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Posted: 22:17 - 25 Jun 2016 Post subject: The Enfield. |
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Genuine question, is that kidney cutter legal these days? ____________________ "Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!" |
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Looks nice! I'm not really into bullets, but I'd love to get the skills and cash to restore an old British bike of my own, partly as I like the look of some of them, but also to do my bit to preserve a bit of what once made Britain good, and as a nod to what my passed on uncles would have ridden too.
For me I like Enfield's as the factory was very local, which seems a good reason over a BSA etc, but I'd want ideally a 700cc interceptor, as it's a cool name, and Im one of them that wouldn't ever have a bonnie cos everyone else has got them and I want to like stuff others don't!
A Benelli Tornado or a late Kawasaki W7, would also interest me too.
But I would never let an old Brit bike get in the way of owning a Kawasaki six with a titanium 6-1 and dripping in Ohlins etc. |
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Looks nice! I'm not really into bullets, but I'd love to get the skills and cash to restore an old British bike of my own, partly as I like the look of some of them, but also to do my bit to preserve a bit of what once made Britain good, and as a nod to what my passed on uncles would have ridden too.
For me I like Enfield's as the factory was very local, which seems a good reason over a BSA etc, but I'd want ideally a 700cc interceptor, as it's a cool name, and Im one of them that wouldn't ever have a bonnie cos everyone else has got them and I want to like stuff others don't!
A Benelli Tornado or a late Kawasaki W7, would also interest me too.
But I would never let an old Brit bike get in the way of owning a Kawasaki six with a titanium 6-1 and dripping in Ohlins etc. |
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Looking nice, welcome to the club ____________________ Chances are quite high you are not in my Monkeysphere, and I don't care about you. Don't take it personally.
Currently : Royal Enfield 350 Meteor
Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5 |
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Congratulations on buying a real motorcycle.
Looks like it still has the passive air valve system emissions control thingy on it. Many people remove it and blank off the hole in the exhaust header and carb manifold.
Be aware, those later ones can have crankcase breathing issues. They breathe from the oil tank, not the crankcase and into a catch can. It's then supposed to run any residue back into the timing chest.
Mine had horriffic mayonaise forming problems, the whole lot clogged up on a regular basis.
If you find this is a problem, let me know, I've gone into it in extensive detail.
One thing I'd do right now is replace one of the split pins that holds the mainstand pivot pin in with a long bit of wire (a bicycle spoke works well) and twist it up round the boss the spring attathes to. This prevents the pivot pin rotating in the frame lugs and forces the stand to pivot on the pin like it's supposed to. If the pin rotates in the frame lugs, the holes start to oval and your bike sags further and further down on the stand until you can't get the wheels off the road. Once it's happened, you can't fix it short of replacing that frame section.
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I don't know many people with a late model 350 like mine. I'd be interested to hear what your oil consumption is like. ____________________ “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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Posted: 16:57 - 30 Jun 2016 Post subject: |
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Tyre might not have been properly seated on the bead. Easy mistake if you fit your own (and many peple do).
If it's using a load of oil, do check in that catch can. The duckbill valve can have come off, the hoses (both breather and return) can also be totally clogged with mayo. Especialy if it's done lots of short runs. If it's not breathing, you'll have positive crankcase preassure and it'll drink oil like no tomorrow.
Your catch can is circled here. ____________________ “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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Well, I have to say, this thread has prompted me to dig the Enfield out from the back of the garage, and give it a run ..
So, after 140 miles on the Enfield today, and, when I checked the oil, none used , And to make things better, the bike is running like a dream, although that 4 speed gearbox really isn't particularly smooth ____________________ Beware what photos you upload, or link to on here, especially if you have family members on them |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 293 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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