Royal Enfield Bullet Engine Sound
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2012
- Does the top end of my Royal Enfield Bullet 500 motorcycle engine sound normal to you? I made this video for a friend who wants to compare the sound of the top end on my bike to the sound his makes. It's a clanky motorcycle, but I don't think I have anything to worry about.
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Oh thank God. Thanks for posting this!
You’re welcome
Mr hoohooo all your videos help me a lot.thank you so much.
+Faddly Zenon You're welcome.
Cheers, was thinking of replacing them anyway.
Forgot to mention, doesn't make noise when starting cold, starts after about 30 secs of running/warming up. Also, was no noise before I serviced the head (head face/skim, new composite gasket, new head studs and nuts) put it back together, clack clack clack, don't know why this should affect the rockers/valves?
hi,thanks again for your time.I checked sound of mine.I think ours are same!!!,we both share the "tick tick" sound.do you think that the mechanic was playing around with me?The bull is my father's,he gave it to me,so I am new with "him". how can we know if there is adequate amount of compression load on kicker while starting(without using instruments)?
Hoohoo, i kind of miss that sound
gosh thanks for sharing man...
Mine sounds like this (knocking): "Royal Enfield 'knocking' sound from top end" youtube video.
Traced the knocking with the screw-driver stethoscope method to the exhaust rocker box. Found wear on the rocker case where the rocker arm has been striking the case and dents from the rocker stud nuts. Added 2 more gaskets (3 in total) to raise the cover but hasn't helped the knocking. Any suggestions? slimmer rocker bearings? grind out the case a bit?
Hi again. A really rough check of compression is to remove the spark plug, press your thumb onto the plug hole to seal it and operate the kick start slowly. You should feel the compression as the piston rises on the compression stroke. Also with the plug in get someone to push down the kickstart while you listen for air leaks possibly around the decompressor. If you are on your own brush soapy liquid around anywhere that might leak and operate the kickstart and watch for bubbles. Good Luck
Sounds like my 2002. Thanks for your post as I do not have any other Iron Head Bulls to compare with. Glad that it does not affect your performance and is just a part of the design. I too have a slight amount of runout in my intake pushrod.
You're welcome. Old engines make a lot of noise during normal operation.
Thanks again. Right after I posted I found that my Head Steady was a little loose. I tightened it up real good and the noise was cut at least in half. I also got a slight turn on one of the cylinder clamps on the crankcase which might have helped some. This bike just keeps on teaching me things.
I played this clip backwards and can't remember what happened next. I woke up at 4am with blood on my hands. :-/
The maker of this video bears no responsibility for terrible things that happen when the video is played backwards.
Just ground out the case a couple of mil where it hit, still noisy, checked case and it's not left any marks this time? Might be the rockers themselves but they look fine, guess if it was ever hitting the case in the first place the rockers are probably a bit warped.
Thanks again.
Tighten Tappet, replace rokers if required
Check for valve and guide play, if so then change
Also check timing gears play
Very lovely sound, seems my Bullet's valves are even little bit more loud. I need that clack-clack, for me it is a very fine acustical valve control ... ;-)
Hello my Californian friend, Your Bullet is a shade quieter than mine and I have an 05 reg Sixty - 5, basically the same engine but with a 5 speed box left hand (foot) change and electric boot. I have heard of disappearing compression when valves stick open, usually after standing a while if not left at TDC with both valves closed. Also if carbon bits get stuck in the decompressor valve keeping it slightly open. Hope this all helps. Cheers Dave from N.E. UK.
Sounds good 👍
Thanks
Superb!!!
Indeed!
Sir when I start my classic350 a stound like cut...cut..cut,...about two minutes .please tell me it's normal or not and how to solve
I saw my brother's bullet today.It's engine has less sound than mine,but it has like less than 50% of compression that I have on my kicker.I think he needs 2 or 3 kicks to fire it up,while I can start my bull at the first kick even after a "COLD" week.when I first tighted my tappat valves,I also had less sound,but compression was low,what problems can a bull have with this kind of low compression load?
Thanks for the video. These noises are an inherent trait of the bullet. But i am more interested with the amal carb you are running. Could you enlighten me as to the performance of this carb. My 500 has the VM 28 carb. And how to source it.
My Bullet came with the Amal carb already installed, so I can't compare it to the stock carb. The engine has good power at all rpms with no flat spots, so I like it. Nfieldgear.com sells a conversion kit with this carb and manifold.
+MrSimenem Here you go. www.nfieldgear.com/amal-mk1-concentric-carburetor/
There's a lot of noises going on here. 🤣 There sure are! ❤️ the Bullets!
U save my life :D thnx mate :)
sagar samrat You're welcome.
My mate had 10.5 ;1s in his BSA Rocket Gold Star and I have seen him launched over the clip on's a couple of times, Sore ankles and knees were an everday occurance. Ride Safe
my 1990 sounds same. the soft kinda weighty sound. the sound is normal from the heads and valves. i used to hear this sounds. and complain my dad as its his. so he is like this normal son. 😂
your Bullet sounds the best out in road. here in india to reduce the valves or engine sound they play with silencer and what not. great sound buddy 😎
Thanks. When I made this video I was really happy to hear from so many people who told me it sounds normal.
ny problm wit ur gear shifts???
i own a 1996 350.. nd i am having problems with gears. nyone has ny idea wat it could be. Its with the down shifts also mine doesnt start so smoothly.
