This is a Bullet and it has everything same as it was before except one change; a major one indeed. The gear lever is now(now==10 years or more I guess) on right hand side(right hand==under right foot) and no prizes for guessing where the brake lever has gone. What has this done to Royal Enfield? Nothing ‘big’ but just increased its sales by a fold or two or maybe higher. Many people could be seen getting away from RE motorcycles only because of this odd placement of gear and brake levers(maybe Japanese are odd because they entered the market later but ‘stupidity’ in masses can’t be ignored either)levers as it was not only uncomfortable for them, more it was dangerous. Don’t agree? Then just imagine yourself doing 100 kph and you require to brake and you are pushing the gear lever very hard and thinking “Why the hell on this earth isn’t this motorcycle stopping”?The Toe and Heel(Heel-toe) type gear lever is good as well as comfortable to operate. In fact we appreciate Royal Enfield for not offering the toe only gear lever on any of their motorcycles(****, I guess Continental GT has got it). The heel toe type gear lever on this motorcycle is well sized(you think the size is no issue? Then try Bajaj Avenger) and placed. Result is an easy and fuss free operation, what one will like is that this gearbox requires quite less effort for getting into any cog and shifting between cogs is definitely easier(lighter to be precise) if compared to the older RE motorcycles. And the best part: This gear lever won’t spoil your shoes(especially if you ride your motorcycle to work) from above.Another very thought out and fine detail is the grab handle that is provided beneath the saddle. Don’t get fooled thinking of it as a grab handle meant to be grabbed while riding or while riding on pillion seat but this handle is provided at its place to facilitate the process of putting this heavy motorcycle on its center stand. The operation is simple, just put your foot on the center stand engaging lever and press(stand if you weight as much I do or as much Mr. Dilip Bam do), hold this grab handle and pull it up and you will be surprised to see how easy this motorcycle actually is to put on its center stand. What’s the trick behind this? Simple, the grab handle is placed at the right position. Good is that you need not to stretch to the rear end of the motorcycle like on P220, ZMR etc to reach the grab rail and lift it up while engaging the main stand.The console is the most disappointing part of this motorcycle,. Nothing but a big letdown it is. All you get on the console is a speedometer with an odometer and a battery ampere indicator. The trick behind this battery ampere indicator is simple: kick start when the needle is biased towards ‘+’ and if it is towards ‘-‘ then keep kicking slowly(without applying gas, else your knee is gone)until the needle gets biased towards the ‘+’ mark. Getting back to the point, what you will badly miss on this console are a tachometer, trip meter(not even one, P220 has two of them) and above all – a fuel level indicator. Oh c’mon RE, this isn’t a good way of making owners aware of the FE as well as the range their RE can cover in a single full tank. In fact what will happen if the FE of any motorcycle dips suddenly for some reason? The poor rider will keep on riding innocently until he is entrapped in the middle of nowhere. Sounds more of, it is, indeed.After observing the console we found that there is enough space for fitting a small tacho, trip meter(like in Avenger) and fuel level indicator(at the place of keyhole or maybe a digital one) and that ‘BIG’ keyhole isn’t required. In fact why not shift ignition to the handle lock and use that space for providing a fuel level indicator? Yes, the handle lock! How I forgot the poorly finished and weirdly placed handle lock?Sitting under the front end of the fuel tank, on the forks joining member is this out of place looking thing. Out of place not for a Bullet, but out of place for a motorcycle that costs in the shade of 1.5 lac. What this vertical looking hole is meant for(this is the key hole and you are supposed to put ‘only’ the motorcycle key in it, nothing else)? This hole is meant to put the key(which keyhole isn’t BTW?), twist the key and lock the handle of this motorcycle. No chrome plating, in fact not even proper finishing on the metal surface is provided(surfacing is what we call it). One more let down it is, at least a better finished keyhole was well deserved.