Restoring my Royal Enfield Bullet 500 - Part 2 

I'm getting on in years, still bike nuts and riding and not really up with all the modern Internet and social media way of the world these days! I find it pretty amazing that I can sit in my house and watch a fellow biker wrenching on his bike thousands of miles away in a different country. It's mind blowing really!! Looking forward to seeing the next instalment.

Looking forward to the next part

Decompression valves will get the kick really smooth

Thanks for this entertaining and highly informative video series. I am actually on the way to the island state of Tasmania on the ferry from mainland Australia to pick up a 2000 iron barrel Royal Enfield Bullet. So this video is very timely. Cheers mate!

Great job 👏 thanks!

You might want to reconsider replacing the decompressor valve. Virtually all single cilinder bikes have a decompressor to prevent premature engine failures. Nowadays it is usually done “automatic” with a spring retained weight on the exhaust camshaft that opens the exhaust valve ever so slightly when RPM,s drop below idle speed. Even your Classic 500 has one. The manual operation of the decompressor valve only adds to the charm of an iron barrel Enfield. Cheers Rick

Excellent video! Informative and entertaining. I could watch you work all day!! (Dig your cat, I've got 4!)

I have a 2002 RE Bullet 500 e. I have noticed that when starting the bike if I open the compression release and kick the bike over 3 or 4 times it makes the bike start much easier. I believe that it brings in fresh air and gas in to the combustion chamber. I am not a great wrench. Just another person added to his Bullet

With regard to the carb, you may find if you fit a pod air filter, the rubber manifold has a lot of load on it because there's no support from the intake rubber. It's not unheard of for the carb to pop off when you go over a bump or for the rubber to split. One worthwhile modification which isn't too expensive is to fit a mikuni plate manifold instead (In the US it's called a mounting flange or holder boot I think?) which would also delete that spare hose. I think you'll have 60mm stud centres and a 35mm OD. So mikuni part number VM28-200. Don't worry too much about the intake tract length, it's nowhere close to a mathematically calculated length anyway. I found a neat solution to the load on the carb which was to clamp the pod filter on using a munsen clamp instead of the standard clip. These have a captive nut on them which you can use to attach a small bracket (a bit of bent thin aluminium plate works fine) up to the rear tank mount, fully supporting the carb at both ends.

Enjoying the videos. The free play on that big end bearing is amazing, can't believe it didn't knock itself to pieces. It might be an idea to plug that small metal pipe coming off the bottom of the inlet manifold to stop sucking air and weakening the mix. Looking forward to part 3 :)

IF possible please try to upgrade the carbs to a BS3 UCE 500cc model & try using a dual Electrode spark plug for better performance and if possible change the Point system to an electric one.. its a simple one but makes life easy for cold starts esp. in the morning..also the Air filter can be changed to the 1962 type one which is an oval shape which can house the modern 500cc round shape air filter or a performance one.

Getting a mikuni plate manifold is a great idea!

Just replace your float bush from aluminum to brass. It can be made in a lathe machine. Did the work for me. And make sure to service ur engine oil after every 2000 km. The main cause is of all this is always engine oil not service on time, which then causes it to become thick and viscosity compromise.

Take the india made carburetor off and throw in the scrap bin and fit something else. I run mine on a 32mm amal concentric runs great and more power

Awesome video! It's great that you are ready to go the length! my suggestion as a viewer and novice mechanic who likes to watch videos before I work on the engines is to know what size wrenches you use so I don't have to guess the size! Where do you source your parts locally in the US?

Hello brother! Remember me? I have genuine question. Since you don't have a fuel guage in most Royal Enfield is it possible to install an aftermarket one? Can you make a video on that? BTW I love your Bullet 500. Keep growing up 👍. And can you import any used or new bike? If you can I really would love to watch a Royal Enfield Machismo A500 on this channel.

Why throw parts on the floor? You only have to pick them up again!

yer got the dears on wrong side mate on my bullet gears on right brake onleft i done away with filter box my enfieled is older than this one think its a 66 engine in a 1999 frame drum brakes

You’re not restoring, you’re modifying.