Royal Enfield Bullet 500 launched in India

[rajat_delhi]

Buffalo ki eye. Pehle aati to yahi leta par ab nai dulhan to talaak de dena? Itna bhi zalim nahi hun... Some other time...

 

[akshay4384]

Saw it today at RE showroom,it comes in two colors,black and Bottle green.
Priced at 1.39L ex shwroom,that is 9K cheaper than basic classic 500.It was standing along a chrome and desert storm.
Must say it was looking too dull,and RE has stuck to 120/80/18 for the rear tyre.

 

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Chandigarh or Ambala?

 

[akshay4384]

Pricing is yet to be announced. And at around 1.3-1.4 lacs, it can't really be called over priced.

It is 1.39L,Basic classic 500 Black/Green/Maroon retails at 1.48L ex showroom.

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Chandigarh or Ambala?

Ambala.

 

[komodo]

The only thing I want to know is which carb are they using?

 

[akshay4384]

The only thing I want to know is which carb are they using?

I was there for a short while,looked at it but could not make out as to which one it is.
Are you facing any problem with FI?

 

[komodo]

Are you facing any problem with FI?

Nope! Just curious about it. Plus if I ever want to change to a carb, I would know what to use.

 

[DTPMatt]

Upgrade to an Amal carb whatever its got.

 

[abhinavrakesh]

RE Had 535 CC Engine earlier with face of RE Lightning ... I don't know if RE will come up with another engine of "535+1=536 CC" in near future.

 

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Apart from engine capacity, nothing is similar to the older engine.

As far as coming out with a new engine goes, that is pretty easy, especially in the case of RE, who outsource their engine development to AVL.

Real challenge is in coming up with a chassis to complement it, retooling the factory to produce and ultimately, creating a target market for the bike (which I guess would be ready to pay close to Harley Davidson price for a Royal Enfield).