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[Smithy]

That some (most) motorcyclists think Royal Enfields from India are a joke? I was looking at my 2016 Classic Chrome 500 today when I noticed that the spring on the right rear shock bears no resemblance to the spring on the left rear shock. They are wound totally differently which presumably means they are different spring rates. Come on Enfield do yourself a favour and at least get the basics right.

Ian

[Leon Novello]

The Afgan camel drivers on assembly, probably goes off to prayers, forget where they are at, and comes back to
take the wrong spring from a different shelf.

[Beezabryan]

That some (most) motorcyclists think Royal Enfields from India are a joke?
It's because it is a joke

[Beezabryan]

Help, my old head has failed, again
I've forgotten how to post pics
I wonder does this Postimage link work
https://s20.postimg.cc/uhexun6st/P5070033b.jpg

[papasmurf]

[Scalyback]

[center]
You might have the Indian version for the mountain district. All the roads go up the mountains clockwise and so you have a stronger spring on the right.

(Someone will believe it...)

[Smithy]

Hmmm something about haggises running around Scottish hillsides with one leg longer than the other rings a bell here!

It is a shame that things like this happen cos I've just come back from a 500 mile trip to the Lake District including some green laning on the Enfield. It performed faultlessly but who will want to know that when they are looking for ways to take the piss out of Enfields and the factory are helping them.

Ian

[Beezabryan]

Thanks Papa
That J..OKE did a faultless 6 week 3600 mile trip

[papasmurf]

Beezabryan, last weekend I thought for the first time ever no-one would need to borrow any tools. Packing to leave I was wrong, someone came looking for a hexagon wrench because handlebars on his Hardly Dangerous had come loose.

[Biscuit Barrel]

Most new bikes nowadays have compression damping on one fork tube or shock and rebound damping in the other. Harley do upgraded rear shocks for the baggers ...at huge cost, which use different springs on each side. It's how things are now, not to say it wasn't a cock up at the factory. Who knows.