Cool ride to Middleton-in-Teesdale on the Royal Enfield Classic 350

[@suscom99]

Nice camera angles! I have a Meteor 350 first bike for a while and loving the experience! I am from County Durham originally but now in Cornwall so nice road memories!

[@leighcoulson2148]

@@suscom99 thanks. The 350's are great bikes. I've just returned from visiting the Cornwall /Devon border ... although not on the bike that time.

[@arjunarun3033]

sick bike. How's she treating you? I was planning on buying one as my first bike

[@leighcoulson2148]

It's really enjoyable to ride, it's not fast but makes you appreciate the ride and the passing scenery and it'd make a great first bike.

[@ranplan]

Any of the RE bikes would be great first bikes. I couldn’t decide, I wanted them all. I ended up getting a Moto Guzzi V7 as my first bike 2 years ago. Then last year I bought the Himalayan as I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I just sold an RV and part of the deal was I got a Suzuki Boulevard C50. It’s cool but I’m selling it to my dad. And this year I’m definitely buying a Classic 350. There’s just something about RE bikes. Enjoy the ride!

[@l0ner1der]

With the exception of a classic Velocette, the RE C350 was my first modern bike. They are great, well built and sturdy, personally for the type of riding I do, plenty quick enough. Mine's done just under 2k miles now and is really starting to impress, bags of torque.

[@philbailey1397]

I'd rather die on my bike than sat on my arse I'm 76

[@carlarthur4442]

Good on you keep doing what puts a smile on your face 😊 I'm in my 70s and still ride .

[@richarddevaottien7724]

Any fall/crash would cripple you at your age😮. . .guess you decided it's worth the risk. I sold my bike when I was 52, thinking I'd never recover from a fall unlike multitudes of old guys on KZbin riding in their 60s

[@leighcoulson2148]

Most probably. I think everyone has their own formula to weigh up the risk and benefits depending on a lot of things. For me, at 64 (and I've always been very active) my feet🦶, right knee 🦵 and hip hurts just walking to the local shop and working in my garden 🌻gets me everywhere ...and it's not going to get better for any of us. So I'll keep doing the things I enjoy until I can't, and there's always risks🍷🏍🚲🤟. I suppose it's actually a little safer than riding my pushbike at over 50mph downhill with a thin layer of lycra for protection (which I very recently would often do).