Being Punjabi, we adore our Bullet motorcycles, we serve them well, we keep them clean and sparkling.. and we love them like our girlfriends. Indeed Bullets are our better half, they are our girlfriends… but we never really consider Bullet as a God.. however, if there is a Motorcycle God, it has to be Bullet […]
Royal Enfield guru Pete Snidal recently spotted something about the motorcycles. “I notice one thing all the Bullets for sale seem to have in common – can you guess what it is?” he wrote. Pete is the author of the acclaimed Royal Enfield Bullet owner’s and workshop manual. He frequently chimes in on the Royal Enfield […]
Group Riding: Why? There are several advantages for motorcyclists who ride street bikes in a group: a group is usually more visible to other drivers than a solo rider; other vehicles can predict what a rider in a group will do because all members generally maintain fixed positions and fixed intervals between riders; in case […]
In late summer of 2001, DRS Cycle‘s Dan Holmes of Goshen, Indiana teamed up with Phil Meyers the tuner of the Royal Enfield Bullet racer seen here, to build a 1960s Classic class racer. Dan Holmes is the owner of the Royal Enfield dealership, DRS Cycle. The DRS Royal Enfield Bullet is a 1996 Indian manufactured Royal Bullet. It is equipped with an alloy cylinder with stock bore size and a […]
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 OK I guess I have to give it up. It is so cold here today that I can’t put off the topic of winterization another day. Here are some tips that I’ve picked up over the years for properly storing your bike for the winter. 1. When you put the […]
The Norcroft employs cylinder heads and blocks from the 500 Bullet as the original Albion four-speed gearbox. The crankcase is all new as are the instruments which now include a rev counter and an oil pressure gauge. Thankfully the ignition switch is now located up front. Technical Data of The Norcroft-Enfield 1000cc V Twin : Norcroft […]
67 riders cover 3 mountain ranges & 6 passes, including Khardung La in 16 days riding 2700 kilometers Earlier today, Royal Enfield flagged off their 9th annual Himalayan Odyssey from India Gate, New Delhi. This year, 65 riders from different cities of India, and 2 riders from Uruguay have participated. These riders are now on course to […]
In 1934 Royal Enfield experimented with a transverse V-twin 500cc OHV engine with shaft drive! It was abandoned as too expensive. This led to the consideration of a standard V-twin engine with chain timing gear in 1937. This model didn’t make it into production either but proved useful in that it silenced widespread criticism […]
These are from an article on a Supplement of Motor Cycling of April 2nd, 1902. The first Enfield motorcycle was introduced in the Stanley Show in 1901. The article goes into detail about the bike. Some of the descriptions are quite convoluted. Here are some excerpts: “The engine, as will be noticed, is of an […]
Thiruvananthapuram: A group of students of the Lourde Matha College of Science and Technology at Kuttichal, near here, has developed a turbo-charged engine for the Royal Enfield Taurus, the only diesel motorcycle in the Indian market. V. Ganesh Nair, […]
Royal Enfield has introduced a range of bikes for the modern day biker with a quieter engine, a first of its kind! However, demand for the ‘king of the roads’ new baby has already exceeded supply, as the makers of the bike struggle to make them at a rapid pace. The Royal Enfield old-fashioned iron […]
When an engine exhaust valve is open, the pressure in the exhaust manifold is higher than atmospheric pressure. The exhaust manifold is configured in such a way that positive and negative pulses are produced during the operation of the cycle by designing it as adiffuser. The main function of Pulse Air Valve to burn the excess pollutants out of the […]
“Back pressure is the pressure drop in the flow of gases from engine to exhaust. The less power engine has to spend making pressure to push the gases from exhaust output, the more power it can send to the wheelsâ€�.The term back pressure is misleading as the pressure remains and causes flow in the same […]
See where Bullets are still made the old fashioned way! Royal Enfield is amongst the world’s oldest motorcycle manufacturers still in business. The Bullet is also the longest running motorcycle model in constant production! First built in Great Britain, Bullets have been made in India since 1955. Royal Enfield now conducts factory tours for all enthusiasts, seeking […]
