IS ROYAL ENFIELD'S XR, THE FASTEST INDIAN BULLET ?

[@DaveHall-v4l]

Strange old world where the near 70 year old original would probably kick it's arse. Welcome to the wonderful world of retro! Looks the part though

[@54macdog]

Great work! Top speed is for adolescents anyway. That bike looks and sound magnificent.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@54macdog I am the worlds oldest adolescent!

[@markalton2809]

Someone once asked me how fast my B44 goes, I replied that I think it goes faster than light, because I feel younger every time I get off it.

[@zedcharlie]

My 500 trials did 115. I was so pleased. Then I put my glasses on. 11.5 😢

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@zedcharlie LOL!

[@GapBahnDirk]

That was fun 👍👍.

[@duncangallup9012]

Good effort VB,👍

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@duncangallup9012 True!

[@iantownsend17]

Brilliant. The gentleman's drags. I thought it went OK mate. Love the popping on the run down. Gee young Ed was amazed you got that quick 😆 .

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@iantownsend17 Edwa a good sport to help with th filming and he also showed me some cool tricks with the Gopro!

[@theadventuresofbellatheenf4627]

80 mph not bad out of the enfeild grand effort Dave well done

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@theadventuresofbellatheenf4627 Thanks Andy!

[@Cheburashka-c1h]

My standard 6.5 comp old bullet 350,India 1960s built all standard has done 75 flat out some years ago,on the flat ..but pulls like a good one, torque galore...

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@user-wl1sr5ng4t Some are better than others for sure!

[@markoevo]

Good vid , old school cafe racing , ive had bike bikes that would leave it standing , no fun in that , head down see what it can do

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@markoevo I too have bikes that will knock it into a cocked hat, but as you say, no fun in that!

[@olio_benzina]

Who cares about cracking 100 as long as it can hold 65 on the highway without getting hot and bothered. Bike looks great too.

[@trevortrevortsr2]

My SRX will just hit 100mph it seems to go to 90 quick enough but it takes at least a mile to get the last 10mph - yours looks like it gets to 70 and takes a mile to 80 - my SRX600 is said to be 42-45hp at the engine - I would think yours is 28-32hp

[@davidhawkins120]

It looks like a 100mph bike anyway🙂

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@davidhawkins120 True!

[@splodge57]

Nice run to clear her out. 80mph not too bad for an old single. Would the 535 Continental GT have the same performance albeit with a better gearbox?

[@yardenl1998]

The GT535 has a top speed of 87mph. 140kmph but you'll be losing bolts and wrecking it by riding so hard. As an owner of one I would say it max out at 128kmph. But I never pushed mine so hard.

[@martinowl]

A few years ago, I was cruising along at 70ish, & a handful of larger sports bikes flew past me, a GT535 was the last of the line, it didn’t look a pleasant experience for the rider as it struggled by.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@splodge5714 The trouble is with the UCE engines is they can give some serious vibrations as the revs rise.

[@martinowl]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 which of the Indian made 500 engine types would be the one to choose in your opinion? Or is it a case of they are based on an older design & not made to be thrashed, if you want a comfortable & reliable ride?

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@@martinowl The UCE 500's were the most powerful of the bunch and being unit construction with a good 5 speed gearbox,, Same bore and stroke as all the other 500's, so they sound the same. That's what I would be looking at!

[@MarkBruce-m2i]

That was great - good stuff - it hasn't done many miles yet - maybe it will get quicker when it loosen up.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@MarkBruce-m2i Yes it will, I'm sure.

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

Looked Steady as a rail,, how did the bike feel?

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@DANTHETUBEMAN Great on the runway but feels a bit front end light out on the road where it's bumpy.

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 The top end speed is fun once in a while, but the over all riding is what I like about the vintage remake, I got slash cut strait pipes so it sounds like a proper British twin 🇬🇧

[@twostroke350]

There's more in there. It sounds quite flat at the top-end, seemed to struggle to make it up to the redline. I've got a hot 612 engine in my IB bullet and it revs WAY up compared to a standard one. It'll romp up the revs until the valves float if you let it. You've mentioned before it's had a tune but I wonder if it's got the performance cams in there or if it's on standard ones?

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@twostroke350 No, it's just stage 1 tuned with standard cams. At 5000rpm the torque is falling off fast and running out of breath.Taller gearing (19T gearbox sprocket) doesn't do it any favours! It's the AVL engine, known as the lean burn. not my favorite engine by any means!

[@JIMWSMITH]

So has the challenge been set ? 100 mph is the goal ?

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@JIMWSMITH Don't think so, quite a lot of time and work to get it up to a ton! Probably just leave it be now!

[@dungspreader]

Guaranteed to do 100mph . With a 90 mph tailwind ! Did you have the paper in your pocket ? If you left it at home , that could explain the lack of speed .

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@dungspreader Now now, 85mph one way was still respectable!

[@jim.bambury]

Well it looked quick VB. Probably difficult for a gentleman of your stature to get flat on the tank.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@jim.bambury I'm Mr origami man, can fold myself up to fit most bikes!

[@56Model30]

80mph seems about right for what seems like a fairly standard motor setup. I reckon that any more than that would require some tuning work to improve the breathing.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@56Model30 Yes, head work and a better pair of cams would help.

[@murffff]

not bad fort a 500 enfield good video have fun ride safe murf

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@murffff It did ok!

[@markwoodward7195]

Wow what a ride, so sorry it didn't quite do it for you. I has given me plenty to appreciate

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@markwoodward7195 It did it's best!

[@wallybuettner]

Smart place to try it! Sounds great!

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@wallybuettner Americans know how to build a good runway!

