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Very,very,very rare 1963 Bullet. Hmmm.
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:34 pm
by Bullet Whisperer
I know what I think it is, but apparently it comes with paperwork to back it up and is known to the REOC. Any takers? No??
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Enfield ... 2230990325?
Very,very,very rare 1963 Bullet. Hmmm.
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 1:04 pm
by PeteF
Looks rather Indian to me.
Very,very,very rare 1963 Bullet. Hmmm.
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:20 pm
by Exile
Hmmm.. but is it also 'vintage' and 'collectable'...? Looks a bit suspicious to me...
Very,very,very rare 1963 Bullet. Hmmm.
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:44 pm
by Adrian
"Known to the REOC"? That is not the same as saying **endorsed** by the REOC. "Known to the police" is a common saying but hardly a recommendation! A.
Very,very,very rare 1963 Bullet. Hmmm.
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:06 pm
by Chris Tindal
I'll have a rough guess. Indian T rather than Redditch U above the gearbox, half width hubs, full finning around the breather, old style number plate mudguard, can't see the pressure relief valve, 1970,s? Wasn't the relief valve dropped in 72?
Very,very,very rare 1963 Bullet. Hmmm.
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:12 pm
by Adrian
There's more...
Very,very,very rare 1963 Bullet. Hmmm.
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:07 am
by Chris Tindal
Enlighten us Adrian.
Very,very,very rare 1963 Bullet. Hmmm.
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:15 pm
by Adrian
You have already pointed out the frame, which is a dead give-away, as well as the non PRV crankcases, but apart from the half-width hubs and front numberplate style front mudguards, just about every other item on that bike seems later, post 1988 forks, 90's tank with big filler cap, Mikarb carburettor, modern battery box, etc...
It is possible to start with a genuine early frame and build up a bike with all recent parts, and I did see quite a nice Indian restoration where this was the case, but the seller's story about this being a 1963 Redditch export doesn't hold water.
Just to confuse matters some Indian suppliers are now selling frames modified with the older style gearbox mounts. Have a look here, first picture on the second row.
http://royalenfieldzone.com/vintage_parts.asp
A.
Very,very,very rare 1963 Bullet. Hmmm.
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:43 pm
by Bullet Whisperer
I am no expert, but I know enough to spot what might be a ringer when I see one. Whenever I see something like this, I will try to let people know because it angers me when someone is out to catch someone else out with one of these vastly overpriced pieces of s**t. No wonder it gets harder and harder with the DVLA to get genuine old machines back on the road, when this sort of dishonesty and greed is apparently rife in our midst. Something needs to be done to stop this nonsense once and for all !!
Very,very,very rare 1963 Bullet. Hmmm.
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 1:14 pm
by Beezabryan
"Item location:
Tonbridge, United Kingdom "
and the pictures clearly show a location some 600 miles south of Mumbai