Royal Enfield Classic 500 Booster Plug Info-Install-Test Ride 

Yes, I’ve had excellent service from Hitchcocks. The staff are knowledgable and helpful 👍🏼

Thank you! Yes is certainly an improvement. And you’re very welcome. All the best!

Ah thank you for saying so. I’m glad you find it enjoyable/useful 👍🏼😊

I think I’ve replied to this somewhere else, but in case I haven’t, my apologies. I’m really pleased my vid helped, and your issues have been resolved. Many thanks for letting me know. Enjoy, and ride safe my friend 👍🏼

Thanks ER! Yea happy with this little upgrade 👍🏼

Thank you. Yes the Classic has so much character, I’m smitten with it. It would make a great first bike too.

Thank you and thanks for commenting, good to know it wasn’t my imagination. I’ve only had a short ride so far but it seems to have smoothed it out brilliantly 👍🏼

I have to agree 😊 thank you 👍🏼

Hi Tom, that’s really good to hear. Thanks for letting me know. I’m pleased it’s worked well for you, and you’re able to enjoy the bike more. It makes a surprising difference doesn’t it. Yep, a good year was 73. You’re a good couple of months older than me, but hang in there 🤣👍🏼

I’ll try and do that, assuming we get some reasonable weather. Many thanks 🙏🏻

Thank you Motoramblings! Yes it’s a worthwhile upgrade 👍🏼 take care over there!

In india we all think that RE's sound is loved only in india. Out of india its harley davidson.thanks for loving our indian bike

You’re welcome! Yes it may be easier to remove the air box. Apart from the exhaust (the originals are hideous aren’t they?) I think the booster plug is the best modification I’ve made to the bike 👌🏼👍🏼

Yes I was surprised by the difference. I wondered if it was a bit of a gimmick, but was pleasantly surprised. Thanks my friend 👍🏼

Money well spent in my opinion. Subtle changes that make a big difference 👍🏼

Many thanks indeed! Interceptor or GT, both lovely bikes, great value for money too 👍🏼

Thank you mate! Take care out there 👍🏼

Hello again 😊 Many thanks. I have only had a short ride with the booster plug so far. But it seems to have made it a lot smoother 👍🏼

Thank you very much Drifter 🙂👍🏼

Yes I’m really happy with it. It’s so much smoother and has improved the low to mid range performance. Isn’t it nice when something so easy to install, makes so much difference. In the video I said I didn’t think it was vital, but after some use I changed my mind. Thanks for watching and ride safe 👍🏼

Thanks MrG! I’m no mechanic, certainly no auto technician, but I’ll tackle simple tasks. Take care out there! 👍🏼

I don’t know what I was thinking taking Ernie out on a wet road 😞 at least there is no salt out there yet. The booster plug seems to work a treat. I don’t see any need to disconnect it for the MOT. Am I missing something? Thanks mate, I’m trying different angles, to see what works and what doesn’t 👍🏼

@@Saddlebags73 I watched the video from Tompass11 - I can't believe it! Thanks for sharing that one. I assumed the emissions would be greater at idle, if the device is as simple as Tompass11 makes it seem: I had thought the device only changes the mixture on revs, but if it's just fooling the temp sensor into a lower reading, then perhaps that would affect the idle mixture too??? All this makes me want to go and do a bit more research! (i.e. could I get away with just adding a resistor to the existing temp sensor for the same effect?, etc....) I didn't mean to startle you with any false info!

@@MichaelDisney research and electronics...in your element eh 😉

Launceston, Cornwall. It’s a very interesting place. Thanks for watching 👍🏼

Cheers Dozer. I wouldn’t call it a necessity, but mine definitely benefited from it. Sadly I don’t get any pops or bangs 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thanks Steve. Glad you found it useful. Hope you’re enjoying that beautiful bike 👍🏼

@@Saddlebags73 Enjoying it immensely, never had this style of bike before but I'm so glad I bought it after nearly going for the Interceptor.

So much character eh. I considered an Interceptor too. I really like my friends GT650, but wouldn’t trade the 500 for one.

Thanks to you for watching 🙂👍🏼

It’s smoothed things out nicely 👍🏼 Do make sure it fits your model first. The flying mod, ha yea that’s a tough one to find, I got lucky 😊 Thanks for the watch, and take care 👍🏼

This wet stuff is wearing a bit thin now eh. Thanks for watching and take care 👍🏼

@@Saddlebags73 just a tad, hopefully meet up at some point , may have bagged one for myself so watching what I upgrades I will need to be doing

@@stanleylawson9015 oh nice! Do keep me updated. As upgrades go, I don’t think there is anything vital. They’re pretty good out of the box. I’m really pleased with the booster plug though, and the exhaust but that’s just a personal preference thing.