The Metamorphosis of a “Desi” Biker.. When I grow up “as a biker”, maybe I’ll get a Royal Enfield Bullet..!! A biker is born from the day a little boy starts dreaming about bikes. His dream then manifests itself in the form of posters on his bedroom wall. He promises to himself that when he […]
The Standard Carburettor fitted to 350 and 500 Royal Enfield India Bullets is a Mikcarb, a copy, made under licence, of the popular Japanese Mikuni. The 350 Bullet uses a flange-mounted 24mm bore version and the 500 Bullet uses a 28mmbore, mounted on a rubber stub. The other details are similar for both. The way […]
If you buy a vehicle, its value dips about 10% the moment you take it out of the showroom. But, if you own a pre-2009 Royal Enfield Bullet with the original engine things seem to work in reverse: its worth actually goes up! The demand for the “originalâ€� Bullet, the classic 350 cc bike with […]
Royal Enfield once advertised itself as “The World’s Most Complete Line of Motorcycles.” That may seem a bit odd, since, today, Royal Enfield builds a boutique line of retro-classic British style roadsters, all with single cylinders and 500cc displacement. This advertisement, spotted on the UKGSER.com forum, may seem to fall a bit short of a “complete line,” […]
People talk a lot about Harley Davidson and how big it is as a Cult brand. I have seen and read case studies on it in my course. But whenever i read about Harley, one brand related to India comes to my mind i.e. Bullet motorcycles from Royal Enfield. Royal Enfield started as a British Brand of motorcycles in 1890. In 1955 […]
FIRST THINGS FIRST Resist the temptation to buy the first bike you see. Look at a few of them to get a better idea of the used bike market/options before you buy one. Bring a friend to help you stick to your guns, or to help you load your new bikes onto a truck, or […]
Which one to buy and what is the difference between the two apart from the displacement is something that every Royal Enfield Enthusiast today is wondering today? With the launch of the new Thunderbird 500 Auto Expo 2012 New Delhi Royal Enfield has not only has raised the bar but also has shown to the […]
When Royal Enfield motorcycle’s designers in Redditch blueprinted the Bullet, their intent was to create a workhorse and so emphasis was placed on mechanical reliability and not performance. As a result, the traditional Bullet engine packs a solid construction, one that can endure colossal mechanical fatigue and stress. Thus it doesn’t take much to garner […]
The FIRST Sunday of April is celebrated as the Royal Enfield ‘ONE RIDE’ all over the world where Royal Enfield actively encourage all Royal Enfield owners/riders to take their motorcycles and ride out with us. This is a day when you know that the world rides with you in every country and every city where […]
Days ago, we brought you buzz about Royal Enfield venturing into multi cylinder motorcycles. Now, we have yet another massive announcement that could redefine the motorcycling touring scene in India and many other parts of the world. Now, Royal Enfield isn’t exactly known for it’s radical innovations in the motorcycle world but the slew of announcements in […]
STARTING THE ROYAL ENFIELD MOTORCYCLE / HOW TO KICK-START A ROYAL ENFIELD This procedure really works. Anyone large or small, novice or experienced can do this, it is REALLY IMPORTANT that you follow the instructions they do make a difference. It will take longer to read this than it will to do the procedure, but please read […]
Royal Enfield Indian Royal Enfield Classic 500 EFI owners, especially in the northern parts of the country have been stuck up with a problem of sorts. That of their Classic 500 UCE motorcycles running very rich causing plugs to foul and many other issues. While the fouling of the plugs was solved partially by replacing Bosch […]
Royal Enfield is working on a parallel twin motorcycle and a multi-fuel adventure touring bike. The new Bullet 500 model will have a new, low price. And a kick start lever is coming for Royal Enfield C5 motorcycles imported to the United States. Royal Enfield’s new CEO, Dr. Venki Padmanabhan made these revelations public at […]
ROYAL ENFIELD BULLET CLUB One of the most revered brands of our times has been the Royal Enfield Bullet. Riding one wasn’t just a matter of pleasure, for most it was a symbol of attaining manhood. Such is the aura of the brand, one of its riders who crashed his bullet into a tree on the […]
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Born in UK, brought up in India, mesmerizing the world. One word for all these, Royal Enfield. It is a legacy in itself and out of the many breath-taking models we are concerned with the one that kills, BULLET. Proud of being the longest motorcycle production of all time, it has admirers and fans around the world. […]