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Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Bullet with the UCE engine => Topic started by: drbvac on July 11, 2011, 08:11:20 pm

Title: First sunny hot day north of the 49th
Post by: drbvac on July 11, 2011, 08:11:20 pm

Went for a ride - came home and hooked up battery tender for the night - like to keep it really fully charged. Got some of the heavy door edge plastic that you heat up and backed the battery cover with it so I dont cut the wires and my gas line - it looked good so took some new pics of it dropped and named BDB 1952  ;D

Guess I can``t get it much lower without using 13 wheels

Title: Re: First sunny hot day north of the 49th
Post by: Maturin on July 11, 2011, 08:24:12 pm

Very nice one, doc. Especially the last, yellowish photo, made in 1957  ;D
She´s a little lower with these Hagons, isn´t she? How does it work with them?

Title: Re: First sunny hot day north of the 49th
Post by: rbelyk on July 11, 2011, 08:56:01 pm

lookin good doc  :)

Title: Re: First sunny hot day north of the 49th
Post by: r80rt on July 11, 2011, 10:29:05 pm

That looks great!

Title: Re: First sunny hot day north of the 49th
Post by: TWinOKC on July 11, 2011, 10:48:34 pm

That's a good idea about the door edge guard around the battery cover, think I will do the same.   The bike looks good lowered like that.

Title: Re: First sunny hot day north of the 49th
Post by: Okie Enfield on July 12, 2011, 04:18:48 am

Low and Slow, that is the tempo! Hey Doc, looking for material to edge my battery box too. Currently have the top of a pack of smokes between the box and the fuel line!  ;)

Title: Re: First sunny hot day north of the 49th
Post by: drbvac on July 12, 2011, 06:50:08 pm

The door edge is easy to use - warm it up - cut it - stick on.
Similar to this - should be at any autozone etc. Great to go on - stays on -

http://www.brandsport.com/trmg-2205-b.html

Title: Re: First sunny hot day north of the 49th
Post by: Sub on July 12, 2011, 11:48:59 pm

drbvac, the bike looks good with the hagons, did they make a big improvement?

What pedestrian slicer is that? Looks great.

Title: Re: First sunny hot day north of the 49th
Post by: Andy on July 13, 2011, 12:52:58 am

Looks awesome!

Title: Re: First sunny hot day north of the 49th
Post by: drbvac on July 13, 2011, 09:46:16 pm

The pedestrian slicer is the metal blank from India - and took it to a local sign maker who did the decal up with my initials and birth year - little touchy putting it on - holes in fender and lifting fender to bolt it on - I also placed double sided installation tape to help hold it on and protect the paint , although there is no way it will ever fall off !

From   http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNIVERSAL-BRAND-NEW-FRONT-MUDGUARD-NUMBER-PLATE-VINTAGE-/130404795832?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e5cbb45b8

Hagons from http://www.davequinnmotorcycles.com/   - he will customize the spring rate and return to your riding style and weight  Probably same or better ride BUT it dropped the bike 2 1/2 "