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The Pete Snidal Motorcycle Manuals

1. The Classic Burger Plate - Pre-2010 Royal Enfield Bullets


On CD
First written in 2002/3, and revised many times since, this is a CD-mounted manual for the Royal Enfield Bullet Series - Standard, Classic, Military, and now - as of Feb, 2006 - in a newer, fuller version to cover the latest AVL models as well. It has sold many copies the world over, and is available to you in the latest updated edition of whichever version you require.
In Print
( - already got one? Download a new patch - Jul, 2011)

It's An Owner's Manual - And A Shop Manual!

Al manuals have been written with all possible owners in mind,from the brand new motorcyclist to the seasoned tuner/mechanic. It begins with starting drill and the basics of learning to ride. From there, it covers troubleshooting, (including push-starting) going through engaging first gear and moving off, halting, panic stops, and changing gears. It continues all the way to the full intracacies of total repair and replacement - rebuilding of engine, gearbox, and chassis elements and even speed-tuning. Comprising over 200 pages of original text, it is a complete service and operation manual, of value to every owner, from the brand-new BAB (Born-Again Biker) to the already-competent mechanic in search of occasional reference material.

The author has done his best to cover all the possible motorcycle maintenance and tuning questions , with particular attention paid to the specifics of the Enfield Bullet. He looks back to over 50 years of motorcycle riding and wrenching experience, and, as well, draws on specific Enfield knowledge shared by personal correspondence and forum membership with similarly experienced Enfield mechanics all over the world through the internet.

You'll find this manul pays for itself every time from the first time you use it - since the purchase price is a fraction of that of the minimum hour of shoptime in most places!

Fully Illustrated

Although all the text is completely original, the book and CD contain some time-tested drawings and diagrams from previous factory manuals, supplemented by many photographs where the author thought more clarification was required.

You Too May Attain "Bulletsatvana!"

This is a divine state of grace in which you become totally comfortable with your Enfield Bullet in all conditions, and at all times.

Although _everyone_ doesn't have to be a mechanic, just because they ride a classy "old" motorcycle (there's no disgrace in taking your ride into a shop to have things done; I always wished I could afford it myself!), even if you live close to a good shop, and can afford to have your machine worked on, it's still nice to know what's going on in there - whether "there" is the dark reaches of the rear regions of benchland, or inside your engine on a dark lonely road.

This manual is for these lucky folk as well! - and, even if you _don't_ intend to do a lot (or any) of your own work, doing some reading of this manual will help you become one with your Bullet! - to attain "Bulletsatvana."

Do People Like It?

Let me quote Kevin Mahoney, of Classic Motorworks, the US Distributor for Royal Enfield, in his April, '03 Newletter ( the month after the manual was released), on the release of the intial CD Version:(you can e-subscribe to the newsletter on their website):

Shortly after this was written, production was expanded to include an optional hard-copy printed book. Kevin, as well as the distributors in some other countries - and dealers too - have been stocking the CD and Printed Manual ever since. Or you can buy it direct from this site! Since inception, we have been filling orders from all over Europe, North America, The UK, Australia, and New Zealand, and have had many favourable comments from the many satisfied owners.

Satisfaction Guaranteed!

If you are dissatisfied in any way with either your CD-ROM or printed manual, a refund will be despatched on receipt of return. (This has yet to happen, as of Jun, '06)

What It's NOT!

This is NOT a collection of scans of other manuals - such as the early Redditch manuals or the Indian Factory Manual. It is completely original text written by Pete Snidal in 2002/3, and since revised regularly as newer and different models were introduced. The latest version now covers:

  • The Regular 4-Speed Bullets - 350 and 500cc

  • The Regular 5-Speed Bullets - 350 and 500cc

  • AVL Lean-Burns: Thunderbird, Machismo,
    and Electra/X

  • And, yes, the original Brit-made Redditch Bullets, 1949-1961

AVL Top End With CV Carb

  • Coverage For These Features:

  • Electric Start, Kickstart, CDI, TCI, and Points ignitions

  • AVL Lean-Burn (Aluminum Cylinder and Late Cylinder Head) Models

  • All carburetors - Miks, Mikunis, Amals, and CV

  • Gear-Pump Timing Cover

  • Lucas Magneto and Dynamo - as on pre-~'58 Bullets

"If It's An Enfield Bullet, It's Covered!"

A Sample Look..

Your Classic Iron-Barrel 4-Speed Bullet
For a look at the Index and some sample pages of the actual CD Manual:

Classics - Click Here.

Click Here To Purchase

Revisions And Updates

Since the master manual lives in my personal computer, and since new ideas keep coming up on the various internet discussion groups in which your author takes an active part, the manual is a "living book" - ie, it changes often with regular improvements. At one time, I offered "patches" on my website for owners to update their CDs, but after a while there were so many patches that some people were showing up at service centers with bits of my CD all printed out and stapled together in a sort of "quasi-manual," missing a lot of the important things and just giving the whole book a bad name. So I've been forced to cease this practice, and instead will just point out that it doesn't hurt every few years to pop for another CD. You can get a good idea of the date of your present one by checking the creation date of the files in it - starting with the index file, 00index.htm. And, after the first year or two, the revisions became fewer and less critical.

I feel a bit badly about this, but the idea doesn't seem to deter Micro$oft much - and I'm a good ways behind Bill in personal wealth, trust me on that! (grin) However, I will make this offer: a $15.00 rebate against the price of the latest CD if you return it to me postage paid.

The Package

The Package

  • Written NOT in bloated, fuzzy, slow-running, awkward-to-use .pdf format, - no Adobe(TM) required or desired - but rather in fast-loading, easy- printing .html, it runs like a deer on any computer with a CD-ROM drive.

  • No proprietary "Reader" programme required; read with any web browser

  • Shipped in format compatible with PC or MAC computers
The Disk

How to Purchase:

If this low-pressure presentation has motivated you to become a new owner of a copy of either format of this manual, please Click Here For Purchasing Information

Thank you for your interest,

Peter K. Snidal,
B. Ind. Education
Metalworking/Mechanics
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