Royal Enfield needs no introduction in India. It represents a certain class of bikes here and Classic 500 is their newest offering. This bike fills the gap between Royal Enfield’s regular Bullet and Thunderbird. Will it be able to leave the long lasting impression similar to its other siblings? Let’s find out.
Royal Enfield India has launched new variants of Classic 500. One is the Classic Chrome 500 and second is the Classic Desert Storm 500. Both the variants are exactly same in terms of engine and other technical specifications. The Classic Chrome 500 features all-over chrome finish and Classic Desert Storm 500 is light brown in shade in matte finish. The Classic Chrome is priced at Rs. 1.65 lakhs(on-road Mumbai), which is Rs. 10000 more than the regular variant of Classic 500.
The Classic Desert Storm is priced at Rs. 1.58 lakhs(on-road Mumbai), which is Rs. 3000 more than the regular variant of Classic 500. Both the variants are powered by a 499cc, single cylinder engine which generates maximum power of 27.2 Bhp at 5250 rpm and peak torque of 41.3 Nm at 4000 rpm. There is one more variant of Classic 500 which is known as Classic Military 500 but it will not be launched in India because green shade is reserved for Army only.
The Classic 500 Chrome is available in two shades: Black and Royal Maroon. Classic 500 Desert Storm is available in only one shade: Light brown in matte finish. “Our customers have been demanding the Chrome model of Royal Enfield for quite some time now. Both Classic Chrome and Desert Storm are meant to bring more thrills to the customer, ” the firm’s senior vice president(sales and marketing) Shaji Koshy said