I agree with your view on the Triumph/Royal Enfield history. Your comment about the RE engines brought to mind my local Bike Dealership. A big place full of flash bikes, Yams, Triumphs etc: and the Dealer himself rides a RE Interceptor from choice.😊

Review very much appreciated Dickie, thank you.

Hi Dickie, that was a nice review of this bike, thank you. 🍻👍👍

Cracking video, keep them coming Dickie !.

I enjoy your relaxed presentation Dickie. An interesting bike. I have a 2003 Bonneville T100. It’s a relaxing bike to ride and with all our revised speed restrictions it makes more and more sense. Keep up the good work.

@DickieMintCycles

7 күн бұрын

@@jeremyhooper1309 Thanks Jeremy.. Think I prefer the 790,s and 865,s over the big displacement motors that everything seems to be running nowadays…I hear these revered bike channels tell you need at least 90-100bhp output on a modern road bike… No you don’t.. 50-60bhp will do it just fine .. Thanks for watching 🙂👍

Nice bike and ride out up the cycling hills:) Enfield like all the other manufacturers come up with a whole range of bikes based on the same frame and motor, amazing how they all ride a bit different like the Interceptor/ Continental GT. I'll stick with Chug and Strom and the pushbike's thinks I :)

@DickieMintCycles

7 күн бұрын

@@WiltshireMan Chug and the mighty Strom.. Great combination Sandy… Plus about 10 pedal cycles and your new Trike 😄👍

Enjoyed the video Dickie and a decent honest review of the 650 Shotgun. Personally, I just don't like the look of the bike and my choice of the Royal Enfield 650 would be the Continental. 😊👍🏍

@DickieMintCycles

Күн бұрын

@@johnimmins7302 Good choice 😄👍

I had the opportunity to ride a Shotgun from Aguascalientes to Calvillo, Mexico and back about 100 km round trip. I found that I really liked the Shotgun except for the stiff suspension that does not fit with the roads where I live. Pot holes and topes (speed bumps) are too frequent to make the ride enjoyable. If that could be overcome I could see myself one, I currently ride a Himalayan 411.

@DickieMintCycles

7 күн бұрын

@@oozlefinchoozlefinch1376 I know with the Interceptors and Continentals you can do a lot with the suspension front and rear aftermarket wise to sort them.. Hopefully that will also apply to the USD fork setups 🙂👍ATB

You made perfect sense. Enfield and H-D are the only companies that can justifiably claim uninterrupted history dating back to the early years of the 20th century. Of course, in Harley's case, that history is a bit of a problem. 🙂

@DickieMintCycles

7 күн бұрын

@@rickmancr 😄 My Shovelhead was AMF and when I first got it I thought someone had been at the frame with an arc welder at home .. You could cut your fingers on the weld spikes.. Genuine AMF welds 😆Appreciate you watching 👍ATB

you make a good video. very enteraining.

Great bike review like you said you could have Great fun doing some mods on it look forward to seeing your new bike 😊.

@DickieMintCycles

13 күн бұрын

You can make a real nice bike for very little money with the Enfields.. Looking forward to modding the Continental GT.. 👍

The vibration through the seat was quote strong on mine from new. Now it has topped 600 miles, the vibrations have reduced to normal motorcycle levels!

@DickieMintCycles

7 күн бұрын

@@jimmyjam8795 Glad to hear that Jimmy…I really liked that bike ..The point I was getting at was I’ve ridden all the other variants of that motor, Interceptor, SuperMeteor (and own a GT) all with 100 to 300 miles on the clock and obviously still in the running in process and they were all silky smooth …. That was my comparison.. Enjoy your bike Jimmy they’re damn good motorcycles 👍ATB

@jimmyjam8795

7 күн бұрын

​@DickieMintCycles yeah, I'd agree with that because my Interceptor didn't have a lot of vibes as I remember. The frame must be responsible for some of the extra vibes. My Interceptor lasted a year of ownership, and this bike might be the same, who knows!

Brilliant and very honest opinion Dickie. Loved it😎👌👊

@DickieMintCycles

13 күн бұрын

Thanks bud 🙂👍

Very enjoyable video, nice to hear you mention the brilliant Wiltshire Man, always enjoy content from you both. Looks a nice bike the Shotgun, I wonder why it actually isn't selling that well. All the best Nige.

@DickieMintCycles

7 күн бұрын

@@Wigglesway Wiltshire man is like a brother to me.. And yes he is brilliant.. Very very clever and knowledgeable man..Liked the RE Shotgun a lot and would choose it over the Super Meteor I think..Don’t see too many about? Thanks for watching 👍ATB

Love the bike but the colour scheme reminds me of my first date at 15 and coming to terms with navy blue knickers.Thats all I have to say about that.Great content will look at the continental GT!

