Royal Enfield Machismo 500

Styling:
It’s the same. The Machismo styling which is the very similar to the original Royal Enfield Bullets, nothings changed but for small 500 stickers. It's been called many things; AVL 500, Machismo 500, A-500 etc. Loads of chrome as usual, but let’s get on to more important stuff.

Chassis:
No changes to the geometry or handling for this new RE bike. By no changes I mean, no rake or trail or wheelbase or any other change. This is not a bad thing if you think about it, as the current motorcycles are stable and pose no serious problem to the regular user. I was thinking that the test bike may land up with a crash gaurd and that I would need to remove it in the morning before heading out.

Royal Enfield Machismo 500

Luckily the thing came without one and saved me the hassle.

Engine:
 I had a faint idea about how the lean burn 500 engine would perform, after having ridden one of the few early bikes released by the company, which had been to the GP One helmet