Royal Enfield Classic 500 has been launched in Squadron Blue color at a price of Rs 186,688 on-road, Delhi. The new color is inspired by the Indian Air Force and is a tribute by Royal Enfield for its long standing history with the soldiers of the skies.

Mr Rudratej Singh, President, Royal Enfield said,
“The Classic 500 Squadron Blue is a tribute to Royal Enfield’s war time presence and association with the armed forces. We wanted a variant with a genuine armed forces heritage for our customers and for this, Royal Enfield turned to the Indian Air Force for inspiration. We had to be very particular about the colour to create an authenticity and also provide the motorcycle its post war appeal. This inspiration led us to create the Classic Squadron Blue which is now available at price of Rs 186,688 on-road Delhi”

Royal Enfield Classic 500 new color variant is a clean matt blue color and draws inspiration from the post war design of the Royal Enfield motorcycles. It is now the fourth colour after Classic Black, Classic Silver and Classic Tan and this Squadron Blue color will only be available in Royal Enfield Classic 500 variant.

Royal Enfield association with armed forces began way back during World Wars, when the motorcycle was extensively used by the British Army. They received their first order from Indian army in 1952 for 800 motorcycles, while the manufacturing in India started from 1955 and has been a regular supplier to the Indian Army ever since. The Indian Air Force also started using Royal Enfield in the 1950’s and it has been most popularly used by the Air Force Police.