I got my CL500 last month. I have ridden it 700km approx (500 km on highway).

Exp with bike:
+ves - Extremely good power, balance, stability and handling

-ves - Seat and Rear view mirrors - Vibrates a lot and gives blurry image.

Mods done:
1 - Seat - very comfortable now.
2 - Headlight - Philips Xtreme - better than stock
3 - Engine oil changed to semi-synth

Planning to change the handlebar to RD350 one.

Hey Aditya, that seat looks great and comfortable. can you pls tell me where did u get it done or is it readily available somewhere?

Bhai seat looks really really comfy.. like a harley or you can call it sofa.. but don't you think its kidding the looks of classic...

You just have to order from Khajanchi (find them on FB) and tell them that you want similar seat. I forgot to order the backrest and I have ordered that now. Also, you have to specify that it should be direct fit in the frame of CL500 seat frame.

Seat is a nice combination of soft n hard foam.

To be very honest, I was never a fan of the Classic look. I bought this bike because it has lots of chrome and power. Also, the stock seat was like u sitting on rock. I chose comfort over the look and acc to me it looks much better now.

And, RE gives brown flat seat with black CL Chrome .

I also bought this LS2 helmet. Safety first friends . Just sharing with you all:

Wow the helmet is awesome dude... how much you paid for it ??

I paid Rs 3400 which is worthy for this.

Took a ride of my close friend's New Classic 500.

I am fan of the awesome Torque the Classic 500 has. Just pure adrenaline. It was very hard to control the beast riding below 50 kph. A small twist of the throttle & the bike provides enough Jerk to put even P200 Fi in shame

The bike vibrates a lot & if I say so then do understand that it actually vibrates more than 220 Fi. People saying Pulsar's vibrate must ride Bullet.

The bike got puncture on the 4th day only & this is one area which is a huge -ve for the bike, as per me. MUST have Tubeless Tyres. I am not very much bothered about steel rims & spokes but RE should have come up with matching, good looking allows so that the design element doesn't get ruined for the beautiful C500. Right now, dealers are stocking allows but I don't have much faith. Some allows have hideous designs & look pathetic on RE!

Overall, good bike with massive torque in it's command.

Just out of curiosity, how long is the waiting period for the classic 500 in Chennai?

Generally it went up from 4months to 6 months in whole india, Here in mumbai they told the same to me last month.

newbie royal enfield owner

Guys am very new to the re family actuallt I don't know wheher I can say that am a part of the family yet cos my bike is yet to be delivered ever since I cud ride a bike I have been wanting to buy a royal enfield and after 5 years of waiting my family gave me the go ahead on booking the bike I booked now am expecting to get my bike this month and can't explain how excited I am I kno I have read about all the issues with the bikes but it really doesn't matter to me cos I still can't believe it happening..and from all bikes my family actually agreed to give me the massive 500cc classic 500 so I really couldn't ask for more.as a newbie I would request you guys to just give me an insight to what I should look out for and how I can take special care of the bike I kno you must be tired of doing this over and over again bt u guys have to understand what this means to me..anyways take care and ride safe

Hye its me again really would love it if u guys can help me out cos am expecting delivery any time this month..I also wanted to know whether the saree guard and the leg guard ,additional pillion seat are all part of the on road price or do we have to pay extra ..thank you..

A torturous 6 months with a price tag of 1.64 L on road.
CL350 even worse 8 months of waiting period x3

Finally

After 3 months of wait, finally getting my classic 500 black on Thursday 16th August. On road price 1,63,500 (excluding the new high security chip number plate which needs to be installed from RTO. Don't yet know the cost but my guess is around Rs 500-700). However, I have a question -- When I booked my bike back in May, the on road price was quoted as 1.61lacs but now it's almost 2.5k dearer. Is it correct/legal of RE to ask for the increased price? Also, dealer has told me that I have to buy a helmet from the showroom as a mandate from the supreme court. Is this correct too? I mean I know of the mandate but is it necessary to buy it from the showroom? What if I don't like any of the helmets in the showroom since they don't have any variety and also because I already have 3 helmets. Anyway, I would like to go in the market and buy a good one of my choice. Any suggestions from the bullet owners? Also please suggest what all I should be checking while taking the delivery of the bike since I am not very familiar with bullets. Dealer told me that they do a 70 point check as PDI before delivering the bike but if anyone knows some specific stuff to look out out for, please let me know. I am not opting for the upswept silencer as IMO the standard one looks much more beautiful and compliments the bikes look perfectly. Also, I am not opting for the Teflon coating as I can take care of the paint and shine myself (courtesy 3M) and also not opting for the Rs 2500 anti rust package(??) which includes free replacement of any rusted part for 1 year. RE is really sure of its bike parts rusting I must say

Appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks