1993 Enfield Bullet – Made like a GUN

aravind kannan · 20th September 2011, 08:19

Well I had a great passion for Bullets since my school days. I used to fantasy
all the bullets passing by. Those days (Iam 27 years old now) (10 years ago – I could only notice huge pot bellied men (read – Policemen) driving the bullets.
CIRCA – 2011 – I noticed an ad from a gentleman called Ratish intending to sell his bullet.
The ad said that “1993 make Bullet, Karnataka Registration with FANCY number”.
I was quite impressed .I called him and fixed an appointment to test drive the machine. We met near Forum at around 10:30 PM as he was busy with prior works. I rode the bike and was truly amazed with the quality of the bike.Just a few minor works like tappet tightening, chain tightening to be done.
I am taking the delivery of the Bullet after 27th of September as it’s an inauspicious period to buy vehicles {PitruPaksha).

Inviting all Bullet owners / Enthusiasts to help me in making this bike into a dream bike.

Rennjit · 20th September 2011, 16:29

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... Inviting all Bullet owners / Enthusiasts to help me in making this bike into a dream bike.

define 'dream' !!

& here's the classic Q- heavy crank or light crank?

cheers..

BulZire · 20th September 2011, 16:58

That is one nice buy man

The bull looks real cool and classic.
The paint job is also done well. Will wait for your ownership experience.
I trust it is a light crank and not heavy.

For some reason the Bull riders don't get satisfied with other bikes that soon, may be i am like that

.
I already own a Electra CI and now a STD 350 CI is at the edge of finalizing the deal.

Keep Thumping !!!

datvichrox2 · 20th September 2011, 18:30

It definitely looks like a dream bike! Very nice color combo. congrats on your acquisition!

Is that a patch of oil on the ground? Hope its not from the bike. And the seats look rather thin. Is it comfortable?

aravind kannan · 20th September 2011, 19:16

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Originally Posted by datvichrox2

It definitely looks like a dream bike! Very nice color combo. congrats on your acquisition!

Is that a patch of oil on the ground? Hope its not from the bike. And the seats look rather thin. Is it comfortable?

Thanks a lot ; - ) The patch on the ground is not oil I believe .. I have not yer taken the snaps of the bike.These snaps are from the seller who posted on the web classifieds.

In fact Iam planning to change the silver patch to either Black or Red patch...Any suggestions.???

aravind kannan · 20th September 2011, 19:18

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Originally Posted by BulZire

That is one nice buy man

The bull looks real cool and classic.
The paint job is also done well. Will wait for your ownership experience.
I trust it is a light crank and not heavy.

For some reason the Bull riders don't get satisfied with other bikes that soon, may be i am like that

.
I already own a Electra CI and now a STD 350 CI is at the edge of finalizing the deal.

Keep Thumping !!!

Sure the bike is all "Electro Plated" so no worries of paint fading / losing lusture.

The bike is a low crank but needs minor adjustments to make it a Bull on the road.

aravind kannan · 20th September 2011, 20:03

Date - 20-Sep-2011
Place - JC Road for Retro Fittings
Siddiah Road - Horns

Bought a complete set of Retro fittings for the bike.Also purchased a heavy duty Roots horns for the bike.Will fir the horns along with a melody tuner to avoid battery drain out.

deutscheafrikar · 20th September 2011, 22:18

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Originally Posted by aravind kannan

Date - 20-Sep-2011
Place - JC Road for Retro Fittings
Bought a complete set of Retro fittings for the bike..

Kannan, in the second pic whats the part in top row, center, next to the horn button? Is that off a bullet. I ask cos to me it looks like a adv/red lever for an old vintage bike. Is that available, if yes how much?
Regards

aravind kannan · 20th September 2011, 23:00

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Originally Posted by deutscheafrikar

Kannan, in the second pic whats the part in top row, center, next to the horn button? Is that off a bullet. I ask cos to me it looks like a adv/red lever for an old vintage bike. Is that available, if yes how much?
Regards

@deutscheafrikar - I have made it very easy for u to understand with the pic.Its available in Bangalore.

IQBAL VEERJI · 20th September 2011, 23:40

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Originally Posted by aravind kannan

Thanks a lot ; - ) The patch on the ground is not oil I believe .. I have not yer taken the snaps of the bike.These snaps are from the seller who posted on the web classifieds.

In fact Iam planning to change the silver patch to either Black or Red patch...Any suggestions.???

So what, boss Bull's oil leakage is leaving behind a trail and says that a Bull has just passd by...........

mayankjha1806 · 21st September 2011, 05:31

Wow, you went ahead and bought a close to 20 year old Bullet, How many Kms it has done? How many Kms Bulls go before they need engine work?

Your passion for the Bull is quiet evident with this buy. Congratulations and may the Bike serve you for many many miles. It will be interesting to see how the Bull looks post your mods/changes. Are you planning to get it painted as well.

deutscheafrikar · 21st September 2011, 06:47

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Originally Posted by aravind kannan

@deutscheafrikar - I have made it very easy for u to understand with the pic.Its available in Bangalore.

