Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 and the
Continental GT 650 have been caught testing on video, courtesy of YouTuber
Keralite Roshan. The video shows the 650 twins manoeuvring through Chennai city
traffic.
The two bikes will grace showrooms in a
few months. Royal Enfield showcased the 650 twins late last year at the EICMA
2017, while they made their static Indian premiere at the Rider Mania 2017. The
bikes were expected to come out in the first quarter of FY2018-19. However, the
launch has been delayed as Royal Enfield wants the highest quality of
motorcycles to be rolled out of its factories.
The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 and
the Interceptor 650 are powered by an all-new 648 cc, parallel-twin,
oil-cooled, fuel injected engine that is tuned to produce 47 bhp of power and
52 Nm of peak torque. This motor is paired with a new 6-speed gearbox and a
slip & assist clutch. The 650 twins also come loaded with a standard
dual-channel ABS.
As far as the pricing is concerned, the
Royal Enfield 650 twins are expected to cost INR 3.5 lakh to INR 4 lakh (on the
road). The RE 650 Twins will compete against the Harley Davidson Street 750 and
the Kawasaki Vulcan S.
