Recent Models
Over the last few years there have been a number of models on sale across the World:
- Bullet 350 UCE (346 cc) – The new variant of the evergreen Bullet with the revolutionary UCE engine.
- Bullet Electra Twinspark (346 cc) – close to the Classic 350/Electra 5s specification with some basic modifications.
- Classic 350 & 500(346 & 499 cc) – close to the original 1955 specification with some basic modifications.
- Bullet 500 ES – Classic with electric start.
- Bullet 65 – Bullet 500 ES with new 5 speed gearbox and left foot gear change.
- Thunderbird (346 cc) – New 5 speed gearbox, left foot gear change, stylish look with dual colour/shade body, curved handle bars and electric start. It is compliant with UK/EU emission standards.
- Bullet Electra-X (499 cc) – Much modified and re-designed lean burn, alloy barrelled engine with the new gearbox and many chassis modifications. The Electra-X looks like a modified and improved Bullet.
All of these basic models have trials, cafe racer, and other derivative models. For noise and emission reasons, the old engine will cease to be imported into the UK/EU starting in 2008, and the 'lean burn' engine will then become the standard.
Even this lean-burn engine may be short-lived in the EU as further emissions restrictions are to be introduced in the form of Euro 3. A new engine will be introduced in the Fall (autumn) of 2007 called the "Unit Construction Engine" or UCE. It will be fuel injected and the engine casing and transmission will share a single casting. The Royal Enfield has been imported into the USA since 1995. The models which are available in the USA are:
- Classic 500 cc- In the Classic, Deluxe and Military models.
- Bullet Electra - X
- Bullet Electra - Classic
The 350 cc bikes were sold for a few years in the USA, but the US market heavily favors the larger 500 cc model. The 350 cc models are no longer imported into the US. No kick start only models are sold in the US as there was no market demand for them once the Electric Start models were developed.
Read more about this topic: Royal Enfield (India)
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