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NAME : Mahesh.K <mahesh_km82@yahoo.com> Kasaragod, Kerala (India)
POSTED ON : Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 05:34:18
REVIEW : I love to ride royal enfield bulletb 500.

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NAME : Charles <Charles123@gmail.com> London, London (UK)
POSTED ON : Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 20:47:05
REVIEW : Hey Findlay, everyone on earth knows what a Royal Enfield feels like. If you cant take good care of the bike then obviously you will have such foolish things to talk about. I am English and own an Enfieldsince 35years now. It is exported from India. We should be glad that the bike didnt die. And as far as insult to a British bike is concerned, I suggest you to take back your foolish comments and save Brotain from being insulted. As I said everyone in the world knows what the oldest existing bike model in world feels like you dumb ****

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NAME : Sk. Asif Iqbal. (asif_20sept@yahoo.co.in) Kolkata, West Bengal (India)
POSTED ON : Monday, September 17, 2007 at 06:55:52
REVIEW : I am a royal enfield enthusiast.There is no doubt that this is the only real cruiser bike company in India. No other bike can rival this one in terms of power and machismo. But there is a common query of most of us guys who want to buy a bike for the first time and of course want to go for a enfield...... we think if the bike can modify its looks slightly.... like reducing its height a bit... increasing the width of the wheels and incorporate some looks similar to those of harley or other such bikes, it would certainly become more popular with the new generation. We dont want royal enfield to copy other brands or anything as such and neither am i an expert in this field. But now that everyone is exposed to the cruiser bike concept and harleys are being shown in movies and other tv programs every now and then, it doesnt seem to be bad idea at all if royal enfield could incorporate some international looks in the bikes. Youngsters would love it. Sales would surely go up.

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NAME : RAJ SINGH DHALIWAL (dhaliwalraju@aol.com), LONDON, LONDON (ENGLAND)
POSTED ON : Saturday, September 23, 2006 at 09:57:41
REVIEW : AQUIURED BULLET 500 STD IN FEB 2004 , A REMARKABLE BIKE THAT ROARS PAST ANYTHING IN ITS WAY .HAD A PROBLEM WITH WIRING FROM BATTERY TO COIL WHICH WAS RECTIFIED ON FIRST SERVICE. SINCE THEN ALL IT REQUIRES IS RESPECT WHICH IT DESERVES.

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NAME : Mahboob (mahaboobchokli@yahoo.in.co), Kuwait, Kuwait (Kuwait)
POSTED ON : Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 15:43:49
REVIEW : Excellent

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NAME : Wally
POSTED ON : 12/9/2004
REVIEW : I have a 99 bullet export model, I love this bike, I had a few problems at the beginning, the carb was full of solidifed gas but, once I found that and replaced the jets with proper size for my elevation (15000m) things began to look up. I am 350km from the dealer, so I have been on my own during the run-in period. A few things were disconcerting, gearbox stiff for first 1200km (this may have been aggravated by improper clutch adjustment, a few bolts vibrated loose (this hasn"t happened since I used 'locktite' thread fastener), the front brake was weak until it was bedded-in, wheel weights added to the front wheel eliminated the wheel vibration. All of these problems would have been dealt with by the dealer except that I am 1200km from the nearest dealer so I had to do these adjustments myself. All in all, it has improved my mechanical skills, and I have thoroughly enjoyed learning how the machine works. Overall, the Bull has less major problems (has never left me stranded) than did my 96 honda 200 which bent a valve while motoring through the outback and left me stranded.

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NAME : Tom Fitch
POSTED ON : 26/8/2004
REVIEW : After seeing this awesome bike in Mysore I knew I had to have one. People pull up to me at lights, stop and ask me questions then all love the bike and are surprised when I tell them its a 2003 model! Paying $6500USD for an electric start 500 With the Cozy Sidecar and upgraded high volume oil pump was probably the biggest personal expenditure I ever made on something I didn"t need. I know my Indian friends are freaking over that price but thats what it is to get that thing here and back together. I plan on keeping it for Life to say the least. The stares and looks I get driving up and down the Florida beach coast is amazing. Soon I take it to New York. I have not seen even one on the road here yet. I expect some problems but haven"t had any yet and I Know anyone here who works on a Harley would love to work on it for me.

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NAME : Sudeep
POSTED ON : 14/8/2004
REVIEW : Bike is good in power. But driving whirlwind is not the bullet driving. It is to show to the pulsar riders(180 included) that they are still the kids. Definitely the bike is low on economy. The ashen grey colour is superb. Problems? It is not Bullet when you are driving trouble free. As a rider you need to be financially, physically and mentally strong to maintain it. Good ego booster and when your ego is satisfied you ask for nothing else.

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NAME : R.H.Findlay
POSTED ON : 6/7/2004
REVIEW : The Indian Enfield, an insult to a good British bike. I have a 1996 Bullet. The paint work is rubbish. It is exceptionally difficult to actually find second gear and sometimes third as there are false neutrals. I am now on my third cylinder head gasket, or at least I would be if the alloy of the head was not so soft that when I torqued it down correctly last time it flowed very slowly into the threads of the cylinder head bolts and now I can"t lift the head to replace the third cylinder head gasket in about 4500km. This is a disaster, and it means that even if i can get the head off to fit a new asket the bloody useless alloy will again flow under torque loading, the torque will come off just enought to let the gasket blow, and the alloy will once again be caught up in the threads of the cylinder head bolts.

Then there is the distributor; the alloy is so bad that one of the threads for the screws holding the points plate on has stripped and NO, I did not overtighten it. The plastic on the seat cover is already worn out and splitting, after 4500km from NEW.

I cannot get enough charge out the alternator to run the bike safely at night and the regulator has just packed it in. I have bought a new regulator, at considerable expense and still can"t use the lights at night.

I have had numerous bikes, all British, but none, not one, has been assembled out of such SHIT material and with such a lousy finish and in such a sloppy manner as my INDIAN Enfield. The bike is 4500km from new and it looks like it is 40 years old.

The least you can do is provide me with a new cylinder head made of decent alloy, free, to replace the one I am quite probably going to damage in trying to get it off.

This is my first 'Royal Enfield' and it is the last. I was looking to use them to set up a classic bike hire/tourism business when I go back to Australia, but no way now.

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NAME : Ritesh Madhok
POSTED ON : 27/6/2004
REVIEW : Grt Bike to own, Once u ride it u wont ride any other bike. Quality has improved drastically and so has the fit and finish. This bike is meant for the Cruising for days, Grt riding position due to the good seat and handle bar combination. This bike weighs a lot and hence has a real good grip on the roads. One of the safest bikes around. This bike is not meant for mileage, its just for riding pleasure, feel the thump and ride on, but it gives abt 25kmpl-30kmpl in city riding conditions. This is the bike thats exported to US UK Europe Japan Gulf, and has a big fan following around the world. It comes with Std Drum brakes but i would advise the Disc brake fitting which is provided by Royal Enfield as an option. To sum it up, If u love cruising and want to experience the real riding pleasure then the Royal Enfield 500cc is the one for u. Mileage wanters look elsewhere...

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NAME : Subramaniam
POSTED ON : 11/3/2004
REVIEW : I have a Bullet 500 since 1997 and the ride and feel of the bike is unique. The most important area that Enfield needs to work on is after sales support, and marketing. There are mechanics who work magic on the Bullet, and people with many a story on the 500. I feel that the company has failed miserably in tapping this large group of loyalists and making them feel good about the 500. Royal Enfield must learn lessons from Harley Davidson in this regard.

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