Royal Enfield Classic 500, Bullet 500 with rear disc brakes, ABS launched

Royal Enfield has announced the launch of ABS equipped Classic 500 and Bullet 500 in the UK. Both these motorcycles now come with a rear disc and a dual channel ABS. As of now launched only in the UK, India launch is expected to take place later this year.

Price of the new Royal Enfield Bullet 500 with ABS starts from £3,999 (INR 3.28 lakh) while price of Classic 500 ABS (Chrome) starts from £4,899 (INR 4 lakh). Addition of rear disc and ABS has increased the price of respective RE models by approximately £700 (INR 57,000).

Speaking about India prices, the updated 2017 range is not yet on offer in the country. Though, a few weeks back RE had announced price hike to counteract the rising input costs. The prices were increased in the range of INR 1,235 to INR 3,652. The newly launched Himalayan receives the lowest price hike of INR 1,235. The Thunderbird 350 is INR 1,570 more expensive than before.

The Continental GT which has been struggling in sell in good numbers like its stablemates now gets dearer by INR 1,650 while the Thunderbird 500’s price tag gets inflated by INR 1,630. The Bullet 350 and Classic 350 receive price hike of INR 2,779 and INR 3,051 respectively.

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The Classic 500’s price is hiked by INR 3,516 while the special Classic Desert Storm and Classic Chrome get dearer by INR 3,552 and INR 3,652 respectively. The price hike is effective immediately and the aforementioned figures are ex-showroom Mumbai rates.

Royal Enfield is steadily approaching its goal of becoming the global leader in medium displacement motorcycle segment.