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Royal Enfield’s Bullet Classic 500cc C5 in India soon

Sunday, July 5, 2009, 12:43

Royal Enfield, manufacturer of the Bullet range of motorcycles, will launch its top-of-the-line motorcycle Bullet Classic 500cc C5 in India, in 2010.

Royal Enfield's Bullet Classic 500cc C5 photo

Royal Enfield's Bullet Classic 500cc C5 photo

The retro-styled motorcycle is currently being exported to US, California being the biggest market.

The Royal Enfield Bullet Classic 500cc C5 that will be launched in India will be adapted for driving in Indian conditions. The vehicle that is currently being exported to UK and US meets emission and safety emission norms of the two countries.

The Royal Enfield Bullet 500cc Classic C5 is very popular in the international market with demand for the motorcycle consistently increasing in countries like UK, Germany and US.

Australia, France, Italy and Japan have also shown interest in the Bullet Classic 500cc C5 the motorcycle and the company may very soon start exporting the motorcycle to these countries too.

Royal Enfied also plans to export the motorcycle to markets like South American countries, Russia, Sweden, Norway, Israel, Canada and Belgium to the roster.

The Royal Enfield Bullet Classic 500cc C5 will sport a price tag of $6,395, exclusive of destination charges which will vary according to the location.

The motorcycle will be available in Black, Deep Maroon and Retro Teal Green color, which is used on the frame, fender and side covers. The fuel tank of the Bullet Classic 500cc C5 will carry the Royal Enfield Logo.

A combination of 11-inch front disc brakes and rear drums provides enough power to stop the heavy motorcycle when at high speed.

The Bullet Classic 500cc C5 motorcycle’s 18-inch Avon Speedmaster tires grip the road nicely.

The seats are large and comfortable. The fuel tank of the Bullet Classic 500cc C5 is big enough to hold 3.8 gallons of gas.

The motorcycle has a maximum speed of 82 miles an hour and is designed to cruise consistently at a speed of 70 miles an hour.

The air-cooled engine and the Hydraulic filters in the UCE (Unit Construction Engine) allows cutting the maintenance cost to a great extent.

Apart from the Bullet Classic 500cc C5 model, Royal Enfield also plans to launch two other models in India, which will be based on the unit construction engine-electric fuel injection platform (UCE EFI) currently found in Thunderbird model, reports say.

Meanwhile, Royal Enfield plans to ramp up production from 44000 units to 60000 units, by January 2010, at its facility in Chennai.


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5 Responses to “Royal Enfield’s Bullet Classic 500cc C5 in India soon”

  1. Niel said on Monday, July 6, 2009, 5:11

    “lacks modern digitization.” ARE YOU FREAKIN SERIOUS?????

    THIS IS A CLASSIC RENDITION, WHICH CLASSIC WOULD WANT ANY BIT OF DIGITIZATION!!
    GO BUY A PULSAR INSTEAD!

  2. vishal said on Friday, July 17, 2009, 3:06

    its great ! i am having a bullet 350. i would like to buy it as i like bullet and iam great fan of bullet. the one who drives bullet will never drive any other bike

  3. Bhanu said on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 8:41

    Hi Niel,

    Never buy a pulsar, if u are planning to sell it in less than 1.5 years that its good choice to go with pulsar. i have seen almost 25 pulsar with lots of engine problems(like noise less pickup etc..) which are older than 1.5 years. am owning pulsars( DTSi and a non DTSi(sold) ) since its release .
    am not good about Bullet but as per my knowledge bullet is a very good bike for stable ride, not a good bike for pickup and zig zag rides

  4. Tanmay said on Saturday, September 12, 2009, 16:14

    I like the retro styling of this bike, I cant resist the day when we will be able see such a beauty on our roads. I came across some more info on this bike here:

    http://www.bikebhp.com/royal-enfield-all-set-to-launch-bullet-classic-c5-in-2010/

    Enjoy riding!!

  5. Ravinder singh said on Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:31

    I Have Already Two Royal enefields One of them is Bullet 350CC ( Model 1992) & Second One is Royal enefield -500cc ( Model 2005) , I learn driving on my bullet350cc my Dad , I very passionate about bullet , it is my humble request to Reader kindly sent detail of your any latest model shall be lanch in INDIA , having more powerful CC.

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