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Hi can anybody please advise on the Indian 5 speed box for the Bullet? any issues? gear selection OK? reliability? build quality? Ive spent a lot of dosh and a LOT of time on my 4 speed and it's still giving me grief. ( 1994 500 Bullet ) thanks in advance

Hi my brother has a 5 speed box on his 500 sixty five bull it and it's perfect, no false neutrals!and only goes down the box one gear at a time! Oh such luxury!!

Hi Martyn,



my admittedly limited experience with the 4 speed box (Redditch and Indian) means I am a firm fan of the Indian 5 speed box, no contest!



You'll want the right foot conversion for your bitsa, up to you whether you want the 1 up and 4 down change pattern or the 1 down and 4 up, cheaper and Triumph rider-friendly!



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Hi Guys---------Hi Martyn....The late Professor Stephen Hawking used to postulate as to the existence of a "Black Hole" in Space...........Well, he was almost correct because it actually lives in a 4-speed Enfield gearbox between 3rd and 4th !!....................I'm on my second Bullet '65 and def. WON'T be looking for a 4-speed machine ever again !!

Fit the 5 speed box. You'll spend the rest of your Bullet riding 'career' wondering why you didn't do so earlier.

If it’s a gear change problem, have you set up the selector mechanism correctly? I’ve found it gives best results when it’s not positioned right in the middle but placed to give a slight advantage to going down the gears where the foot muscles responsible for moving the gear lever are weaker.

thanks for feedback
the annoying thing is I thought I had it cracked as it was changing like a dream. rode it the next day and it was awful. ta

I have a 5 speed in my Sixty-5 its fantastic... definitely a plus

I have both. 4 speed 350 and 5 speed 500.
No contest. The dust is almost an inch thick on the 350 seat it gets so little use.

Need I say more ?

Why not treat the 350 to a five speed box, Rusky?



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