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McDeeb Clubman 500 Superlight from Classic Farm Motorcycles
McDeeb Clubman 500 Superlight from Classic Farm Motorcycles

Just a quick update from the McDeeb motorcycle crew with a photo of their latest build, the McDeeb Clubman 500 Superlight. I didn’t get any details about this bike, I just received the photo, it isn’t even on their web site yet, but judging by appearance, this is another very nice addition to the McDeeb lineup.

These are practically guaranteed to build greater demand for the current Royal Enfields by illustrating the potential hidden away in the standard bikes, it’s almost like having a special vehicle operations unit creating low volume specials, only these creations are from Italy. Like I said last time, if the factory or the U.S. importer aren’t talking to these guys, they are missing a great opportunity. Very nice.

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Related: McDeeb Royal Enfield Specials

McDeeb Clubman 500 Superlight from Classic Farm Motorcycles
McDeeb Clubman 500 Superlight from Classic Farm Motorcycles

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Comments

  1. that is sweet, I love the tank. I would love one of these plus the Six Day version in the garage.

  2. I would love a Six Day, love the style but from what i have seen of the new Royals (ie piston coming apart with under 5000km since new) i begin to wonder if the style is worth the hassles

  3. Oh man………………… Now you’ve got me…………. that tank, coupled with the classic
    Velo-style adjustable top rear suspension perch…………

    Mike

  4. Royal Enfields already have a pretty strong Aftermarket for parts. And customizing them isn’t new. Infact on the Mcdeebs, except for the pain treatment I’m not seeing too much that isn’t available off the shelf.

    To see some of the part readily available you can check:

    http://www.hitchcocksmotorcycles.com/
    ttp://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/

    Note however that they use all of the currently available RE engines: New EFI unit engine, the AVL “Lean Burn” engine, and the plain old carbureted Bullet engine. Of these the EFI engine is the newest. Good to see McDeeb customizing around those. I think it is a great start for a custom: Beautiful, understrees, modern and CHEAP.

  5. Hi guys,
    thank for your comments: both for good as for critics, which are useful to improve our job.
    Nevertheless, to be clear I have to explain that 99% of this Superlight parts are made by us and don’t came from external suppliers. Lookin’ it better, you can see that the fuel tap (instead of the nice Enot’s Monza model vastly used by all UK tuners) is the tipical italian flip-up item fitted on Laverda, Moto Guzzi, Ducati but also Norton twins in the seventies. Also the tank shape is different from that you can buy, so you still note some little hammering signs (sorry) due to the hurry to deliver the bike to its proud owner…who appreciated these little “defetcs” asking us to leave it as a demonstration of the handmade manufacturing.
    The sheetmetal frame of the seat is the original, which we cuttted to make shorter and less large in the front, its foam as the cover are totally made by my wife Patty in her workshop , as the mountings too we weld in a different position. The above modifications we made to allow to a tall guy to use this bike in a comfortable way and for the same reason we leave the original handlebar but positioned with a slightly different angle.
    Also the fenders cannot be made by others, because are the original cutted and reshaped by us, then painted by powder coating for a long life. The alloy rims came from a supplier of ours: a famous brand of the past which is coming back…sorry but it is not placed in UK, too. The electric wire is modified by us to fit old style lights switchers made by CEV in Italy, while the carburettor is the italian Dell’Orto 32 mm. instead the Amal we used in other specials.
    Pipe and exhaust are original Royal Enfield items cutted and modified six times to reach the best performance coupled with our head and bigger carburettor : the first is 20 cm. longer and inside there is a “venturi system” near the end, while the second was open and modified to be quite silenced, so also these items cannot be supplied by others.
    The Smiths replica tacho arrived here directly from India, while about the Avon tyres (not currently avaiable in Italy with that sizes) and the Lucas rear light you’re right, dear Wrx,… it come from Hitchcock ! 🙂

    I will send to Paul (who like to thanks again) more pictures, and you can see other details if he like to upload it.

    Cheers
    Fabrizio “McDeeb” Di Bella
    (loud pipes save lives)

  7. Fabrizio-

    In that case, my hat is off to you! All very fine looking bikes. Thanks for the verbal tour of the Superlight. It certainly helps to know the efforts that have gone into such a work.

  9. My God, these things are beautiful.

    I read with interest that the parts are all made or modified by the McDeebs but, remember, even the Brough Superior was assembled from readily available parts. It’s not like that makes it any less desirable.

