Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
c. 1972 Royal Enfield Cafe Racer
No Reserve
Registration No: YND 657L
Frame No: B/ 115014/ 2LX
MOT: Exempt
Beautifully crafted Bullet 350 Cafe Racer
Race-style seat, fuel tank and nose fairing
Being offered at 'no reserve' with a V5C
The first Royal Enfield motorcycle was built in 1901 by the Enfield Cycle Company of Redditch having previously manufactured bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines. Under various ownership, the name has continued through to the present day making it one of the longest surviving names in the two-wheeled world. The single-cylinder Bullets were produced in the UK until the mid-1960s, but production of the model continued in India for many more years, building up a well earned reputation for durability in all conditions.
This beautiful Bullet 350, being offered at 'no reserve', has been tastefully and very professionally converted into a 1960s-style Cafe Racer. The all important look has been created by fitting a G50/ 7R-style single seat, a Manx Norton-style nose fairing, rear set footrest, clip on handlebars, a race-style fuel tank with a Monza cap and a swept back exhaust pipe with a reverse cone silencer. The wheels look to have been rebuilt and fitted with a set of Avon Roadrunner tyres. There are no lights fitted, however, it is supplied with a current V5C and would make an interesting bike for daytime use only, as it is. A bike that would surely attract a lot of attention at bike gatherings, it will need recommissioning before use.
