Author Topic: NEW BIKES AT NEC-UK (Read 17489 times)

Lonely Old Dave · **on:** November 30, 2008, 06:10:20 pm

http://tinytim.forumcircle.com/viewtopic.php?t=1182

Pics taken from my brothers site. Lonely Old Bob.

birdmove · **Reply #1 on:** November 30, 2008, 06:17:03 pm

Thanks Lonely. Great photos. Those bikes are great looking. I'm still glad I bought my 2007 500 Bullet Classic (iron engine), and hope to ride it for a long time.
Also, I like your forum very much, and drop by fairly often.

Take care. Jon in Puyallup, Wa.

Cabo Cruz · **Reply #2 on:** November 30, 2008, 07:41:10 pm

Very cool, thanks!

Leonard · **Reply #3 on:** November 30, 2008, 11:02:34 pm

Here is a link to more photos from the NEC-UK. I pulled it off of the Yahoo Group Bullet Mania, they are a friendly bunch (with one exception) and I'm sure they wouldn't mind. These are some close up shots that I've not seen any place else.
http://tinyurl.com/56hucy

mark · **Reply #4 on:** December 03, 2008, 06:07:34 pm

Hi guys,

some good pics!
I pick up my electra efi next tuesday which has worked out well as I have just passed my bike test today.Phew!!

.

once I get my ww2 eastman flying jacket,ill look like biggles or as my work colleagues have said a right tosser!

who cares -bulleteers belong to an exclusive club!

.

REpozer · **Reply #5 on:** December 03, 2008, 06:20:35 pm

Thanks Mark,
Please keep us posted on how the EFI works out for you.

mark · **Reply #6 on:** December 03, 2008, 06:46:04 pm

Hi repozer,

Yes I will let everyone know how the bike is performing.
I live right by Dartmoor national park,the roads across dartmoor will suit the bullet perfectly, plus fabulous scenary!

Are there any bulleters on here from plymouth?
Perhaps an organised ride across the moors!
I want to be leader of the pack though ha ha.

Mark.

Cabo Cruz · **Reply #7 on:** December 03, 2008, 11:07:03 pm

"I pick up my electra efi next tuesday..."

Mark:

CONGRADULATIONS!!!

mark · **Reply #8 on:** December 04, 2008, 12:40:17 pm

Hi cabo cruz,

Thanks

mark · **Reply #9 on:** December 08, 2008, 10:47:40 pm

Hi guys,

I picked up my bullet efi on satuday,the dealer got it ready a couple of days early.
what a nice chap.

Well all I can say is the bike is awsome,it sounds absolutely beautiful,infact a friend of mine who has a Honda 1800 was absolutely impressed by the sound.he said " I just never expected it to sound like that".

I cant give a comparison to the older bullets,as I have not ridden one ,but the ride on the efi is just fantastic.

Riding back to plymouth,I had several people driving past beeping their horns and giving the thumbs up-obviously bullet lovers.

the bike is without doubt a real head turner.

It sounds like something out of the 50s the 2000 and fifties.

Cabo Cruz · **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2008, 01:30:11 am

Mark, HELLUVA GOOD DEAL.. ENJOY!!!

REpozer · **Reply #11 on:** December 09, 2008, 03:02:54 am

Congrats Mark!!!

Did you have to clean the grit from your teeth cause you can't stop riding with a big smile?

ace.cafe · **Reply #12 on:** December 09, 2008, 04:19:47 am

I'm glad you are enjoying your new Bullet, Mark!

You get to enjoy more power than the rest of us, too!

I hope you get many years of enjoyment out of it.

mark · **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2008, 11:46:27 am

Hi guys,

Yes I'm still smiling

.

I'm about to go for a ride across dartmoor shortly ,then do a little posing around plymouth city center.

I will put some pics on later.

Anyway I must go and put my steve mcqueen jacket on and look for some barb wire fences to jump.

Cabo Cruz · **Reply #14 on:** December 09, 2008, 05:42:12 pm

Mark, looking for barbwire (to jump) is okay... nonetheless, I suggest you expand your horizons... don't be shy and look for Barb, as well. Ho, ho, ho!!!

Chuck D · **Reply #15 on:** December 10, 2008, 02:16:36 am

Congratulations, Mark and use it well. Photos ASAP please. Tired of looking at all these boring OLD bikes.

Chuck.

hutch · **Reply #16 on:** December 10, 2008, 02:56:49 pm

The one thing I don't like is that the Bullet always had way to much "air" between the top of the tire and rear fender. Now with the smaller 18" tire it has a lot of "air" between the tire and back of the fender. It kinda reminds me of a 4 wheel drive truck with lift kit, running car tires. I am hoping they will replace the fender with something that fits the 18" tire a lot better. Hutch

mark · **Reply #17 on:** December 10, 2008, 05:36:16 pm

Hi guys,

will try and get some pics on soon!
Anyway I have done 250 miles so far,and the bike is performing beautifully.
My friend Gary on his Honda 1800 vtx and I went for a long ride today,about four hours down into deepest darkest cornwall.

