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Title: Starting Royal Enfield 500 Bullets
Post by: timbo on August 18, 2012, 02:47:46 PM
For those of you who didn't make it to the Irish Rally, and also those that did, I had a bit of bother starting the bike on a few occasions, especially when there was an audience!
I have now discovered the secret technique. Leave the bike sitting for three weeks, totally unwashed and neglected, and needing a service. Then let your girlfriend, (Alison), start it first kick!!! >:(

Oh yea, and my kickstart leaver fell off on the way home from the rally in the torrential rain! :'(

However a new one from Hitchcocks was £28 plus vat, :)
Title: Re: Starting Royal Enfield 500 Bullets
Post by: Mark on August 18, 2012, 06:25:36 PM
Quote from: timbo on August 18, 2012, 02:47:46 PM
For those of you who didn't make it to the Irish Rally, and also those that did, I had a bit of bother starting the bike on a few occasions, especially when there was an audience!
I have now discovered the secret technique. Leave the bike sitting for three weeks, totally unwashed and neglected, and needing a service. Then let your girlfriend, (Alison), start it first kick!!! >:(

Isn't that always the way. ;D
Title: Re: Starting Royal Enfield 500 Bullets
Post by: Richard on August 18, 2012, 06:46:53 PM
Don't feck about - you've got to kick it like you mean it !

Pussy :-)
Title: Re: Starting Royal Enfield 500 Bullets
Post by: guest987 on August 19, 2012, 07:07:31 AM
Quote from: timbo on August 18, 2012, 02:47:46 PM


Oh yea, and my kickstart leaver fell off on the way home from the rally in the torrential rain! :'(



To be fair, it's not like you needed it.
May as well save weight. Makes it easier to push

Rob
Title: Re: Starting Royal Enfield 500 Bullets
Post by: timbo on August 19, 2012, 08:09:59 AM
Quote from: Richard on August 18, 2012, 06:46:53 PM
Don't feck about - you've got to kick it like you mean it !

Pussy :-)

Meaowww!
Title: Re: Starting Royal Enfield 500 Bullets
Post by: timbo on August 19, 2012, 08:15:01 AM
Oh yea, not that i would spill the beans or anything, but Tony couldn't start his SR, AGAIN! Yesterday.
He needs a direct helpline to Munich!  ;D Where's Hartmud when you need him?
Title: Re: Starting Royal Enfield 500 Bullets
Post by: Mark on August 19, 2012, 09:28:49 AM
That SR is too good for him, it should come to me. ;D
Title: Re: Starting Royal Enfield 500 Bullets
Post by: timbo on August 19, 2012, 07:43:54 PM
Join the queue Mark! ;D
Title: Re: Starting Royal Enfield 500 Bullets
Post by: timbo on August 20, 2012, 10:19:26 PM
The saga continues. Had a lovely evening run on the Enfield tonight. Got home, opened gate, bike cut out. wouldn't restart. Kicked and kicked and kicked.
Alison appears from behind a bush, "There's a very strong smell of petrol. Have you knocked your choke on by accident?"
Switched off choke, started first time. Grrrrrr! :-\
Title: Re: Starting Royal Enfield 500 Bullets
Post by: 002 on August 20, 2012, 10:45:33 PM
Having had 2 Enfields I totally agree.
Its a Girls bike so give it to Alison.  At least she has an idea how to start it !

      ;D

Jethro