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Confused as what to call the motor all I see are four speed 500s.I'm repairing cylinder wall and pistons etc .

It's probably what I'd call an electra X engine. Seperate 5-speed gearbox and cooling fins on the rocker covers rather than a smooth domed cover.

http://accessories.hitchcocksmotorcycle ... d-identify

But it could be a Sixty-5 engine or even a 5 speed E/S deluxe in Europe or the US. The Electra-X wasn't the only one with the 5 speed box, but if it is an Electra-X engine it will look like the one in the pictures below (nicked from our hosts' used bits for sale section) . In the USA the same engine was also sold in the AVL Classic Bullet, in India it was sold in the 500 Machismo.

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Thank you very much for the answers. 500 bullet with an Electra motor/ iS IT FACTORY >

A better question might be "Is this a good time to bore it out to 535cc?" given you're repairing the cylinder and piston anyway?

The answer to the question "Is it factory?" depends on where you live!

The Electra-X with its own distinctive tinware and disk front brake appeared in the UK first in 2004 and was then imported into Europe and the USA.

But customers in the USA were ALSO offered what was called the AVL Classic Bullet (never marketed in Europe), this was the stock Bullet running gear, fuel tank, tool boxes, drum brake forks, etc, but with the 500 lean burn/Electra-X engine and gearbox fitted at the factory. If you live in the USA (PopSmoke sounds American!) then that could well be what you have. There was also the deluxe version with more chrome bling. These were probably the last export Bullets anywhere before the EFI/UCE models took over completely.



Just for the record here's a picture of the limited edition A500 AVL Machismo, officially only sold in India, note this has a disk brake up front and the 350 Bullet rear mudguard/fender.



Interchangeability of the AVL and traditional Bullet engines means that your bike might possibly have had an unofficial engine swap by a previous owner or their local dealer, but if you're in the USA I suspect you have a factory model.

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My 5000cc has smooth rocker covers.I believe , this is the ser.# motor 6B 6F516972A . UPGRADE is a good idea, have a side car in her.

If it has these rocker covers, It's a "classic" engine.


Cast iron barrel?

Bingo! Thats it iron head and all. I think it will be stock piston,too much worry a 535. trouble to make and may be to much for the rest of the bike.

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