Royal Enfield has launched the Classic 350 and Classic 500, priced at Rs. 98,086/- and Rs 1.25 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) respectively. The Classic 500 is powered by a single cylinder 500cc unit-construction engine (UCE) developing a maximum power of 27.2 bhp @ 5250 Rpm and a maximum torque of 41.3 Nm @ 4000 Rpm. The engine is supported by electronic fuel injection (EFI). The Bullet Classic 350 runs on carbs and churns out a respectable 19.8 bhp of maximum power @ 5250 Rpm and a maximum torque of 24 Nm @ 4000 rpm.

“Royal Enfield has an extremely rich heritage of practical leisure motorcycling for over 100 years. We will use this philosophy and the UCE platform to design and introduce a wide range of motorcycles over the next three years to span a variety of motorcycling genres such as classic sports and touring,” Eicher Motors MD and CEO Siddartha Lal said.

Royal Enfield will get the Classic into India in two variants. A 500 with EFi which will cost anything between 1.3 and 1.5 lakhs and will come in green colour. The other version is the 350 with Twinspark carb engine which will be priced in the 80-90,000 range and will be available in black, red and silver colours. Both versions will come with two independent seats. These bikes have no kick start and are equipped with electric start. The CI engine and AVL engine will be stopped from April 2010 due to stricter emission norms. Information courtesy of Randhawa.