I must say the RE is a very stable bike to ride,and those avon tyres just grip wet and greasy roads no problem at all.
Cornwall like Devon is just full of rolling hills,and the RE just eats the hills as the bike is very torquey and loud with it.I just love the sound of the bike.

I have found the seat very comfortable and would be quite happy to sit on it all day and is much more comfortable than my Honda is.
The only fault I can find is the mirrors,as all I can see is my shoulders,I think I might get some bar end mirors,as I quite like the look of them,and will suit the bike.

Anybody else on this site with an EFI who can add their own opinion on how they have found the bike?as I think somebody who has had both the old and the EFI would be able to give a comparison that I cannot?

REpozer · **Reply #18 on:** December 10, 2008, 07:34:08 pm

Mark , to my knowledge you are the first owner of and EFI RE, to the forum.( if someone else ,sorry, chime in)
The EFI machines haven't hit the States yet. Also I don't believe CMW will allow a dealer to sell the new RE's with out some Tech training ( that might weed out some dealers).
So enjoy, and please keep us posted .

mark · **Reply #19 on:** December 12, 2008, 08:57:21 pm

hi guys ,

have put a couple of pics on in the gallery.
Unfortunatly my camera is too good for what can be sent,so size and quality had to be reduced.

Cabo Cruz · **Reply #20 on:** December 12, 2008, 09:16:11 pm

Mark, you bike looks great. I like that new engine in the Electra frame. Thanks for showing it to the rest of us!

ace.cafe · **Reply #21 on:** December 13, 2008, 02:55:54 am

Quote from: mark on December 09, 2008, 11:46:27 am

Hi guys,

Yes I'm still smiling .

I'm about to go for a ride across dartmoor shortly ,then do a little posing around plymouth city center.

I will put some pics on later.

Anyway I must go and put my steve mcqueen jacket on and look for some barb wire fences to jump.

Is this the "Barb Wire" that you plan on "jumping"?

Cabo Cruz · **Reply #22 on:** December 13, 2008, 03:42:00 am

You see, Ace, that's exactly was I was trying to tell Mark in an earlier posting about broadening his barbwire jumping goals and objectives!

mark · **Reply #23 on:** December 13, 2008, 10:04:41 am

yes very funny guys!

but I prefer Sharon Stone as she is welcome to straddle markyboys Royal Enfield and go for a long throbing ride in limesville on an EFI .

I doubt she would go with anyone who only has an ordinary Royal Enfield he he

mark · **Reply #24 on:** December 13, 2008, 05:45:04 pm

No my kickstart has not fallen off !
its now back on where it should be

hutch · **Reply #25 on:** December 13, 2008, 07:15:09 pm

Quote from: mark on December 03, 2008, 06:07:34 pm

Hi guys,

some good pics!
I pick up my electra efi next tuesday which has worked out well as I have just passed my bike test today.Phew!! .

once I get my ww2 eastman flying jacket,ill look like biggles or as my work colleagues have said a right tosser!

who cares -bulleteers belong to an exclusive club! .

I wear my Eastman Flying Jacket a lot. Man are they warm on a chilly day. Hutch

Bill Harris · **Reply #26 on:** December 14, 2008, 05:05:32 am

Mark,

Thanks for the photos and info. The bike look great. Have fun with it and please keep us informed on all your adventures with your machine.

William

mark · **Reply #27 on:** December 14, 2008, 09:20:31 am

Hi Hutch,

Gary Eastman is a friend of mine,I have quite a few jacket's that he made me,some a2s,and the german Hartman jackets,they will go well with the bike in the summer.
The jacket i'm going to have is the american anj4,it is the ultimate of sheepskin flying jackets.

I spoke to Gary last week and was very intrigued about the Enfield as he did'nt realise they still made them,plus I suspect he will do some research to see if there is a jacket that was favoured by bulleteers or bikers of different eras and if there is who knows!.
But i will press him for some answers.

hi Bill,
yes will keep updating info on bike

cos it's just superb!

mark · **Reply #28 on:** December 14, 2008, 09:41:13 am

just a thought guys,

I know Gary has made the jackets for the film the dam busters(Barns wallace and his bouncing bomb) so will there be any royal enfields in it ??

Bill Harris · **Reply #29 on:** December 14, 2008, 06:52:11 pm

Mark,

Belstaff Trialmaster and Barbour International; the jackets most preferred by motorcyclist in the 40s, 50s, and 60s and what I use today. In the photo is me in my Belstaff Trialmaster.

William

mark · **Reply #30 on:** December 29, 2008, 11:47:56 am

Hi guys,

Well 600 plus miles on the clock,and the efi rides like a dream,with no problems at all.
The bike starts first time every time,so in my book a reliable bike.

I have ignored all the running in instructions from various sources except from an old boy who has been building and servicing Brit bikes for fifety plus years.

