Royal Enfield Classic 500: The One Bike That Never Gave A Sh*t
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2020
- The Royal Enfield Classic 500 - it doesn't blend into a crowd, it doesn't have to. The "man" among "boys", this bike did whatever it wanted to, its own way.
And nobody complained.
While the entire country is going ga ga over the Royal Enfield Meteor 350's launch today, I get to ride this old school brute that went out on its shield, refusing to kneel (discontinued due to poor sales when India switched to BS-6 norms).
This is not really a review, I am not really a reviewer. Just an average Joe riding and appreciating a motorcycle for what it is - unconventional and unapologetic.
There are smoother bikes in the market, there are more fuel efficient, faster bikes available - and they will all make more sense than the Royal Enfield Classic 500 when you look at logic to decide on a bike. But none of them will appeal to your heart like this Classic 500, that is something I am sure of.
Let me know what you think of this motorcycle in the comments below.
If you like my work and are interested in knowing about my other motorcycles, you can take a look at my Instagram page here: / abhinavbhatt19
Thank you so much for giving me your time. I hope you have a great day. - Авто та транспорт
Dug dug dug dug du du dugg dugg dug dug duuu
Ye toh vibration into 100 hogya😂😂😂😂
@@sierrachief117 chutiya
@@karanvlogs4775 tmkc
@@albedo6281 tmkb
😁😂😂😂👌
Re is like having an angry girlfriend with many issues like reliability, vibrations avg. Breaking etc but you still love it
It's just a feeling which you can't have from any other brand
And my girlfriend is too much loyal that it's with me from last 9 years .... really it's feels like new one even after years
I'll have to contend regarding reliability. I have 2 Enfields and they are both very reliable.
Yes enfields are more reliable than today's KTM 🙄🙄
@@aamirayaaz_05 well because ktm motorcycles have higher compression ratio
I know a kickstarter is old school and all. But honestly, there's no greater pleasure than a powerful action from your end which makes the engine come to life. Really makes you connect more with the machine.
For those of us in the United States, the lane usage in this video is mind-boggling. And yes, I love my classic 500. Respect.
Haha yea they rely more on common sense than rules 🤣
Hyundai & Others: We offer massage seat in cars.
RE: Hold my 🍺!
Hold my generator. 🤣 🤣 🤣
@@DevendraKumar-ou2pv hold my piston
Best comment ever.
@@Torquebeast650 hold my 10kg unbalanced crankshaft 🤣🤣🤣
"Vibes doesn't let you sleep on highways" {Epic}
You know you've fallen in love with an enfield when you don't want anything. No trip meter, no fuel meter, no gear shift indicator. It's got nothing. But it's got everything to make you fall in love with motorcycles. A thumper under you and a big smile on your face.
Yeah. Precisely.
Watching this reminds me of reasons why i brought my bullet 500 😄😄.
Done 45000 kms in 4years still puts a smile on my face everytime i ride it.
Give it to me
I am in pain
I am regretting why I didn't booked "the last of us " 500cc tribute black edition, it hurts more than breakup bro. If you can feel me 😞😞😭😭😭😭😭
@@oldgangster4119 brother, Just buy a Second Hand 500CC
Same 50,000 kms crossed 🙏🏼
"it's like The first girlfriend that you'll never forget" -Abhinav
Dude I love how you have found your own style and evolved into such a great narrator. I truly enjoy your videos -no pretense , just genuine motorcycling goodness on your channel. All the best!
Thanks
Yeah
Agree
@@abhinavbhatt Also never include music or bgms into your videos please.
Agreed.
Mama ji : abhi woh zara showroom se meri meteor le aana
Abhi : " Hamari Meteor "
Russian anthem plays.
@@adityarai5367 😁😁😁😁
That goes for Bajaj... Hamara bajaj
Epic
Bruh... 😂
OMG i cant believe it ..i just spent 25 mins watching this dude explaining royal enfield and didnt even realise it was 25 mins haha good one !!
me to ....
