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« on: January 20, 2010, 01:15:21 PM » |
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19?? Enfield 500 Bullet - One of the secretaries at the university was clearing out a shed and wanted to get rid of this bike for free, because her husband had trouble with the kick start. Thinking that it was a "box job" I told her that I would take it off her hands and try to find a good home for it. The bike looked like it hadn't been touched! It had 341 miles on it when I took possession. This actual bike was featured in several biker mags (not good reviews by the way) and she gave me those magazines with the bike. I later gave the bike to my uncle who is a British bike nut who even likes working on the Lucas electrical crap. He also has a Norton Commander and several 1970s era Triumphs. His everyday rider is a 20?? V-Rod Black Cherry.
When compared to my 1995 CB750 NH, this thing is like riding a 2X4 with rollerskates screwed onto the bottom.
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2010, 02:17:18 PM » |
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Nice bike. They are nice to look at but painful to ride.
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2010, 03:57:43 PM » |
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My neighbor is a bike dealer and he recently got a dealer license for Royal Enfield. The new ones are fuel injected, but otherwise unchanged from what I can tell, including the horrible wiring harness. He is selling them as fast as he can get them, and already having electrical warranty repairs.
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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2010, 06:49:22 PM » |
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I wouldn't pay much for one (and they don't cost much new) but I'd take one for free too. And I'd probably give it away after a while too. Fun for recreating how olde timey bikes rode, but not so fun when surrounded by vehicles of modern capabilities. Every ride is both an adventure and  |
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2010, 08:28:21 PM » |
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Sweet deal! Like Happy said, I'd take one for free. Honesty i looked at buying a used one a while back.
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« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2010, 09:43:33 AM » |
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Now that is sweet. And yes it suffers from many many decades old technology. But it'll turn more heads than a newer machine. Looks to be in incredible shape.
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piscatorial_phd
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« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2010, 09:40:00 AM » |
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Now that is sweet. And yes it suffers from many many decades old technology. But it'll turn more heads than a newer machine. Looks to be in incredible shape.
Enfield puts out a t-shirt that reads "Unencumbered by Technology" They certainly have a niche, but I value my hind end too much. |
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« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2010, 09:43:16 AM » |
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My neighbor is a bike dealer and he recently got a dealer license for Royal Enfield. The new ones are fuel injected, but otherwise unchanged from what I can tell, including the horrible wiring harness. He is selling them as fast as he can get them, and already having electrical warranty repairs.
One of the articles I have about this bike said, "It was considerable effort getting into 2nd gear, and realized it wasn't worth it." |
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« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2010, 09:45:03 AM » |
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I forgot to mention this, but top speed was around 85 MPH and it got 80+ MPG. Most of the nuts and bolts could be picked up at a local hardware store, which is good, because they tend to rattle loose. It always started, ran and sipped gas.
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« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2010, 12:15:42 PM » |
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From what I have been able to gather from an article in Cycle World and
Motorcycle Classic magazines the Enfields have improved greatly the last
couple of years. However, I do not have personal expierence with this bike
but think about this, up until Honda released their CB 750 in 1969 a 500cc
motorcycle was considered a large motorcycle, boy have things changed
since then.
Paul
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« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2010, 02:13:56 PM » |
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From what I have been able to gather from an article in Cycle World and
Motorcycle Classic magazines the Enfields have improved greatly the last
couple of years. However, I do not have personal expierence with this bike
but think about this, up until Honda released their CB 750 in 1969 a 500cc
motorcycle was considered a large motorcycle, boy have things changed
since then.
Paul
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« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2010, 11:26:17 AM » |
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That is a good looking bike. Thanks for my first laugh of the day with this quote, "It was considerable effort getting into 2nd gear, and realized it wasn't worth it."
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« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2010, 01:41:33 PM » |
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I had a Hyo GT250 that was considered the "Monster of the Indian Roads" True. I read some article stating that an Enfield in India was seen as the equivalent of a Boss Hoss here: unbelievably large, expensive, fast. |
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