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New RE Classic 350

Morgan60

Well travelled
Location
USA
This uses the Meteor 350 motor but with metal fenders and the classic bullet goat head front end. Sadly it has plastic side cover have been reported to be used instead of metal. It comes in 11 deferent colors. I hope this comes to the US and hopefully a 500 version will soon follow.
 
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SteveM

Finally made it
Location
Canada
I am not a fan of that look and it seems overly clunky looking especially the gap at the rear wheel. Best look was the UJM bikes from the 70's and 80's
 

Robert

Well travelled
Location
Holland
I like the classic looks of this bike, though I think that this picture doesn't do it justice. The official RE introduction video shows different varieties and there are some that I would really like to have. It is a pity that they dropped the kick start: if it suffers from the same battery drain as the Hima a kick start would be very practical.
 

Morgan60

Well travelled
Location
USA
I am not a fan of that look and it seems overly clunky looking especially the gap at the rear wheel. Best look was the UJM bikes from the 70's and 80's
As it’s been said before “Beauty is in the eye you of the beholder.” This design is from 1948 and early fifties Bullet as we call it the goat head with the two park lights or better known as Pub lights up front. When you parked on the narrow streets in front of the pub in the UK you had to leave your park lights on. I also prefer all metal fenders over plastic. I personally love this classic look, but then that’s me.
 
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Morgan60

Well travelled
Location
USA
I like the classic looks of this bike, though I think that this picture doesn't do it justice. The official RE introduction video shows different varieties and there are some that I would really like to have. It is a pity that they dropped the kick start: if it suffers from the same battery drain as the Hima a kick start would be very practical.
Plus one! I love this look and I’m sad to see the kick start go. Many times I have used it on my old Bullets and Classic as the battery goes bad or I do something stupid as to leave the key on for hours. That happened only once but I was glad to have the back up kick start. I own five of these older bikes from the AVL motor 2007 Bullet 500 and up to the last UCE motor 2020 Trials 500.
 

Morgan60

Well travelled
Location
USA
here is one explanation on why there are no no kick starts on newer bikes.

I have kick started my old UCE EFI 500 bikes may times with a low battery that would not turn over the motor but never with a totally dead battery. A dealer some eleven years ago when I bought my first RE told me you could hook-up a nine volt battery and that would be enough to power the EFI to kick start it. But then how often do you have a nine volt transistor battery on you when you need to kick start your bike?
 

Morgan60

Well travelled
Location
USA
I like the classic looks of this bike, though I think that this picture doesn't do it justice. The official RE introduction video shows different varieties and there are some that I would really like to have. It is a pity that they dropped the kick start: if it suffers from the same battery drain as the Hima a kick start would be very practical.
I think the 2021 Classic is going to be a winner for RE. I love the way RE has brought the old and new together on this model.

Robert how do you know they haven’t fixed the battery drain? I would bet RE has fixed it.

I’m to sad no more kick start as I have used it many times on the my UCE 500s. But only because I let the battery get so old.

Here are the nine new colors. My favorite being I’m old school is the Red Chrome and the second color for me is the Bronze Chrome.



Also the new dash very smart and the way the Tripper Navigation blends in is brilliant. It’s not the after stick it on the side after thought they do on the other models.

 
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Morgan60

Well travelled
Location
USA
Yes the new dash is very delicious. I would buy a new Classic Chrome Red if I could get from RE in a 500cc strait from the factory. Maybe some day.🤞
 
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JBacklund

Well travelled
I truly love the looks of the 350 Classic, and wish I could get those full fenders onto my 650 Interceptor....but I just don't want to spend $5000(?) for a 20 hp bike that will likely have me running on the shoulder of the road while trying to get over some of our hills.

We have a new RE dealership starting up here in April, and I will try to get a short test ride on one of the 350's as soon as I can, doesn't matter if it's a Classic or a Meteor as far as getting a feel for that motor. Sometimes a test ride can do wonders at reversing one's pre-conceived notions about a bike, but 20 hp out here in the Black Hills of South Dakota could be quite a strain on a machine of that meager hp.

If it had even 30 ponies, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it as soon as one showed up.

In the meantime, my interest for a retro single is tending towards the 45hp BSA 650...IF they ever get to our shores, that is.
 

Morgan60

Well travelled
Location
USA
No worries, the long awaited RE 650 Super Meteor is in the pipeline. I expect it to be here state side sometime the first or early second quarter next year. I looks like it’ll have upside down forks. 🤞 I plan on buying one. 😁



 
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