[@lesterhall5310]

Excellent video very interesting. Love that bike although it might be a bit finnicky for my level of patience. Great stuff 👍

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@lesterhall5310 Now it's all sorted, It doesn't need much looking after, just the normal servicing.

[@simonchilli2088]

The young security guard Ed looked amazed yude got 80 out of it😅

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@simonchilli2088 Before I set off, young Ed was telling me he was thinking about buying an Enfield or KTM. I think he was indeed quite impressed!

[@simonchilli2088]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 Tell Ed that KTM are now noodle burners! Stick with RE😎

[@JeremyHollier]

Haha bet the ton is in there somewhere with some fettling. Enjoyed that.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@JeremyHollier The unwritten formula for the ton is 36hp for an average bike and rider. I pretty much knew that it wouldn't hit the magic ton with that gearing and only 30hp!

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 rev-limiter at 7100 rmp holds me to 105mph. Rock Solid to 95 mph, gets lighter doing the Ton. 🤠 ❤ Loves 80mph. Great Bike.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@DANTHETUBEMAN This little 500 is quite happy to sit at 70-75mph out on the road, without drama,

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 I must have gotten better gas or wind condition because it made 110mph at 6800 rpm 🤠🇺🇸💥😁🏍️ I think it 😭 was a road condition but the front got wobbly 😲, to the TONE is good enough for that bike.

[@felixVanDiemen]

I love this bike, it's so good you fixed the gear shift problem!

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@felixVanDiemen Glad you like it!

[@stuartmarshall4470]

80 one way, 85 coming back. That's 165 , blimey that thing hustles.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@stuartmarshall4470 Ha Ha!

[@petersheppard6085]

It was moving at a fair old lick on the ride-past.....but you could "feel" it holding back in top

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@petersheppard6085 at 5000rpm it's out of torque (and breath) To much improve it would take cams and head work.

[@stewy62]

Fast enough ! Even if you were 5’7” I doubt that you would have got much beyond 90 mph. I went for a quick ride today with my brother, he was on his 1960’s 250 Continental GT with clip-ons, unsurprisingly it looks so much like your bike, or rather yours looks like his ! I was clocking his speed on my bike, when we arrived at our destination I told him he had done a ton, well in kilometres! That’s the thing with the metric system, all very logical, but somehow lacking in humanity. One hundred miles per hour ! A pint of beer ! Six foot ! Maybe you’d prefer to be 2 metres rather than 6’7” or maybe not !

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@stewy62 Yards feet, inches, furlongs, All good stuff! I remember being on a Dozer and the foreman asked if I could take 200 off an area of the site, I said, what, feet? He looked horrified and said he would get someone else to do it !!!

[@colincraig6269]

Guess you will not be entering in the Isle of Mann race, but still sounds sweet

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@colincraig6269 No, got to give the other riders a chance!!

[@gordonsuddery4635]

Looks good so who cares about speed ! My best wishes to you from the Philippines ♥️💪👍😉😀😁🏁🛺🏍️🐑🇵🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@gordonsuddery4635 Well, it's nice to have a bit with a cafe racer!

[@ruahinesrider]

Got a remember with skinny Indian guy who weighs 60kg probably do 95mph at sea level.Being a Big Boy 6ft 6'er you probably weigh atleast 105kg probably 110-120kg almost twice the weight of skinny 60kg Indian guy.I had same issue said Interceptor 650 do 170kmh but skinny Indian guy was only 60kg I managed 158kmh stock on a long as straight on back road in remote countryside near where I live & weighed 88kg.After putting S&S slip on's air filter & Booster plug on same road did 164kmh. My mates son is 63kg & put 2-1 Exhaust on HIS Gt 650 & blew by me & I was going 163kmh & HE had a Gopro running & HE gapped me & did 188kg😲.Gt 650 is 4kg lighter & 2-1 system is 13.5kg lighter than stock set up as my bike was only 6kg lighter than stock.HE said he'd been 190kmh the 2-1 system had heaps of mid to top end power.Also I'm 25kg heavier.Gt 650 209kg wet stock minus 13kg =196kg with 2-1.

[@mred7030]

" i have a piece of paper " ?

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@mred7030 So do I !

[@amshootez]

Maybe lighten the fuel to a 1/8 of a tank & work on your aero position - chin on the tank, elbows in, knees in & tape up your pants cuffs. 😊

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@amshootez Roly Free took a land speed record with a Vincent at Bonneville salt flats, by stripping down to his under pants, wearing a bathing cap and lying flat out prone on the bike with his legs sticking out straight behind him! Anything is possible!

[@bazxl57]

Well it wont do Hundred, who cares the sound it made on that fly past more than made up for it, for me anyway. Cheers Baz

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@bazxl57 A big single on full chat always sounds good!

[@patrickgreenman8248]

Plenty quick enough at 85 ,and if you need to go at three figures you've always got your750 interceptor!

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@patrickgreenman8248 Very true! but a Cafe Racer should be able to crack the ton!

[@markalton2809]

I've done 82 on my BSA B44

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@markalton2809 Designed before engines were built with emission laws to comply with!

[@lowersaxon]

My younger son said: „Dad, I dont think Grandpa would enjoy it, its terribly slow“.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@lowersaxon I dunno, kids today!!

[@akasa231]

Might have gone a little faster with less fuel in the tank...? Quicker at least...?? lol

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@akasa231 I could have answered a call of nature in the bushes, left my small change with the security guy, took off my socks and shoe laces, then must have done another 1/2 mph!

[@akasa231]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 Don't forget to leave the dust caps off... every little helps..!

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@@akasa231 Helium in the tyres?!!