Everyone:meteor 350
Abhinav:let me show you clasic 500❣
My bad fortune is that I test rode it, fell in love with it, waited for abs version to come out, then waited for bs6 version, then the motorcycle stopped in production. Shouldn't have waited.... It's like that first love which you wait for too long to propose because you feel something lacking
Best classic 500 review I have ever seen.... It's not a review it's a feel which every classic 500 owner's feel.... I'm proud that even I own classic 500...
You are one the most sensible riders I've come across , who knows what to compare and what not to , emotions connected to the bike and soo on.... Cheers Man ! I hope to ride along with you sometime !
Sure thing, buddy.
Such a simple machine . It does the job it's meant to do...
And I only have loved the 500 series instead of today's 350 series. 500 had some sort of different feel, it's so old school, it's so proper CLASSIC ❤
@@martho3012 True, 500s were the best
Rightly said bro
I assume you like nokia features phones.
10:27 it doesn't give a Damn.
Doodhwala on the splendor infront of you Jumps the Traffic Light. 🚦and he says "Neither do I"😁
Hahahahah
🤣
Doodhwala had a great fall, and created the milky way :)
This is the best humor in ages
Epic😂
It's the thump it makes you fall in love and that mountain moving torque, this bike has a soul who cares about refinement go buy a Japanese bike then. It's not for everyone I know but out of all the bikes I have ridden the character and soul of the classic 500 and Yamaha rx100 is just unmatched.
I have them both
rd 350 and rx 100 are better and have better sound than re
When you are built a bit big than most of the people.
Everyone - Royal enfield lelo tumpar accaha lage ga.
I can feel that comment. I also get the same occasionally.
But bullet still has less seat height. Only for fat average heighted people.😔
For tall guys, they have the Himalayan!😉
The interceptor and gt are for everyone I guess!☺️
I ride an activa and i can understand that too brother.
I am 6 feet 4 inches and a 100 kgs everything is small for me.
😳
Really a classic 🔥❤️. I wish Yamaha relaunches their RD350 with the modern touches...
I have this for the last 5 years and this machine is total badass when you ride it with a single seat on!
I remember , it was night and it was raining heavily, I drove through an area where the water level was above my silencer, but this bike didn't give a damn, it kept pulling all through one and half km for that water level, at that moment I looked at it's headlight, I felt like sitting on a locomotive that was pulling the more you throttle. It's an unending joy to ride on it. Yeah it has its own cons, I spend extra even now to maintain it, but still, once it is on road, it is just majestic. I own stealth black 500cc.
My friend , it feels to me with all this nostalgia, u are getting old and realizing it.
I am old and I realised it long ago. Hahaha
I am no bike enthusiast but after watching all these videos I really connect with you Mann.. Thank you so much for not adding any kind of music and let us enjoy pure raw content and feel. Genuinely appreciating everything about all your videos.
Without all those engine noises that looks like a properly maintained bike 🔥
You beautifully expressed the feeling one would get while riding this motorcycle. I myself am a proud owner of a Classic 500 dessert storm and have ridden more than 13000 kms in hills of Meghalaya itself... ❤️
I drove RE 350 once. Instantly the big pros and cons came to my mind. But now its 3 years, still that is embedded in my mind. So definitely RE is something that gets into your memories. Thus people love to ride and own it.
Got my proper first bike as a CL350 and missed getting the CL500 instead, but still love the bike the same since day one. Love the toque, the long stroke engine, and the character with the bike. No fancy stuff, not even a fuel gauge but it still teaches me to take care of bikes and experience bigger bikes with the same confidence today. The 500 is a true feeling man! ❤️
The exact model was my first Royal Enfield bought in 2010 . Unfortunately sold it as parents couldn’t maintain in Goa ...as I am in UK 🇬🇧... had good memories 👍
I remember riding an old right gear shift. That one had real character. Sort of stood out of the crowd. When I rode the left side one. It felt like riding a pulsar. The linear spike in the acceleration was love at first sight. Well, emission norms are killing the character of every motorcycle.
whole youtube - the new meteor is so awesome & it is here.
