Took the Royal Enfield out for a potter around the back lanes around Tisbury/Shaftesbury/Fovant on Sunday morning, clocked about 70 miles through some lovely villages and some surprisingly fun (at least on a RE) backlanes. Was my Dad's stomping ground when he was a kid and he often recounts tales of back lane blasts and 'races' to Salisbury so riding the 500 single through some of the villages he recalls was nice, bet he covered the ground a bit quicker on his Gold Star though ; )
We stopped in Tisbury for a coffee and had six separate people come up and chat about the bike, three of whom were RE owners themselves. I don't think any of my other bikes would have encouraged so much discussion unless I was at a 'bikers meet' and even then I'm not sure. It was a toss up between taking the RE out with my wife as pillion or a lone blast on the Gixer, glad I took the slow option but think I'm growing old before my time, I'll be polishing the bloody thing next!
