Royal Enfield Bullet

The Royal Enfield Bullet was originally a British overhead valve single cylinder 4-stroke motorcycle made by Royal Enfield in Redditch, West Midlands, but now produced by Royal Enfield Motors, the successor to the British company, at Chennai (formerly known as Madras), Tamil Nadu in India. The Royal Enfield Bullet has the longest production run of any motorcycle having remained continuously in production since 1948.The Bullet marque is even older, and has passed 75 years of continuous production. The Royal Enfield and Bullet names derive from the company's links with the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield. Production since 1931 Class Standard Engine 346 cc & 500 cc single cylinder cast-iron, lean-burn, or UCE, OHV Power 350 cc: 18 bhp (13 kW) @ 5,000 rpm 500 cc lean-burn: 22 bhp (16 kW) @ 5,250 rpm 500 cc UCE: 29 bhp (22 kW) @ 5,500 rpm Transmission Four speed Albion gearbox / Five Speed left-shift gearbox / Five Speed integrated gearbox Wheelbase 1,370 mm (54 in) Dimensions L 2,120 mm (83 in) W 750 mm (30 in) H 1,080 mm (43 in) Fuel capacity 3.5 imp gal (16 l; 4.2 US gal)

Technical specifications

Engine
Type Displacement Bore x stroke Compression Ratio Maximum Power Maximum Torque Ignition System Clutch Gearbox Lubrication Engine Oil Fuel Supply Air Cleaner Engine Start Single Cylinder, 4 stroke 499cc 84mm x 90mm 8.5 : 1 27.2 bhp @ 5250 rpm 41.3 Nm @ 4000 rpm Digital Electronic Ignition Wet, multi-plate 5 Speed Constant Mesh Wet sump 15 W 50 API, SL Grade JASO MA Keihin Electronic Fuel Injection Paper Element Electric/Kick

Chassis & Suspension

Type Front suspension Rear suspension Single downtube, using engine as stressed member Telescopic, 35mm forks, 130mm travel Twin gas charged shock absorbers with 5-step adjustable preload, 80mm travel

Brakes and Tyres

Tyres Fr. Tyres Rr. Brakes Front Brakes Rear 3.25 x 19 3.50 x 19 280mm Disc, 2-Piston caliper 153mm Drum, Single Lead Internal Expanding

Dimensions
Wheelbase Ground Clearance Length Width Height Kerb Weight Fuel Capacity 1370 mm 135 mm 2200 mm 800 mm 1120 mm 187 Kg (with 90% Fuel & Oil) 14.5 Ltr (3.2Gallon)

Electricals

Electrical System Battery Head Lamp Tail Lamp Turn Signal Lamp

12 volt - DC 12 volt, 14 Ah 60 W / 55 W, HALOGEN 21 W / 5 W -

Problems with Royal Enfield Bullet

-Poor design of the plates on the tank which also inherits another problems . -Some strange noises observed when get to the reserve fuel level, noises from the engine resonates in to the tank and adds few more decibels to the existing noise. Solution-Add rubber rings between the plates of the tank and chassis. Keep fuel more then 6 Liters. -Front fork sleeve scuffing due to poor workmanship. Needs some spacer to be inserted from down which would align the sleeve with the fork as to get equal clearance throughout and then tighten the sleeves. RE is designing a shorter sleeve to overcome this issues but that remains to be seen. -Air circulates all over the Air Filter box before entering the intake hose. Air filter is not directly bolted on to the intake. The problem arises due to exposed area(specially the hinge where it has gaps and no seal is provided to cover it) inside the box where it sucks in mud and water from outside and mixes with the clean air coming from the filter. Which is fed straight into the engine. -Rear brake pedal design-the pipe itself is too thick and specially on CL5 with 18inch tyre in front things dont get better but a bit better on CL350 with 19 in front. The issue is only while riding up/down hills. Cause- The brake pedal is to low and touches on the road on a sharp turn Solution-RE needs to design either a slimmer brake pedal lever or relocate it in a different way -Black smoke on cold startups- According to EngineersFirst lot of engineers Its due to mapping as the engine is running rich. Second lot of engineers- due to wrong temperature range plugs. Third lot- Actually its normal for a bike to emit black smoke in colder weather.

-Whining noise from LH side chamber(broken chain tensioner)- Noticed the noise around 3200km, upon inspection it turned out to be a broken chain tensioner. Waited 5 days for the part

as they never had a problem with TBTS so never bothered having the part. After fitting the new tensioner, noise returns after 60km. On inspection nothing serious or broken except chain has hardly or no play at all. Chain replaced, noise goes away. Within 15km ride it haunts me back. On inspection the chain is to tight, virtually no play at all.