Abhinav - Classic 500 is bad yet lovable
Don't let your presumptions on a 350 make you judge a 500. I miss my DS 500. The torque had always kept me grinning. It vibes like hell but charges to 100 kmph like a bull and after 115 it gasps for air.
So refreshing the see someone do genuine reviews of old (relatively) bikes. And only a person who loves riding could do it. Great video man
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What a wholesome video, i appreciate the fact you talk about the feel of it and not just numbers. And yes I do ve my conformational biasis because I too ve a 500 with carb! Bliss! 😅
Man i love when someone respect the Characteristics of the Classic RE's.... Subscribed
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@@IndianManInAmerica just did. Lovely video, brother. Cheers.
Bilkul brother. Bahut mazaa aaya tumhaara slightly thick Hindi accent sunke and the slick editing. Loved the fact that you were just having fun and not forcing the video.
Damn...my phone started vibrating when you cranked up the engine😳
Epic..
RE has heart, no matter how much people troll, you can't resist an RE... It's just the way it is, no matter how many companies try to copy it's still a very very big hit... It's got its own fan base, it's got its own feel, it's own heart...
I feel everyday bro, desert storm owner 😪
@@krishnakumar-qe9tf life is cruel🙂
@@krishchait6106 i said like it needs some work...now look the meteor 350 its now completely perfect everyone expect like that btw harley davidson and husq's are way more older than RE.
I m a desert storm 500 efi owner 2015 model year u juat spoke my heart dude that bike is my first love i almost started crying 🥺🥺🥺🥺 for a year i havent tour on it i just made the plan solo ride to lonavala as i stay in mumbai 🥺🥺🥺 mannn u just spoke each n every word as perfect as i will describe about it ❤️ that bike is THE LEGEND N LOVE of my life❤️ i have covered 1lakh 59k on it i started it riding at the age of 17 now i m 22❣️
Wow. Carry on, brother. Carry on.
@@abhinavbhatt i will tagg u on instagram tomorrow after my ride i do follow u thr❣️🙌
A true classic.. I was very fortunate at the age of 18 years to have owned a 1968 army owned used 350cc bike.. That bike taught me so much indeed.. How to take care of your bike.
Abhinav... Any chance of getting the Metor 350 vs CB 350 comparo
Will try to.
Lucky man, you have found the soul of a very special and nostalgic bike and you are only 34.. I hope you will get one of your own whilst good ones are still to be bought. and keep it for the rest of your life and like me riding one at over 70. A great video thanks
I have a Thunderbird 350, 14 and a half years old, the oldest school ever, and still I am proud to own that.
Definitely yes, they must bring back this legend.
It's 4 in the morning and was thinking about bullet 500 ur video made this night better man. I'm gonna get this piece of heart and stay like this brother raw, authentic & a man of character.
I have been seeing your videos for a month now, never i felt like subscribing. Its 4.15 in the morning and you have won a subscriber. You are one of the few people who have understood this motorcycle
ur best comment in the video which was funny.."the highness can do it all but no character(till here it was fine...and after that...pointing at classic)...this bike can do nothing"😂😂 laughed at that point😂😂
There are more laughter-inducing references in the video.
yeah i watched...i yet i find this the funniest...coz it's a legend...yet u say it Can do nothing amd even then u go on to say you would love to keep riding this bike...so many contrasts 😂
Hands down best review of classic 500 i had seen ever🙌🏼🙌🏼 eternal classic,thank you abhinav👍🏼
According to me this is the best ride review of the classic 500 ever made by anyone around the world. Not exaggerated. I truly mean it. If you can decode the emotions involved while riding it. This is actually the best vlog ever.
I had a RE Classic 350 2011 December model, changed the exhaust to the RE upswept one. While on rides, I used to purposely ride it to 90-95 and tolerate the damn vibrations and rev down just to feel the smoothness and cruising at 75 :D And you just summed it up in this vlog
Nice video man!
I agree with you completely. I’ve had my 500 for a year and a half, and absolutely love it. I have a modern powerful bike, but something about the Classic draws me to it whenever I’m riding for fun. Great video 👌🏼
Thanks
Love the way he used kick while starting that masterpiece ...
