The Royal Enfield Classic 500 | The Final Bastian of the Old School

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I test out the Royal Enfield Classic 500. Built from 2008 until 2020, this is the last of the genuinely old school motorcycles.
Air cooled, manual choke, kick start and post war styling. It does not get more characterful than this!
Thanks to Easy Rider Tenerife for lending me the bike for the day. I highly recommend them for modern classic motorcycle rentals in Tenerife- it is the stuff of biking dreams! www.easyridertenerife.com
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Timeline:
- 0:00: Intro and Walk Around
- 9:49: The Riding Experience
- 13:40: Coffee Spot and Price/Rival Discussion
- 18:45: Final Thoughts and Wrap Up
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Locations:
Tenerife, Spain
Coffee Spot: López Echeto San Isidro, Av. Santa Cruz, 63, 38611 San Isidro, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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@edthecaferacer132 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Freddie

@bivekdebnath 2 жыл бұрын

We used to have a saying "If you can't kickstart an Enfield , you don't deserve an Enfield" , kickstarting an Enfield was the epitome of manliness

@lradmclovin9 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in Australia, I bought this bike as my treat for getting my first job out of uni. Im a mechanical engineer and this was my way to “stay in touch with old school mechanics”. No tractions control, no computers, everything I can fix myself, perfect. When I took it for a test ride I knew straight away it was the one. I was laughing the whole ride. The way it bumps along is truly just a lot of fun.

@richardbarry1360 2 жыл бұрын

I have a RE classic 500, and you hit the nail on the head. I’ve had Honda’s, Kawasaki’s, Suzuki’s and even triumph. Not one of those bikes have made me as happy as my Royal Enfield. I know it has faults and I know it’s only 27hp but I don’t care, when you ride it it brings you back down to earth in such a calm way and you remember why you started riding in the first place. This bike has such a big personality, I love it.

@bitey6709 Жыл бұрын

In Australia, I was riding mine the other day taking the long slow way through the international diplomatic area when an elderly gentleman wearing what appeared to me to be traditional Indian garb and taking his regular walk , stopped in his tracks to watch and listen to me pass. Watching in my mirror he didn't move whilst in sight. It just made that ride, for me, extra special .

@FATBOY692011 2 жыл бұрын

I bought my Classic 500 new in December 2019, before I even had my licence. Due to all the lockdown restrictions I wasn't able to get my test done until the end of August 2021. Can you imagine how frustrating that was...However I used the time wisely and the bike was customised to my taste, engine bars, sump guard, spotlights changes to the exhaust and rear suspension. Since passing my test I've racked up over 3000 miles on the bike, which I call HG Wells as it's my time machine. It's never let me down and always provokes conversation wherever I go. You can chuck it into corners with ease and that noise is glorious. Not a bike for selling on, I have a BMW F800ST which is fast but soulless. It has no name.

@msdolly6101981 2 жыл бұрын

My dad had bullet when I was a kid, father daughter used to go for long drives , me sitting on the fuel tank😀 brings back so many memories 🙂

@fernandomagalhaes2957 2 жыл бұрын

I confirm entirely what you said, word by word, and I share your enthusiasm by this machine. I ride for 50 years every kind of bikes in north Portugal and Spain. I owned 16 till the day, since 1968. Now i have a 2018 (euro 4) Battle Green Classic 500 with 27000km, ( not modified) bought used with 10000km. I had a few simple problems; the worst and most expensive one was a fuel pump. After these years I dont feel bored, tired, or wanting to have any different sensorial experiences with any other bikes. It fulfills my most deep aspirations concerning motorcicles. From time to time i have some kind of temptations related with Harley , Moto Guzzi or other Royal Enfield new models as an eventual second bike. But I think that none of them is as rational as the Classic 500 to own , so tasty and so comunicative as it is. I think i would always loose something essential if I swaped it, for example the kickstarter , the thump and the sound, even with the stock exhaust. It is deliciously slow and I feel so secure and relaxed as in a high tech machine. Why more tech if those things do not mean different pleasures nor more intense or continuous happyness?

@Kim76851 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to thank Monica for the great camera work. It really makes the videos so much better.

@bhavyakabade 2 жыл бұрын

Love to see Freddie Mercury reviewing bikes 😂

@News_Today Жыл бұрын

If I ever become a billionaire, I would hire Freddie as my hype man.

@allthegearnoidea.3 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Brisbane, Australia. I am so proud to have a classic 500.

@parthodas4583 2 жыл бұрын

Your enthusiasm for the Classic 500 is amazing. Recently bought a used Classic 500 and the fun it has is unexplainable. Used my friend's Classic 500 few times, but having one at your garage is a different feeling. The thump it has is music to ears. Cruise at 85-90kmph and enjoy the scenes.

@Suryanshsharma03 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Freddie I’m from India and I recently bought classic 350 reborn (it’s new generation) and it’s moreee funn more rhythmic . It has meteor engine , semi - digital instrument cluster , no kick😩, dual channel abs , duel disc breaks , meteor’s chassis and much more but now it’s the perfect mixture of vintage and modern bike . “Made like gun .. goes like bullet “ 😉

@philroberts5537 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I have to say in my 43 years of riding bikes. I too have done the big bike, fast bike thing. However my perceived wisdom , for what it’s worth , is that what’s really important is smiles per mile. I had a bullet 500 for 8 years , I regretfully sold it as I wanted , and still love, an interceptor and I did not have the secure storage space to keep both.

@MsArjun1111 2 жыл бұрын

Took one of these on a tour of south India a while back, Mine had an ammeter on the binnacle and the electric start was quite temperamental.

@thodore1 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loving mine, a 2017 classic 500 in Montreal, Canada, under pretty intense weather but with all the fun !

@Whatreally123 2 жыл бұрын

I own a Classic 500 Stealth Black, same what's shown in this video. The Meteor and the new Classic 350 are amazingly smooth but there's something about the 500 which is unmatched. The "character" is something unique to this. I've travelled across India on this and I wouldn't trade it for anything else.

@greyriddance64 2 жыл бұрын

This was my dream bike! I will never own one, but would gladly test it one day.

@peterwillis4239 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Freddie, I love my RE Classic Chrome 500, Purchased brand new in March 2021. Although they finished production of the Bullet 500 in March 2020, the Indian factories had to slow down production or close due to COVID. Hence my 500 was manufactured in October/November 2020(according to the date stickers all over the bike!) and available to buy new at a UK dealer in March with a 21 plate!! It seems to have been put together with some different bits left on the shelves, namely it has trials tyres and I'm convinced the rear mudguard is the dark green colour option rather than the black and chrome it should be!! Never mind that, I love it, it has so much character. As you say it's great down the lanes. I haven't taken it on a motorway yet as I'm still having to 'run' it in for the first 1200 miles! Not a process you have ever had to do, with a car or bike Freddie!! 😂