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Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Bullet Iron Barrel => Topic started by: daveh on July 25, 2007, 12:26:22 am

Title: where is my bike from
Post by: daveh on July 25, 2007, 12:26:22 am

where is my bike from and how can you tell .the guy i bought it from said it was british but others tell me its indian how can i know

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Title: Re: where is my bike from
Post by: deejay on July 25, 2007, 02:46:23 am

Quote from: daveh on July 25, 2007, 12:26:22 am

where is my bike from and how can you tell .the guy i bought it from said it was british but others tell me its indian how can i know

that "bullet 350" sticker is indian, someone may be able to give you more info based on VIN #. I'm 95% sure that whole bike is indian. but who knows

Title: Re: where is my bike from
Post by: t120rbullet on July 25, 2007, 05:01:27 pm

Well, it has a Indian Micarb carburetor on it.
 It also has the Indian contact breaker housing on it. The Brit ones had a magdyno on em.
It has the pre 55/56(?) frame that the Indian ones use.
I'd say it was a old Indian bullet.
CJ

Title: Re: where is my bike from
Post by: daveh on August 01, 2007, 04:20:08 am

ya ,thanks my vin is g253608 only 7 digits i hope you can decipher this.i got this off the head tube on my frame and it matches the registration.