Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Highlights

Royal Enfield is rolling out software updates for the Continental GT and the Interceptor 650. The update will be pre-installed on bikes which were manufactured after June. However, existing owners can get this software installed at their nearest authorised Royal Enfield dealerships. This update should improve fuel efficiency as well as iron out the stalling problem. The waiting period of the Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 ranges from two-four months depending on the city, as of June 2019.

Royal Enfield has showcased two custom bikes based on the Continental GT 650 at the Bike Shed motorcycle exhibition in London. Read more about it here. The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 is available in India for Rs 2.65 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). From the two, the Interceptor 650 is more of a tourer, while the Continental GT 650 is a proper Cafe Racer. It gets clip-on handlebars, a single seat with a race cowl, a smaller 12.5litre fuel tank and black spoked wheels. The speedometer is a twin-pod analogue unit with a small digital display that reads out the odo and trip meters. The Continental GT also makes do with conventional bulbs in its headlight, taillight and indicator. It's offered in five colour options - Black Magic (metallic black), Ventura Blue (metallic blue), Mister Clean (chrome), Dr Mayhem (black and grey) and Ice Queen (metallic white).

Powering the bike is a 648cc, air and oil-cooled, 270-degree parallel-twin motor that makes 47.6PS of power at 7100rpm and a peak torque of 52Nm at 5200rpm. It gets a 6-speed gearbox long with a slip-and-assist clutch.

The Continental GT employs an all-new dual cradle fame, which has been developed by Harris Performance, now a subsidiary of Royal Enfield. It features conventional 41mm telescopic forks up front and twin gas charged shock absorbers at the rear, which gets preload adjustability. On the braking front, the bike gets a single 320mm disc coupled with ByBre four-piston calliper at the front and a single 240mm disc brake at the rear. Dual-channel ABS comes as standard.

For India, the Continental GT 650 comes with a 3 year/40,000km warranty, whichever comes first. The Continental GT 650 competes against the Kawasaki Z650 and the Harley-Davidson Street Rod.