- Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:55 am
#3541
Uniqueness (Factory ran out of those)
Having just read the "1993 Bullet 350 one owner" posting on here, and taken a look at the fleabay pics of what is a very nice black 1993 bullet with Amal carb,
I notice that like Tornado, this one has the factory fitted tell tale warning lights.
However, they are both amber colour, whereas the other bullets of that period have amber for the indicator, and blue for high beam, so I guess that in true Enfield style, they either ran out of blue and put amber in both, or the builder made a mistake.
Showing the usual colours and stencilled pictograms, plus the standard design of lamp unit. Tornado is the middle pic, showing repro Chronometric speedo, Lucas ammeter and one of those 'Hitchclocks', available from our hosts.
Small points like these do make for some unique bullets, and I am quite chuffed that Tornado has these little lights, which made the installation of a (repro) Chronometric speedo, just a case of swapping the original over!
One guy liked the idea so much, that he installed his own, enabling his speedo to be changed, whilst not loosing his tell tales!
Neatly done home conversion!
Thunderbolt, my modern EFI Bullet does seem to be a relatively well built bike, whereas Tornado from 1994, is 'all over the place'! The front mudguard does not quite line up with the wheel, the frame gives the impression that it is not quite straight, the exhaust pipe brackets don't line up the the frame and I had to bend the toolbox lids to enable them to close more easily, but I do not count these as problems.
In fact, I see them as part of the charm of this motorcycle. I wanted more than just a 'classic looking' bike, and what could be more perfect, than a mid century British design that was still being hand built, even if from overseas.
Uniqueness (Factory ran out of those)
Having just read the "1993 Bullet 350 one owner" posting on here, and taken a look at the fleabay pics of what is a very nice black 1993 bullet with Amal carb,
I notice that like Tornado, this one has the factory fitted tell tale warning lights.
However, they are both amber colour, whereas the other bullets of that period have amber for the indicator, and blue for high beam, so I guess that in true Enfield style, they either ran out of blue and put amber in both, or the builder made a mistake.
Showing the usual colours and stencilled pictograms, plus the standard design of lamp unit. Tornado is the middle pic, showing repro Chronometric speedo, Lucas ammeter and one of those 'Hitchclocks', available from our hosts.
Small points like these do make for some unique bullets, and I am quite chuffed that Tornado has these little lights, which made the installation of a (repro) Chronometric speedo, just a case of swapping the original over!
One guy liked the idea so much, that he installed his own, enabling his speedo to be changed, whilst not loosing his tell tales!
Neatly done home conversion!
Thunderbolt, my modern EFI Bullet does seem to be a relatively well built bike, whereas Tornado from 1994, is 'all over the place'! The front mudguard does not quite line up with the wheel, the frame gives the impression that it is not quite straight, the exhaust pipe brackets don't line up the the frame and I had to bend the toolbox lids to enable them to close more easily, but I do not count these as problems.
In fact, I see them as part of the charm of this motorcycle. I wanted more than just a 'classic looking' bike, and what could be more perfect, than a mid century British design that was still being hand built, even if from overseas.
REOC 15084
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