@@Saddlebags73 ahh just seen you've added a Himalayan to your stable

@@stanleylawson9015 I have indeed. Running in at the moment, but having to limit the mileage as I can’t get the first service done until the end of the month.

Many thanks mate! Yea much cheaper option. No power increase but smooths things out nicely 👍🏼

Many thanks. Yes simple and effective 👍🏼

Money well spent me thinks. Yea blimmin weather. At least there’s no salt on the roads yet. Many thanks! Take care out there 👍🏼

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It really is ❤️👍🏼😊

@@Saddlebags73 ❤️😊

I too uploaded a exhaust sound video if you want to see . Exhaust name : Goldstar ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CUSwucUegFo.html

Sorry I have just seen this comment. I like the idea of an older (pre efi) but you don’t often see them for sale here. I’m very happy with this one though. A trip counter or fuel gauge would be nice. I will follow your link, thank you! All the best 👍🏼

Thanks! I’m glad it isn’t just me 😊

Nice! Did you notice a difference after the air box delete? I’ve considered doing that myself.

@@Saddlebags73 Its the air injection delete not the air box, I left that stock. I did all this from new so cant compare it to anything, but the bike does run and sound well

@@RichardsModellingAdventures ah ok, no worries. Thank you 👍🏼

Thank you for that! I imagine it would be almost identical. Let’s hope so anyway 👍🏼

🤣 This won’t hurt a bit 🙈

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Thanks Janner. Yea I hadn’t considered that 👍🏼

Thanks for your advice Pike 👍🏼😊

Hi! |First, congratulations on the new bike. You are lucky to find one at this point in time. And especially lucky to have the last one. Welcome to the 'Royal' family. As motorcycle tool kits go these days, the one that comes with the Classic is actually quite comprehensive. My z900rs came with a screw driver. I kid you not. I would consider doing a video on tools, but in all honesty, that's an awful lot to cover. Most routine things can be carried out with a ratchet, socket set and extension bar, a set of spanners and screw drivers. You may need specialist tools if for example, you wanted to fit a Carbery vibration reduction plate. But other than that, basic tools should suffice. Is Spanish your first language? Many thanks for your comment.

@@Saddlebags73 Spanish is my first language yes, but i studied at a British school at Spain from when i was 6 until i was 18 years old. Today i bought the ratchet, socket set and extension bar which i did not have and some more spanners, thanks for the advise.

@@hugo8851 that explains why your English is amazing. I wish my Spanish was half as good 👍🏼

@@Saddlebags73 Thanks for welcoming me to the “Royal” family, i will do better than Meghan Markle (not that that is too hard).

@@hugo8851 🤣 👍🏼

Congratulations! I hope you’re as happy with it as I am with mine. It does feel good fitting new parts, and feeling the benefit. Many thanks, and all the best with your new ride 👍🏼

Thanks 👍🏼

The wonders of editing 🤣 No secret really, just spending far too much time washing and polishing 😊 Thanks mate! 👍🏼

@@Saddlebags73 congrats it’s a beauty and with all the rain it must mean more time cleaning than riding.

@@laurentvenet2758 thank you! It has been tucked away in the garage for a few weeks now, oiled, polished and covered. Waiting for cleaner dryer roads 😊

Thank you for watching 👍🏼

Thank you! Congratulations, I’m sure you’ll love it. Out of all the bikes I currently own, and in fact all the bikes I’ve ever owned, this one gives me the biggest grin. It’s a Hitchcocks slip on, on the original header. Hitchcocks are a British company. The original silencer was way too long, way too quiet, and way too heavy. It was expensive but great quality. There are cheaper alternatives. iRidetas, another youtuber in Tasmania has one but I can’t recall the name of it. Should be easy to find if you search his channel. Best of luck and enjoy!

Thanks so much for the reply. Yeah as soon as I clapped eyes on the 500 sitting in a friend's Enfield dealership, I just had to own one. My trouble was choosing the color 😆 I went with battle green, it was the rims and hubs in the green that did it. Love the sound they put out with a different silencer on them. I follow iridetaz too. I'll definitely be putting a better muffler on at some stage. I've actually learned heaps about the bikes on the tube, it's bloody brilliant. Thanks again mate.

You’re very welcome. They look great in battle green. In fact I don’t think there is a wrong choice. They all look good 😊 I’ve also learnt a lot through RU-vid. Excellent source of information 👍🏼 Take care out there!

@@Saddlebags73 awesome 👌

Thank you! 👍🏼

You’re welcome! I left the air box in place. A little fiddly but manageable 👍🏼

@@Saddlebags73 It's very simple. Airbox disconnected,filter connection to booster and it's done. I have to say it makes bugger all difference in the end.

