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Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus

Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus limited edition launched in India, priced at Rs. 2.49 lakhs.

All about Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus ✓ Specification ✓ Price ✓ Mileage ✓ Colour ✓ Features ✓ Comparison.

Launched Date : 30th May 2018

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Overview

Royal Enfield has launched the new Classic 500 Pegasus in India at Rs 2.40 lakh (on-road, Delhi), making it Rs 30,000 more than the standard Classic 500 that it’s based on. India gets only 250 of the total 1,000 units that will be produced by Royal Enfield. Like the company’s previous limited-edition offerings (Despatch and Sleet), it is only available for sale online from July 10. The Classic 500 Pegasus was first unveiled in the UK, where Royal Enfield revealed the motorcycle was inspired by the WD/RE 125 (Flying Flea), used by British paratroopers in World War II.

Design and Features

Design Style inspired from the Royal Enfield RE/WD 125 used in World War II by the British military. The Classic 500 Pegasus gets exclusive accessories like a leather strap with brass buckles on the air filter box, a pair of canvas panniers and brown handlebar grips as standard. Each bike also gets a unique serial number stencilled on the side of the tank along with an embossed Royal Enfield logo and Pegasus emblem. The headlamp bezel, rims, exhaust and engine have been blacked out and the crankcase cover is colour-coordinated to replicate the RE/WD 125.

Key Features-

  • one helmet and a T-shirt from the Pegasus collection free
  • brown handlebar grips
  • leather strap with brass buckles across the air filter as well as blacked out exhaust, rims, kick start lever, pedals and headlight bezels
  • an ‘RE’ tank badge
  • unique serial number painted on the tank

Engine Specification

The bike is powered by a 499cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled engine that puts out 27.2bhp and 41.3Nm of torque. This unit is mated to a five-speed gearbox. Braking on the Classic 500 Pegasus is done by disc brakes on both ends, missing out on an ABS unit.

Engine Type Single Cylinder, 4-Stroke, Spark Ignition
Displacement 499 cc
Maximum Power 27.57 PS @ 5250 rpm
Maximum Torque 41.3 Nm @ 4000 rpm
Starting Kick and Self Start
Cooling System Air Cooled
Gear Box 5 Speed
Clutch Wet, Multi-Plate
No. of Cylinders 1
Drive Type Chain Drive
Valves (per cylinder) 2
Bore 84 mm
Stroke 90 mm
Supply System Fuel Injection
Transmission Type Manual
Compression Ratio 8.5:1

Dimension & Weight

Length 2140 mm
Height 1090 mm
Width 790 mm
Ground Clearance 135 mm
Kerb Weight 194 Kg
Wheelbase 1360 mm
Fuel Capacity 13.5 L

Performance & Fuel Economy

Mileage (ARAI) kmpl : 32 Kmpl Top Speed (Km/h) : 130 Kmph

Colour:

  • Service Brown

Competitors:

  • RE Bullet 500

  • RE Thunderbird 500X

Price

– Limited edition model is priced at Rs. 2.49 lakhs

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