LOT 293

1995 Enfield Bullet 500 Registration no. N467 BHE Frame no. 4B53619M Engine no. 4B53619M

Sold for £1,092.50 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

Lot 293

1995 Enfield Bullet 500

The Autumn Stafford Sale - The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|12 October 2025, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1995 Enfield Bullet 500
Registration no. N467 BHE
Frame no. 4B53619M
Engine no. 4B53619M

Royal Enfield revived the Bullet name in 1948 for a sensational new 350 sports bike with swinging-arm rear suspension. The newcomer featured an overhead-valve engine that housed its dry-sump oil tank in a compartment in the rear of the crankcase, to which the four-speed gearbox was rigidly bolted in a form of semi-unit construction. Production of both 350 and 500 Bullets ceased in 1962, though the model was taken up for manufacture under licence in India in the 1970s and continued in production there in much-improved form until relatively recently. At first the Indian-built models were not allowed to use the 'Royal' prefix and were sold under the Enfield banner; the rights to the marque's full title were acquired later in the 1990s.

First registered on 6th September 1995, this Enfield Bullet 500 was acquired by our vendor on 5th December 2020 having had two former keepers. It was purchased with the intention of attaching a sidecar but is now surplus to requirements. Unused for quite some time, the machine is presented in age-related condition and would benefit from detailing. (It should be noted that the left rear indicator stalk is broken; however, a new set of rear indicators is included with the machine, and the indicators will need to be fitted and wired.) The machine is offered with a photocopy instruction manual, current and previous V5C documents, an HPI report, and some expired MoTs, the last of which was issued on 8th August 2019 at 8,761 kilometres (5,444 miles). The current odometer reading is 8,785 kilometres (5,459 miles). Following a period of inactivity, the machine will require recommissioning to a greater or lesser extent and is therefore sold strictly as viewed.
Offered with key

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