[/quote]I rode a buddy's Royal Enfield recently, and would love one. The only problem, it's too much of a niche bike. It's bigger than the GZ, displacement wise, but too small for me to consider as a step up from the GZ. It'd be a great seconds bike to play with, if one has the 6 Grand to spend on a 'Second bike".[/quote]

Does anyone else have an opinion about this bike? It's quite a coincidence that this post came up, as I've been looking at these (there is a dealer in the town where I work). Not in the position to do anything about it yet, but toying around with the notion of "moving up" a bit (though I had the mid-size 600 - 800cc in mind). Does the bigger displacement of these really give you much more power? The mpg is supposed to be even better than the GZ, but maybe those claims are exaggerated.

Thanks,

Keith