1971 Enfield Bullet Diesel

[@silver760]

shes a beauty,expertly done,stew

[@hindimusicvideos]

beautiful machine ! I can see a very proud owner there.

[@silver760]

Apparently the factory diesels the "Robin" you could get 400 miles to the tank,I know the tank doesnt hold much.

[@WidleyWesident]

I’ve always fancied a diesel Enfield or,Sommer. I’ve had a petrol classic 500 and it was OK, but the diesel engine would be worth going slow for 😀

[@CaptainCropper]

If your circumstances allow, they are great fun, so involving. No good for 80 miles a day on a motorway into London so she had to know. Luckily I know who has here and will probably nag to buy back one day. 😀

[@cetate93]

How did you mate the gearbox to the yanmar clone?

[@CaptainCropper]

Price Parts Motorcycles makes a longer shaft for the gearbox and a spacer to make it all line up. I think you can get them separately.

[@CaptainCropper]

@rollingredknuckles, The original Enfield diesel is no longer sold, it was SLOW anyway, I think it had a 325cc Villiers lump. I have no issues with the rev range, I love the thud thud thud of bimpling along at 50mph (top whack). Also what's quite cool is that it ticks over at about 200rpm and that if you get a tailgater (and you will) you can just whack the throttle wide open and all the extra diesel turns into acrid black smoke and you have an instant James Bond smoke screen.

[@sunildatt5950]

Ye engen kis gadi ka ha

[@shivambhargava5901]

Are spare parts available in market for this bike ?

[@CaptainCropper]

Shivam, the engine in a Chinese Yanmar 406cc copy, parts easily available, the parts specific to the conversion are unlikely to need replacement but can be found at Price Part Motorcycles in the UK.

[@jaswantsingh-no9rx]

Engine kon sa hai ji

[@ajazkhan2492]

Good

[@nizwashoukath1063]

I need this typ diesel bullet

[@hiyadroogs]

Just read your other posts Captain. My questions about starting & slightly uneven idle have been answered by the kickstart ratchet, & the biodiesel!

[@nizwashoukath1063]

How to contact?

[@hiyadroogs]

Captain, have got the starting technique down pat? I ask, because I've never known a diesel not to start instantly. I used to have a Perkins engined DI Maestro, & even at -6, I never used the glowplugs. It would be running even before the starter motor had disengaged, & it had a much lower compression ratio than industrial diesel singles! Maybe it's the antiquated injection technology of this Yanmar, but it runs very eneven for a diesel, even accepting that it may be cold.

[@111fishkiller]

What's it like starting that clanker on a cold morning??

[@CaptainCropper]

@hiyadroogs, Hmm, sounds like you may be right. Any questions regarding MPG should now be directed at hiyadroogs please :o), my maffs isn't up to it.

[@GameronMaximus]

hi i am lokking for a re bullet, wanna sell this one ??

[@enfielddnepr]

Are you coming to Hamm??

[@vegiboy100]

Another question what kind of seat is that and where did you get it.

[@Xelmon]

A diesel bike? I'll be damned.

[@chiragsingh7820]

Superb beast loved it dear...

[@ameysonawane2276]

Chirag Singh facebook.com/dieselbulletfc/

[@mongreleater]

Cool! Can it run on bio diesel?

[@ondrejmarko01]

it still classic M/C when there is different and new engine??

[@vegiboy100]

What is your kill wire attached too?

[@sumeshmangottil9878]

Sir i need this type engine outer cover how can i purchase?

[@hiyadroogs]

The KLR conversion you refer to for the military is in fact a single cylinder indirect injection diesel of their own design. It is 670cc & produces something like 33 bhp, which is an extremely high output for a non turbo diesel single of that capacity. It revs to 5500rpm! An industrial single cylinder direct injection diesel of similar capacity, would produce perhaps half that, although would be more fuel efficient.

[@UPSC_Educator]

2016 bs3 bullet bike ka registration ho sakta hai. 2019 me .. Any solution, 🙂

[@GameronMaximus]

@CaptainCropper how much u want for it ??

[@nandsinghrajput7653]

v nice which engain is this

[@CaptainCropper]

406cc Lifan I think, definitely Chinese and it was reliable. Fuel pipes werent keen on biodiesel because of the methanol content, apart from that it was brilliant. 180mpg.

[@CaptainCropper]

I've done a bit to the bike to give it a cleaner look, mainly the levers have been replaced with British made Doherty items, as has the throttle. The only handlebar switchgear is on the left bar (hi/lo/horn), the rest is on the tool box. Ignition switch pulled out and replaced with a Lucas switch to take care of the off/side/main department of the lighting. Basically anything that's "modern" Indian stuff has either come off or is on the list to come off.

[@CaptainCropper]

I've never been to Hamm, maybe you met Dave. The ratchet on the kickstart slips, so I never put my full weight on the kick start, that's why it takes 3 kicks. I use the electric start now anyway.

