Royal Enfield has sent out media invites for the
launch of a new motorcycle in India on 28 August. The company hasn’t revealed
many details of the bike, but according to media reports, it is likely to be
the Royal Enfield Classic 350 Special Edition.
According to the company, the Royal Enfield Classic
350 Special Edition is an ode to motorcycles used by the Indian Armed Forces.
Yesterday, a Team-BHP report suggested the upcoming bike to be the ABS variant
of the Classic 350. Team-BHP forum member SJM1214 also released two images of
the forthcoming bikes.
The images of the Royal Enfield Classic 350 Special
Edition reveal the motorcycle in two colour options - Matte Navy Blue and Matte
Army Brown. The bikes feature an Indian Flag logo with ‘49’ number on the fuel
tank along with a dedicated series number. The Classic 350 Special Edition
comes with a tanned brown single seat, while it gets matte black detailing for
the engine, rims, exhaust, handlebar and the headlight bezel.
Powering the Royal Enfield Classic 350 is a 346 cc,
single-cylinder, air-cooled, 4-stroke, Twinspark motor that is capable of
producing a maximum power of 19.8 bhp at 5,250 rpm along with 28 Nm of peak
torque at 4,000 rpm. The engine works with a 5-speed gearbox. Braking power
comes from a 280 mm front rotor with 2-piston calliper, and a 153 mm rear drum
brake. That said, the Special Edition model is likely to get a rear disc brake
and dual-channel ABS.
The Royal Enfield Classic 350 comes shod with
19-inch front and 18-inch rear wire-spoke wheels that wrap on 90-section front
and 110-section rear tube-type tires. The motorcycle is equipped with 35 mm
telescopic front forks with 130 mm suspension travel and twin gas-charged
coil-spring shock absorbers at the back.
The stock Royal Enfield Classic 350 costs INR 1.39
lakh while the Redditch Edition comes with a price tag of INR 1.47 lakh (all
prices are ex-showroom Delhi). That said, the Classic 350 Special Edition is
likely to carry a price tag of around INR 1.50 lakh (expected ex-showroom).