Still miss it tho😔
Everything on it doesn't make sense... but still it makes sense... It's a Classic.... I have a 1991 CI RE 500...forest green.... It's an awesome bike....a legend in itself... Love my RE 500...
Glad to see you love this classic...
Nice honest video, and you’ve captured the essence of the bike perfectly. I had a KTM 990 Adventure (1 litre V-twin) for 11 years from new. It was remapped and had Akrapovic cans fitted, so 4-5 times the power of the Classic 500. But no matter! I started riding bikes in 2006 when I lived in India, with a Bullet. My next bike was a BMWR1200GS after a move to Qatar, then shipping it home to the U.K. Next came the KTM and it saw proper use as a dual sport tourer, the best of its class.
I always had a wish to get back to Enfield sometime and finally traded my KTM for a 2021 Classic 500 over a month ago. Since then I’ve put 1200 miles on it. It puts a big smile on my face every time I ride it. When a fast bike rips past me I just smile and chug on, never missing the speed.
Every day I walk past my Land Rover Discovery and choose the Enfield to commute country roads to work, in fact I look forward to my commute on the Enfield. As for it not being a tourer, you’re only partly correct. It depends on where you set your expectations. I’ve covered over 1000kms in a day across Europe on the KTM but I’ve also done Kolkata - Darjeeling in a single day, and Kolkata - Varanasi in one day by Bullet!
Inspirational
Exactly ❤️ These Are Time Machines That Rides Slow, Gives The Tik Tik Sounds Of Tappets, Vibrates When The Throttle Is Wide Open & Gives That Satisfying Exhaust Note
RE isn't about the numbers or any hi_fi tech it's all and all about the feels .. Riding RE has its own charm..❤️
Well the classic 500 has fi i guess
Yes I had it. Full of vibration and oil leakage problem.
Although RE has few problems in some of its models, but yes it's has its own charm specially because it's so old and of it's association with Indian armed forces.
@@VikasJaink have you ever owned classic 500 before?
@@atsonaga5520 yo!
You're voice is soothing man! Loved the POV!
Good to see you on RE 500. You keep saying it vibrating all the time. I have no idea about 500 cc, but I own 350 cc bs6 truely saying each time when I ride my bike It feels like amazing. No vibration felt till 80-85 kmph. In just 35 days of ownership I have covered almost 2k km riding in weekends mostly. You cannot imagine I just wait when the weekend comes and willgo for long ride. I have dual channel glossy black and I really love it.
If you have chance please ride bs6 350 cc dual channel ABS once and put your true riding review. We all RE lovers are waiting for that. Thank you.
This put a big smile on my face.*RE fanboy alert*
Haha. Great stuff man. Your videos just keeps surprising us. Also, absolutely agree with you on the fact that the vibes get to you, but trust me once you get to something more refined, this vibey character is the only thing you want back. All the very best for future content. Cheers!
Thank you.
Wow your words makes me feel that what a great experice you have Abhi..
That's why we don't get bored to watch your vlogs.. First youtuber whose 30mints videos are getting complete watch time... 😍 meteor meteor soon
:)
I bought it last year and I'm not disappointed. When you ride around everyone look at you and your bike, cool af lmao.
Hi from Thailand tho.
The vibs go down a bit when you ride with a pillion or luggage! The extra weight infact stabilizes the bike at relatively higher speeds as well..
Bhai I have been religiously following your H'ness updates and have become a fan of your review style. Please make videos on Meteor 350.
Sure bhai. And thank you :)
I am a Proud owner of this unique machine... that’s the same way I feel when I am on the bike... mind muscle connection, In a mediative mood ... give a damn To the whole world.
Motorcycling is all about the flow with which one rides and submerges into d scenery. RE classic was born for that. Beautiful review. ✌️
Abhinav, I Love the way you express your feelings. That's the vibes Machine creates to love it.
Bro, eagerly waiting for your comprehensive 'Hness' Vs 'Meteor' review, before a final decision. Pls thrust on that 'Achilles heal' factor discussed earlier..
