this is the royal enfield classic 350 and in this video we want to talk about how suitable or not
this bike is for taller people and also go over a couple of things that came up in our
review video in the comments section and we'll talk about that as well now in the old man's
review of the classic he said that it's got plenty enough power and torque for the real world and i
definitely agree with that statement and obviously that's relative to the size of the bike so 350cc
it's not if you've gone out for a test ride on harley-davidson or something like that
and then get on this it's gonna feel slow it's gonna feel underpowered
and i think that's one thing i went wrong with when i rode the meteor because i came straight
off of my bike i was then comparing it to that so obviously up a hill it's not going to pull
up as well as something with loads and loads of torque but in the real world in the country lanes
this thing is at home it really really loves them and you don't really need to cane it all the time
this is something that you can enjoy the scenery of enjoy the the fresh air the smells around you
and just have a good time and take everything in rather than going so fast you can't even see
everything because it's all blurred this is the kind of bite you just relax and enjoy the scenery
the classic 350 shares many similarities with the meteor 350 and i think if i was choosing
between the two this is the one i would go for i prefer the styling of this it is more classic
it is more simple and for me this kind of pulls my heart strings a little bit more than the meteor
did and i did really like the meteor another thing that i prefer on this is it's just got a normal
um toe shifter whereas on the meter you had the heel shifter as well and for me with my big feet
i found that it kind of got in the way and meant that i could only really use the heel
shifter to go up a gear which wasn't a problem but for me personally i prefer
a tow shifter so the question is in this video mainly how good is this bike for taller people now
i'm six foot two and you can judge by looking at me on the bike how it will fit you um i think the
riding position is lovely i like the fact that pegs are there and not back here like on a lot
of bikes i can't stand riding like that so the peg position is very good um the arm reach is good too
so you're not sort of cramped up like that and i find overall the riding position is very good
so i would say up to six or three or four you'd be okay on the bike yes it's small it's got a
short wheelbase and everything but um you'd still be able to ride it perfectly fine uh it's not as
big as the harleys and the indians and the bmw r18 nowhere near but the actual riding position
is pretty close so that's the main thing really and the question in your mind would be whether
you want the bike to look bigger underneath you or if you're quite happy to have a compact bike
but it seems to be okay to me that i could recommend this for people at my height six
foot two from six to four to six foot two would be absolutely fine when you're sitting
on this bike i'm six foot one and again for me this is a very comfortable riding position
my feet are in a very comfortable position uh my hands are stretched out so yeah i really like
the riding position of this bike and coming onto these bikes like and especially the meteor as well
you originally think oh that's going to be a bit small for me but they're not
which is definitely good for us taller people and comparing it to a triumph bonneville like
the t-100 personally i don't like my feet being slightly further back like that i much
prefer a position like this when your feet are a little bit further back it kind of pushes your
balancing point slightly further forward and it squashes your tomatoes a bit so this is much more
comfortable when i watch the old man's review of this bike and heard the exhaust i thought wow that
sounds really good it surprised me actually for a 350 and obviously with the mic set up it does make
it sound as good as it possibly can so when you go and test ride one with a helmet on everything
you're not going to hear it as loud as a mic would because it's not got a helmet on top of it
but saying that when you do get on this bike with the helmet on you do still hear the exhaust and
it does have a lovely tone especially when you shut off it's got some bubbles a few little pops
so it sounds really nice and it's not overly loud so you're not going to annoy anyone
but it's just got a nice tone so you don't really feel yourself thinking i wish it was louder
i just think it's a really respectable nice enjoyable noise for everyone
we had a few comments on our previous video of this bike saying that they felt it was too heavy
um personally i disagree with that i think it's very light but that's you know my personal bike is
over 100 kilos heavier than this so it will feel light to me but all the parts on this bike are
such good quality pretty much everything is metal they could have shaved some weight off by doing
plastic mud guards and things like that but most of it's metal you'll struggle to find a
plastic part on this bike you know maybe this little light housing here that's plastic but
i can't find much else that is so you've got these great quality parts which make this bike
look and feel a lot more expensive than it is and that i think is a compromise i'm happy to make
dogs approve of this bike so that's a good thing um if you've enjoyed the video let us know down
below little bonus review for you we thought this bike was so lovely we had to revisit it
and do another video for you and put them down now it's getting heavy
um so leave your comments below what you think of this bike if you agree with the points we've said
in this video and if you've got one let us know how you're getting on with it
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