Accessories on my Royal Enfield Shotgun 650: mirrors, seats and more

Here are the pictures of the accessories fitted in the bike. All the accessories have been chosed by my son and not by me.

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Once the accessories and number plates are fitted, I will post a picture of the bike. Hope that will clear the things for you.

Well, as promised, here are the pictures of the accessories fitted in the bike. All the accessories have been chosed by my son and not by me :-

This is the front view of the bike where you can see the front LED indicators and the Compact Crash Guard / Engine Guard. I would have preferred the normal (or wider one) Crash Guard, but son felt that it kills the look of the bike.

These are the rear indicators. The OEM indicator has 3 LED fitted in a triangular formation. One can also fit aftermarket LED bulbs e.g. Symtex inside the OEM indicators and probably the cost will also be lesser.

The bar end mirrors - I feel these are much better than the OEM factory fitted mirrors. Each of them provide a wide view of the road behind and has very little blind spot, though the front profile of the bike is lowered.

This one is just for looks - the bar end finishers.

These are the signature seats - rider and pillion. The rider seat has a bucket shape that provides somewhat more comfort than the OEM one, but the seat height is lowered by a few millimeters. The seats have beautiful white stiches and the Royal Enfield name is emboidered on the rider seat. Maybe I will explore the possibility of fitting a gel pad (if possible) inside the front seat at a later date.

That's all friends. No transporter at Chandrapur is willing to transport the bike to Pune - I have almost hit a roadblock here. Now I will have to explore the possibility of shifting the bike through Rail -whch was my second option originally. And the last option is for my son to drive it to Pune - this suggestion is now coming from the recepient side. I can understand his excitement to lay his hands on the new bike, but for that I have to complete 500 KM and get the first service done. That is exactly what I am doing now - using the bike daily for office commute and trying to reach 450+ KM as soon as possible.

Grudges :-
1. The rear suspension could have been much better. It still transfers some amount of jerk in case of deep potholes.

2. The rear brakes could have been better considering the momentum this bike would generate at high speeds. At moderate speeds of 60/ 70 I feel thay are adequate.

3. I normally drive a XUV700, which has one-of-the-best headlights in the segment. Coming from that background, I found the bikes headlights to be inadequate.

Before I finish, here are two parting pictures of the bike :-

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