Georgy Georgekoshy no not really. What happens to your gears? Starting problem is related to carb setting or ignition timing.. if you ignition is okay. Then carb is the culprit or you cant really know. Spark plugs too 😅
Oh, and the lean-burn is much quieter. And a much nicer rode too, in my opinion. The engine is still torquey, but more flexible.
this is the real sound
Karst
The sound is sweet thanks for not putting out the c type freeflow the stock sound much better i have 59' with short bottle stock and this sound much similar to mine kudos enfield all the way brother.
You’re welcome. I agree that open pipes are way too loud.
nothing can beat the bullets beat....
+Kiran M True!
And I thought my bike was gunna blow up. Thanks for the vid.
+J HNV. You're welcome.
That's a lot quieter than my Bullet. Notice when listening to videos of other vintage motorcycles on TH-cam how clanky the top end sounds.
the one you're showing us a Royal enfield with a Cast Iron Engine (old Engine) and back in 2012 when your friend bought one , it has a Unit Construction engine. so yeah. the sound of your bike is going to be different and much more Thump-y than his bike.
Cheers :)
Shone Sirpurkar Thanks. Yeah, the old engines make a lot more noise, even when they are perfectly tuned.
Yes same my newly Indian Bullet 350cc sound but it's normal
Thanks. When I made this video I wanted to be sure that all the sounds were normal, and I think they are.
hi..can you please tell me the performance of amal carburettor...
+rahul vats It came with the motorcycle when I bought it, so I have never ridden a Bullet with the stock carburetor. I don't know how much more power it makes, but it works well and doesn't have any flat spots. Power is good at all RPMs.
thanks
You're welcome.
Hii
I like the bike u have.
Iam searching that bike from so many months for the same colour.
Can I know the model and price of the bike.
2001 Royal Enfield 500 classic.
Hi Hamzadkhan, If your push rods cannot spin when adjusted they are too tight, See Hoohoohobli's video on how to adjust the tappets. Also if they are too tight and left for too long you can burn out the exhaust valve as the mixture is burning while the valve is cracked open a bit. Is your exhaust pipe blueing? this could also be the result of the exhaust valve being slightly open when firing occurs. More to follow.
Engine makes a lil wierd noise ..bt I dn knw if urs is norml or nt bt believe me ur bik givs a grt thump ..awsm
Nishant Singh I'm not sure either. I know old bikes make a lot of valve and other noise, so I'm not too worried about it.
I don't know who are all notice this.. ur bikes gear liver in left side rear break show in right sight but this is the old model engine. How did you change like this...
When they export these to America, the factory puts a kit on them to change the brake and gearshift to the other side.
you have fb? I wanna meet you there
If you can start it with your hand it all good .
nice...
+Rido Graphy Thanks
How much price of this carburetor for 350 royal enfield ??
I don’t know. You can get them from Hitchcock’s in the UK. They should have pricing on their website.
Which year it belongs to and which model
2001 Bullet 500 Classic.
What is your opinion about new uce engines?
I want to take one for a ride and try it out. I haven’t had a chance to do that yet. I’ve heard that they are way more reliable and low maintenance, which is great. And they still have the classic look, so I like everything I’ve heard about them.
hoohoohoblin i have both ci and uce, the major difference is power, uce will get more then ci engines, vibrations is their in uce engine, it has its own thum but missing ci engine thumb, ci engines were more stabler than now uce engine.
If one wants to go uce engine, go for 500 cc or 350 standard because it has heavier crank which means more thumb and feel.
this is the CI right? because the newer one are UCE.....you got a old classic the real classic
witch modal this Enfield bike ???
+yachi 2380 2001 500cc Classic.
Just normal tappet noise better lose that to tight or it burns valves out
very n8ce
Thanks.
Sounds real good, cringed hard when you started it by hand though. Say a buddy of mine break his wrist doing that once, its called a kickstart for a reason :/
Yes. No one should ever attempt this.
Which model bike is this ?????
2001 Bullet 500 Classic
watch this
BULLETZADE (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Fucking cool!
Indeed!
Sounds pretty typical of these old iron barrels. Looks like you need a new valve cover gasket on the exhaust side, btw.
Wtf are you saying bro???
What's the sense??
I'm a CI engine mechanic
This sound can be from
Timing gear backslash
Tappet loose
Valve guide play
Piston knocking
It sounds quiet compared to mine ,tappets are better a little slack than too tight as the exhaust valve will burn out.
Thanks!
***** I had an AVL Electra and it made all the same noises.
It sounds surely lesser than mine bullet, here in India, every bullet owner is crazy to increase more and more sound of their enfields, so here some local companies started manufacturing exhausts in different varieties,some sounds more some sounds less, here how mine sounds
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/watch?v=s_tfJz1OUWs
or Holy Crap (Jesus S**t) To all the old buggers like me who were brought up on British bikes this is music to our ears. None of this Japanese, liquid cooled whizzer motors for us. Strange really as the UJM's are more reliable (usually) than Brit bikes, What they lack is "character" which is something you cannot "make", a bike has either got it or it hasn't.
hallo
fcuking sound
bring it India mechanics will make it sound smooth and the clatter will reduce drastically.
+AJ Othwal Someday I hope to visit India and ride an Enfield there.
you're welcome anytime.
Shite hiw did you start it by hand, my 500 would break your arm if you tried that! !!!!!!!!!!
No one should ever start one of these motorcycles by hand. Somebody told me that, and I had to try it.
WHAT the hell....... sounds like half a Guzzi lol
start your xl500 by hand
hi it's amazing sound, it's like a music nice to hear, could you tell me which exhauster u r using for the byke.
Old bullet sound not like this
howtotune
holy carp (jesus fish), that sounds horrible, no wonder he's scared. Cant believe that's normal.LOL!
irritating sound