Royal Enfield Classic 500

Bought Desert Strom 500cc in 2014, Not planned, not even thought of buying it. But this is one of the finest bike I had, I have changed around 30+ bikes by now but this is still the champ.
Looks and Performance are Ultra pro max. You feel complete when riding it.
Luxury comes with price, So maintenance is little costly for poor people like those who are reading this review.
Pros - No vibration even 90+rpm
Cons- Heavy weight and the colour is little Handle with care.

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This bike is superb for long riding. Looks good. Riding experience is comfortable. Only this bike is very heavy & little bit unconfutable in rush area. Millage around 27-30 kmpl. This bike not for city riding. Its only for long ride & nh driving..................................................................

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I am riding this beast for the last 12 years on the streets of pune for my daily commute to the office, practically doing anything whenever I go out. Strong built, reliable, good torque helps you cut the city traffic. City mileage ~ 28kmpl. Servicing costs ~ 3500 to 4000 /-. One issue: frequent clutch cable breaks.

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Hi, i have purchased classic 500 in October-2015 , i would suggest rather request not buy this motorcycle , this is the worst motorcycle, i have seen in my entire life, it's am saying after using it for just 17000 km , one fine day when i riding the bike small knocking sound started coming from engine within a ride of 5 km it was so loud that i stopped the bike & called mechanic of re , he said there is a major problem, i had to replace entire engine , it cost of 27k , till date i have regular servicing of re from showroom ,still this happened ,after asking service engineer he said is this problems happens in most of 500 , somehow i tried to digest this but one more surprise was waiting for me against in 6 days of time motor stop working i again called the mechanic he said there is minor issue with starter . He did sometime & it starting but this was not the all , against after two days motor stopped working , i got really frustrated & asked re service to solve the problem , he said start has got damaged its be on repair , i had spent more 14k on this Conclusion : 60 k spend on repairing for use of 17k km, not worth for a bike like this.

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IF you are looking for a good looking cruiser bike no one can beat it and everyone will be looking around to see the bike but people may not enjoy the thump as the rider do. Post 80 kmph the mirrors and bike vibrate a lot you cannot see anything in the mirrors and whole bike vibrates after 80kmph and the nuts loosen fast and the metal tend to rust and bike can stop anytime as the build quality is much better. IF YOU CAN LIVE WITH THESE PROBLEMS YOU CAN BUY THIS BIKE. IT DEFINITELY DOES NOT WORTH 2 LAKHS YOU GET BETTER DOMINAR AT THE SAME PRICE...

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I own a Royal Enfield Classic 500 which was bought in November of 2015. My brother had the bike for about an year and then it was passed on to me. The odometer was at 13000 Kms when I got the bike permanently and not like on weekends with permission. The bike was well maintained by him and serviced timely by authorised service centre.
I was riding the bike on a rainy day and while on my daily 15 Km commute, the engine was vaporising the rain drops. It was a lot of vapour so I had to stop at every couple of kilometres.
I got the bike checked and it came to my knowledge that the 500cc model has overheating issue.
Soon after my injector had issues. The self start did not work well. I was advised to get the injector removed and get a carburettor installed which coated me Rs 20,000.
My 1.5 yrs bike now started emitting white smoke. At first I ignored it because I was getting it serviced on time and had already spent a lot on getting the injector installed.
In a month or so I felt performance drop in the bike and the noise from the engine had increased. I got to bike checked and it came to my knowledge that the head of the piston needs to be replaced and the cylinder kit as well. The estimated cost of which is at-least Rs 20,000. The bike had burned the 3 Litre engine oil in less than 1000 Kms.
I am done with the bike now. I know the feeling of riding a bullet which caused be to buy the top model bullet and in my opinion it is the worst.
DO NOT BUY IF YOU CANT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH WILL SURELY OCCUR.
I never changed the EXHAUST of the bike and I do hyper-miling to get the best mileage. I am getting around 30kmpl but I spending a lot on engine oil because the repair cost is a lot and still there won't be any guarantee that the issue will never re-occur.

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