    -todd

  10. Wow…so who’s bringing McDeeb to the U.S. ?? I would part with a lot of favorite toys for one of these.

  13. So pretty. A true to form look of the past for today! I love the tank and the total appeal of the bike. Possibly when I get one of my Triumphs done and for sale I will buy an Enfield single. It just seems fitting. Never enough toys and I know I can’t win but I want to be in the running. I would however love to see a road test on a big bore version.

  15. Having grown up during the peak of the British bike era, and longing for a Velocette Thruxton, the McDeeb bikes certainly bring back some memories. I believe it unfortunate that so many younger riders have never discovered the joys of singles: low initial cost, great gas mileage, light weight, ease of maintenance. It was not coincedance that for many older riders, the motorcycle considered the best “all around” ever offered for sale was the BSA Goldstar. It could be configured for near any use, and was. Here’s to Mc Deeb, he’s captured a spirit that I thought was lost; I hope the folks at RE, Yamaha (the SR500 is a great place to start!), Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Moto Guzzi, MV, Morini, and even HD are watching, evaluating, and considering the possibilities. Given the cost of fuel, tires, insurance, and even registrations, perhaps it is wise to consider some good ideas from the past as a basis for future options. Roland Sands had some great ideas for the track (and by extension the street), we just need more young riders to realize the fun a single can provide.

  16. Very, very nice. Tasteful. Classy, captures the best of the Britbike look. Wonder what these translate into in terms of American dollars? I guess my chief concern would have to do not so much with what McDeeb does, which appears to be first class work, but with the reliability of the base Enfield, about which I have heard conflicting reports. (Makes me wonder what he could do with a Sportster. Hmmm…..)

  18. It may be time to pony up some bucks, and go into the motorcycle business. I like what I see. The market for handsome lightweight machinery is out there. If the price is right, and the profit margin is acceptable, it looks like a winner. Ride Safe, Mark.

  19. @ Fabrizio
    Good to get your info – straight from the horse’s mouth – and yes I love your bikes especially the 6 Days version
    Real metal – not plastic – so therefore real bikes
    Would prefer one of your bikes over a Ferrari!! (no not kidding, have driven them and they are fine on a racetrack and do sound nice but these days the cars are too wide for English roads). In the real world I want to ride a real bike and yours would suit the bill.
    Re: Simon’s suggestion – what would you do with a Sportster out of the crate??

  20. Hi guys!

    It’s fine to hear a lot of cafe racer “addicts” ( I’m sick about engines since I was a baby and my dad took me for long trips on his Aermacchi-Harley Davidson 350 single)
    and share our own experiences and wishes.
    About our projects, we plan to introduce also but not immediately, but think the Sporster and its rolling chassis could be a good donor bike: I rememer some Jap or HD engined Featherbed and like to make something similar….
    I have a good experience on these engines, too, but since today customers asked me to modifie it mainly as bobbers or street purpose boardtrackers..I appreciate also that old skool style but like more to make a “Manx” or “Thruxtonixed” Harley stuff !

    Fabrizio

  21. Ciao, bella! Now, if I could just fit a Superlight with a tapered saddle similar to the Corbin Gunfighter… but no, I must remember that I am again dating seriously. I cannot improve the Superlight after all.

    Thank you for sharing your time and information, Fabrizio. It’s wonderful.

  22. Sadly, for the picture only ! 🙁
    As you know, a mirror isn’t the best item to fit on a classic bike. To have less impact, we usually fit a bar end mirror…also if on my own bikes there are no mirrors, no indicators and sometimes no horn…loud pipes are enough !
    I still own a factory team Moto Guzzi V7 Sport, used by the former Formula 2 cars european champion Vittorio Brambilla during his past career in motorcycles racing. He won some stock races on this bike before sale after making it “almost road legal”. I drove it with certain troubles with our local Police due to its no rear stop light, no indicators, no mirrors…and its open exhausts!
    A few months later, I have meet Vittorio in a restaurant and asked him what I can do to avoid problems with his ex- bike. He told me: “If you drive fast enough you don’t need to look at you back, you don’t need to give an advice you are turning and also about you are going to brake! – If you need these stupid things, it means you’re not the proper driver for this bike, so you must give it back to me, guy.
    I took note about, having any problem with that bike in future and still now.

    Cheers
    Fabrizio
    (sorry for my English..I’m better on driving as speaking)

  24. I’m not that keen on the tank shape myself but each to their own. However I do like the idea of these bikes. The RE models give great scope for such specials. The six days model should be a winner.