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My Royal Enfield Bullet 350 in Japan: few more DIY finishing touches

11th October 2024, 14:14 by Kanad Kalasur

Over the past few days, I made a few more small changes to the Bullet. Here's a gist of them.

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Over the past few days, I made a few more small changes to the Bullet.

Alloy swing-arm pivot finishers from TEC Bike Parts: These basically replace the chromed plastic covers that come as standard,

They are also available in a black anodized finished, but I felt that the silver ones are a better match to the brushed alloy frame finishers from Hitchcocks that I fixed elsewhere on the bike.

Purchase link: https://www.tecbikeparts.com/product...ps-meteor-350/

Alloy clutch arm cover from TEC Bike Parts: This basically covers the exposed clutch arm mechanism which consists of the pivot arm, spring, bolt etc. Looks a bit tidier in my opinion and matches well with the polished engine covers. This one works on almost all RE bikes and comes in a black finish as well.

Purchase link: https://www.tecbikeparts.com/product...lished-silver/

Fork reflector delete: I am really not a fan of the sausage-shaped OEM fork reflectors that RE uses now. I did like the rectangular ones that used to come until 2020 or so.

Moreover, it looks like there is no template that RE uses to ensure that they are aligned on either side. On my bike at least, it looked like the guys on either side of the assembly line sticking the reflectors are not well-aligned with each other.

Fortunately, they are just stuck with double sided tape and can be removed in a couple of minutes. If you have a black fork outer tube, you need to be a bit more careful not to chip the paint though. Recommend not to use any tools, and if it is really difficult to take off, use a hair dryer to slightly heat up the adhesive and pry it off with some dental floss or even an expired credit card. But no screw-drivers please!

Once the reflectors come off, the remaining goo if any can be easily taken off by rolling it up with the thumb, and cleaning up the surface with a sticker remover spray.

As fork reflectors are mandatory for the bike to pass the bi-yearly fitness test, I will need to fix something. I may simply fix the rectangular ones if I can get a hold of them. Hopefully, I can align them better than the factory bothered to!

Headlamp peak: As my Bullet is the mid variant, it did not come with a headlamp peak as standard. After searching around for a bit, I found a relatively reasonably priced genuine part on Ebay, and ordered it. Fitment was easy. I feel it adds to the retro charm a bit.