Royal Enfield Teases New Bullet 500 On Its Website

Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 12:57 [IST]

Good news for Royal Enfield enthusiasts. The motorcycle maker has released a teaser banner of the new and upcoming Bullet 500 on its website. The teaser shows a simple and classic Bullet design, with a new Forest Green body colour, which is placed between the Sea Green offered with the Classic 500 in India and the Battle Green that is on offer in international markets.

Royal Enfield is reintroducing the Bullet 500 name after a decade, when the 24 PS AVL-engined Machismo 500 replaced the earlier model. Since then we have been offered the Classic 500 powered by a 27.5 PS engine. The exact launch date for the new Bullet 500 has not been confirmed.

The new Bullet 500 will come with a 499cc engine, which is expected to deliver 27 HP and 41.3 Nm of torque.

Images of Royal Enfield Bullet series models

Unlike the EFi models the new Bullet 500 is expected to deliver fuel throughcarburetor instead of fuel injection, which would answer customer concerns in India regarding reliability.

It is not clear whether the new Bullet 500 will be given 19 inch wheels in the front and rear or 19 inch on the front and 18 inch on the rear, which is the case with existing models.