I've posted a few questions on this forum, but I thought it might be better to keep them in one topic. I hope you guys don't mind.
I bought a 350 Bullet a few months back. In parts. It's a '76 Indian Enfield.
I've been customizing quite a few bikes in the last couple of years, all low budget, the Enfield is no exception on the low budget. The plan was (is) a minimalistic all-roader/scrambler/trial-like bike.
I traded a back wheel that came with teh bike for yokes without an integrated headlight and welded my own exhaust (made out of BMW headers, a gravy bowl, a thermos and a salad bowl. ow budget, remember?)
A pancake filter was also included in the trade and I bought some aluminum fenders. I made my own wiring harness. I bought an old seat on a swap meet. The handle bars were some bars I just happened to have and they looked and felt right.
That was my second test ride.
I later made some struts for the front fender and installed it.
Today I had my fourth test ride. I spend most of it off road and that's a completely new experience for me, so you can laugh at my style all you want
http://youtu.be/BGFGHMkaSmoI'll especially have to practice my water crossings.....
But I am improving:
http://youtu.be/VoEzQbfZdZYI'm having a few problems with the bike, nothing major, but maybe some of you guys can shed some light on them:
- The bike seems to spit quite a bit of oil out of the crank breather. Worn cylinder? Normal?
- The bike is pretty hard to get in first gear and sometimes it jumps out of first gear,
- The bike, when warm, tends to spit in the carburetor when you twist the throttle when the bike is idling.