Royal Enfield was the first motorcycle with a dry sump oiling system. In short this meant that the crankcase was empty and the oil is stored in a tank (internal to the engine). Pressurized oil is fed to the critical components and drops into the crank crankcase where it is picked up by a second […]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Every time you ride, give your motorcycle a quick visual inspection for things like loose parts, leaking fluids or obviously low tire pressures. Regularly, give it a more complete check, using all the necessary tools. Clear your mind before you even start your bike. We all get preoccupied by work, issues at home, even the […]
Electronic Fuel Injection or EFI can be very intimidating to the uninitiated but I think I can tell you everything you need to know to take care of the system on your new EFI Royal Enfield in one short article. The EFI system replaces the carburetor and is actually a much simpler device. It consists […]
A carburettor (also spelt as carburetor, and will be referred to as carb. from now on, not to be confused with carbohydrates) is a device which mixes the fuel and air, before the mixture enters the engine. It is the carb that changes the amount of fuel entering the engine and in turn manipulates the […]
WASHING Wash every month (take it to a water center when there too much hard mud so that pressure cleaning can be done, ensure he does NOT directly spray on the bike…ask him to use his finger so that spray is not direct the water should flow like a garden spray). You need: 1. Bucket […]
If you choose to race then you should try it with only a Bullet, you can take down every Bike on the list but however you can’t compete with old model Bullets. It is probably so because they had bigger carburetors and also less mileage. But still if a Bulleteer like you can compromise with […]
What you see here is a 700cc Royal Enfield V-Twin constructed using two 350cc top ends. The whole bike appears to have come from the factory, or maybe the “special vehicle operationsâ€� section, instead of the mind and work of a creative and determined owner. Aniket Vardhan, the builder, still wants to come up with […]