Looking for a truly righteous ride? You can’t go past the vintage lines of the new Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus.
Picture this: you’re cruising down an oceanfront highway, the wind in your hair, the engine rumbling below, your number one gal clinging for dear life behind you. Now imagine you’re doing that on a classic bike that takes its inspiration from the dispatch messenger motorcycles of World War II and throws in a few up-to-date additions.
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The new Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus takes its design cues from the 125cc Flying Fea, a rather emasculating name for the bike created by the brand to support Britain’s efforts against the German war machine. These durable little two-stroke bikes would be parachuted into the battlefield, to be used by members of the Airborne Pegasus Regiment.
Today, Royal Enfield has taken those humble roots and added them to its classic 500cc frame, which is a considerably heavier bike popular with motorbike tour operators in Asia and the Subcontinent.
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Weighing in at over 180kg, the Classic 500 Pegasus adds horsepower to the WWII persona; powered by a four-stroke engine with 27.2Bhp of power and 41.3Nm of torque, the new bike won’t win any land speed challenges but what it lacks in grunt it makes up for in timeless style thanks to WWII-inspired canvas saddlebags and Pegasus Regiment insignia.
Available in Service Brown or Olive Drab Green, modern touches include fuel injection, an automatic decompressor, and a five-speed gearbox.
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