Unofficial Royal Enfield Community Forum
Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Bullet with the UCE engine => Topic started by: Roger on September 20, 2010, 11:51:09 pm
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Since the California bikes should be showing up very soon and I am on a dealers list to buy a C5 when they arrive I was wanting to know a bit about the 19inch wheel upgrade for the C5. My primary objective is to beef up the front of the bike a bit and avoid the "fat guy on a little bike" look but I don't want to ruin the handling while doing it. What's the conclusion? How does it change the bike's handling? And it's appearance?
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Here you go Rodger, some pics for ya. Ruin the Handling? No. Alter the slower speed handling? A Bit. Negligible though. Better all around? In my opinion, Yes!
Look better? subjective. Look bigger? A bit. Feel Bigger ? yes.
I personally Love it. I think it's one of the best upgrades for the money, you can do to the C-5. I think It makes the bike MORE versatile.
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Man - WHAT a great looking bike!! I'll bet it cost a fortune to have the guy build that for you ;D Heeheehee! I love the 19" baloney on the front of the bike - it fits the fender like it's SUPPOSED to ...... That was a "roll your own" wheel wasn't it?
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Man - WHAT a great looking bike!! I'll bet it cost a fortune to have the guy build that for you ;D Heeheehee! I love the 19" baloney on the front of the bike - it fits the fender like it's SUPPOSED to ...... That was a "roll your own" wheel wasn't it?
Na, that guy worked cheap :D Yes sir, that was a roll your own. A bargain it was. For about a buck fifty, plus the tire? You kidd'in?
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She sure do look good!
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She sure do look good!
Thank you brother. Best part is, with that tire, it goes right in with no alteration. Plenty of clearence inside the fender.
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And the slicer still fits, too. I'm glad to hear you are happy with it. I'm definitely going to get one now.
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And the slicer still fits, too.
You picked up on that, Huh ;) Yea, there's still clearance with the slicer mounting screws. I ground the excess threads down to the nuts on the underside of the fender, just to feel better. With some loc-tite of course.
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Looking great, Br. Gorilla!
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Looking great, Br. Gorilla!
Thanks brother, Ain't got noth'in on Perla though ;)
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It looks just right. Believe I'll add this to the five year makeover to-do list.
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Now all it needs is a kick start.
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Now all it needs is a kick start.
You lads will be having the kicker in next year:)
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You lads will be having the kicker in next year:)
Man, where are you getting all this info? Kicker, bushings, etc. ;) You live next to the factory? :D
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SSR,
Just read your other post on this issue, this is good news. Hopfully an retrofit kit will be available for existing C5's in addition to the new models having one.
-Q