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Royal Enfield Bullet Rescue
kingoffleece:
I rode one that was hacked. VERY interesting to say the least.
Dave Swanson:
--- Quote from: pehayes on June 20, 2024, 07:59:22 PM ---My son had one. Not very fastidious about checking for loose bolts. MANY. Vibrations led to cracked frame in various places. Welded up several times with overlap tubing, etc.. RE eventually offered to give him a new frame if he paid to have everything transferred over. He wisely sold it and now rides Guzzi.
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
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What year was your son's Bullet?
s1120:
--- Quote from: bigbikerrick on June 21, 2024, 12:32:39 AM ---Nice looking bike. The cracked frame thing sounds a little concerning. I was interested in a Himalayan when the first came out,they are a cool design, but seeing photos of some bikes with the frame cracked behind the steering head scared me off. I sure like the cadence of the big thumper.
Rick
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From what I have heard by the time the Himalayan's hit the US, the issue was fixed. Not sure if thats right or not, but I dont hear that much about it anymore.
Love the Bullet. Most of my roads are 45 mph backroads, and just beating around at 45-50 mph would be a blast on a bike like that.
blu guzz:
I had a friend who bought on of those on the first go round in the early 2000s. It was a ball on undemanding roads, but it just drove him crazy with all the fixes. It was so bad that the wheel rims were so course that they routinely popped the inner tubes. He cured that and several other issues and sold it off as it was not worth the effort to him. At the time, he always kept a stable, so it would not have lasted more than 6 months anyway.
9fingers:
--- Quote from: bigbikerrick on June 21, 2024, 12:32:39 AM ---Nice looking bike. The cracked frame thing sounds a little concerning. I was interested in a Himalayan when the first came out,they are a cool design, but seeing photos of some bikes with the frame cracked behind the steering head scared me off. I sure like the cadence of the big thumper.
Rick
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The problems were only with the first year bikes. The current Himis are totally sorted...........un til the new 450 Himilayan comes here next year.
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