Is 500cc Bullet available?
Bullet motorcycle maker Royal Enfield today announced the end of production of 500cc motorcycles for the domestic market. Royal Enfield Classic, Bullet and Thunderbird 500cc motorcycles will be available for retail in India only till March 31, while continuing to be sold in global markets, the company said.
Is Bullet standard 500 discontinued?
Royal Enfield today announced that it will discontinue the retail sales of Bullet 500, Classic 500 and Thunderbird 500 in India from March 31, 2020. Royal Enfield had launched Himalayan BS6 and Classic 350 BS6 (dual-channel ABS) earlier this month.
Does Royal Enfield still make the classic 500?
Royal Enfield’s iconic 500 cc Bullet — a motorcycle with a fundamental architecture that has hardly changed in over 60 years — has finally been discontinued. For motorcyclists of a certain age, the quintessential British bike will always be a 500 cc single.
Can you buy classic 500 now?
Rumours of Royal Enfield discontinuing its 500cc motorcycles have been doing rounds on the internet for quite some time now. The manufacturer has now officially announced that come 31st March, 2020 and the manufacturer will be retiring its 500cc motorcycles including the Bullet 500, Classic 500 and the Thunderbird 500.
Why was the Bullet 500 discontinued?
Another BS4-compliant 500cc motorcycle from RE that has been discontinued is the Royal Enfield Bullet 500. Actually the 500cc engines were not able to meet the BS6 emission norms, thus the company decided to bid farewell to the models equipped with it.
Which Royal Enfield bikes are discontinued?
Royal Enfield on Friday said it has decided to stop selling of its famous 500 cc bikes such as Classic, Bullet and Thunderbird in India, effective April 1, 2020. The company said it will retail these motorcycles only till March 31 in India. However, these bikes will continue to be exported to global markets.