[@nirmalavelsamy5709]

Old is gold

[@enfielddnepr]

hmm it has a cheap china yanmar clone engine.. i got one too! you also have the 418cc? let me know if you have any trouble with this engine!

[@CaptainCropper]

@dev14u, er...what are you talking about?

[@enfieldchopper]

Thanks for checking out my vids captain. Your diesel bike is very interesting. Nothing like that around here. I'd like to have one.Very different. Sounds and looks older than the year. A real brit bike i presume?

[@sunnyboy7671]

Wonderful! Would love to know: How much it cost? How is the vibration of engine/suspension of the bike?

[@ameysonawane2276]

Ifkaar Alam facebook.com/dieselbulletfc/

[@sushantkoli9517]

mileage ?

[@CaptainCropper]

"Our nation" being one that has predominantly dry weather and an average vehicle speed of 8kph. I'm sure they are just fine in India, but over here we have to put up with year round rain, interspersed with snow, ice and the most corrosive road salt you can imagine. May I should have said "crappy Indian compenents when used in the UK" rather than making a global statement. That said, the paint is very good even if all the nuts and bolts have dissolved.

[@CaptainCropper]

Look, I'm really not interested in getting into a ridiculous KZbin argument, the parts I took off were cheap and nasty and made in India, the wiring was equally nasty and ineffective to I tore out the whole lot and rewired it myself with good quality components. You guys need to take things a little less personally, I love India, I've been there many many times. And it wasn't just crappy British parts that caused the demise or British bikes, it was a poor attitude as well.

[@sunnyboy7671]

Thumbs up!

[@rishabchaudhary4489]

Are nahi.. U did good I have 72 eicher import. Watever u did is commendable. Unique.

[@arghyadeeppal7526]

If you took all wealth from us..how can we make good things for you?😁

[@CaptainCropper]

It's a 14 litre tank and assuming (pessimistically) that it does 150mpg, that's over 450 to the tank. The long range 18l tank will top 600 miles. Time will tell what the fuel consumption is like.

[@CaptainCropper]

Hi, this one is 406cc, no trouble so far, it's even running on biodiesel with no problems.

[@فيضانشيخ-ث6ط]

Price kya h

[@CaptainCropper]

@rollingredknuckles, Matt, as is mentioned in the spiel that goes with the vid, it's a PricePart Motorcycles conversion. Main things are the modification of the down tube on the frame (Price Parts sell this bit) the spacer on the gearbox to make it all line up, and I think, the final output shaft or something in the gearbox. It's all at pricepartmotorcycles. Personally, I thing the wisest way to do it is to buy a ready sorted Bullet with a blown engine, and take it from there.

[@CaptainCropper]

Thing is, the KLR based bike is something like £10,000. There's a company in Holland who have developed a bike from scratch, but that's £13,000. There's a place in Germany that converts Triumph Tigers, these have the 2 cylinder engines you speak of and I think they are the cheapest of the "fast" option.

[@saithanjat7567]

Sir kya ret he

[@57dogsbody]

Were these actually made by Enfield India or has somebody fitted that Diesel engine to a Bullet?

[@CaptainCropper]

Engine fitted by Henry Price of Price Parts in Bristol.

[@SarveshKumar-lq9uc]

Diesel bullet price bhatao

[@sunildatt5950]

Mere pas 1999 diesel bullet ha

[@CaptainCropper]

@mcmahons028, performance is glacial, a moped would be faster on acceleration and top speed is an indicated 55mph or thereabouts. I don't think anyone buys an Enfield diesel for the thrill but they are immensely enjoyable to ride and 700 miles from a tank is not to be sniffes at. If buying a converted one, I'd make sure that the rims, spokes and spoke nipples are stainless, the Indian ones will dissolve before your eyes.

[@avinashshelke4336]

Petro engine ka maza kuch aur hai

[@mohdshabez280]

Hello I'm a indain

[@CaptainCropper]

Congratulations.

[@hiyadroogs]

@CaptainCropper Are you sure you didn't mean 700 km from a tank Capt'? The standard Enfield tank is 2.96 gallons. To achieve 700 miles from a tank, that diesel would have to average over 236 mpg! 700 km, or 437.5 miles, is a tad under an easily attainable 148 mpg. Although I do know this engine can achieve 180 mpg without too much difficulty.

[@princechoudhary110]

Muze chahiye kitne ki hai

[@vijayraj-ry7sf]

how much it cost sir

[@CaptainCropper]

Purchased from www.pricepartmotorcycles.co.uk

[@CaptainCropper]

Believe it or not, it's never kicked back, the clutch is so feeble that when the motor kicks, the clutch just slips and the force never gets as far as my foot.

