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  • #466
    Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

    Originally posted by Andy2912 View Post
    Fortunatley for me it was a ready-to-ride one. However there was some issue with the carburetor with a petrol leak which was solved within 10 mins and just 20 bucks. And yes,I spent 3 days learning how to kick-start since it was a new thing for me. Apart from that no work was needed. Still I got it washed and polished. Then off to get it serviced. Oil,oil filter,air filter,breather pipe,petrol lock,gear springs,gear oil, speedometer wire/drive were changed. A missing taillight was fixed,a side-indicator was replaced and it was as good as new. Oh yeah a new seat cover too. Total cost incurred was 2700;1500 for the parts,500 for labour,400 for seat cover and 300 for wash and polish.
    Rode to the office. The thump is old variety. Not too loud to irritate and not too muted like the newer models

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    Great. Well even the new ones sound really well just after the change of super restrictive stock silencer. Just s regular short bottle would do the deal, anyways. Hey buddy show a pic at least

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    • #467
      Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

      Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post
      Great. Well even the new ones sound really well just after the change of super restrictive stock silencer. Just s regular short bottle would do the deal, anyways. Hey buddy show a pic at least

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      Teach me how to upload and I ll so just that

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      • #468
        Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

        Originally posted by Andy2912 View Post
        Teach me how to upload and I ll so just that

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        Just upload the pic by clicking on the photo icon, just look around you would see the option.

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        • #469
          Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

          [MENTION=63513]gyan_recl350[/MENTION] and others... after a lot of wait I am finally for it. I have paid advance today and taking delivery of a 2005 Electra tomorrow. The price is 65k. 2nd owner and all papers intact.

          1. I need technical specs of 2005 Electra?
          2. How much does a electric starter motor cost? The guy said solenoid is working. When he pressed the switch there was a clicking noise. Battery is good.
          3. What is a decomp switch that I saw?
          4. The guy adviced me to get the tappets and rocker arms serviced. What could be the damage?

          Bulleteers, appreciate your views. All pointers would really help. My family is more excited than I am. After a long time my dream is coming out real.....:beer::thumbup:

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          Last edited by petrolhead_chn; 01-20-2014, 12:22 AM.
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          Getting angry at somebody is the same as getting angry with a bike that just won't go. You should stop and start thinking.
          A good mechanic will let you watch even without charging you for it. |
          It is funny to know that we've been imitated and copied so well           and surprising when we notice our mistakes are copied as well.

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          • #470
            Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

            Originally posted by petrolhead_chn View Post
            @gyan_recl350 and others... after a lot of wait I am finally for it. I have paid advance today and taking delivery of a 2005 Electra tomorrow. The price is 65k. 2nd owner and all papers intact.

            1. I need technical specs of 2005 Electra?
            2. How much does a electric starter motor cost? The guy said solenoid is working. When he pressed the switch there was a clicking noise. Battery is good.
            3. What is a decomp switch that I saw?
            4. The guy adviced me to get the tappets and rocker arms serviced. What could be the damage?

            Bulleteers, appreciate your views. All pointers would really help. My family is more excited than I am. After a long time my dream is coming out real.....:beer::thumbup:

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            First of all million congrats buddy and welcome to the family. So is it 4 speed or 5 speed? (I guess 4s). Left side gear or right side gear?.

            Well below are my inputs:

            1. I need technical specs of 2005 Electra?
            See the below links. If you think model is not chosen correctly then choose from the options:

            Royal Enfield Electra 4S Technical Specifications

            :: Royal Enfield Workshop Manual-I ::

            :: Welcome Enfield Bullet (350 CC & 500 CC) Workshop Manual ::

            2. How much does a electric starter motor cost? The guy said solenoid is working. When he pressed the switch there was a clicking noise. Battery is good.
            No idea

            3. What is a decomp switch that I saw?
            That must be the manual decompress-or. Nowadays the Bullet comes with automatic decompress-or.

            4. The guy adviced me to get the tappets and rocker arms serviced. What could be the damage?
            Well probably he was referring to get them adjusted as the older Bullets used to come with solid tappets which comes loose over the period of time and need to get adjusted/set. Due to the solid tappets in older Bullets the valve lifting would not be ever consistent, so the owner might have been referring to get the checked/adjusted.

