[cyrusb]

Looks like they sell different primary drive sprockets,although I'm guessing at the German lingo. Too bad they don't have a translated page.

[geoffbaker]

At 53 euro for an oil temp thermometer - nearly $100... not including shipping... I like the meat thermometer idea better...

[baird4444]

At 53 euro for an oil temp thermometer - nearly $100... not including shipping... I like the meat thermometer idea better...

                         EXACTLY...
 this is why have Enfields; no glitz and glam...
 just form and function...
                            - Mike

[Byway]

Hey, where did Royal Enfield of Germany get all of that cool stuff, and why haven't I seen it here in the US??    Pricey, but cool..

Al

[LotusSevenMan]

Byway.

They have already extracted a good few ukp from me! Great service and no dollar exchange worries etc. They aren't cheap, even in UK, but I can't fault them!!!! 

[Byway]

I bet!

 I cringe every time I do the math..  1 GBP =  1.99 USD.   

[LotusSevenMan]

Think of us in the UK then paying now just over 8 dollars a US gallon!!!!!! 

[geoffbaker]

And at 70mpg the RE is therefore an excellent choice for the Untied Komding!

[Peter]

Today after a half hour ride in near 90 degree weather it topped out at 370 degrees.

That's too hot for mineral oil.
I would change to synthetic and play around with jetting and advance to get the temp down a bit.

Do you have the iron engine with stock gasket?

Interesting data, keep it coming.

I just got an infrared thermometer but I'm not near my Bullet right now. I'll post number in a few weeks.

Peter

[geoffbaker]

I agree, I will use synthetic with the new diesel engine. Keep in mind, though that those figures are from right under the sparkplug - the very hottest part of the engine, and one that doesn't get oil. You could probably put the sensor under a head bolt and lose thirty degrees instantly.

But it confirmed what I had been told... these big singles run HOT. I suspect a lot of engine parts failures have to do with a combination of heat, poor metallurgy, and particles in the oil.. put them together and its a destructive mix. Using synthetics offers you a greater "margin of error"... but my advice is to use synthetic oil, change it every few hundred miles, and keep a close eye on tolerances.

Yes to iron engine and stock gasket. My engine's fairly beat, though; this standard engine was badly coked when I got it, and the piston wear was nearing the max allowed (65 thousands).

The new diesel is a whole new field of discovery... and all without any good manual...

[meilaushi]

On my harley-Davidson XLH1200 I've used a oil dipstick with a thermometer on.
Is there any model avaiable to the RE?

Newbonneville.com has one for Triumph Bonnevilles, but I don't know whether that'd be the same threads as on the Enfield dipstick.  You'd still need the dipstick for oil level checking even if the guage would fit.  I've got both a Bonnie and a Bullet....  I'll have to check that out one of these days.  If I find out, I'll post something.