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Hello Fellow Bikers, great to join this amazing group of people! I recently bought my very first Royal Enfield. Clean Chrome finish and a powerful 500 cc efi engine made Classic Chrome 500 deluxe an easy choice to make once I was at the RE Company showroom in Saket, New Delhi.
The delivery was quick, 48 hours to be precise and was a contrast to stories of up to 6 months wait for Classic Chrome 500 on biker forums. I was impressed by the knowledge and commitment of RE executives at the showroom but the range of accessories and inflated prices faded the appeal of brilliantly designed premises with retro fittings and tastefully designed interior. Payment was made on Friday and on Sunday I was driving out one of my childhood dreams. It's been 15 days and I have driven my Bullet 920 kilometres, and that's 920 most thrilling kilometres of my life. It rides smoothly, it's heavy duty shockers cushion potholes like clay, it's 499 cc engine delivers torque on demand, the fat tyres grip the road and the signature thump, albeit a bit muted, still commands respect on the road.
I have faced no issues except a few false neutrals and a minor oil leak after first service, which was repaired free of charge by my service centre South Delhi Motors. I think they just have produced the perfect Bullet, latest technology in perfect harmony with an age old tradition. As mentioned earlier I have been riding my Bull quite a lot since purchase and I achieved It's first 500 kms within first week. This obviously was a call for the much awaited first service, a predecessor to the opening up the speedometer to 80 kmph from the sluggy pre-first 500 kms, 50 kmph speed.
Yesterday I visited the legendary Nai Kalan in Karl Bagh to accessories my bike - leg guard, fog lamps, new Roots horns and a set of leather saddle bag complete with a touring frame has maxe my Bull a complete bike ! Mind you that this is my second attempt to accessories my Bull after the first one failed due to low quality and shoddy products delivered by Snapdeal.com. Moral of the story - try going to the local auto market instead of ending up with low quality stuff from online retailers which will only creates just another return-refund cycle in your life, one you don't need when you have a Bullet to ride in your spare time!
My rating of the 2014 RE Classic Chrome 500 is ☆☆☆☆☆ for style, ☆☆☆☆☆ for Torque ☆☆☆☆☆ for Speed, ☆☆☆☆☆ for stability and handling, ☆☆☆ for Mileage (28 kmpl at the moment) and ☆☆☆ for low speed handling. I think Mileage will increase to 32 after first 2000 kms, and I'm getting accustomed to balancing the bike through dense Delhi traffic, beyond that RE has delivered me a perfect automobile, swift, agile, powerful and reliable, one can't expect more from a vehicle! A true motor engineering icon and righfully so!
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The delivery was quick, 48 hours to be precise and was a contrast to stories of up to 6 months wait for Classic Chrome 500 on biker forums. I was impressed by the knowledge and commitment of RE executives at the showroom but the range of accessories and inflated prices faded the appeal of brilliantly designed premises with retro fittings and tastefully designed interior. Payment was made on Friday and on Sunday I was driving out one of my childhood dreams. It's been 15 days and I have driven my Bullet 920 kilometres, and that's 920 most thrilling kilometres of my life. It rides smoothly, it's heavy duty shockers cushion potholes like clay, it's 499 cc engine delivers torque on demand, the fat tyres grip the road and the signature thump, albeit a bit muted, still commands respect on the road.
I have faced no issues except a few false neutrals and a minor oil leak after first service, which was repaired free of charge by my service centre South Delhi Motors. I think they just have produced the perfect Bullet, latest technology in perfect harmony with an age old tradition. As mentioned earlier I have been riding my Bull quite a lot since purchase and I achieved It's first 500 kms within first week. This obviously was a call for the much awaited first service, a predecessor to the opening up the speedometer to 80 kmph from the sluggy pre-first 500 kms, 50 kmph speed.
Yesterday I visited the legendary Nai Kalan in Karl Bagh to accessories my bike - leg guard, fog lamps, new Roots horns and a set of leather saddle bag complete with a touring frame has maxe my Bull a complete bike ! Mind you that this is my second attempt to accessories my Bull after the first one failed due to low quality and shoddy products delivered by Snapdeal.com. Moral of the story - try going to the local auto market instead of ending up with low quality stuff from online retailers which will only creates just another return-refund cycle in your life, one you don't need when you have a Bullet to ride in your spare time!
My rating of the 2014 RE Classic Chrome 500 is ☆☆☆☆☆ for style, ☆☆☆☆☆ for Torque ☆☆☆☆☆ for Speed, ☆☆☆☆☆ for stability and handling, ☆☆☆ for Mileage (28 kmpl at the moment) and ☆☆☆ for low speed handling. I think Mileage will increase to 32 after first 2000 kms, and I'm getting accustomed to balancing the bike through dense Delhi traffic, beyond that RE has delivered me a perfect automobile, swift, agile, powerful and reliable, one can't expect more from a vehicle! A true motor engineering icon and righfully so!
Sent from my SM-N750 using xBhp Connect mobile app
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