I had looked at a Himalayan before and decided it was more of an off road bike and not really my style. But then I started to read posts on various websites and blogs that were generally full of praise for it. I looked more closely and decided it wasn’t too outrageous. I decided to … Read more
Year 2004 Capacity 500cc Mileage 7500 miles Gears 5 – gear lever on the left Start Electric or Kickstart Location North Cornwall U.K. My Bullet is for sale due to needing the space in the garage. It has performed with no issues since I bought it from the previous owner in 2018. You can read … Read more
The BMW is now working. It is fast enough for motorway driving, light enough for backroads and is reliable by design. Although it is 35 years old now. Quotes from May 2018 It was an impulse buy. I had started to restore my very rusted 1984 BMW R65LS and it was dawning on me that, … Read more
I finally got around to washing it. On with the degreaser, hose it down, next day it would not start! After checking the spark plug was dry I took of the points cover. About a half a teaspoonful of water ran out. In with the hair drier for 5 minutes, then she started first kick. … Read more
The BMW is now insured, MOT’d and rideable. So is the Bullet. Over the next six months or so I have to get some miles in to decide which of these I keep. With the shield on the silencer, and my new heel toe gear lever, and summer in Cornwall, I can now ride in … Read more
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I had to take a trip to a nearby town (Bodmin) to pick up a parcel. On the previous trip there had been a bit of popping in the exhaust on the overrun which I had read is indicitive of a leak in the exhaust system. So I took off the exhaust and sealed all … Read more
The bullet seems to have a mixture of Metric and imperial nuts and bolts. I am starting this list to come up with the tools I should by carrying on the Bike. The toolkit, according to the manual comprises:- Screw Driver (no size or type given) Tommy Bar (Big) Tubular Spanner (no size given – … Read more
The BMW is now insured and ready for it’s MOT. How will riding it affect my feelings of the Bullet? Time will tell. I fitted a new silencer and jetted the carb to Hitchcocks guidelines. It does seem to be a little pokier and quite a bit louder. Ear plugs when riding are definitely needed. … Read more
Am I human? I feel like a human being. I’m Jack Hawkins, married with two children. But that was a very long time ago. I don’t look like a human being. I have no flesh or bones, I never get hungry.
Actually I’m a starship,
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