So yesterday, I went on a club run on a 1953 J2 Royal Enfield. Lovely autumnal sunny day, and my first proper run on the bike, so, a shakedown run really. Gave the bike a good service the night before, in the shed until 1am, trying to get the primary case back on properly. Was surprised to find the oil filter on my 2002 Bullet is exactly the same, even though sixty years separates the two bikes
Old Brit bikes are a recent experience for me, so I'm still finding my feet. I've only owned a C15 and a C12, now sold, before now. 130 miles door to door, and I'm back with a list of half a dozen teething problems I need to address, plus the bike spent a short while on a trailer, mid run, until we found a dodgy connection. However, bike handled great, sat at 50 comfortably, has a sweet gearbox, which is better than my 2002 Bullet, and a much better front brake, courtesy of a Meteor Minor, and 12v conversion. The J2 is a 500 twin port single, rigid rear, and they are pretty rare, and preceded the 500 Bullet. There's a nice one for sale on eBay at the moment, if you want a gander at one
