{"id":245110,"date":"2023-11-14T11:22:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T11:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=245110"},"modified":"2023-11-14T11:22:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T11:22:28","slug":"starting-my-1995-bullet-350-after-6-months-of-neglect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/starting-my-1995-bullet-350-after-6-months-of-neglect\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting my 1995 Bullet 350 after 6 months of neglect"},"content":{"rendered":"

I put the spark plug back in and 10 or 15 kicks later, my Bullet 350 sputtered back to life after 6 months of utter neglect.<\/h2>\n

BHPian SgtGAWD<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

\u201cLife is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans\u201d -John Lennon<\/p>\n

I never thought that I would be updating this thread ever again after selling off my Bullet 350 but here I am.<\/p>\n

24th September 2023: I received a call from one of my acquaintances whom I had informed about my decision to sell my Bullet months ago. He was interested in buying my machine and inquired whether I was still willing to sell. I informed him with a heavy heart that it had already been sold in May and was with the new owner. However, he was really adamant about having my Bullet and asked me about the new owner. By the stroke of sheer luck, he happened to know the new owner as he was his subordinate and asked me to inform him of his interest in the machine. I went ahead and called up the current owner of my Bullet and he was happy to let it go if his senior was willing to take it. However, he did inform me that the motorcycle had been sitting for the last 5 months and was not ridden in between. Both the owners wanted me to get the Bullet and deliver it 73 km away to the new owner as they did not want to trust anyone else with this.<\/p>\n

I reach the new owner\u2019s place and his associate hands me over the keys to the Bullet. I find it in an empty corner of the parking, covered in dust and the saddest bit, ON ITS SIDE STAND. On a closer inspection, I discovered that the chrome parts had developed a thin layer of rust. I proceeded to bring the motorcycle out in the open from the abysmal corner it had called home from the last few months and dusted it off. I opened the fuel cap and saw that the rubber washer had disintegrated. I proceeded to pour in 5 litres of fuel and checked the ampere meter for a charge. Luckily the needle deflected and I didn\u2019t have a dead battery. I pulled the choke and began kicking. 20 kicks later, I felt I should check the spark plug for spark and proceeded to open it. The spark was very weak and I decided to reduce the spark plug gap and clean it with a rag before reinstalling it. I put the spark plug back in and 10 or 15 kicks later, my Bullet 350 sputtered back to life after 6 months of utter neglect. The breather pipe was busted hence the tremendous wheezing sound from the engine. Here is a video of her idling in the parking lot.<\/p>\n