Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Classic Pegasus Edition
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Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus Edition
Royal Enfield has unveiled a special edition Classic 500 model, called the
Pegasus. Produced in a limited run of just 1,000 units worldwide, the Classic
500 Pegasus harks back to the Royal Enfield RE/WD 125 which served the British
troops during World War II.
It will be offered in two color options of Service Brown and Olive Drab
Green.
Each Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus will sport a unique serial
number engraved onto the fuel tank in memory of the 250th Airborne
Light Company that served during World War II. It will also receive
a maroon and blue Pegasus emblem the official Parachute Regiment
insignia on the fuel tank and the famous Royal Enfield Made Like a
Gun decal on the battery box in memory of the motorcycles heritage.
Apart from proudly sporting the Pegasus logo on military style
canvas panniers, onboard features will include brown handlebar
grips, leather strap with brass buckles on the air filter, blackened
silencers, rims and kick start lever along with blackened pedals and
headlamp bezel.
Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus is powered by a 499cc, air
cooled, single cylinder engine offering 27.2 bhp power at 5,250 rpm
and 41.3 Nm torque at 4,000 rpm and have a kerb weight of 194 kg.
The RE/WD 125, also called the 'Flying Flea, was a lightweight
125cc two-stroke motorcycle, capable of being deployed behind enemy
lines via parachutes. It served as a mode of transport for the
forward units of the Airborne Pegasus unit.