... Does it just get louder as you increase throttle over that? Does it stop when you back off below 1/4? If so, it's ping. Don't forget that it's possible...
... Read the book re arcing of shoes. Get everything clean and lubed (not too much oil - a real no-no for brake shoes!), see if you can get an indication of...
Hi I have an 1999 500 bullet, and I experienced a faulty to non-existing gear change. It proved to be a wrong positioned "bellcrank actuator lever" (part 46 in...
Wow, Just dropped by to see what's going on. This is something right out of Rudyard Kipling. And the fact that Damon recognized every aspect of the that BSA...
I have a slightly richer slide and needle jet sitting in my parts cabinet because I found they really didn't improve anything. The bike is a 2002 500 ES. I...
Royal Enfield has named an importer for Canada and the motorcycles will start selling there in 2010. I have a few details on my blog. Here's a link: ...
In the Micarb the main jet holds the needle jet in place, you can push the needle jet upwards from the bottom into the carburettor throat once the main jet is...
Pete, I cant thank you enough for your correspondence. Stay with me on this for just a minute more as I clear a few things up... ... Its right at a certain...
loosen the lower screws first to open. while tightening screw in the top screws almost in , then tighten the lower ones in followed by tightening the top...
I changed mine to scrambler type handlebars for my trip but then again I am rather tall and felt uncomfortable already if on the bike for more than half an...
I perform this check about twice a year. Remember if the electrolyte ever falls below a level that permits the plates to be exposed to the atmosphere, those...
... Yes and yes. When I retarded the timing almost to the full amount (still about 2mm remaining), the bike ran very poorly and I had lots of blueing on the...
Hello A UK documentary filmmaker has asked me some questions about Royal Enfield in India before and during World War II. Royal Enfields were imported to India...
I have fitted an indian made 500 engine (1989) to my old enfield. It goes well enough after retiming and jetting it back to standard but the oil consumption is...
... The Enfield WD/CO 350 was one of the standard Despatch Rider, etc bikes of the British Army. Others were the Norton SV 500. Triumph also made OHV WD...
They all use some oil, up to 2 cc per km (3cc per mile) is typical. Anything over that is indicative of pendimg doom. ... If you look up 'Grenade', sub...
hi, yes britishers also used royal enfields with girder forks models in war 2 in there army in india.    regards arvinder  ... From: Pete Snidal...
Thanks to those people who have replied, I know nothing of the history of this engine, the piston might have been changed,so ,how do I identify the oem piston...
... Pete, In the Colonial era, the Indian Army was quite separate from the British Army. The original troops were raised by the East India Company, evolving...
Thank you Tim & Pete re advice on front brake troubles. I will put everything back together clean, while I await parts, as you suggest. And just to get an...
centre nut should be tight, it tends to loosen if there is play in the anchor slot, the four nuts holding the axle should be evenly tight I have never used a...
Hi Graham, thankyou--one further question, if you have the time to answer it--what would cause play in the anchor slot? Nut was quite loose. I'm supposing that...
Usually they were machined badly, I have seen people araldite shims in to keep everything tight. In all probability the nut was not tightened properly in the...
... You'll have to pull the head and barrel to check the piston. You want to ensure that the bottom ring land (slot) hasn't squished down and tightened on the...
Are the Indian Enfields really this fragile ? My faithful Crusader has never done less than 70,000 miles between rebuilds and then it has normally been shells...
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