Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
12th July, 2023 10:00
1940 Royal Enfield JS 500 Bullet
Authentic unrestored condition.
Estimate
£3, 000 - £4, 000
Registration No: 607 UXK
Frame No: 28886
Engine No: J28512
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt
Rare pre-war OHV Twin Port 500 Bullet
Authentic and original 'oily rag' condition
Recent tyres and chains, supplied 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 brand has continued through to the present day making it one of the longest-lasting names in the two-wheeled world. Initially just called Enfield, in 1911 they added Royal to the company name and in the early years of the last century were one of the more popular bikes available. The Bullet holds the distinction of being the world's longest running production motorcycle having been built in various capacities from 1933 to the present day. The pre-war models were aimed at the sporting rider with an overhead valve twin port engine.
This pre-war Bullet JS500 was probably one of the later bikes made before production was concentrated on machines to support the war effort. It appears to have spent its early years in India, being repatriated in the 1970s. Presented in authentic and original 'oily rag' condition it has been in recent use by the vendor who reports it smokes a bit on start up but soon clears. It has had new tyres, both chains, clutch plates, electronic voltage regulator and a new gel battery fitted recently and comes supplied with a current V5C.
