This Friday Mutter is me on Bertie (the Royal Enfield Classic 500) having a proper rummage through a few things that’ve been doing the rounds in the bike world. I have a look at that growing range of Chinese small adventure bikes — the ones that look like copies of copies — and I give you my straight take on what I’m seeing. Some of them are getting harder to ignore, but I’m still looking at them with that “what’s it like to live with?” head on, not just shiny spec sheets and marketing waffle. I also chat about “Bertie’s evil twin” and share a load of cracking photos that have come in — the sort of real-world bike memories that make this channel what it is. And I couldn’t leave it without tipping my lid to Motorcycling Down Under’s Honda GB350, because it’s a lovely bit of bike in that simple, honest, back-to-basics way. If you like no-nonsense bike chat, a bit of gentle musing, and the kind of garage daydreaming we all do, this one’s for you.