Royal Enfield Bullet 500

The Bullet 500 is a classic motorcycle from Royal Enfield. Over the years, Royal Enfield has made several changes to this iconic motorcycle to make it relevant to the needs of the average buyers but at the same time maintained its timeless design to appeal to the likes of Bullet lovers around the globe. The timelsss design, retro styling and the unmatched heritage were a great driving force for this British born motorcycle to set foot in India.



The old Bullets from the past showcased a Cast Iron engine, but the new series hold a much improved Unit Construction Engine. The UCE is much impressive and gave out more power and torque than its predecessor. When compared with the CI engine, the new one miss the real iconic thumb a little and the gearshift from the right switched to the left side, like any other bike. But yet, the Bullet 500 still lives to this day with full glory.



The Bullet 500 comes with a 499cc Single Cylinder, 4 stroke, Twinspark, air cooled engine. The engine has the power to produce a maximum of 27.2 bhp @ 5250 rpm and a peak torque maximum of 41.3 Nm @ 4000 rpm. The new engine is mated to a 5 speed gearbox. The new Bullet replaces the carburettor and uses a much advanced fuel injection technology. The FI system carefully governs the fuel consumption and power out and thereby makes the Bullet 500 produce very improved power and torque with increased fuel efficiency than ever before. Unlike other RE motorcycles, the engine crank weight of the Bullet 500 is big.

The Royal Enfield motorcycles shares the same Single downtube chassis with the engine as stressed member and about the Bullet 500, it's also the same. When looking at the suspension setup, the Bullet 500 comes with Telescopic having a 130mm travel on the front side, while the rear Suspension comes with Twin gas charged shock absorbers with 80mm travel. The suspension setup is ideal for long distance and short distance travel. The braking of the Bullet 500 has improved over the years and instead of drum brakes at the front, the new models comes with a 280mm Disc with 2-Piston caliper at the front side, while the rear continues to get the conventional drum braking system.



The Ground Clearance of the Bullet 500 is 135 mm. The overall weight of this motorcycle with 90% fuel and oil is 194 kg. When compared with the Bullet 350, the Bullet 500 gets good power to weight ratio and this will make it move swiftly along highways and roads without any fuss.

The Bullet 500 is a very motorcycle for young and old people alike. This one could handle all types of riding - long distance, short rides and local commutes very easily. When it comes to service, the Bullet 500 attracts good maintenance and the yearly maintenance cost is considerably high. But over the years that reason alone never made anyone not to keep this one in the garage.