BS6 Royal Enfield Classic has been spied testing almost for a year, today it has reached dealerships. For a long time Royal Enfield’s ace selling product has been the Classic 350 Without a doubt the brand has had a far fetched reach and fat sales figures in India, let alone other countries.
But it’s 2020, change is inevitable. To survive in the Indian automotive industry every manufacturer has been making significant upgrades to their products and completely new models have also been launched. Fact being Royal Enfield’s major sales seem to be relying more on the Classic 350/500 compared to the Himalayan/Interceptor. BS6 Royal Enfield Classic will help it stay in the game.
With BS-VI norms getting the market heated up, it seems to be a good time for Royal Enfield to upgrade the on-going Classic line-up and deploy a fresh line-up for the same with all the required upgrades.
In the recent spy shots what we see is the 2020 Royal Enfield Classic model. But is it a 350cc variant or a 500cc variant? This question will take a longer time to uncover. But what the visuals depict is there are noticeable hardware upgrades like elimination of the kick start, new transmission and alternator case. But with BS-VI upgrades and other mandatory norms, one can surely expect ABS as standard.
The earlier issues of vibration of handlebar at speeds above 100 kmph on a stock bike should hopefully be resolved. What more can be expected is LED headlights and taillights, better braking feel to the lever, better quality material and obviously a revised engine, suspension, brakes and inclusion of ABS.
The foot pegs come out comparatively neater and the rear brake lever’s position has also been changed from below the foot peg to above it there by reducing the hindrance during cornering. Official launch for the new BS6 Royal Enfield Classic with similar spec as BS4 models can be expected soon as it has reached dealership.
