Royal Enfield Continental GT 650
Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Bike Latest Updates
The Continental GT 650 has been updated to comply with BS6.2 emission norms, check out the prices here. The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 now also comes with alloy wheels among various other updates. Click here to know more.
The dates for the 2023 Royal Enfield Continental GT Cup have been announced. Check them out here.
The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 is a 648cc cafe racer. Both Continental GT 650 and Interceptor 650 are Royal Enfield’s first modern motorcycles to be equipped with parallel twin engines.
Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Engine
The Continental GT 650 is powered by a parallel twin, 648cc, air/oil-cooled, BS6.2-compliant engine which churns out 47.45PS and 52.3Nm. The engine is paired to a six-speed gearbox and a slip-and-assist clutch. It comes with a tubular steel double cradle chassis which is suspended on a 41mm front fork and preload-adjustable gas-charged twin rear shocks. Braking is handled by a 320mm front disc and 240mm rear disc with dual-channel ABS as standard. The bike gets a 100-section front tyre and 130-section rear tyre. It has a ground clearance of 174mm, weighs 214kg (kerb) and comes with a 12.5-litre fuel tank.
Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Variants
The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 comes in six distinctive colour options at different price points, two of which get cast alloy wheels, among other additions. That said, the core mechanicals of the ones with spoke and the alloy wheels are the same.
Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Design
The Continental GT650 sports a round halogen headlight, adjustable clip-ons and a flat seat with an optional pillion cowl. The side panels are fairly simple, with clean lines. The bike gets rearset footpegs and 18-inch spoke wheels, giving it a proper cafe-racer look. Certain variants even feature cast-alloy wheels, LED headlight, among other updates, making the cafe racer look a bit more modern.
Key Features of Royal Enfield Continental GT 650
Talking about features, the Continental GT comes with clip-on handlebars and a single seat with optional rear cowl. Some variants even feature blacked-out engine casing and exhaust. The bike is equipped with a twin-pod analogue instrument console with a speedometer and a tachometer, along with a small digital inset to display odometer, two trip meters, fuel gauge and service indicator. It comes with an LED headlight (only in the alloy wheel variant), but halogen taillight and indicators. The alloy wheel variant also comes with rotary switches (on the right and left switchgear) with a USB port on the left. Royal Enfield even offers optional accessories like bar-end mirrors, intake covers, touring seat, flyscreen, roll-top panniers, engine guard and sump guard.
Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Competitors
Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 has no rivals as such, but more affordable cafe racer alternatives would be the Husqvarna Vitpilen 250.
