It is good but royal enfield 500 have a bad mileage it is a good bike to buy because of a heavy engine but in standard the handling is not good and bike silencer is too low can touch the ground in speed breakers it is good for long tours and have a good sound better than jawa now the company is giving ABS in it so it is good for safety purpose in RE 500 torque is too low as compare to its cc and the speed of bike is not up to the mark it is low maintenance bike which is good for those people who use it for daily purpose it is a good choice for a heavy guys