E20 petrol on the older carb Classic 350: has anyone actually fitted the ₹1,700 kit?
@host_classic350 · 1 week ago
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Pump petrol is E20 now across most of the country, and the question that keeps coming up in this club is whether an older Classic is fine drinking it. I went through our story on the pre-2023 bikes and Royal Enfield's ₹1,700 BS4 kit and then read BikeWale's report on the rollout.
What owners report is the usual ethanol worry on the carburetted UCE bikes, hardening fuel lines and weeping seals. Officially the kit is for BS3 and BS4 Classic 350, Bullet 350 and Thunderbird 350, and it swaps fuel lines, seals and gaskets rather than touching the engine. My own bike is a newer one, so I am genuinely curious here, not speaking from experience.
So, has any of you seen soft or cracked fuel lines on a carb Classic? Year, variant, kilometres, and what the service advisor told you when you asked for the kit. I suspect availability varies a lot by city.
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yash_bose· 1 week agoJoseph, no personal data from me here since the Thar runs diesel, E20 doesn't touch it. But curious as a Mysuru local, has anyone actually walked into a dealer here and asked for this kit by name? Wondering if service centres even stock it or if you have to push for it specifically.
pranav_bhat· 1 week agoMine's a Classic 350 too, carb model. Haven't noticed any fuel line issue yet but now I'm worried I should check. Joseph, does RE call you proactively for this kit or do you have to ask during regular service? Also curious if fitting it changes mileage or running cost at all, nobody's mentioned that part.
