Siddhartha Lal, CEO, Royal Enfield, has confirmed
that the company will not introduce more motorcycles on the 650 platform due to
the new emission norms that derailed the product plans. That hasn't stopped
IAB's digital artist Shoeb Kalania from imagining a bobber style motorcycle
based on the Interceptor INT 650, though.
The rendered image shows the Interceptor INT 650
transformed into a bobber by reimagining the rear half of the motorcycle with
new styling. The front features a redesigned fuel tank, smaller headlight and a
compact front fender.
Following the fuel tank is a rider only saddle that
draws styling cues from bobber style bikes. The sub-frame has been tweaked to
incorporate the new styling and a monoshock suspension. Also worth noticing is
that the fact that the rendered motorcycle has a fatter rear tyre. Sides reveal
an upward sweeping exhaust design that has been retained from the Interceptor.
New products based on the 650 platform will not
arrive for at least two more years. Regular readers would know that the new 650
cc parallel twin engine from Royal Enfield is not BS-VI emission ready. Thus,
all new products that would be built on the 650 platform would come with the
latest emission compliance. The 648 cc, parallel-twin cylinder, air & oil
cooled engine, SOHC engine of the Interceptor INT 650 and Continental GT 650 is
tuned to deliver 47 bhp of maximum power at 7,250 rpm and 52 Nm of peak torque
at 5,250 rpm. The performance numbers are not likely to be too different in the
BS-VI compliant form.
