I’ve had four Hinckley Triumphs in the past and consider the Royal Enfield easily as well built. If the brand badges were removed and you didn’t know any better most people would think the bikes were made in the same factory. Just got mine and seriously impressed with the quality of such a reasonably priced bike.

Re the quality of Royal Enfield have a look at Glyn Owen rebuilding a crashed 350 Classic, long videos but shows how really well the Classic is built ! 😊

I have a Meteor 350 and its only covered about 1750 miles but those miles have been  mostly in the winter as i have ridden it around wales in all weather conditions with salt on the road and because of how wet Wales has been this year and the rural nature of where i live it’s been covered inmud and cows shit for 8 months and has been hosed off on the drive thats it and only polished once and that was a week ago, but happily still looks showroom condition so they can’t be that bad no problems whatsoever with function either its been great and even though its just a little plodder i love it more and more as time goes on

Hi,I had seen the 2 videos you mentioned and thought Triumph let themselves down badly. Until recently I owned a Bonneville as well as my 2 REs, and I had to let it go as I plain and simple did not enjoy riding it. Yesterday I rode a Shotgun, given it for an hour and I took it back after 40 mins again I just did not enjoy the ride and disappointed as I was about to buy one😮.  Final point you demonstrated well with your light test in the tunnel the throw pattern of the light beam, which many owners will not know means that it does not toe to the side as regular headlights do. The history of this is I'm just about to export my Meteor to Portugal and contacted RE customer support to find out the part number for a different deflector/headlight for Europe and this is what they said "The headlight is common and has a symmetrical beam that can be used for both right hand and left hand side driving"

I'm a retired factory worker that worked on machinery my whole career. All machinery has broken when age and stress happens. The same with people. 😥😥  All my bikes will outlast me and if I have a broken one it will be fixed and the others will temporarily fill it's place. No worries.!! Nothing is perfect. Congratulations on the milestone. Can't wait for the next one. My Classic is patiently waiting for it's first service. Down to one tech and Spring is not the time to expect priority service. Been raining a lot in my area, so riding whenever I can. "CHILL" --my favorite way of thinking. Lol. 👍👍5🏍🙋‍♂️

Thanks for showing the pics Keith, there was a brown/chrome available they're all gawjuss bikes but the Red just pipped it for me(silent MUFC fan) another great bimble. Stay safe pal.

Another fun ride along Keith. Your new microphone is working well. I worked for Honda for 37 years. Most of my bike ownership experience has been with Honda until I bought my Classic 350 this year. I am impressed with the build quality this far and I expect it to continue. It has exceeded everything I expected from the Lil' Darlin'.  Any manufacturer can have an issue from time to time, it is how the respond to and stand behind it that matters most. Congratulations on the milestone, well deserved friend!

Hi Keith another great video and we'll done again on the 1000 subs !!!!!!  As you know my 350 has taken me to work every day for the past 18 months 2 x Winters and have no complaints  on the build quality 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 got steady.
Matt from Sunny stoke

Great stuff Keith.
Had my Red and Chrome classic for a couple of years.
Build wise its not perfect but conversely neither is it lousy.
Had no problems other than the common minnor bit  of speedo condensation.
Chrome is not the best I've had  but  looked after its still like new.
The one thing that for me is top quality is the character and soul of these simple little bikes.
Had more pleasure out of it than anything I can remember bike wise.
That includes Jawa,BSA,Triumphs, Hondas and Kawasaki's.
My old 660 Matchless only was on a par

Another good video Keith, I remember FortNine did a video testing particulate levels at the first oil change, this showed the R.E. engine machining is right up to standard. As for total build quality, I guess we won't know that for another 20 or so years when we see how they fare in the long run. Though the emissions laws will probably make us all outlaws by then!

I've been amazed at the quality of design and build quality of both my Meteor and now my Hunters. But I've no experience of other modern bikes. Certainly mine are very reliable - how long they will last of course, only time will tell. Probably last me out!! 😂😂

Morning Keith, another cracking vlog buddy, as you know I am fortunate enough to have both a modern Triumph and a modern Royal Enfield and I love them both but I do have to say that the Triumph is definitely more authentic,,,, the Enfield doesn’t have a oil leak 😮😂😂😂 just my personal experience. Have to say that your production is getting very slick,, though the presenter is still a lost cause 😂😂😂 All the best buddy 👍

Beautifull ride and environment! Yeah, maybe the finish on triumph is little better but comes with a price. Both the enfield and triumph are Beautifull bices. At the end its all about how you take care of the motorcycle.
I am not the Berry you did mention. Going on a ride now on the royal Berzan, my little friend the classic 350.
Hope i can go to Schotland one Day, what a Beautifull land it is. Ride save and regards from Holland

That ford at worlds end is a bloody nightmare. Nearly came off my 500 classic there last year. Foot down saved me.Insanely slippy and on a sharp bend

Another enjoyable video ride!

Nice video, with some lovely scenery, thank you.
Can I just say that, even if the quality is slightly off what we have come to expect from the likes of all the big manufacturers, you are only paying a fraction of the price of those other manufacturers. I am more than happy with the quality of my Classic 350 (sorry Keith, another red/chrome one), especially as I only paid £3,400 for a year-old bike with 2,000 miles on the clock.

😂sorry bud you going through that ford you sound like me on gravel, l bloody hate gravel. That was great seeing Butterton and Wetton Mill again after nearly 30 years 👍

Personally I think it's horses for courses about the build quality etc. My Triumph didn't have the problems Stuart Fillingham complained about, and none of the front brake squealing either - lots of people moaned about that one. After seeing his video on the gearbox fault I was always expecting mine to play up, but it didnt.
Yes the cable going to the headlamp was sorted out under warrantee and a problem with the antilock braking sensor was changed, however there are no complaints from me. Except how heavy it was.
But at well under  half the price of a Bonneville who am I to complain about the quality of my Classic 350 and so much more manoeuvrable than the Bonnie.
BTW the bikeshop has now got a bronze model in stock, but I still prefer the red and chrome model 🤣
I do like your riding scenery, very green.

To me, the mark of quality is reliability. I’ve not heard of one single major reliability problem with the Classic 350, yet there are plenty well documented problems with retro Triumphs

What's all this chrome fixation about? Mine's Halcyon Black and I chose that, because it's understatedly Classy, and easy to clean! Just saying, Cheers, DINO, Let's get another 1000!