OK. Thinking of buying an Enfield for my college commute. Like the look of the bullet (and the kickstart), but my commute includes about 20-30 minutes of going down an 65-70 mph interstate. That means the cars are going about 80-85. An Enfield dealer told me that I'd probably need an Electra (not as pretty as the Bullet), and get some performance mods to handle the interstate. I presume I'll need more ccs, something to assist in cooling, countershaft sprocket with more teeth to keep rpms down. Anything else you guys can think of? Will vibration be a prob? Stock brakes OK? Would the above mentioned mods bump a bullet up into the realm of feasibility?
Any suggestions which would keep the bike happy long enough for me to graduate?
Margrave
Anything's possible.
Most performance kits replace the exhaust sytem, intake system and carb. They really open up the Electra and let it run; and run cooler. However it's still not an interstate burner. You can add a tooth to the front sprocket which will increase top road speeds a bit, but it's still not an interstate burner. You could bore the bike out to 535cc or even 612cc, but it's still not an interstate burner. Are you seeing the trend?
If you wanted to run at 65 for 20 miles each way, you could probably accomplish it with a standard performance kit (intake, exhaust and carb). I wouldn't go any faster than that, and I wouldn't want to commit to that every day, 5 days a week though.
They seem to be happiest when run within design parameters.
See my signature link for a summary of my mods.
Matt