We have done around 6000 miles on our enfields. 500 lean burn electra's.
The wifes bike is still pretty vibe free, has survived a tumble and the only thing has been a snapped clutch cable at 5000 miles.seemed quite a short time to me but there you go.
Mine on the other hand is on engine number 3.The others lasted 99 and 1200
respectivly before the same thing happened.piston clip came out, destroying piston / sleeve etc.replaced motors under warranty first time and goodwill second time as outside 1 year warranty. Valve clearance closes up and needs adjusting quite frequently. 3rd motor now vibrating so bad am considering either getting crank balanced or selling the bikes - which would be a shame as hers has been no trouble. Mine however is green - so maybe there is something to unlucky green bikes.
not got alot of confidence in setting off for long distances on mine now thats for sure.
saying that they are reasonably easy to work on - even at the side of the road, which may well be important, and unbeleivably economic 80+ mpg.
There was a blog on the travellers tales, richard meyer I think - went down thru africa and then most of the way back up but needed 2 or 3 engine rebuilds along the way.You don't find many jap/other bikes needing that level of repair or maintenance...
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