[@CaptainCropper]

@rollingredknuckles, I'm currently re-wiring the entire bike to make the most of the meagre electron offering from the diesel lump (the stock RE alternator won't fit on the diesel lump) and because Indian wiring is the most terrible thing ever to curse anything with wheels.

[@princechoudhary110]

Plz btana jrur

[@CaptainCropper]

Not British. Most of the bike is Indian except for the levers and diesel conversion fittings. The frame is powder coated so will last for years, everything else is soluble.

[@पंजाबराववाघ]

Price

[@enfielddnepr]

Hmm didn't we meet in Hamm 3 weeks ago? In time you will learn how to start it in a single push!

[@gdegggd]

@CaptainCropper he is talking about All the crappy Indian components

[@CaptainCropper]

Yes, and a severely under-developed one. My bike has what is essentially a cement mixer engine on it and can easily do 160mpg. That's with a pre-historic Chinese engine. Imagine what could be achieved with some technological input and some relaxation of emissions laws. I mean if something does 200mpg, does it really matter how much smoke it chuffs out?

[@IndianPrince04]

I think the real takeaway here is that he doesn't even realize that the country that assembles the bike is rarely the country that manufactures the parts that make it a whole. My neighbors own a Land Rover that's been giving them problems since day 1, and now they've vowed to never again buy inferior British made junk. They're better off going with a Japanese car, or dare I say, an American one. Since TATA has bought them out, I'd imagine their quality control issues will finally be rectified.

[@CaptainCropper]

Ooops, forgot, no, it's an Indian built bike, 1971, stripped, renovated and converted to diesel by PriceParts Motorcycles in the UK.

[@CaptainCropper]

Yes, as long as the outside temperature stays above 11c, below that, bio goes all gooey. Smells like BBQ :o)

[@howardwmoore]

Dang the chain is bigger than the bike

[@wisetraveller]

I rode this thing in India. It is SICK!

[@CaptainCropper]

Thank you, not that hard really, trickiest bit was relocating the electrics.

[@ppiilloottee]

Verry good ! ;-)

[@CaptainCropper]

The diesel bike stopped production years ago. They still make petrol bikes. Your 250 is almost certainly faster than this bike, so don't feel to bad ~:o)

[@CaptainCropper]

@vegiboy100, the fuel pump. Pull the wire, cut the fuel off.

[@superbran2008]

is it wise starting a enfield diesel with crocks on youre feet u are a braver man than i am lol nise bike tho

[@Narendratravels]

Diesel bullet are real bullets

[@snomed4eva]

well its really a nice ride i shud say but oly one prob take out de red lil flower on side box thats not nice

[@sachinsonawane6674]

Milegi ye baik

[@jatkaadds.s457]

Ye baik suraj hai ise modified kiya hai

[@pranavjoglekar1197]

your crappy breeteesh cycle sounds like a cheap local diesel mini truck :P

[@infoguru6992]

Pranav Joglekar even a petrol engine bullet has the same sound on video but a bit less louder.

[@CaptainCropper]

@111fishkiller, it's fine, I use the electric start, kicker is futile in colder weather.

[@CaptainCropper]

@GameronMaximus, sure, you want to pay postage? :o)

[@rohitreddy8465]

Crappy Indian parts? then why the hell did you even by an Indian made then.?

[@CaptainCropper]

It sounds like a cement mixer. Use your imagination.

[@palashbarai1694]

350cc का बाईक मिलता हैं

[@CaptainCropper]

@vegiboy100, it's a seat, I got it from Hitchcocksmotorcycles dot co dot uk. It's not that comfortable really.

[@Arif-qw2lc]

If the parts are crappy Than why don't you throw the whole bike Royal Enfield is in my family from 35 yrs My grandfather rode it then my father rode it And now I have it 3 generations bro, what kind of reliability you want from a bike, for fuck sake

[@harrysingh1258]

apna no send kareo

[@mohanrangathumma1539]

i want diesel bullet

[@ameysonawane2276]

mohan ranga thumma facebook.com/dieselbulletfc/

[@heresafwan]

mohan ranga thumma i have 1975 old diesel bullet . Which was my dads favourite. Now we are planing to sell it due to some reasons. If anyone intrested do contact me Location : mangalore, karnataka Mob :9845453835

[@CORRIGEEN71]

You must wake the whole town in the morning lol, but iam gonna get one love the mpg?

[@sakthivelvel2745]

sounds not good

[@dev14u]

captain???? captaincropper.. or captain crook with an er?? btw learn to be polite.. As per my knowledge, British people are known for that.. and if you cant.. then atleast try to learn something everyday before commenting/blaming/pointing on other stuffs... anyway tough luck..!! I personally have no charm in seeing you or your so called inventions and their descriptions... MOST of them are wrong.. so dont bother about replying.. take care dude..!!

[@UPSC_Educator]

2016 bs3 bullet bike ka registration ho sakta hai. 2019 me .. Any solution, 🙂