Sure thing.
Looking forward for your royal enfield Meteor bhaiya😀❤️❤️
You should have this bike and go on long rides with it , loved the commentary ❤️🔥
In the first 30 seconds you really hit the nail on the head. “ it really doesn’t compete with anything “. You really can’t compare the Classic 500 to anything else. But you can’t really say there’s nothing fancy on it. The Classic 500 is a work of art, it’s the feeling it gives you when you look at it, when you twist the throttle it just says,” let’s go explore, I’ll get you there”. I have a Bullet 500 Trials and I absolutely love it. I would own multiple 500,s if I could. They truly are “timeless”.
I bet Abhinav sir's Mama ji has no idea how famous he already is....I mean we haven't even seen him but still for us he's the best mama ji in the world... A biker's dream Mamaji 😁
Huehue hi twin post
How's your interceptor?😛
Any idea about good affordable bar end mirrors?
@@Torquebeast650 Hey buddy... mine's doing absolutely fine it'll be getting it's 3rd service done tomorrow.
Bar ends...? Actually I've really liked the one Sreeni have installed on his Baker Express - He'll be making a video of it soon on his YT channel ua-cam.com/users/4cheenu
Kick starting a motorcycle in 2020 is loveeee
Really appreciate your genuine opinion and respect for such a great classic legendary masterpiece motorbike , I own the same for a decade, still so crazy about it and feels more precious than anything else I possess
My dad had a 1960 g2 350.. It had the old paint scheme with the classic blue and gold stripes which was faded a bit but didn't care about repainting coz it was still an old-school banger. It came with the old headlight and horn switches that's very funny to operate and an amp lever for kick start.. my dad bought it from a collector but sadly we only had it for 3 years coz it was a bit of a menace when it comes to maintanence.. leaks oil..electrics issue and the kick start is just too annoying that it kicks your leg if you don't do it properly, its not practical either, stalls sometimes,false neutrals and you have to kick the neutral gear since the right side gear has always been tough and hard but when it comes to sound and the cruising you just feel the love for the machine and forget about the 0 to 100 figures and top speed. What I am saying is that.. Many motorcycles may come and go..and they will always be better than a Royal Enfield.. but the character of the Royal Enfield is just something that everyone loves. Royal Enfield is Royal Enfield..I myself was never a Royal Enfield fanboy but it will make you one someday❤️✨
I too own same chrome 500.. It's Just love.. ♥️♥️
Rename the video title to: The passion of riding.
I feel every word brother Abhinav. I own a forest green Standard 500. This motorcycle is pure joy to ride.
I don't know whether any other UA-camr explained Royal Enfield with such passion and beautiful words...❤️❤️
If you talk about the milage
In my RE classic 500 delivers me 37 kmpl in highway
And 30 to 32 in city (stock exhaust)
And Don't talk about the torque man its like a truck😍😍😍👌 it's all about torque , it doesn't care if pillion with luggage it pulls like never mind 👌🐅
Enfield owner: "f**k superpowers I got an ENFIELD." Awesome video.🔥 25 mins of pure emotion. ❤️
I wish one day someone will speak such passionately about my good old RD 350, the one on my grandpa's house.
I don't know... but , I never found something as passionate ,as beautiful, as close to the heart as the first bike I rode .
Thank you for this video. From a proud owner of a standard 500 2019. “Something about this bike”❤
AB - "This Motorcycle it kinda stands out, it does not compete with anything"
As a Classic 500 owner made me really proud ❤️😁
And youtube has very little quality content on the Classic 500, Thanks for putting up a wonderful glimpse of it 🔥
These are words of all the purists out of your mouth, I just love it exactly the way you defined.