            Please post a pic, would love to see the beauty and do keep us updated

            Cheers!!

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            • #471
              Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

              Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post
              First of all million congrats buddy and welcome to the family. So is it 4 speed or 5 speed? (I guess 4s). Left side gear or right side gear?.
              Thanks a lot mate. It is a 5-speed and left side gear. BTW, is this AVL or CI?

              Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post
              1. I need technical specs of 2005 Electra?
              See the below links. If you think model is not chosen correctly then choose from the options:

              Royal Enfield Electra 4S Technical Specifications

              :: Royal Enfield Workshop Manual-I ::

              :: Welcome Enfield Bullet (350 CC & 500 CC) Workshop Manual ::
              Thanks a ton mate. The 3rd link actually worked.

              Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post
              2. How much does a electric starter motor cost? The guy said solenoid is working. When he pressed the switch there was a clicking noise. Battery is good.
              No idea
              No problem at all.

              Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post
              3. What is a decomp switch that I saw?
              That must be the manual decompress-or. Nowadays the Bullet comes with automatic decompress-or.
              :thumbup:

              Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post
              4. The guy adviced me to get the tappets and rocker arms serviced. What could be the damage?
              Well probably he was referring to get them adjusted as the older Bullets used to come with solid tappets which comes loose over the period of time and need to get adjusted/set. Due to the solid tappets in older Bullets the valve lifting would not be ever consistent, so the owner might have been referring to get the checked/adjusted.
              I guess this should be an hour's job. I thought it might need replacement. Relieved now.

              Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post
              Please post a pic, would love to see the beauty and do keep us updated

              Cheers!!
              Sure. I do not have pics at the moment. Just few more hours of waiting and I.....
              Wonder how people manage to wait for months


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              My DIY(s) - Sprocket bearing change | Paint job | Custom speedo dial

              Getting angry at somebody is the same as getting angry with a bike that just won't go. You should stop and start thinking.
              A good mechanic will let you watch even without charging you for it. |
              It is funny to know that we've been imitated and copied so well               and surprising when we notice our mistakes are copied as well.

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              • #472
                Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

                Originally posted by petrolhead_chn View Post
                Thanks a lot mate. It is a 5-speed and left side gear. BTW, is this AVL or CI?

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                AVL engines came only with older Thunderbirds. Electras came with CI and now all the RE models have UCE.

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                • #473
                  Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

                  Originally posted by petrolhead_chn View Post
                  Thanks a lot mate. It is a 5-speed and left side gear. BTW, is this AVL or CI?


                  Thanks a ton mate. The 3rd link actually worked.
                  Your are welcome buddy and do post the pic. Yes imagine how painful it is to wait for months and months.

                  OK so yours is Cast iron Electra 5s. Also do let us know what does it "THUMP" . BTW how much on odo?

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                  • #474
                    Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

                    Decomp switch is to decompress the cylinder... The way to gauge it is to see if your battery meter reads positive or negative... If its negative apply the decop switch and slowly press the kick lever down till the battery meter shows neutral... only after that do you kick the kicker to start the vehicle... manually.

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                    • #475
                      Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

                      Originally posted by gyan_recl350 View Post
                      Also do let us know what does it "THUMP" . BTW how much on odo?
                      I am giving a spa treatment for the bike now. Pics coming up soon....
                      Ah... the thump is so loud, especially upon revving. But I guess it is too loud. What is the OEM exhaust of a CI electra?
                      The odo reads 7849kms. Maybe they reset the meter after the rebuild.

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                      Last edited by petrolhead_chn; 01-21-2014, 09:32 AM.
                      My DIY(s) - Sprocket bearing change | Paint job | Custom speedo dial

                      Getting angry at somebody is the same as getting angry with a bike that just won't go. You should stop and start thinking.
                      A good mechanic will let you watch even without charging you for it. |
                      It is funny to know that we've been imitated and copied so well                       and surprising when we notice our mistakes are copied as well.

