Re: Carberry comes up with 'Vibration Reducing Plate' for Royal Enfield UCE engines I have ridden a UCE 350 and 500 and find that the vibrations are well within limits. There are certain rpm where you feel it more but not to the extent that it annoys you.
If you are after Honda levels of refinement on a Enfield, you might as well forget about it. An RE isn't a Honda and it never will be. Each motorcycle targets a different audience.
An RE vibrates the most when it is new. That is your bedding in period where everything is supposed to fall off once and then you screw it back by applying the correct torque. An unseasoned rider will definitely take a dump in his pants if they shift at the wrong rpm. You get a loud clank from these new gearboxes. Give it a few thousand kilometers and things start improving. The engine is smoother, quieter after a couple of oil changes, the shift quality improves and things just start to feel better. By the time you hit 8000-10,000km on the odometer, those vibrations are almost gone.
This is my personal take. RE's sold today are a significant step up from what was sold 3 decades ago. Thanks to Siddharath's efforts and the engineering team that support him.
100% vibration elimination for an RE? You got to be kidding.
Last edited by sandeepmohan : 26th January 2018 at 02:44.
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