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My cousin and two of his friends recently did New Delhi - Brussels[0] on 1971, 1973 and 1974 Royal Enfields.They made it but they got a lot of mechanical problems. I guess that was part of the fun ;)

I almost bought a Bullet Classic 500 (sold with injection in Europe). It is probably much more reliable but it is probably a bit too limited for a 100km daily commute.

I went with a modern Triumph Street Twin instead. The mechanic told me he had to plug the bike to the computer to start it the first time. I don't know if he was joking but it made me feel uneasy.

[0]: http://theroyalsilkroad.com/bikes.html



Ha, plug bike to computer to start it ...

If AI matches up to its hype, after some time newborn babies will have to be plugged in to "start" them too :)


Pretty cool trip.




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