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NationalCylinderHead

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Reply #15 on: June 20, 2012, 12:28:20 pm
Thanks for the info guys im going to look up those tail lights.  Also 300 miles is news to me its always been 600 with all my bikes I guess thats due to a smaller engine. When i bought my vulcan 900 after 800 miles I did first service and found the same fiber and metal shavings in the oil.  :-\ i feel like 300 miles is going to be the second day i have it hahah
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Reply #16 on: June 20, 2012, 06:23:00 pm
The 300 mile change is important. There's a lot of clag in there. You should do it again at about 1000 miles. That will get rid of most of the crap, then after that you can follow the book. Some guys still recommend every every 2000 miles. I do mine about 3500 which is the factory recommendation. Be sure to rock the bike side to side a few times while the oil is draining. There are a lot of crooks and nannies for the oil to get hung up in if you don't! Also be careful about overfilling the sump. Some guys have had trouble with the excess oil blowing out of the breather.
When yoiu refill it, stop before you have put a full two quarts in and start it so the oil circulates and check the oil level. If it's low add a little to bring it up to the middle of the sight glass. Be careful, it doesn't take much oil to fill it up.
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Reply #17 on: June 20, 2012, 07:01:16 pm
Thanks Bare that's excellent advice. I am actually OCD about maintenance so I will be doing it every 3k miles. I will follow your advice and do a 1000 after the 300.

P.S. Isn't Kevin Mahooney the President of RE USA????
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Reply #18 on: June 20, 2012, 07:49:55 pm
congrats on the bullet, derHead! on the subject of the upswept, i had one on my bullet breifly, loved the look and the sound, however, after the install i rode a little over a hundred miles before the baffling seperated inside the can and then i loved the sound no more. I have been waiting for a replacement now for 3 months. hope yours doesnt take so long or come apart so fast. I hate Backorder  >:(


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Reply #19 on: June 20, 2012, 08:06:42 pm

P.S. Isn't Kevin Mahooney the President of RE USA????

Yes he is the grand poohbah. Great guy too. Unlike other vehicle companies our Prez drops into the forums, shoots the sh*t and is one of us.
Welcome to the family.
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Reply #20 on: June 20, 2012, 09:04:16 pm
Hey okie ive been meaning to get in touch with you on one of the threads I was born and raised in wichita kansas. Was wondering if I ever rode down there on my enfield if your anywhere close (assuming okie stands for OK) also thats scary I was unaware of any warranty issues involving this pipe. I hear you on the pain of back order I want my bike so bad.

and Desi thanks for letting me know how cool Mahooney is ive never heard of the prez coming down to peasant level!
and glad to be part of the family loved the bullet since the second I layed eyes on it.


Oh and for anyone who wants a good seat and bags but doesnt want to wait 6 weeks for back order I have a guy making mine and his work on a friends chrome RE is amazing ill post pics when hes done and you all can decide if you want him to make anything for you! Id be willing send the seat and bags to your residence or however youd like once you see them.
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Reply #21 on: June 23, 2012, 04:06:47 pm
NatCyHead- cant think of any reason fer anyone to claim the Okie title without being and actual Okie. Im in Tulsa and ifn you are ever passing through go ahead and shoot me a PM and Id be happy to meet up wit ya. On the subject of that upswept, the fact that they are willing to warranty a replacment for an "aftermarket part" does show the level of customer service that Kevin and co try to uphold, however this stinking backorder situation in the last 4 months or so has certainly got everyones hackles up.


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Reply #22 on: June 25, 2012, 12:27:57 pm
Ha ha well that's true. Just picked up my C5 Saturday morning and had a different pipe than the upswept on it. I was told by my Stealership that the upswept manufacturer changed locations and they think they are six weeks out from being in production let alone shipped here.  Anyway so I picked the bike up Saturday and i have 287 miles on it already!

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Reply #23 on: June 25, 2012, 03:28:28 pm
doing the first 1000 miles with the stock "torpedo" exhaust is probably a good idea .....  just sayin'
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Reply #24 on: June 25, 2012, 09:03:14 pm
Why is that gremlin?
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Reply #25 on: June 25, 2012, 09:43:22 pm
pics as promised
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Reply #26 on: June 25, 2012, 10:11:24 pm
nice...the girl looks like she belongs there.
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Reply #27 on: June 25, 2012, 11:14:55 pm
Blasphemy!
Sense 1948 Royal Enfield, one of the first companies to install tubular front forks in place of the old fashioned springer units has had the axle displaced in front of the fork tubes.
This was the easy way to tell that the motorcycle was a Royal Enfield!

Now, they have joined the rest of the companies and lost a bit of their character in the process.

Just kidding. :)
That's a good looking bike and I do like the painted front rims.
They are going to get beat up and chipped whenever someone changes a tire but after all, this is a piece of military equipment, meant to do a job, not win a beauty contest.

I know your going to enjoy owning it. :)
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Reply #28 on: June 25, 2012, 11:24:37 pm
Looks awesome, but then again I am biased ;D


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Reply #29 on: June 25, 2012, 11:50:42 pm
Why is that gremlin?

less to do with science, more towards avoiding weazel-words.

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