Well, almost every time, because even in 2019, there's still a time and a place for the Classic 500. | Images shown here may differ from the actual product. Viewed side-on, you've got the idiosyncratic shape of the Royal Enfield engine with the large, bulbous air-cooled cylinder head, and the three different visual levels of the seat, the tank and the headlight each higher than the other. It's been a fantastic and fun bike, but I need to make room for another. And you become OK with the fact that changing gear is about as accurate as stirring a spoon in a pot of jam. They created and produced the Royal Enfield Bullet which is the longest-lived motorcycle model to date. As always, the proof's in the riding, and just because the Classic 500 has next to no tech and is a bit of a two-wheeled time machine from the past doesn't mean it can't be an enjoyable ride. Click the gear lever up and down and you can feel every degree that the dogs rotate through to drop new gears into place. As much as a sniff at the front brake and the front of the bike will dive like your token drunken, overweight mate at a pool party. But, as we know from earlier, this is a fuel-injected bike, so why does it have a choke? Moteur: Monocylindre, 4 temps, à refroidissement par air, 535 cm, 29,1 ch à 5100 tr/min, 44 Nm à 4000 tr/min That is to say the packaging's fairly good. By clicking 'Subscribe', I agree to receive communications from autoTRADER. Laughing at how dreadful it is but simultaneously how amusing it is. You also get to know exactly when you've exceeded 83mph because, at that speed, it develops a speed wobble. Châssis If you want to learn more about cookies and opt-out, click the button Privacy and Cookie Policy. All rights reserved. Day riding, night riding, A roads, B roads, pillion riding, city roads, motorways and even a few gravelled tracks were ridden, totalling nearly 1,000 miles in all. The only technology it comes with is fuel injection and ABS, and that's only to satisfy European legislation – in other words, the only reason it's got any modern technology whatsoever is so that it isn't illegal. The throttle connection is so-so if somewhat wooly, but the fuelling's all right – after all, Royal Enfield have had a while to sort that out. GQ made sure to give the generator-cum-sewing-machine a very thorough test – and actually one of the most thorough tests we've ever given a motorcycle. © 2020 TRADER Corporation. Find all Royal Enfield Motorcycle models including Int 650, Continental GT, Himalayan, Thunderbird, Classic and Bullet. Kick it into life and you will quite literally see the bike vibrating as the plant pot-sized piston lazily reciprocates up and down, shaking the mirrors, numberplate, indicators and the rest of it as it emits a noise somewhere between a sewing machine and a portable generator from what must be the world's largest exhaust silencer. Only a few years ago that kind of technology was only ever fitted to high-end bikes. Moteur 4 temps, simple arbre à cames, refroidi par air et huile, 648 cm3 bicylindre parallèle, That necessitates huge mud guards, spoked wheels, skinny tyres, pea-shooter exhaust, a single seat and that rather distinctive headlight unit with a nacelle. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 47 ch à 7100 tr/min, 52 Nm à 4000 tr/min, 6 vitesses, injection de carburant, allumage électronique - TCI Those boxes on each side near the rear wheel aren't for keeping your sandwiches and air raid shelter maps in; they house the air-box, ECU, fuses and a toolkit. Châssis en acier... 2021 ROYAL ENFIELD CONTINENTAL GT 650 DR MAYHEM The technology the Classic 500 has isn't visible – you can't see the ABS system and you wouldn't necessarily know, at a quick glance, that it has fuel injection. It's a bicycle with a 500cc, 27hp engine. Tripmeters? Dimen... 2021 ROYAL ENFIELD CONTINENTAL GT 650 BLACK MAGIC Châssis en acier, d... 2021 ROYAL ENFIELD INTERCEPTOR 650 RAVISHING RED Thank you for submitting, Check your message. Royal Enfield's Classic 500 is a raw, original two-wheeled experience. You'll change into fifth and then try to change into a non-existent sixth gear, because the lever doesn't give away that there are no more cogs to select from and of course there isn't a gear position indicator. The Bullet 500 makes ample low and mid-range grunt, producing 26.1bhp at 5100rpm, as may sound low for this big an engine, but keeps with the delightful lazy character long associated with Royal Enfield motorcycles. There's absolutely no abstraction layer between you and the machine; there's no attempt to hide what's actually going on as bits of metal fly up and down and rotate. Moteur: Monocylindre, 4 temps, à refroidissement par air, 535 cm, 29,1 ch à 5100 tr/min, 44 Nm à 4000 tr/min Moteur: Monocylindre, 4 temps, à refroidissement par air, 535 cm, 29,1 ch à 5100 tr/min, 44 Nm à 4000 tr/min A locking fuel cap? Royal Enfield's Classic 500 has no technology, next to no performance and is straight outta the Second World War. Subscribe to receive new listings for this search right in your inbox. Worry not, though, the Classic 500 does actually have an electric starter motor if you don't fancy the true Dad's Army experience. Châssis : Pneu avant : 100/90-18, 56 H Pirelli Sport Demon, Pneu Arrière : 130/70-18, 63 H Pirelli Sport Demon, It's definitely not a good motorcycle, at least not mechanically anyway. Technology? Almost non-existent. Garland, Texas. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Châssis en acier, d... 2021 ROYAL ENFIELD CONTINENTAL GT 650 VENTURA BLUE The suspension's basic... very, very basic. Royal Enfield. Moteur 4 temps, simple arbre à cames, refroidi par air et huile, 648 cm3 bicylindre parallèle, 2020 Royal Enfield BULLET 500 TRIAL TRÈS RARE!!! This is not a modern motorcycle and it's very different from one. Please enter a number between 0 and 10,000,000, Please enter a number between 0 and 1,000,000, Payment range must not be greater than $1000, By clicking 'Subscribe', you consent to receiving emails from Trader Corporation. Make Royal Enfield. Corners which you'd otherwise take with caution can be ridden at full throttle. And that other lever on the right-hand side down by the engine? It really hasn't changed. If you choose not to agree to the use of cookies all features of the site may not operate as intended. Dimensio... Engine Type: 4 stroke, single overhead cam, air-oil cooled, parallel twin Displacement: 648 cc Cooling: Air-Oil cooled Compression Ratio: 9.5:1 Fuel System: Fuel Injection, digital spark ignition - TCI Ignition: Digital spark ignition - TCI Transmission: 6 speed gearbox, assis... 2021 ROYAL ENFIELD INTERCEPTOR 650 BAKER EXPRESS $4,999 . 47 ch à 7100 tr/min, 52 Nm à 4000 tr/min, 6 vitesses, injection de carburant, allumage électronique - TCI If leaf spring suspension was a thing on motorcycles, the Classic 500 would have it. Mechanicals? Adjustable suspension? Contact seller for details. Case in point: Ducati's entry-level Scrambler now comes with Bosch cornering ABS, a system that'll calculate how much grip your tyres are capable of and metre your braking input to keep you upright if you suddenly need to put the anchors on mid-corner. And that's because, more or less, it is pretty much straight from that era. We analyzed similar vehicles in your area and calculated that this vehicle is priced lower than the average making it a Great Price. The redline is found all too often and unexpectedly every time, and rather than just bouncing off a limiter, the engine bogs and makes a noise as if you've stuffed a bunch of carrots into the throttle body. Well, it isn't a choke, it's a fast idle switch, which possibly hints at the level of sophistication, or lack of it rather, in the injection system. Enjoyable? The first few miles are interesting and take some serious adjustment. 2021 ROYAL ENFIELD CONTINENTAL GT 650 MISTERCLEAN You also agree to our, https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/live/ads?iu=/8544/autoTRADER/Cars/Results&description_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.autotrader.ca%2F&env=vp&impl=s&correlator=&tfcd=0&npa=0&gdfp_req=1&output=vast&sz=640x481&cust_params=year%3D%26make%3D%26model%3D%26siteenvironment=www%26position%3Datf&unviewed_position_start=1&position=atf, https://tdreditorialsapi.azureedge.net/api/Videos/GetVideosByQuery/. Châssis : Pneu avant : 100/90-18, 56 H Pirelli Sport Demon, Pneu Arrière : 130/70-18, 63 H Pirelli Sport Demon, You can take liberties with the throttle, twisting it right the way to the stop, and nothing dangerous happens. Dimensio... 2021 ROYAL ENFIELD CONTINENTAL GT 650 ICE QUEEN But you get used to it. For GQ, it genuinely didn't wear thin – even after 1,000 miles – but given the choice to take another bike with, say, heated grips, a gear position indicator and even something as simple as a tripmeter, clearly we'd take that choice every time. Subscribe for the latest car reviews, listings, products and more right in your inbox. That's a kick-start. Nope. A whiff of gas and the front will do the exact opposite and bring the forks back to the top of their travel. We use our own cookies for the use of the site, personalize content and ads and to perform analyses of our traffic. A favorite among military enthusiasts the world over, the Bullet 500 is an eye-catching ride. Royal Enfield. The gaps in the ratios between gears are, at times, about as vast as the Grand Canyon and there are times where there is no gear that quite suits the speed you're going. Tachometer? Moteur: Monocylindre, 4 temps, à refroidissement par air, 535 cm, 29,1 ch à 5100 tr/min, 44 Nm à 4000 tr/min But it's a barrel of laughs, even if you're mostly laughing at it rather than with it. Châssis Year 2014 . By all accounts, the Classic 500 is very much exactly as it was when it was first made all those years ago. Châssis Clear your search or change the distance, make, model, year and other search options to provide more results. Châssis : Pneu avant : 100/90-18, 56 H Pirelli Sport Demon, Pneu Arrière : 130/70-18, 63 H Pirelli Sport Demon, It crashes into potholes and boings and bounces its way over speed humps, not helped by the sprung seat, like an old American car with leaf springs. It's actually quite easy on the eye, especially when parked up on its centre stand. This is a real, genuine, unashamed, #nofilter motorcycling experience. Moteur 4 temps, simple arbre à cames, refroidi par air et huile, 648 cm3 bicylindre parallèle, Put-put-put. 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