My lovely Enfield runs anyway.

Hi, thank you. Yes I removed the pillion seat. I don’t take passengers on this bike, and I think it looks better without it. The part no. for the booster plug (for this model) is 92120/1. I hope that helps. Congratulations on your purchase. I hope you get as much pleasure from yours, as I do mine. And hopefully that will be soon. All the best 👍🏼

Thank you for your reply,will order today.Your video will be used to fit it.You are probably right about the seat,I may remove it.Thanks again,looking forward to your next video.

@@whenden glad to help. It was quite difficult to film the installation so I’m not sure how helpful it is. You want to feed everything in from under the seat. I think it’s fairly self explanatory once you get started. Best of luck 👍🏼

Hi Saddlebag73,just like to say thanks for the video,I finally got round to installing booster plug.Thanks to your instructions everything went smoothly.Prior to fitting had a problem with backfiring and not running well to the point of engine cutting out.Stiil only done 63 miles and was thinking of taking bike back to dealer.With booster fitted the problems went away.Thanks again and looking forward to more of your excellent vids.

@@whenden thanks for getting in touch again. I’m really pleased someone found it helpful, and delighted that it’s resolved the issues. It’s very frustrating when things done run right isn’t it. Another thing I’d recommend (when you’ve run it in) is an iridium plug. I put one in recently and it’s going better for it. Costs about a tenner and takes 2 minutes to fit. It’s an NGK BPR6EIX if you decide to try it. Thanks again for updating me. Really good to hear. All the best, enjoy and be safe.

Yeah right, first rain pah, still sub tropical ere in Torbay. But agree on the Christmas lisf. Hope Thumpolina is still going great, speak soon Warren. By fhe way keep up the great videos Saddlebags.

I try not to rub it in 🤣 Money well spent me thinks 👍🏼

@@2e0pdl Many thanks 🙏🏻 😊

Hi 👋🏼 The mirrors were incredibly easy to fit. They come with an expanding bung which goes inside the bar, but the Classic has nuts welded in the bars. Simply remove the bungs from the mirrors and bolt them on. You could remove the bar end weights or leave them in place. If you leave the weights on, ideally you’d want Allen bolts 10mm longer, although I have used the originals. Hitchcocks sell blanking screws for the standard mounting holes. Hope that helps 👍🏼

Thank you 🙏🏻🙂👍🏼

Thank you! You may feel differently if your throttle is snatchy and you experience surging at low speeds. On the other hand it might not bother you and you’ll make allowances. Or maybe yours doesn’t suffer any of those symptoms. I hope you enjoy the bike as much as I do mine. All the best 👍🏼

Hi. I can only tell you the part no. I used from Hitchcocks. 92120/1 I hope that helps.

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Thank you. I don’t think it would be considered a fault. Just a characteristic brought about by the measures taken to meet emission regulations. Which is what finally brought the 500 to the end of its production.

Unfortunately, there’s no way around that 😏🤷🏻‍♂️

iRidetas heavily modified his Classic 500. Power commander etc. Sounds great, and appears to go well. How that would affect it long term, is anyone’s guess. I love what he’s done to his so I’m not taking anything away from his efforts when I say this, but in my mind, if you feel you have to go that far to improve things, you probably bought the wrong bike. Having said that, he buys his bikes with the intention of modifying and upgrading, and does it well in my opinion. Many thanks as always my friend. All the best 👍🏼

good on him for having what he wants ,, but a long stroke engine with high piston speed and a low [ish ] compression ratio and small valves is made for low end soft power ,, but once again there is always room for trying out stuff,,, for similar money a scr900 or enfield 650 is the easy option . my comments are for fun ,so please correct me if i start to get too serious.

@@simongilbert2704 you carry on! I like your comments 😊 and you’re actually making sense 👍🏼

Yes it’s quite frustrating. I’m thinking of getting one for the Himalayan too, as no doubt that’s running too lean. I suppose they are working on the premise that we’ll all want electric bikes soon so engine longevity is less important than fuel consumption 🤦🏻‍♂️ Thanks Volt 👍🏼

PS. I do love a big V-twin 👌🏼

@@Saddlebags73 my bt1100 v twin shaft drive all day comfort only 65hp but fell like a monster torque and could keep with most to 80. However, no more carbs for me. I had to strip them every 3 months due to rough running( jelly) found everywhere due to lovely fuel we have. Big job on that bike, no petcock and no carb drains. Both carbs in between v block and snorkels were cracking £180 each. So gave up even though was lovevof my life. Quite rare and always drew attention. Sensational to ride and shaft. No more oily dirty jobs😁. 2005 and swing arm and whole bike immaculate unlike newer stuff.. if carbs accessible would have kept it. Tried running on high octane fuel still did it. I knew everytime as refused to idle or idled erratically

Urgh, crap fuel is another issue. Sounds like a nightmare. A friend of mine loved his Bulldog, but I’m not sure what model he had. I must try and remember to ask him.