I really connect very emotionally to the 500. My father rides a Classic 500 2010 bs2 model. In the latest addition a bs6 interceptor is also added to the garage. Now maintenance is costing me on the tougher side of the 500 but that authentic sound of the old school 500 thumper is something that I can't resist of. I consider myself lucky to a have special exhaust on the bike, which is a full system upswept exhaust with free flow bent... It was an official accessory at that time. The exhaust system is a very rare to see with this combination and produces a very authentic thump. The unswept which ur bike has a very mild thump as it is not running with a free flow bent. I really wish to meet u someday let u ride the bike.❤️❤️
Oh man. Just drop me a message on Instagram please.
@@abhinavbhatt actually the problem is I stay a Kolkata. Would love meet u when I visit Kolkata ❤️
The one mistake royal enfield made: Making these beautiful motorcycles available for everyone.
Hey Abhinav compair hyness vs meteor
This is a must 😁
Sure.
Waiting for this so we can choose the final 😂
Yes exactly 😂😁
Torque Monstaa 😍
Very nice review. I have had my classic 500 for a few years now. It has lots of character and it is lazy - like I am (I am 73). I am in no rush to get anywhere and this is the perfect companion.
I was like you. I hated RE because of 350, but the day when i rode my friend's RE Classic 500, i fell love with it. Later then I've driven one of my friend's bullet 500 bs6, it was so comfortable. 0-80 kms is a SMOOTH peice of cake, it's not about speed, it's the comfort.
The low end torque is really good, it has a different feel and can't be compared.
As i clocked so many kms in the ktm 200, riding the ktm and bullet500 was like driving Polo tsi and Old innova. One is aggressive and another one is about comfort.
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I wish to buy one used Re500 for my father after getting the salary.
The product even the RE senior Mechanics say sell it as soon as possible 🤣🤣
Hahahha. Really?
@@abhinavbhatt yes I have a standard 350 ,& guys come with the efi issues of 500 at service center and that's the final solution they got 😂😂 ,even if you go to a so called ustad he will suggest you to change it to carb.🤣🤣
There is nothing much good about bullets. High maintenance, poor mileage , too much vibration, oil leaks etc.
Fir bhi maza aata hai bullet chalane mein.
I am riding my Thunderbird since last 17 years
High maintenance? Are you out of your mind?😂 I have a thunderbird 350x and there is very little maintenance.
@@sierrachief117 , 17 years padhna bhool gaye?
@@kunjikorans get the engine rebuilt and replace all gaskets and seals and consumable parts like piston rings and clutch plates and enjoy another 10 years of very little maintenance :)
@@sierrachief117 , itne paise nahi hai bhai
I would love to own a Royal Enfield 500 one day. The last of the classic motorcycles!!! Thanks for sharing with us!!
Great content sir! its a joy to watch your videos!
Thanks
Your words are justifying the riding pleasure of a true royal Enfield 500❤️🔥 they should bring this 500 back in the way of meteor's new engine .. A brand new 500cc engine
Im so much connected to bike it's my passion playing guitar and riding bike. I've used many bikes started from 2013 but the best feeling was RE it feels different and years later i sold my thunderbird 350 n bought 350 classic but someone stole it n never found again n after months later one day i tried using my friend bike 500cc Enfield after that everything changes in life again n now I'm going to buy definitely by this month. Tq loved your video. ❤️
Your videos are great, not over produced, a little raw but that gives me the feeling of the ride, not like you are trying to sell something. Huge cultural difference for me, I couldn’t survive in the traffic you have. If you ever make it to Canada, try some riding in Newfoundland. I have ridden in roads where I haven’t seen another vehicle on the same road for over an hour. Your ending comments are perfect. Keep up the good work!
great review as usual.....
very true words.. yes she cant be only bike, i own one in squadron blue , i have very refined one HONDA CBR250r and custom pulsar but still i love my REclassic 500.
A vlog for the ages Abhinav! My 4th comment on this vlog. Felt like doing play by play commentary! That's how refreshing this was!
Thanks a ton
Your videos are the ones my heart yearns for. This was the best. 🤎
Last year I was crazy for this classic 500 chrome model...but couldn't get one in any of the showroom...they said it's production was stopped...
Thanks to Bs6 update which gave me my Classic Chrome 350 and I love it...
Your way of review is soon going to be the new benchmark.. Kudos