Updated Royal Enfield Interceptor 650, Hunter 350 Spied Testing with the Upcoming Bullet 650

The latest spy shots reveal a lot of new details about the bikes

[UPDATE: Royal Enfield has teased the Bullet 650, which will be unveiled at EICMA 2025, in Milan, Italy. The bike is expected to be launched in India later this month at Motoverse 2025.]

Quick News Highlights:

• The spied Interceptor 650 featured a single-pod instrument console, LED headlight and indicators along with twin front disc brakes
• The updated Hunter 350 was spotted with an LED headlight and a chrome headlight ring
• The upcoming Bullet 650 gets a similar design as the smaller Bullet 350 but gets dual exhausts

Royal Enfield is actively launching new bikes in 2024. Having launched the Shotgun 650 and the Guerrilla 450 this year, the brand is planning to launch the upcoming Classic 650 and the Bear 650 by the end of 2024. Moreover, it looks like the Chennai-based bikemaker is already gearing up for 2025, as the latest spy shots of the updated Royal Enfield Interceptor 650, Hunter 350, and the upcoming Bullet 650 have also surfaced online.

Updated Royal Enfield Interceptor 650

The spy shots of the updated Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 reveal that the bike will now get more modern features including an LED headlight and LED indicators. The bike was spied with a single-pod instrument cluster instead of the twin-pod console. This new single-pod instrument cluster is likely to be the same TFT console seen on the Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 and the Guerrilla 450. 

The updated Interceptor 650 also features a blacked-out engine casing along with silver fins. The bike also gets chrome-finished upswept dual exhausts with a tapered end. The ends of both exhausts are now parallel to the bike instead of being positioned outwards like the current Interceptor 650.

The spied bike gets smaller twin front disc brakes, likely to be around 285mm instead of the 320mm single-disc brake which is available in the current model. The above-mentioned updates suggest that the spied bike might be the new range-topping variant of the Interceptor 650, and the existing variant may only get the new exhausts with the latest update and maybe a few new colour options.

Expected Price & Date: The Royal Enfield Interceptor 650’s existing variants are likely to get a premium of Rs 5,000. However, the new top-end variant may be priced somewhere around the Rs 3.5 lakh (ex-showroom) mark. The bike is expected to launch sometime in early 2025.

Updated Royal Enfield Hunter 350

Updated Royal Enfield Hunter 350 was also spotted testing, in two different variants. While the first one featured a Dapper Orange colour. It had a halogen headlight and alloy wheels, the same as the current Retro variant. Whereas, the other bike was spotted with a Dapper White paint scheme. It featured an LED headlight with a silver headlight ring at the front. We think it might be the new top-end variant with all the new updates. The bike could also get new colour options as well. 

Moreover, the base Factory Black colour option with a rear drum brake and spoke wheels, which is expected to remain untouched, while the mid variants may continue with the halogen headlight and alloy wheels like the current model.

Expected Price & Date: The Royal Enfield Hunter 350 is Rs 1,49,900 to Rs 1,74,655 (ex-showroom). With the new updates, the bike is expected to get a price hike of around Rs 3,000 - Rs 5,000 over its current price. It is also expected to be launched in early 2025.

Updated Royal Enfield Bullet 650

The upcoming Royal Enfield Bullet 650 was also spied testing alongside the Interceptor 650 and the Hunter 350. The bike borrows the same design as the smaller Royal Enfield Bullet 350 but is bigger in terms of size and dimensions. The headlight, headlight ring, indicators, fuel tank, single-piece seat, fork covers and even the signature ‘Tiger-eyes’ pilot lamps are identical to the smaller Bullet. It gets the same twin-peashooter exhausts and a squared rear fender, which we also saw in the previous spy shots.

The upcoming Bullet 650 will get the same 648cc air-/oil-cooled parallel-twin engine from the other 650cc Royal Enfield bikes. The engine on the Interceptor 650 makes 47.45PS and 52Nm, paired with a six-speed gearbox. 

Expected Price & Date: The upcoming Royal Enfield Bullet 650 is expected to be launched in early 2025 and may be priced somewhere around the Rs 3.4 lakh (ex-showroom) mark.

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