Hi! I’m afraid I’m not sure if it compensates for the free flow exhaust. But its role is to enrich the mixture. If you don’t suffer from any surging, snatching throttle, or spark plugs rapidly burning out, it may not be of much benefit. Sorry I can’t be more concise, but hope that helps 👍🏼

@@Saddlebags73 cheers 👍

I am very sorry. I don’t know the answer to that. I’m sure if you contact Hitchcock’s, they’ll know. They are generally really helpful.

Hi Mike, that be Launceston aka Lanson, on the best side of the Cornwall/Devon border 😉

@@Saddlebags73 That’s the one. I used to deliver there along time ago 🙂

Hehe, thanks 😊 I’ve heard people complaining about the snatchy throttle on the RS, but it seems to vary from bike to bike. I seem to have got lucky. The only problem I had, was on one occasion, riding miles of 20mph limit, it started surging. Once back to normal speeds it was fine 👍🏼

That’s one way of putting it 🤣

Mine is 2019 Euro 4, so I imagine yours would be the same. If in doubt, it should be on the V5 as an e4. Hitchcocks also have a figment guide. Hope that helps 👍🏼

@@Saddlebags73 perfect cheers. About to get my second Enfield tomorrow. Regretted selling my first classic

@@bb-ballistics1706 Ah enjoy! I can’t imagine being parted from mine. All the best 👍🏼

No, it sounds like I got lucky with the z. It seems to vary bike to bike. The throttle maybe just a little snatchy but not excessive. It did start surging when I was stuck in a 20 limit for mile after mile once. I might look into an ecu flash, which is supposed to solve all issues including high temp reading.

@@Saddlebags73 good stuff , she’s a beauty, I’m torn between the z900rs and the w800 as my next purchase.

@@royohalloran635 I like the w800’s. I haven’t ridden one yet but may have the opportunity soon. Down on power compared to the z900rs, but ample I should think.

My GPz 900 often either tried to scold me with hot water, or spray petrol at me from an over enthusiastic carb. I let my ex keep it.

Hi 👋🏼 I am no expert but I think with the sensor positioned correctly it should work well. All the best 👍🏼

@@Saddlebags73 yes, but my bike Euro 3, so The company says it is only for euro 4 ....!

@@tuannguyen8102 ah in that case it won’t work 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@Saddlebags73 Do you see that Euro 4 is much different from Euro 3?

@@tuannguyen8102 I’m sorry, I haven’t had a Euro 3 so I don’t know.

Sì, naturalmente. Ecco un collegamento 👍🏼 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bar-end-mirror-LS3-Royal-Enfield-Bullet-Continental-GT-535-650-chrome-/283181143058?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

Grazie mille, li prendo anche io per la mia classic 500. Che scarico monti?

@@bernardocirillo2385 scusa non capisco “che scarico monti” 🤦🏻‍♂️

Marmitta, fa un bel rumore, é quella originale?

@@bernardocirillo2385 Hitchcocks, dall’Inghilterra 👍🏼

27.5bhp claimed

Hi there! What tool box?

@@Saddlebags73 near that efi injector u put machine what is that machine?

@@israelxek2836 I think you mean the booster plug. To enrich the fuel mixture 👍🏼

@@Saddlebags73 thanks 😊

We’ll be paying that for a loaf of bread soon, the way things are going. You could always have a crack at making your own. That’s beyond me 🤪

@@Saddlebags73 a polish guy on RU-vid has done. Only cost him like €6. Said he is too lazy to sell them. Missed opportunity I think.

@@bb-ballistics1706 I mentioned tompass11 in this video. He made his own too. Could be the same guy but I can’t remember where he was from. Yep, there’s a fortune to be made there 👍🏼

Ah ok. Maybe that’s why the instructions didn’t suggest doing it. Either way, it’s made a pleasant difference. Thanks Andy 👍🏼

In a closed loop efi the ecu adjusts itself according to the sensor's values...so this is what it does here they tricks the ecu to give a richer mixture making the ecu thinks that the ambient temp is colder than usual!

@@ChronicTHCBlaze I believe not fitting one would do more harm. These bikes run excessively lean in order to comply with the regulations. The booster plug is not like a power commander, it simply richens the fuel mixture enough to eliminate the issues caused by running too lean. It would void the warranty, although it’s a reversible process. I voided mine by servicing the bike myself anyway. Thank you for watching and giving your opinion 👍🏼

Hi Phillip, many thanks 🙏🏻