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Rogerborg |
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Rogerborg nimbA
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Posted: 20:21 - 23 Apr 2016 Post subject: The Enfield got carved up today |
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Cracking work.
https://i.imgur.com/yKlidbm.png
Woodn't let it stop me though.
https://i.imgur.com/D7CqUCR.png
A new cover's on order, but I may just leave it as-is - I rarely use the valve lifter anyway.
X-post from WHYDTYBT. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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mysterious_rider World Chat Champion
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Posted: 21:04 - 23 Apr 2016 Post subject: |
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brilliant. Me likey. I approve of the enfield. ____________________ KAWASAKIIIII |
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Pigeon World Chat Champion
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Rogerborg |
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Rogerborg nimbA
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I'm now thinking it needs a light stain to bring out the grain, then a coat of varnish. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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mysterious_rider World Chat Champion
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RhynoCZ Super Spammer
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Posted: 08:35 - 24 Apr 2016 Post subject: |
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So fancy Roger, if Mercedes-Benz made motorcycles, they sure would use your idea of implementing wooden trim there.
mysterious_rider wrote: | Im probably the only young guy with an enfield. Everyone else is too busy wheelieing at 140. That stuff bores me now. |
I'm not sure about the UK, but here and even in Germany and around, the RE's are quite expensive and the original bikes are quite rare. That would be the reason, as young people don't tend to have the money to obtain one and when they do, they rather get something made/designed in/for this century. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI; MZ 150 ETZ, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor
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Hi roger, saw the post which made me have a look at the Manual by Pete Snidal , tell ya their a thing of beauty , not sure what the build quality is old and new you hear a lot of different stories but best to ask someone who's got one |
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Posted: 09:01 - 24 Apr 2016 Post subject: |
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If you can't use the casting - use the pattern ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good |
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chris-red Have you considered a TDM?
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Rogerborg nimbA
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mysterious_rider wrote: | What say you mr borg on the difference between the old and the new enfields? |
I can only speak to this one, an AVL / leanburn. I'm not convinced that it'll do big miles, not without a fair bit of replacement as well as maintenance. The sprag clutch is definitely fragile, mine (already replaced by the first owner) has jammed twice, fortunately not terminally. It can jam on a backfire even if you never use the electric start.
I love riding it, but it always feels like it's doing me a favour by getting there. That said, it's only actually let me down once due to a snapped clutch cable, and even that was owner-inflicted, it was pinched under the tank.
There's an interesting comparison of the engines here which makes a fair case that the new UCE engines are much better in every way. But then you read a lot of owners having noisy tappets, with no way to adjust them.
I guess time will tell, although I'm half tempted to bag a new one as I strongly suspect that Euro 4 / mandatory ABS will kill them off at the end of the year.
chris-red wrote: | Whats the cable/linkage for? Decompression? |
Yes, although it's not a separate decompression system, it's a valve lifter. It's a fuss to use, reputedly fragile, and it feels it. The best use for it is to stop the engine without risking a backfire.
I'm only really dipping a toe in, stinkwheel is the chap for big iron barrel Enfield mileages. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Posted: 09:39 - 25 Apr 2016 Post subject: |
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Looks exactly the same as the cover on the standard 350 bullet classic but with added valve lifter.
I can measure it if you're looking to get one without said device.
I even have a spare one kicking about, although at a fiver for a new one, it would hardly seem worth looking for and posting it. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 340 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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