Thanks for the feedback guys

Depends on how ya drive/ride :  https://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/royal_enfield/interceptor/2019/mwmosser/962663
This person gets 65-70 mpg regularly.  Also looks like they messed-up on the data entry a time or too ?    
Putt-putting around on the Meteor I get up to 85+mpg  ,  running around like the Hooligans I only get 70+ .

To get 53 mpg from the Guzzi it takes a lot of "Easy take-offs" and "holding it down to 55-60mph".   Ridding like the rest of the morning commuters  it only does 45-48mpg.

The Guzzi also is coming up on 30k-miles now , six year old and showing its age a little , so I'm "OK" with moving to a newer model , but for sure I'm not going backward on the fuel millage thing.  
I like the looks of the Super Meteor 650 top trim blue/white , but its up above 550#'s and I'm not getting stronger as the Chrome-Hair accumulates     .

I'm scheduled to go test ride a Interceptor Thursday.   Decatur Al dealer has a left-over 2022 in Red they want to get rid of enough to mark it down a little.  But its got black fenders ... but ... I understand Stainless-is-available  !  

If I don't get the Red one , then I'll order the Orange-Crush Interceptor ... it comes with the Silver F-fender.  

Heck , If the Interceptor don't handle very easily I'll wait on the Super Meteor to get to the USA latter this year .  

In the Air cooled / round headlight market ... the selection is slim !
Without getting back into the 40's mpg stuff.

Ruttly wrote on 05/03/23 at 11:20:53:


If the Guzzi goes and is replaced with an Intercepter to keep his Meteor company.........MM will become "Royalty"!

MMRanch wrote on 05/03/23 at 19:38:59:



Although not as obscure as a Guzzi or Enfield....maybe you should go look at a Triumph twin or the Kawaskai W800.

My friend has a Triumph Bonneville and he and his wife have ridden it for thousands of miles....and she loves it.  They took it to Europe and rode for 6 weeks touring on it everyday.  He has several motorcycles and it is her favorite one to sit behind him on...the seat and pegs are comfortable for her....and they make Hepco and Becker bag mounts for it I believe.

The Kawaski W800 is also a great looking "Retro" bike that has a good passenger seat.

MMRanch wrote on 05/04/23 at 07:44:01:


The "Bring a Trailer" worked out great - but it is not a place to sell a normal motorcycle and they likely would not accept your request. It also took several months to get through the review process, writing of the text, and listing of the bike (they write all the text and are not great at accuracy in some areas.....thankfully I could correct the errors when I responded to buyers questions). They review your vehicle and only take things they believe are worthy of their site.  The little 1968 Honda Minitrail I sold was the first year, it was restored impeccably with all the rare parts that were unique to that year, and it is a bike that is sought out by collectors.

Water cooling on a motorcycle does not scare me a bit - I have owned several bikes with it, and none have ever given me any problems.  I would not avoid buying any motorcycle or car with a radiator........it is likely to last longer and get better mpg than an air cooled bike.

I agree that tubeless is beneficial - you have options to make your rims work without tubes.  My friend converted his Triumph to tubeless - there are little stickers that go over the spoke nipples and the center of the rim gets taped......and you install a valve stem in the rim.  I looked at the W800 rims on eBay, and it appears they have the required safety bead in the rim.
https://woodyswheelworks.com/products/outex-tubeless-kit