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                      • #476
                        Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

                        Originally posted by Vykier View Post
                        Decomp switch is to decompress the cylinder... The way to gauge it is to see if your battery meter reads positive or negative... If its negative apply the decop switch and slowly press the kick lever down till the battery meter shows neutral... only after that do you kick the kicker to start the vehicle... manually.
                        Thank you [MENTION=52105]Vykier[/MENTION]. But the ammeter on mine has never read negative or positive. It just fluctuates. Is that normal?
                        However I press the decomp switch, pump slowly for 2 times and kick slowly after releasing the switch. It starts but I need to practice more

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                        My DIY(s) - Sprocket bearing change | Paint job | Custom speedo dial

                        Getting angry at somebody is the same as getting angry with a bike that just won't go. You should stop and start thinking.
                        A good mechanic will let you watch even without charging you for it. |
                        It is funny to know that we've been imitated and copied so well                         and surprising when we notice our mistakes are copied as well.

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                        • #477
                          Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

                          Originally posted by petrolhead_chn View Post
                          Thank you [MENTION=52105]Vykier[/MENTION]. But the ammeter on mine has never read negative or positive. It just fluctuates. Is that normal?
                          However I press the decomp switch, pump slowly for 2 times and kick slowly after releasing the switch. It starts but I need to practice more

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                          There were several videos on YouTube regarding this, those should help

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                          • #478
                            Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

                            Originally posted by Vykier View Post
                            Decomp switch is to decompress the cylinder... The way to gauge it is to see if your battery meter reads positive or negative... If its negative apply the decop switch and slowly press the kick lever down till the battery meter shows neutral... only after that do you kick the kicker to start the vehicle... manually.
                            That is the greatest fun one can have on bullets.

                            Originally posted by petrolhead_chn View Post
                            I am giving a spa treatment for the bike now. Pics coming up soon....
                            Ah... the thump is so loud, especially upon revving. But I guess it is too loud. What is the OEM exhaust of a CI electra?
                            The odo reads 7849kms. Maybe they reset the meter after the rebuild.

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                            May be the exhaust is tampered with, to make that loud sound. Bullets are never annoyingly loud with the factory fitted exhaust. Its really disheartening to see people tampering with the exhausts for increasing the performance and for the loud note and ripping on the streets. The real fun is to ride it in leisurely pace.

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                            • #479
                              Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

                              Originally posted by petrolhead_chn View Post
                              Thank you @Vykier. But the ammeter on mine has never read negative or positive. It just fluctuates. Is that normal?
                              However I press the decomp switch, pump slowly for 2 times and kick slowly after releasing the switch. It starts but I need to practice more

                              You mean when you turn the ignition on and pump the kicker holding the decomp it fluctuates to both positive and negative? If so, you're over-doing the pumping just a tad bit (dont do it 2 times)... press the kicker holding the decomp for just about half a kick (you don't necessarily need to depress the kicker fully, depress it half, slowly until the pointer in ammeter shows neutral) release the kicker, release the decomp and give it a proper full kick...

                              I'm pretty sure you'll get the hang of it in a jiffy... its fun.

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                              • #480
                                Re: Choosing a Royal Enfield? Ask here...

                                Originally posted by Vykier View Post
                                You mean when you turn the ignition on and pump the kicker holding the decomp it fluctuates to both positive and negative? If so, you're over-doing the pumping just a tad bit (dont do it 2 times)... press the kicker holding the decomp for just about half a kick (you don't necessarily need to depress the kicker fully, depress it half, slowly until the pointer in ammeter shows neutral) release the kicker, release the decomp and give it a proper full kick...

                                I'm pretty sure you'll get the hang of it in a jiffy... its fun.
                                The ammeter is neutral irrespective whether ignition is on/off or even while using decomp. It fluctuates a little only when I use horn.

                                Any idea on OE exhaust for a CI Electra? Any pictures somebody?

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                                Last edited by petrolhead_chn; 01-22-2014, 02:07 AM.
                                My DIY(s) - Sprocket bearing change | Paint job | Custom speedo dial

                                Getting angry at somebody is the same as getting angry with a bike that just won't go. You should stop and start thinking.
                                A good mechanic will let you watch even without charging you for it. |
                                It is funny to know that we've been imitated and copied so well                                 and surprising when we notice our mistakes are copied as well.

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