Kannan thanks so much. The choke leave is th eone I was talking about. Perfect to use on a old english bike. They came with two actually one for the magneto advance retard on the left I think and on the right for the choke. Or was it the other way around.

Anyway forgot to mention you have a great looking bike there. All the best with it.

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Originally Posted by IQBAL VEERJI

So what, boss Bull's oil leakage is leaving behind a trail and says that a Bull has just passd by...........

Ahaa Veerji, yeah you are absolutely correct and most all the english bikes did that.

aravind kannan · 21st September 2011, 07:31

mayankjha1806 - Iam just planning to change the silver on the tank/ side covers to either Red or Black..

I have not yet taken the delivery of the bike.Probably wil ride the Bull home during this weekeend .Will keep the world updated on my machine.

Thanks all for your support

datvichrox2 · 21st September 2011, 09:11

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Originally Posted by aravind kannan

Date - 20-Sep-2011
Place - JC Road for Retro Fittings
Siddiah Road - Horns

Bought a complete set of Retro fittings for the bike.Also purchased a heavy duty Roots horns for the bike.Will fir the horns along with a melody tuner to avoid battery drain out.

Are you planning to put a crash guard? If you are on JC Road again could you find out the price of diamond crash guard? Teknik Motors in sarjapur road is quoting 1.5k for that!

rjstyles69 · 21st September 2011, 09:33

Lovely RE there pal, how much did you pay for it ?

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Originally Posted by datvichrox2

Is that a patch of oil on the ground?

They say the bull marks its territory by spilling oil

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20th September 2011, 08:19	#1
aravind kannan Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: bangalore Posts: 17 Thanked: 3 Times	1993 Enfield Bullet – Made like a GUN Well I had a great passion for Bullets since my school days. I used to fantasy all the bullets passing by. Those days (Iam 27 years old now) (10 years ago – I could only notice huge pot bellied men (read – Policemen) driving the bullets. CIRCA – 2011 – I noticed an ad from a gentleman called Ratish intending to sell his bullet. The ad said that “1993 make Bullet, Karnataka Registration with FANCY number”. I was quite impressed .I called him and fixed an appointment to test drive the machine. We met near Forum at around 10:30 PM as he was busy with prior works. I rode the bike and was truly amazed with the quality of the bike.Just a few minor works like tappet tightening, chain tightening to be done. I am taking the delivery of the Bullet after 27th of September as it’s an inauspicious period to buy vehicles {PitruPaksha). Inviting all Bullet owners / Enthusiasts to help me in making this bike into a dream bike. Attached Thumbnails
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20th September 2011, 16:58	#3
BulZire BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: BLR[KA]/DPM[TN] Posts: 412 Thanked: 260 Times	Re: 1993 Enfield Bullet – Made like a GUN That is one nice buy man The bull looks real cool and classic. The paint job is also done well. Will wait for your ownership experience. I trust it is a light crank and not heavy. For some reason the Bull riders don't get satisfied with other bikes that soon, may be i am like that . I already own a Electra CI and now a STD 350 CI is at the edge of finalizing the deal. Keep Thumping !!!
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20th September 2011, 18:30	#4
datvichrox2 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 110 Thanked: 297 Times	Re: 1993 Enfield Bullet – Made like a GUN It definitely looks like a dream bike! Very nice color combo. congrats on your acquisition! Is that a patch of oil on the ground? Hope its not from the bike. And the seats look rather thin. Is it comfortable?
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20th September 2011, 20:03	#7
aravind kannan Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: bangalore Posts: 17 Thanked: 3 Times	Re: 1993 Enfield Bullet – Made like a GUN Date - 20-Sep-2011 Place - JC Road for Retro Fittings Siddiah Road - Horns Bought a complete set of Retro fittings for the bike.Also purchased a heavy duty Roots horns for the bike.Will fir the horns along with a melody tuner to avoid battery drain out. Attached Thumbnails
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21st September 2011, 05:31	#11
mayankjha1806 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,159 Thanked: 989 Times View My Garage	Re: 1993 Enfield Bullet – Made like a GUN Wow, you went ahead and bought a close to 20 year old Bullet, How many Kms it has done? How many Kms Bulls go before they need engine work? Your passion for the Bull is quiet evident with this buy. Congratulations and may the Bike serve you for many many miles. It will be interesting to see how the Bull looks post your mods/changes. Are you planning to get it painted as well.
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21st September 2011, 07:31	#13
aravind kannan Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: bangalore Posts: 17 Thanked: 3 Times	Re: 1993 Enfield Bullet – Made like a GUN mayankjha1806 - Iam just planning to change the silver on the tank/ side covers to either Red or Black.. I have not yet taken the delivery of the bike.Probably wil ride the Bull home during this weekeend .Will keep the world updated on my machine. Thanks all for your support
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