would ’ ve been nice here . Also perched on the bars are the analoguedigital hybrid instruments , consisting of a dual mph and km / h readout which I find cluttered and a little annoying ; why both ?. There ’ s an LCD screen which Royal Enfield claims ‘ tells you all you need to know ’ (... except gas mileage ), and the now-optional digital pod , which delivers their ( surprisingly solid ) proprietary Tripper Navigation system via Bluetooth . The noticeable emission is a tachometer , perhaps reflecting the bikes cruisey nature . Definitely a missed feature for me .
HANDLING On our mix of bumpy asphalt and sweeping gravel , I found the 411 to be really quite planted and stable . There ’ s a flip-side to that , of course , where that stability comes at the cost of nimble agility . I find the 411 somewhat ‘ reluctant ’ to lean over . Jump on anything with a shorter wheelbase , skinnier tyres , or even just a sportier outlook and it ’ s a night and day difference . It ’ s not bad , just what it is . That planted handling and consistent power delivery is great fun on gravel roads , and getting the back end loose is joyously easy . As with other modern Scramblers , it ’ s not a bike to go fully off road , where there ’ s a constant battle to stay upright . All of that inertia against lean makes it all the more difficult to correct imbalances back towards vertical . Simply put , it ’ s a modern Scrambler , not from the era when the scrambler was the motocrosser of its day . Understand that and you ’ ll be a happy chappy / chappess .
82 KIWI RIDER