Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Bullet: The Grand Daddy of All Bikes



Bullet… Roars on The Road: Vroom…. Vroom….Vroom….Vroom….Vroom….

One day my friend from Canada asked me, which kind of bikes the young India like most?
What do you think? What could be the answer ???......

I told him, dud it’s not about bikes it’s the only bike, the king of all…. It’s Bullet the Daddy of all!

I told him, dud it’s not about bikes it’s the only bike, the king of all…. It’s Bullet the Daddy of all!


Bullet: The actual fantastic father of bikes, the Royal Enfield Bullet, vroomed on Indian native streets in 1955 in the event the govt. ordered eight hundred 350 cc style bikes on the Chennai-based firm for the law enforcement officials as well as Army with regard to patrolling the edges. Quickly, it got in the creativeness of all young, adrenaline-charged Indian native adult men. To the best moment for the men as well as their own it turned out one of the most macho thing to help trip any fly black Round with a headgear to match. During the last few years regarding and so, however, the trim, necessarily mean appliance thundering along the state's streets evolved into any rare perception, because demand with regard to lighter in weight, more streamlined as well as more affordable bicycles flower.

However the famous Royal Enfield Bullet is back again within the city avenues that has a hammer. This threatens to help overshoot your proliferation coming from all the meeker cousins that perhaps dared believe they will stood an opportunity of profitable your battle. The initial Bullet-riders never ever really traded loyalties nonetheless vouch for their own outdated models.

Currently they've got co-fans on the Topic within Gen Times, who definitely are going through ogling your motorbike to help having the idea.

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An expert on the motorcycle market in the city confirmed that sales for the oldest-running motorcycle model in the world have picked up once again. Although the manufacturers would like to credit this rise in sales to the recent change in the bike's engine, buyers say they are buying the Bullet because of the glamour and history attached to it, which dates back to the World War I.

Not only the other people but I and my partner too are tremendous fan of Bullet what we call it as The Grand Daddy. Vroom…. Vroom…. Vroom…. Vroom….


The granddaddy (Bullet)
Gallery:
Year:  1898
Title:   Royal Enfield 2 3/4 hp
Description:
Image : hronoauto.com

Year:  1913
Title:   Royal Enfield 3 hp
Description: What you see is looking like a bike like we have today?
image : technwheelz.com
No way! And this is the only thing which makes it antique.
It was the result of excellent imagination of a person behind it.

Year:  1921
Title:   Royal Enfield 8hp V-twin combination
Description:  
Image : technwheelz.com
Year: 1921
Title:  Royal Enfield v twin, 1000 cc
Description:
Directly after the great war Enfield marketed two successful models: the light 2 ¼ hp two stroke and the v-twin sidecar machine.

Image : dutch-lion-motorbikes.com
The v-twins were powered by 6 hp or 8hp jap engines, for the model year 1921 Vickers engines were used. Later on in the twenties Enfield’s own v twin engines were employed.

Year: 1921
Title:  Royal Enfield v twin, 1000cc
Description: 

Image : classicsmotorcycle.blogspot.com

Year: 1922
Title:  Royal Enfield model 180
Description: 

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Year: 1923
Title:  Royal Enfield ladies model 225cc
Description:                                          

Image : classic-motorbikes.net
Year: 1924
Title:  Royal Enfield 225cc
Description: 

Image : en.wikipedia.org
Year: 1925
Title:  Royal Enfield 896cc v twin combo model 190
Description:

Image : classic-motorbikes.net
Year: 1925
Title: Royal Enfield - standard 350cc
Description:
 Image : classic-motorbikes.net
Year: 1926
Title: Royal Enfield re201
Description:
Image : classic-motorbikes.net
Year: 1926
Title: Royal Enfield ladies model 225cc
Description: 
Image : classic-motorbikes.net
Year: 1927
Title: Royal Enfield sports model 351, 350cc
Description: 

Features of this 346 cc sports model include aluminum piston, 5 internal expanding brakes and close ratio 3 speed stormy archer gearbox.
Image : barkshire.co.uk
Year: 1928
Title: Royal 182, 976cc
Description: 

V-twins have been part of the royal Enfield range since 1910. Motosacoche, jap and Vickers engines were built in till the factory decided to start producing its own v-twin engine from the 1925 season.
                                                                                                       
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Motosacoche, jap and Vickers engines were built in till the factory decided to start producing its own v-twin engine from the 1925 season.

The twin model was sold in two types, the model 180 for the touring version and the model 182 for the sports version with lower handlebars.