Royal Enfield Thunderbird

The Royal Enfield Thunderbird is a cruiser style motorcycle produced by Royal Enfield Motors in India. It was introduced in 2000 with an AVL lean burn engine and five-speed gearbox. It is an Indian market model that has never been exported. A 500 cc prototype was also created and tested, but it never saw mass production. In 2009, the AVL semi-unit engine is replaced with the new 350cc unit construction engine (UCE). The bike was renamed Thuderbird Twinspark owing to the twin sparkplugs in the UCE engine. Thunderbird is the first bike to debut the 350 cc UCE engine. Other parts have seen only minimal changes from the original Thunderbird. The final drive chain is moved to the right side and it is the most obvious change from the old model apart from the new engine itself. Production Class Engine Power Torque Ignition type Transmission Wheelbase 2000 Cruiser 346 cc, Single Cylinder, four-stroke, OHV, SI Engine 19.8 bhp @ 5,250 rpm 28.5 Nm @ 4,000 rpm Digital TCI 5-speed 1,370 mm (54 in)

Technical Specifications

Engine
Type Displacement Bore x stroke Compression Ratio Maximum Power Maximum Torque Ignition System Clutch Gearbox Lubrication Engine Oil Fuel Supply Air Cleaner Engine Start Single Cylinder, 4 stroke, Twinspark 499cc 84mm x 90mm 8.5:1 27.2 bhp @ 5250 rpm 41.3 Nm @ 4000 rpm Digital Electronic Ignition Wet, multi-plate 5 Speed Constant Mesh Wet sump 15 W 50 API, SL Grade JASO MA Keihin Electronic Fuel Injection Paper Element Electric/Kick

Chassis & Suspension

Type Front suspension Rear suspension Single downtube, using engine as stressed member Telescopic, 41mm forks, 130mm travel Twin gas charged shock absorbers with 5-step adjustable preload, 80mm travel

Brakes and Tyres

Tyres Fr. Tyres Rr. Brakes Front Brakes Rear 90/90 - 19 120/80 - 18 280mm Disc, 2-Piston caliper 240mm Disc, Single piston caliper

Dimensions
Wheelbase Ground Clearance Length Width Height Kerb Weight Fuel Capacity 1350mm 2060mm 895mm 1300mm 195 Kg 20 Ltr

Electricals
Electrical System Battery Head Lamp Tail Lamp Turn Signal Lamp 12 volt - DC 12 volt, 14 Ah Projection type headlamp, H7 55 / 55 W LED lamp with position light guides Hazard Light featured for the first time on an Indian motorcycle

Features of Royal Enfield Thunderbird

-Royal Enfield Thunderbird has good features like it has new Halogen lamp as before there was conventional lamp and because of its replacement the life span has increased. It also has good foldable foot rest and the chain sprocket which was in left side has moved to the right hand side and even the rear brake cable has been moved to the right side. - Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark is a feature full Bike model in India. Royal Enfield has added all the necessary and standard Bike features including some advance safety features to Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark Bike. Features includes Comfort & Convenience, Comfort suits your style, body features of Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark Bike that also includes Royal Enfield Thunderbird Twinspark Bike safety features written in details. -The Twinspark has the finest model engine which adds to the pleasure of driving and a visual delight. This model is an evolutionary model that combines the features of the old and the new Royal Enfield thus setting it apart from the others. -Thunderbird Twinspark is rated 4 on a scale of 5 for its performance, handling, drool factor, touring ability, ownership experience. Thus the overall rating becomes 4 on 5 and is supposed to be the best rating of the bike. - Turing to the technicalities of the bike, the engine is a 4 stroke, twin spark and has a single cylinder. The ignition system works on the principle of transistorised coil ignition. It gives a displacement of 346cc with a bore*stroke dimensions of 70mm*90mm. The maximum power delivered is 19.8 bhp @ 5250 rpm along with a maximum torque of 28Nm @ 4000 rpm. There is a wet, multi-plate clutch and a 5 speed constant mesh gear box. The lubrication is done by the wet sump and the engine oil used is 15 W 50 API, SL grade JASO MA. Electric and kick start of the engine can be done. The fuel supply system has UCAL 29mm, constant vacuum carburettor and has a paper element air cleaner - Thunderbird Twinspark the length width and height of bike is 2150 mm*820 mm*1210 mm with a ground clearance of 135 mm. the kerb weight is 185 kg including 90% fuel and oil. The maximum capacity of the fuel tank is 14.5 + or 1 litre. Its top speed is 130kph and it provides a very good fuel efficiency of 42 KMPL