Weren’t Bullet lovers in India a little pissed when the company decided to launch the new ‘Classic’ variant abroad first? Well, here is a piece of good news for these people. A BIKE India reader sent us these pictures which were taken a few days ago at one of the authorized workshops. The Indian version, which we believe will be launched at the upcoming Auto Expo in Jan’10 will sport a similar look to the UK models. It will also sport the same EFI (fuel injected) 500cc UCE engine with twin-spark technology. Brilliant!

The 500 Classic would be priced around Rs 1.4 lakh and has a top speed of around 130km/h (true) and can cruise happily all day long at 110km/h. We are told that the bikes that were being shown to customers in Bangalore had two different exhausts as well as two different seating positions. Royal Enfield will also be looking at launching the Machismo 350 and 5S Electra with twin-spark and EFI at a later stage. We are also told that the test bikes are also on a round in different cities like Delhi, Pune, Chennai etc. So, what are you waiting for? Make a beeline for the nearest Royal Enfield showroom today.