The 1928 range was the first year of the saddle tank models. A special feature of this model is that both brakes are operated by foot pedals. Max power output is about 27 hp; full Lucas electrics are on board and the machine diction.

Year: 1932
Title: 1932 Royal Enfield k 1000cc
Description: 
image : classic-motorbikes.net

Year: 1935
Title: 1935 royal Enfield
Description: Upgrade from 250 cc to 350cc possible a model c.
image : classic-motorbikes.net 
Year: 1936
Title: Royal Enfield model g2 350cc
Description: 
image : classic-motorbikes.net
1936 marked a year of transition for the royal enfield model range, with the range moving to vertical cylinders in favour of the inclined layout that had been fashionable at the start of the decade. The first models to display the new layout were the touring model j (500) and g (350) overhead valve machines; a pair of competition variants soon joined these with upswept silencers and lighter mudguards offering greater clearance. For the 1937 season the range was further expanded with the arrival of the tuned, de luxe, g2 and j2 variants.


Year: 1938
Title: Royal enfield flying flea
Description: 
image : Enfieldmotorcycles.com
The flying flea resulted from a request by the former dutch dkw importer for a replica of holland's then best selling motorcycle, the 98cc dkw rt following the withdrawal of the dkw concession on religious grounds. Royal enfield obliged, producing a machine that closely followed the dkw design, although they increased capacity to 125cc.









Year: 1939
Title: Royal enfield d model sf
Description: 
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Year: 1941
Title: Royal enfield wco 350cc
Description: 
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Year: 1941
Title: Royal enfield wco 350cc New Model
Description: 
image : classic-motorbikes.net
Year: 1942
Title: Royal enfield 1942 wd co
Description:
image : royalenfield-paysbasque.com
Year: 1942
Title: Royal Enfield C Ex WD
Description:
image : classic-motorbikes.net
Year: 1945
Title: Royal enfield flying flee
Description:
image : classic-motorbikes.net
The flying flea resulted from a request by the former dutch dkw importer for a replica of holland's then best selling motorcycle, the 98cc dkw rt following the withdrawal of the dkw concession on religious grounds. Royal enfield obliged, producing a machine that closely followed the dkw design, although they increased capacity to 125cc. Image provided by www.classic-auctions.com.




Year: 1946
Title: Royal enfield 350 wd/co
Description:
image : classic-motorbikes.net
Year: 1947
Title: Royal Enfield model g
Description:
Royal enfield resumed production of civilian machines during 1946 announcing a 3 model line-up complimented by factory rebuilds of military c and co models.

image : t1.royalenfield.com
The smallest of the new machines available was the model re two stroke, followed by the 350cc model g and 500cc model j.   

Both the model j and the g featured single cylinder four stroke engine of dry sump design, although the oil tank was incorporated into the crankcases.

1949 saw the introduction of the pivoted fork framed sports model that revived a well known royal enfield title being called the bullet.

Year: 1947
Title: Royal Enfield Model C
Description:
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Year: 1948
Title: Royal Enfield
Description:

image : royalenfield.org
Ex works re trials, ridden by charlie rogers it was the prototype bullet trials, it features an original pair of the first ever rear suspension units developed by re.





Year: 1949
Title: Royal Enfield Model J2
Description:
image : royalenfields.com
Royal Enfield\'s range for 1946 comprised three closely related models: G, J and C/CO. 

The G and J were of 350cc and 500cc respectively and used the same overhead-valve engine but of different bore sizes, while the CO used the G motor and the C likewise but with side, rather than overhead, valves. 

Models G and J had a new telescopic front fork whereas the C/CO retained the pre-war girders. 

All had rigid frames, cast-iron engine top-ends, plain big-end bearings and four-speed Albion gearboxes featuring Enfield\'s characteristic neutral selector lever.

Year: 1950
Title: Royal Enfield Model J2
Description:
image : oldclassiccar.co.uk
Twin port, 500cc built to pull sidecar. Single engine with 2 exhaust ports, restored in 2003,using 99% of original parts.







 
Year: 1951
Title: Royal Enfield RE125 Flying Flea
Description:
image : bringatrailer.com
The folding kickstart, as well as a few other bits that you might find useful. 

As for the air filter, the genuine WW2 villiers ones are pretty rare, but the slightly later ones used to be available from Villiers Services. 





Year: 1952
Title: Royal Enfield Flying Flea
Description:



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Year: 1953
Title: Royal Enfield 500cc twin
Description:
image : shannons.com.au


 Year: 1954
Title: Royal Enfield meteor
Description:

image : royalenfield-paysbasque.com
1954 Royal Enfield model Meteor of 700 cc… turbo charge engine powe.  


