Hitchcocks Forum

Well that's it I am returning to the RE Bullet fold after a few years away and various changes of steed.

Since I got back into bikes I've gone from a 63 D1 Bantam to a 59 C15 to a 1954 B31 thence to a 1977 350 Bullet followed by a 59 Constellation (I was T Boned on this by an blind 85 year old who told me I was speeding at 30 MPH in a 60 MPH zone so at least he saw me and took the appropriate action to cure me of my wanton ways!) then a 73 Triumph Daytona which I swapped for a 1952 G9 Matchless. I sold the Matchless at Christmas and bought a 2001 Hinckley Bonneville which, in my opinion, has had a complete personality bypass and was the most sterile and boring 100 MPH+ I have ever done.. It goes stops and handles superbly and has no foibles or idiosyncrasies and the gear lever is on the wrong side......Frankly I found it BORING!.

So it's back to a 1991 350 Bullet come Saturday... I do enjoy a relaxing bimble about the countryside..These are FUN BIKES!!

Tom

Can we assume that you will be keeping this one for more than about three weeks then (grin!)



Welcome back!

That's a very common experience with the modern Bonnies, great for running your granny down to the shops, but far too bland for much else.
Glad you have decided to get some fun back in your life with a PROPER motorbike

I've been riding a Bullet for a while (1953 Redditch 500) with superb backup from Mr Hitchcock and his staff and thought I had better get in on the chat.

Well thanks for the welcome back e mails.. I have plans for the new Bullet which don't include rear suspension...>>> Watch this space... Now where did I put that Meteor Minor Lump?