Percy

Bullet – The Electrics

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I was amazed when I tried out the electrics. I was taken back in time to my first Scooter, a Lambretta LD. Why? Because there were basically no lights at all at a tick over! (I always seem to see electrical problems – see my motorhome posts. Maybe it’s because I used to be an … Read more

The Bullet 7 Months in

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Not a lot done on the bullet as I have spent most of the last six months restoring my BMW. I have done a few electrical changes documented here. The only other changes are fitting a better refector headlamp clamp – after I arrived home with the headlamp resting on the front mudguard and hanging … Read more

Education education education.

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Tony Blair’s goal was to get 50% of the population into further education. This has been taken to mean 50% of the population will have a degree. Which is great for them, because that will put them in the top 10% of earners. Errrrr……

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Bullet – ignition timing

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Accurate ignition timing, Degree wheel or ruler? Note – this is about my iron barrel Royal Enfield Bullet – or any engine with contact breaker ignition. Bikes without points (like my BMW which has a Hall sensor for the ignition timing) usually do not need attention as there is nothing to wear over time. When … Read more

Bullet contact breaker point saver

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I decided to fit out my Royal Enfield Bullet with an electronic points saver. I was happy to keep the points and the mechanical advance/retard mechanism – I really just wanted to take the load off the points and the capacitor. The advantage is that the points will not wear although the heel of the … Read more

Bullet – 2 months in

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Changes so Far I fitted a pair of new Heidenhau K34 tyres with new Michelin Tubes I have changed the handlebars to the standard for the bike. I have re-routed the speedo cable to behind the bottom yoke instead of in front of it thus taking out an unnecessary S bend. I can now tell … Read more

The Pooper Scooper

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I got done today. My own fault I suppose. Last week as I came out of Tesco, my receipt blew away as I was packing the car. I spent a half hour trying to find it but to no avail. But a licensed litter picker managed to find it. Maybe she caught it almost as soon as it blew away, I don’t know.
Anyway, the letter came today…
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Biting the Bullet

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It was an impulse buy. I had started to restore my very rusted 1984 BMW R65LS and it was dawning on me that, with the time I could spend on it, this would be a 1-2 year project. During that time I had no bike. So I thought how about getting a little runaround? I … Read more