carlsmith Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) My wife has been left this after her Grandfather passed away. All I know is that I believe he built it from parts he found/bought. Any help in identifying it would be much appreciated. It does run and seems to be in fairly good order, there are a few parts missing and I will be replacing them soon and hopefully riding it. Carl Edited March 30, 2014 by carlsmith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsrfun Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Nice bike that. It is a Royal Enfield Bullet either 350 or 500cc from the early 1960's, the air cleaner is missing but not a problem other than that it looks to be ready to give a go in some classic trials. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucey Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Hi, I have recently acquired 2 Royal Enfield Bullets for a diesel bike project. One of them is a 2005 Bullet Trials. I also have a Triumph Tiger Cub that I was riding at Bagshot in a Northants trial last weekend. Your Enfield Trials is probably a Bullet engine in a Crusader frame. If you look on the Midlands Enfield Club Site, you will see a photo of an almost identical bike someone posted for me. Engine parts are pretty cheap as they are still made in India. They are ideal for the Northants Club trial type sections. However, don't confuse them with the Bullet Trials bikes from India which are really road bikes with knobbly tyres. When I take the 350 engine out of my Bullet Trials to fit a Robin Diesel, I will be looking for a Crusader frame to build a similar bike to yours. Good luck with it. Bruce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsmith Posted April 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Thanks for the replies, from what you say Bruce I can quite believe it's a different frame as it was built from parts. However it runs really nicely so once I get an air filter I intend to try riding it! Do you know how to adjust the clutch? With the lever pulled in I can stop the wheel with the brake but it is dragging really badly. I have read the manual but any first hand advice would be helpful. Many thanks Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucey Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) Carl, Look on the Midland Enfield Bullet Owners Site (don't know how to do the linky thing). Lots of info in their technical section. It's very easy to adjust the clutch as are most jobs on the Enfield Bullet Engine. Also quite a good You Tube Video explaining how to do it. It may be worth popping the cover off (only way to get the old oil out) and putting some fresh Auto Trans Fluid in there if it hasn't been used for a while. Also make sure the clutch basket centre nut is tight (mine came loose and caused the clutch to drag badly) The gear change will be horrid with a dragging clutch. It's not too great with a good clutch epecially as everything is up side down! Has your bike got a separate neutral lever? Have fun. Bruce. Edited April 4, 2014 by brucey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsmith Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 It only has one gear lever. I think I'll take your advice re the gear oil though Thanks Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanmet Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 hi its not a crusader frame its late bullet works rep frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsmith Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 That's great information. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsmith Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) So I took the clutch apart as I couldn't get it adjusted. The basket had ridges in it so it wasn't pulling evenly. I gently filed the basket to remove the ridges and smoothed the tabs on the plates. It now works perfectly and I can change gear and it doesn't try to pull away from me. Happy days! The only thing I have to do is get the cover welded as the "tower" that the stud goes through has a crack 3/4 of the way round, apart from that it's ready to go. Edited April 14, 2014 by carlsmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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