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1975 Honda 750 Four. My last bike and sadly for sale soon.

Any Pelican here checked out the Royal Enfield INT 650 ?

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I recently sold a Bullet 500. I am interested. Love RE.

Thanks, guys .. I was always a Triumph man, but really interested in this RE for the retro look and feel (not to mention great intro price). Please do tell us your impressions, Peter ..

my cousin found this old pic of my 400 triple (before I got the 500) and his dune buggy. We used to tear up the jersey meadowlands garbage dumps before anyone knew how toxic they were.

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Is nostalgia the biggest draw to a bike like this? Are they nice to ride? I know very little about them and am simply trying to learn.SmileWavy

Speaking for myself, at my age I'm not into a racing or scrambling bike. Just the occasional road cruise on uncrowded Idaho roads (where I'll be next year). The reviews I read on-line are good, but I value honest Pelican opinions.

Been riding & working on bikes for nearly 3 decades.

My garage has a constant flow of occupants that are mostly 2-wheel, current stable:

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Recent (2018/19) additions:

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The Honda C70 & CT110 I ride the least.

Burgman 650 scooter is what I ride the most, triple digit speed capable, decent wind protection, large underseat storage, comfortable seating for rider & passenger, twist-n-go automatic or thumb-button shifting, easy to maneuver on its own power.
Only drawback is that it's heavy, more difficult to maneuver with human strength.

The rest of the fleet are mostly kept as entertainment.
You can't beat a Honda on reliability, they require very little maintenance and just runs regardless how much they've been abused or neglected.
Used to participate in a few track days a year, but haven't found the effort to do it for the last 4-5 years, since I started to pedal (cycling) more; I don't drive nearly as much as I pedal.

But annually, I take a few road trips with the bigger motorcycles.
Ride down to Daytona, FL.. up to Ann Arbor, MI or Boston, MA to visit relatives.
I haven't ridden to Bay area, CA or Seattle, WA for a few years, but that used to be a regular annual occurrence, too. Maybe getting old has something to do with it.

My Son's project... bought less motor 4 years ago. I've held off jumping in and working on it unless he was with me for a long, long time.
After a couple conversations and several hours working on it together he agreed he likes riding more than wrenching and I took the lead.

1971 Triumph Bonneville T120 with a '66 650 (T120) motor, new lighting, seat and a few other bits.
We got it running a couple weeks ago and between other projects and travel she's roadworthy.

Took it to my Sister's place yesterday (20 mi RT) and she only tried to rattle off one muffler. I call that success!

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Beautiful, Skip. Factory livery or custom?

I'm more scared of the comical hub (actually, "conical") brakes. Pretty when parked - but pretty useless when moving...

1991 R100 Classic
 

Only 180 imported to the states.
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Good skills Skip. I'm [pleased you got it going.

My heart did a little flutter when I saw the Triumph 650 in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. A bit later than yours , and my sadly missed '66 Saint, (had a disk front brake) but a beautiful bike.