp insurance...
Enjoy the films below, that itch is getting real itchy...
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