Year: 1954
Title: Royal Enfield Fury
Description:
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  Year: 1955
Title: Royal Enfield Ensign
Description:
image : way2speed.com
Year: 1957
Title: Royal enfield model g clipper
Description:
image : classic-motorbikes.net

Year: 1958
Title: Royal Enfield trials
Description:
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Year: 1959
Title: Royal Enfield airflow Connie
Description:
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Year: 1959
Title: Royal Enfield 700 cc


Description:
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 Year: 1960
Title: Royal Enfield RE
Description:
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Year: 1961
Title: Royal Enfield Super 5
Description:
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Year: 1962
Title: Royal Enfield Prince
Description:
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148 cc. Introduced for 1959, the Prince was a development of the Ensign, which was itself derived from the 125cc DKW RT-based RE, a model first seen in 1939.

Of unitary construction and equipped with a three-speed gearbox, the engine retained the DKW\'s left-side crankshaft-mounted clutch and right-side final drive chain and, as installed in the Prince, gained full-circle flywheels. 


Other differences from the Ensign included a new swinging-arm frame and revised cycle parts. A worthy rival to BSA\'s Bantam but today very much rarer, the Prince remained in production until August 1962. 


Year: 1963
Title: Royal enfield airflow connie
Description:

image : andybuysbikes.com 

Year: 1965
Title: Royal Enfield GP5
Description:

Image : flickr.com

Year: 1970
Title: Don Sliger 1500cc Twin Royal Enfield Engine Record Bike
Description:
image : vintagebike.co.uk
Don Sliger's aim when he built this machine was a class record which stood at 191.302mph, the milestone he was secretly after was to be first to top 200mph on an unstreamed bike. 

Stream lining can add one third to a bike's maximum). 
One of the best ways to add straight line speed is to add an extra engine (good for straight line speed but not cornering).





Current Versions of Royal Enfield


           (Compare your current Royal Enfield with Antique One)


Year: 2010     
Title: Royal Enfield Bullet C5 Classic EFI


Description:

      


Year: 2010
Title: Royal Enfield Bullet G5 Classic EFI
Description:



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The last couple of motorcycles we’ve reviewed – namely the Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP and Aprilia Dorsoduro – have been V-twin powered machines with horsepower figures that flirt with three digits and top speeds well over The Ton. Either of these bikes can quite easily loft the front wheel (or the rear, if that sort of thing is your bag, baby), burn up the drive rubber with reckless abandon or grind their hard bits into oblivion with the kinds of ludicrous lean angles that are normally seen only at weekend MotoGP races.

However, today’s review is most definitely not that kind of bike. In fact, you might say it’s diametrically opposed to either of the aforementioned pavement pounders. The subject of this test is the brand-new-for-2010 Royal Enfield G5 Classic, and the question that was on our minds when we first laid our eyes and sweaty palms on the machine was this: Is it possible that a classically styled, low-horsepower, single-cylinder motorcycle that traces its heritage way back to the 1950s can be as fun to ride as a much more powerful, fully modern and well-equipped model? Read on, friends.
Year: 2012-13
Title: Royal Enfield Bullet B5
Description:

image : enfieldmotorcycles.com
Built in the image of the legendary iron barrel Bullet 350, the Bullet 500 embodies the the rugged simplicity and timeless style the made the Royal Enfield Bullet popular across the world for more than 50 years.

The Bullet 500 combines Royal Enfield's most iconic model with its robust and reliable new UCE engine to create a modern bike that brings simple pleasures back to motorcycling.

Year: 2012-13
Title: Royal Enfield Bullet G5 Deluxe
Description:

image : enfieldmotorcycles.com
A show-stopping upgrade from our G-5 Classic, the G5 Deluxe draws its heritage from the famous 1955 Bullet model and completes the vintage appeal with a stunning chrome tank, rubber knee pads, and chrome accents. 










Year: 2012-13
Title: Royal Enfield Bullet C5 Classic Single Cylinder
Description:
image : motorcyclistonline.com 

Year: 2012-13
Title: Royal Enfield Bullet C5 Classic Single Cylinder
Description:

image : totalmotorcycle.com

Year: 2012-13
Title: Royal Enfield Bullet C5 Chrome
Description:

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Title: Modfiedify Royal Enfield Tourer
Description: 
image : xbhp.com
Royal Enfield Tourer Model having a seat with backrest for single person and have some innovative storage space in the back.
















So be rock and lets ride on the daddy of all bikes....Vroom…. Vroom….