Royal Enfield Bullet Photon – Classic bike, Modern Approach

We all know the Royal Enfield Bullet. Its a cult bike. Especially the 500. The real Royal Enfield connoisseurs do not care about the vibration of the power figures. But if you want a modern approach to this bike then you could go for the Classic. But that’s it, the other models of the Royal Enfield don’t have the complete raw DNA of the design of the Bullet. Now think about an electric Bullet.

Completely silent, no thump, no mechanical parts and loads of power. This is what exactly the Electric Royal Enfield Bullet Photon gives. Let’s know more about this bike and find out how you can get your bullet electrified.

Royal Enfield Bullet Photon Design Changes

The design has got a fair bit of changes. The bike now comes with a single seat. The headlight is round and retains the shape but the internals are pair of LEDs. The handlebar gets bar-end mirrors. The rest is the same on the front end.

So if you see the vehicle in the rearview mirror you will not notice that the bike is a Royal Enfield Photon.

But as we move to the side we can notice that the bike has got a lot of changes. The frame of the bike has changed to hold the new powertrain. Although this is true the bike does not lose on the outline of the Royal Enfield Bullet. The engine looks like one solid piece. This is where you notice that the bike is no ordinary Royal Enfield bike.

Powertrain

The Power train was made by a British Company called Electric Classic Cars. They usually convert vintage cars into EVs. This bike gets a 10kWh LG battery. The top speed of the 112 km/h and it produced the 15bhp The Royal Enfield Bullet Photon gets a range of 128 km. It does not have any characteristics of a Royal Enfield Bullet in terms of how it drives. It’s completely silent. It reached pace in no time and it can stay there with no struggle. The bike has no vibrations at all.

Royal Enfield Bullet Photon Overview

So now the question is will this be a bike that Indians like. Taking the cult following that the Royal Enfield has the bike will not appeal to the masses. But that might not be the motive of this bike at all. The bike is there to please the ultra-modern so that they can have a classic bike and still not have the hassle to maintain the bike. From the company’s point of view, this bike is a modern way to preserve the Royal Enfield Bullet. The company has recently discontinued the 500cc model which had the original DNA but could not keep up with the recent emissions standards.