He says all this thirty and forty mile an hour riding for several hundred miles is nonsense.
This does nothing at all.

He told me that every time I go out for a ride on the motorway to ease the bike up five miles an hour more than last time and hold it for a minute before easing off(Last time I went up to eighty) because if you don't the bike will never reach it's potential,its like physical training,you have to push it to improve it. And if I do this the bike should have no problems cruising at 80 to 85mph or better.

Well I believe this to be true as the bikes cruising speed is increasing all the time whilst at the same time working less hard.

Royal Enfield bullet the king of cool bikes.

mark · **Reply #31 on:** December 29, 2008, 03:53:19 pm

Hi guys,

update took the bike to 85 about 20 minutes ago and the bike loves it,there is still plenty of throttle left.

I am sure this bike will be capable of 100mph plus.

ace.cafe · **Reply #32 on:** December 29, 2008, 04:14:32 pm

Quote from: mark on December 29, 2008, 03:53:19 pm

Hi guys,

update took the bike to 85 about 20 minutes ago and the bike loves it,there is still plenty of throttle left.

I am sure this bike will be capable of 100mph plus.

Mark,
Please do a check of your speedo accuracy with a GPS or a radar gun.
It is known that the Royal Enfield speedos typically read about 10% fast.

I'm happy for your enjoyment, but I think the speedo might be reading a bit high. Almost everyone else's does.

mark · **Reply #33 on:** December 29, 2008, 05:27:11 pm

Hi,

yes I realise the speedo may ten % off but it will still be a 90 plus bike,which is 20mph over the national UK speed limit.

Anyway is a radar gun as fast as speeding bullet?lol

Cabo Cruz · **Reply #34 on:** December 29, 2008, 09:10:20 pm

Quote from: mark on December 29, 2008, 05:27:11 pm

Hi,

yes I realise the speedo may ten % off but it will still be a 90 plus bike,which is 20mph over the national UK speed limit.

Anyway is a radar gun as fast as speeding bullet?lol

Mark, I thoroughly enjoy your enthusiastic postings and your love for your RE. Long live the "king of cool bikes."

mark · **Reply #35 on:** December 29, 2008, 10:25:33 pm

Thanks cabo Cruz,

It seems Royal Enfield Has triumphed over Triumph and is a tougher commando than Norton,and a paratrooper to boot!!

long live the king of cool bikes!

Cabo Cruz · **Reply #36 on:** December 29, 2008, 10:40:03 pm

Amen, Br. Mark!!!

Flyfifer · **Reply #37 on:** January 05, 2009, 10:42:16 am

Quote from: Bill Harris on December 14, 2008, 06:52:11 pm

Mark,

Belstaff Trialmaster and Barbour International; the jackets most preferred by motorcyclist in the 40s, 50s, and 60s and what I use today. In the photo is me in my Belstaff Trialmaster.

William

That's because there was nothing else available then other than a leather.
I bought my first trailmaster in 1974 at a cost of £30 now a days you can add another 0 on the end of that.
I foolishly put it in the bin a few months ago after it sat in the loft for years now I see they go for funny money on eBay.
Guess who's kicking themselves now?

Bill A · **Reply #38 on:** April 25, 2009, 03:07:47 pm

Wow! I really liked the shot of the UCE with the sidecar, who makes it? From what is showing it looks completely different from any of the Cozy's.
By the way, I'm new to the forum and have a 2001 Classic that I dearly love. I've been riding for many years and own multiple bikes, worked as a bike mechanic for 10 years but now teach at the local vocational school. Our next bike purchase is going to be a sidecar rig as my wife would rather ride in a chair than on the back. I've been looking at Urals but an older Guzzi with a car would work well also. Not an easy decision as we live in Kansas and I would like to be able to ride on the unimproved roads as well as the paved ones.
Bill

r80rt · **Reply #39 on:** April 25, 2009, 04:32:48 pm

My Ural was right at home on unimproved roads, I think it preferred them

UK-Classics · **Reply #40 on:** April 25, 2009, 07:05:35 pm

Quote from: Bill A on April 25, 2009, 03:07:47 pm

Wow! I really liked the shot of the UCE with the sidecar, who makes it? From what is showing it looks completely different from any of the Cozy's.
By the way, I'm new to the forum and have a 2001 Classic that I dearly love. I've been riding for many years and own multiple bikes, worked as a bike mechanic for 10 years but now teach at the local vocational school. Our next bike purchase is going to be a sidecar rig as my wife would rather ride in a chair than on the back. I've been looking at Urals but an older Guzzi with a car would work well also. Not an easy decision as we live in Kansas and I would like to be able to ride on the unimproved roads as well as the paved ones.
Bill

Bill - the sidecar in the picture is made by Watsonion Squires - they are the official importers of RE into the UK. They should look good, they have been making sidecars for nearly 100 years

http://www.royal-enfield.com/sidecars.html