HELLO FRIENDS.
ROYAL ENFIELD WAS THE BRAND NAME UNDER WHICH "ENFIELD MOTORCYCLE COMPANY" AND FIRST ROYAL ENFIELD WAS BUILD IN 1901. THE LEGACY REFLECTS UNDER THE LOGO A CANNON "MADE LIKE A GUN".
IN 1955 ENFIELD COMPANY PARTNERED WTH "MADRAS MOTORS" IN INDIA FORMING ENFIELD OF INDIA MADE IN CHENNAI.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW ROYAL ENFIELD BIKES.
THE OLD MODEL USES CI(CAST IRON) ENGINE WHEREAS THE NEW MODEL USES UCE(UNIT CONSTRUCTION ENGINE).
ABOUT OLD CI ENGINE-
PROS-
1>THUMP IS LIKE THUNDER,
2>CHEAP SPARE PARTS.
CONS-
1>ABOVE 60KMPH THE ENGINE GETS STRESS AND EVEN 100CC BIKES WILL OVERTAKE YOU EASILY.
2>WITHOUT SELFSTART IT BECOMES HORRIBLE IN HIGH TRAFFIC.
3>VERY HIGH MAINTENANCE NEED TO REGULAR VISIT AT THE MECHANIC PLACE.
4>NOT RELIABLE, BE READY TO PULL THE BULL IF IT STOPS IN A REMOTE AREA.
5>LOW MILEAGE AND LOW PICKUP.
ABOUT NEW UCE ENGINE-
PROS-
1>GOOD PICKUP MORE POWER.
2>RELIABLE FOR LONG DISTANCE.
3>REPLACING FACTORY FITTED EXHAUST WILL GIVE THE THUMP CLOSE TO CI ENGINE.
4>LOW MAINTENANCE,
5>MORE MILEAGE,
CONS-
1>LESS THUMP NOISE EVEN AFTER REPLACING FACTORY FITTED EXHAUST.
2>COST OF BIKE IS HIGH AS COMPARED TO OLD CI BIKES.
SO GUYS AFTER YEARS OF RESEARCH AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE NEW UCE BIKE IS ALWAYS RECOMMENDED SINCE IN OLD CI/AVL BIKES ONLY FOR A GOOD THUMP YOU HAVE TO COMPROMISE MANY FEATURES AND HAVE TO FACE LOT OF ISSUES LATER.