Petrol and diesel both are reliable. I bought a diesel bull last year for engine modification. But very unfortunately I could not lay my hands on it. It rides like a charm. Serious torque even in 2 or 3 gear it can take up the incline at the idle. How many bikes can do that?. Pick is quite good just a notch above 100cc bikes. when i purchased the bike at Dindigul and rode back to chennai 440 kms on the same day

First things first. If you are afraid of losing money. If you are afraid of not chasing down the Pulsars and ZMAs down. If you are afraid you may be stuck with a non-starting bike in rush hour traffic. Bullets are not for you.

No offense but these these are part and parcel of a Bullet guy's life. If you can't love it, you will atleast have to accept it. Otherwise you are wasting time.

Two, the Taurus is out of production. That means you may not always get the parts you want. Keep that in mind coz when something happens you will end up keeping it in the garage for months and shopping online for the same period.

Three, vibrations on the Taurus are very painful. And unending. It has a different thump too. For most, that's an important factor.

Four, consider your size. While the petrol bulls can be handled by absolutely anyone, the Taurus requires some strong hands.

Five (and closing point), don't buy a Bull for reasons for saving fuel man. Its an oxymoron. Its a friggin' joke.

Got for Electra. Perfect if you hell bent on the bull.

Iceman,

Doubt. AFAIK, it weighs the same as a STD350.

Is the Taurus heavier or are you saying that it is a PITA as it is SLOW and puts a lot of weight on the forearms, shoulder and back.

It ain't the weight. Its the manouverability. Rode the Taurus in Mumbai (Shivaji Park area which has perpetual stop n go traffic) and the possibility to move it around was way lesser than, say, an Electra. Again, its not the weight. Weaving it around traffic puts a lot of pain on the hands compared to the other Bulls which feel rather easy in just a few days of riding. Could be my issue, who knows

No update by the TS?

Which one did you buy?

I'm curious. I know, by now you might have finished your college, but still- Please Update!

oh it's real Fun to dig Old threads

I know this is kind of OT but didn't want to create a separate thread for now


Few months back i had an older colleague ask me these while at a casual chat on Enfield Diesels-

"What if there's a de-rated petrol engine instead of that diesel ?"
"Do we really need 18hp, 30Nm & 5000rpm for daily commute ?"

Hint was at multi-purpose petrol engines of ~350cc, 8-10hp, 20Nm, max ~4000rpm specs against the 'Greaves' diesel with 6.5Hp @3600 & 15Nm@2500 Rpm. There's no downsizing on engine capacity hoping not to drop Torque fig too much. Obvious cons are slower acceleration & limit in-gear speeds but then diesel is no better.

So what do you guys say ??

With 15+ yrs riding the bullet he made some pretty good reasoning, i'll post up seeing response here. Me too ride a Bullet so can guess how weird it might be to have an under powered engine but the idea of an Econo-bullet seems interesting.

cheers...

In 90's, this diesel bullet was revived by Auto India, Dilip Bam in his own style -
Soure: team-bhp

"Enfield has chosen to name it the Enfield Diesel rather than the Diesel Bullet. It probably did this considering the pickup of the bike.

The pickup is kaafi pathetic. I actually raced against a bicycle, and the cycle was ahead for the first 150 meters.

The quality of parts is in line with Enfields philosophy on quality........."our lips are sealed"!! I wonder why Enfield doesnt use the same seals on its front shockers as that which it uses to seal its lips.

Though vibrations dont bother Dilip Bam, they do bother the bike. Nuts and bolts come loose and parts keep falling off.

Safety is an inbuilt feature of this bike. There is no need to lock this bike, Nobody can steal it because nobody can start it."

Regarding mileage, it will easily give 60+ kmpl no matter how you ride. Hope, now you have a good idea what this bike is all about.

LMAO

Enfield should relaunch it's Diesel Bullet in 12-15 Bhp Engine...so that it can keep up with other commuter bikes on the road while on the same time return good average