royal enfield classic

Be it the style, the engine or even the paint on the bike, everything about the 500 is thoroughly retro. The Classic 500 is powered by a single cylinder 500cc unit-construction engine (UCE) supported by electronic fuel injection. Unique to Royal Enfield, the UCE has an integrated assembly for the engine, gearbox and clutch. This technology reduces the friction between the tightly-knit movable parts and hence lowers the transmission losses. The UCE was amongst the most standard engine designs post World War-II era. Another technology used in the bike is electronic fuel injection (EFI). This controls the air-fuel mixture ratios at different speeds and riding conditions. That’s the reason why thundering down at 100 kilometers an hour on a highway, you can be assured of a exciting and comfortable, yet a fuel efficient drive.

RETAINING OLD:The colour ‘Classic Green’ can be associated to the best of the British motorcycling era. To maintain the charm that prevailed over half a century ago, the Classic 500 sports the same classic green. Well, to draw a contemporary reference, the colour also symbolizes Royal Enfield’s commitment to a greener environment. Maybe to refresh the minds of today’s young and avid bikers about an era of the biking fashion to which they didn’t belong to, Royal Enfield has retained the retro looks of J2. Cast and formed in crafted metal, it is covered with an insignia-crested fuel tank, an oval toolbox, shapely front and rear mudguards, an angular silencer, seamless exhaust fins, tiger-eyed headlamp casing with headlight cap, a spring-saddled split seat and an unpretentiously-round taillight assembly. The elliptically-shaped air-cooled pushrod engine with blister forms and winged-emblems and a body-frame matted with the same tone, hues and grace as the body-paint also match the World War II cult.
Wondering why this excessive lineage to the Brits? Barring the fuel ejection system, most of the conceptualization and design has been done by the Europeans. The engine and powertrain design of the Classic 500 have been validated by Dr McGuigan of Cranfield University, and Ricardo plc, UK. The design team has been in collaboration with, Xenophya Design, UK, right from the concept stage. The chassis engineering was done with Vepro, UK, Engines Engineering, Italy and the fuel injection system is from Keihin, Japan. Just to suit the Indian emission norms, the final validation of the complete vehicle was carried out by ARAI in Pune.