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    ROYAL ENFIELD CLASSIC 500

    Nov 26, 2018 5 minutes

    You want a machine for that Sunday morning classic bike ride, with the odd bike meet evening and even a longer journey thrown in. You want a classic so you don’t have to race around anymore; they look good, you don’t have to wear your old garish leathers and it shouldn’t depreciate terribly.

    So what to buy? Today you can search for a classic bike, listen to different owners and pub know-it-alls to see if a certain model is for you and then go looking. Found one! What’s it like? How well has it been looked after, rebuilt, restored? Why did they powder-coat everything? Make sure the paperwork backs up what you’ve been told, the engine doesn’t have any knocks, the oil system is in order and the

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