@DickieMintCycles

13 күн бұрын

😂 Those Navy blue knickers….. PE…Found they used to pinch a bit when I played netball 😳😆

Good Evening Dickie , another cracking review on this bike , for me it would a hard choice between the Shot gun or the S M my fav is still the interceptor , ride safe mate till the next time take care

@DickieMintCycles

13 күн бұрын

Thanks Steve… I’d take the shotgun if I could sort the seat vibes 👍

You’re definitely getting the hang of these bike reviews Mr Mint🤭 It would be interesting to see if fitting that pillion seat n frame acts as a vibration damper to counter act those nether regions vibes😯👍😎

@DickieMintCycles

13 күн бұрын

Kind words Colin… You may have a point …having multiple fixing points for the seat instead of one could well be the remedy 👍 ATB

Think the cat converter is in the silencers Dickie like the interceptor! Think 🤔

@jimmyjam8795

10 күн бұрын

The Interceptors cats are in both the down pipes and the silencers, this ones the same.

They aren’t selling well due to the looks. All they need to do is ditch the Tripper and decals. It just needs a touch of class with paint colors and badges. They could capture the market the Sportster is abandoning.

@DickieMintCycles

3 күн бұрын

.. Think it just needs finishing properly, or maybe they’re leaving that to the individual owner… That engine is the making of the bike… Its a peach…Had my fair share of sportsters in my time and love em…Your not the first person I’ve heard say that it could fill the gap left by the sporty..Anyway, thanks for watching and your input is appreciated.. 👍ATB

I took one for a test ride, found the ride very harsh and the vibration through the seat uncomfortable..

@DickieMintCycles

10 күн бұрын

Thanks for the input…🙂👍ATB

Anyone can test and review a Bike, few and its only you that go into the fine detail.. like closeup of the footrests and differences in models. Should I have been able to run two Bikes, I'm liking the Shotgun, maybe colours an issue there, price is around the Himi 452.. having a 21 411 I'd have little difference in replacing it for the new Himi. The BSA is a nice option, but as 650 does one need another single, why the Shotgun. Thinking on the vibration just in the seat, by time you'd had tea, you'd answered my question...! Word is Royal Enfield has a press lease on new model.. will it be on 452 platform and a Scam...! Traffic, its not just me, Thursday was one bad day of the week, could readily just park the Bike.. I'd have finished..! Take care, stay safe. Davey

@DickieMintCycles

12 күн бұрын

Thanks Davey..I’d probably opt for the Shotgun over the Super Meteor..I’d just sort the seat out.. Like I said it’s a blank canvas and cries out to be modified or personalised in some way…Yep, they’ll definitely use that 450 motor in a few models I reckon… Plus… I secretly heard 😆 they might be upping the capacity of the 650 twins to 750cc.. Which would make sense ..ATB 👍

@dewipeach

12 күн бұрын

@@DickieMintCycles Yep, the shotgun was by design a platform to modify and personalise.. the market will no doubt have the parts or as with Indian someone ready an able to make them. More than likely the 750cc, yet pondering the market, 800cc+.. they're good at the expanding niche markets.. Himalaya set the mark, followed by 350cc model and range of 650cc, so what next having the 450cc, an a new release pending..! You'll be modifying the Interceptor.. have you as yet still got the HD on the bench.. 🤔..

Also they should let a bike like that without decent shock they are appalling.How are the tyres?

@DickieMintCycles

13 күн бұрын

Shockers were tolerable.. Now I’ve heard people saying those Ceat tyres aren’t good..Personally I had no problem with them on the Shotgun …My Continental GT tyres were a little sketchy at first (new) but scrubbed in nice after a couple of days and grip is fine.. 👍

Could that vibration be because the engine is not run in yet ! cheers

@DickieMintCycles

13 күн бұрын

Took that into consideration John ..Maybe the case.. But I’ve ridden all of the other three variations as new and none of them vibed like that or at all to be honest.. it was just coming through the seat and nowhere else..Reckon it’s the single mounting bracket..Look at the other seats and they all have the plastic tongue at the front and multiple rubber frame blocks fitted..👍ATB

@johnduncan916

13 күн бұрын

⁠So his might be the black sheep of the family, I hope not I love RE bikes Just the best

650 cc too small capacity unless it's a 2 stroke bike, and I know this is not.

The best part about riding through 20mph zones, is being undertaken by cyclists. I guess no one in the government actually wants to get anywhere or doing anything, so they don't notice how stupid a 20mph zone on anything other than an actual school/residential street, really is. Also, shame about the buzz through the seat at certain rpm's. Looks like a great bike otherwise.

@DickieMintCycles

10 күн бұрын

Heard that the Welsh 20 mph scheme is under review and could possibly have some changes made to it as dare I say it ‘ not working as they thought it would’.. Reckon most people modding that bike would sort the seat issue one way or another..🙂👍ATB

Horrible suspension and just looks cheap hate the shiny black engine coating!!. But everyone is different all I know is it's Enfields worst selling bike.