1937 Royal Enfield

All is not well in the shed.
Went to fire it up today and ran for about 20 sec and died. Could not get it to go again, so tested all the usual stuff and the bloody new coil has died.

 

Tomorrow, after I calm down.

 

Thanks for the nice comments, but it will be even better when I can get this coil issue sorted.

 

Have sorted the coil issue with another coil I had put away for another project. The supplier of the dud one is saying the usual guff 'we have sold hundreds and never had a problem, yada yada, its your fault, etc,' but will still need them to replace it.
Anyway, running again. Have not ridden yet, (will need some carb tuning) but all works. Have only to make a clip from some spring steel to hold the rear stand up now.
I thought after all the nice comments that I had better show some pictures of the finished article.
Remember this I dragged home from a tip?

It has now turned into this.

Pretty happy with how it turned out.

 

Found the piece of spring steel I was after and made the clip for the rear stand.
Took for a little ride this morning, and very quickly gained an insight into what riding in the 1930's was like. The girder forks and rigid rear end made for an interesting ride with ALL the little bumps and holes felt through the bars and pegs, but well insulated on the sprung seat. The sight of the headight moving up and down (it is mounted to the front of the girder forks) is unnerving in the bottom of my vision. The engine pulled well after clearing its throat, and the carb is pretty close with the mixture. Brakes need to be bedded in but stopped ok at the slow speeds I was doing.
Have much respect for the riders like my father who rode these bikes over all types of roads and conditions. Dad was always my hero, but after experiencing the Royal Enfield he has grown even more in my mind.

 

Have not done much with the bike lately as the oil pump is leaking and because of the rust marks on the shaft cannot get it to seal properly. Have had no luck in finding a new one yet, so drained the oil from the tank to stop it from ending up on the floor.
Have been invited to display it at the local Royal Enfield dealers showroom, and have entered it in the local Shannon's motorshow to be held next month.

 

Thanks banner01. What year is the broken Enfield?

 

If it is an Indian made one, why has it got the gear lever on the right side of the bike. I thought that all bikes made after 1975 had to be standardised with the brake pedal on right, gear lever left.