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Bullet back with a bang

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The bike that Royal Enfield fans have been mourning for three years has returned with a new heart and a smart new set of threads.

The old Bullet 500 was dropped from the range of singles in 2020. Royal Enfield then launched the Meteor, then the Classic and the Hunter with the new 349cc air/oil-cooled J-series single-cylinder engine, but for many Bullet fans, these three new offerings just didn’t appeal, and they have lamented the lack of a truly British-styled single in the range.

Royal Enfield has now come up with the goods, relaunching the Bullet in a premium version of its 350 line-up with looks that hark back to the original Bullets.

The Bullet holds particular charm for RE MD Siddhartha Lal. He said: “The summer of ‘94 was when I rode solo across Europe, fearless and

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