Does the icon Bullet Standard 350 from Royal Enfield need any introduction? Bullet Standard 350 is one of a kind machine respected so well among motorcycling masses in India The classic bike with aristocratic black and gold combination is a head turner on the roads and makes everyone envy of the Royal automotive.
The impeccable RE pedigree machine has finally reached superannuation and according to the company sources, the Bullet Standard 350 enters retirement. Did Bullet Standard 350 lose the RE aura? The long wheel base with wide tyres gave incredible stability as well as grip and long distance traveling. The bike also sports neutral finder so shifting to neutral is a lot easier.
Although the reason for forced retirement of the model is not disclosed, the model has received complaints from riders as regards poor mileage to high maintenance cost. Royal Enfield has been receiving a lot of criticism that it could not beat the competition in terms of making some value-for-money vehicles and that it could not borrow technology advancements to cut manufacturing costs and also that its quality control remains by far poor.
Furthermore, government norms as regards emissions also are stringent and the 2010 bikes should comply with Euro IV emission norms. The UCE350/500 engine of the Bullet STD350 has been found by riders as incompatible and the bike had become a laughing stock as one high-maintenance model that convinces any one of the engine performance and unreliability.
All of this must have triggered the company to discontinue the STD350. The Classic, old warhorse is now dead and henceforth will not be sold as new in any Bullet showroom and you can only own a pre-owned STD350.
The Royal Enfield Bullet Standard 350 will remain a vintage bike which is part of world motor cycling heritage.
This is time for some serious brain storming at RE and unless the company makes serious efforts to make emission compliant new and powerful engines love for the Royal Enfield machines will continue to get diluted with the young bike loving enthusiasts.
[Update : Royal Enfield has relaunched the Bullet Standard 350 with left gear and new UCE engine. The original Bullet Standard 350 with cast iron engine and right side gear is discontinued.]
Written by Harikumar Varma.
Last updated on 02-12-2016. Published on 22-03-2010.
Published by Bikes4Sale in category News
Last updated on 02-12-2016. Published on 22-03-2010.
Published by Bikes4Sale in category News
I am expecting the Old model STD 350 bullet.
pls make that type of bullets.
Becuase that type of bullets are selling high rate & moving tomuch.
So pls make that type of bullets.
We are expecting to buy that type of right side gear bullet.
Pls reply me.
Pros:-
1)After I started using this, my respect got increased in my area automatically.
2) When ride it everyone eyes falled into it
3) Sound will give you Good feeling when ride it.
4) I have altered with Classic spring, hence no back pain on it
Cons:-
1)Untill going fine, U will feel like a King, once it Start give prob then U will feel urself as cursed person.
2)I have faced below simple problems, but Lost my whole energy and Money on it:-
a) Accelator cable cut:- No where I found accelator cable for bullet in Nungambakkam, I caught auto and bought
cable from Royapet. Nearly 15kms distance. But Cable which I bought was duplicate. Approximately Mechanic put it.
Before Reached my destination 10kms distance, DUE to duplicate cable Bullet stopped for every 100mts once and need atleast
50kicks to start it, due to this my knee got started pain and my heart tooo. Note:- Cable rate is only Rs 40,
but auto charged Rs :- 200
b) at very first day my bullet got puctured at 6am in Egmore, no Valcanizer or Normal mechanic didnt help me, even nearly
I have begged them. I was waited in mechanic shop for 3hours, after then only mechanic sent his helper to help me.
For this I have spent to get mechanic , auto charge is Rs 300. Due to no mechanic willing to help, I have went
to all mechanic shop nearby Egmore.
c) Again one day my Bull got punctured in my home itself, By filled air in punctured Typre in nearby mechanic shop
and reached Valcanizing shop. For single puncture he asked me Rs:-60.
d) In Traffic, bull without self start really horrible thing to ride it.
e) Bullet will start within a single press some days and also it wont start even so many kicks most of a time.
It need to visit mechanic frequenctly for starting problem and also due to demand for Bullet mechanic, no
Bullet mechanic will respect you as a man. You need to stand or wait like a student in front of Headmasters.
f) If you ride it beyond 50kmph suddenly mileage will be 25kmpl or 20kmpl. you cannot
overtake any vehicles. If you follow speed 40kmph, you will get mileage 35kmpl. you can't expect pickup in it.
G) Front Drum Brake in Old Bull is totaly waste
Conclusions:- If you want to own Old Bullet, you Must need following:-
1) You should have more time to spend on it
2) You should keep money at all time, atleast 1000rs
3) you should check and change below immediately after you have bought it:-
TYRES,TUBES,CARBURATOR(if need) ,ACCELATOR CABLE(keep one spare),CLUTCH CABLE(keep one spare).
4) you should have nearby Bullet mechanic
5) If crossed 70KMPH it will vibrate more
New bullet is problem free,
1)YOU can change silencer to get Good sound equal to Old CI bullet. No
above problems will be in New UCE.
2) Front disk brake will give more braking power
3) Good Pickup
4) Good Mileage( 40kmpl to 50kmpl)
5) Self start will give more confident when ride in traffic.
i want to buy bullet standred 350 model 2010. if someone sell bullet 2010 plz contect me. need good bike price dosnt matter :)
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hi to all. i m also having bullet standard 350 i love to ride a sher not these plastic bakries(goat) though it is expecive to maintain but non other than this can be my bike.and RE made a mistake to stop this.
Royal enfield is a brand which delievers power, respect, and love.
If we talk about changes in the new standard then new bullet is far better than the old one b'coz now a days fuel is damn costly and is going up and up and up and royal enfield also needs some advencement in it's technology so i think the new uce engine of bullet standard is awesome with twin spark technology....
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First of all , Bullet is not a bike that we use for riding at 100 and above km/h.
The std 350 is cruse bike which we use for driving pleasure and for that cult feeling.If speed is the motive ,never go for royal en field.The best speed for going in an old std 350 is around 35-45km/h.
I have also faced the same prob when I have tried to speed up initially .Its is our learning experience.:)
and no more i am going to buy the big zero