I ferget, Raymond... why are we lookin' at the tranny?
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2003 Royal Enfield 500 Deluxe
- Thread starter Raymond
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Nope. The Albion gearbox is an ancient design, originally made for lathes, so it's workshop equipment. But I'm sure it's quite happy sitting behind an engine and getting out and about. It's no Suzuki - there is a definite knack to getting a good gearchange. Part of the fun riding the anachronism, definitely a mild feeling of satisfaction every time you do a good change. And I don't get too many bad ones these days - thankfully, coz it's not much fun when you miss a gear and don't know where you are in the gearbox as you wobble along trying to find a gear, any gear.
Take your time, load the lever with your right foot till you feel slight resistance, pull the clutch, lift further and feel it engage, release the clutch. Slow and positive.
But the ratios are sub-optimal - there's an over-large gap between third and fourth. I bought a close-ratio kit, just two cogs, but with them fitted 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears are higher, 4th remains the same and the overall effect is to remove the large gap. The upgrade gets a good shout from Bullet owners.