SIX new Royal Enfields launching SOON!

Royal Enfield has become one of the most profit reaping brands of India since the last few years. Apart from motorcycles, the company has now become a lifestyle brand with apparels, footwear, riding gear among many other on offer. Also, Royal Enfield is now getting some real competition after a long time in the form of Jawa motorcycles.  However, the company doesn’t seem ready to lose its throne anytime soon and has planned many new bikes/updates launching soon. Let’s take a look at six Royal Enfields launching soon.

Continental GT 650

Expected Launch Time: November 2018

The Continental GT 650 is a new type of motorcycle made by Royal Enfield. It is designed like a typical cafe racer, a style which is gaining popularity again. The bike has been in buzz for some time now and has been built from grounds up. One of the highlight of the bike is its new engine, a 647cc, parallel twin four stroke unit. This newly developed air cooled engine will use four valve heads, a single overhead camshaft and fuel injection. It produces 47 Bhp of power and 52 Nm of torque and will be mated to a 6 speed manual gearbox with slipper clutch. The motorcycles will also get dual channel ABS as standard fare.

Interceptor 650

Expected Launch Time: November 2018

The Interceptor is the other bike from the upcoming 650 duo. The Interceptor name has been picked from the motorcycle of the same name produced during the 1960-70 by the company. It also has the same engine configurations as on the Continental GT, that is, a 647cc, parallel twin four stroke engine producing 47 Bhp of power and 52 Nm of torque, mated to a 6 speed manual gearbox with slipper clutch. The pricing has not been officially announced but rumors are rife that the bike will start below the Rs. 3 lakh price mark.

Bobber 830

Expected Launch Time: 7 November 2018 (unveil)

Royal Enfield has planned a big surprise to be disclosed on 7th November, 2018, at EICMA motorcycle show, Milan. The motorcycle will has been designed in Bobber style uses an 830cc, V-Twin engine sourced from Polaris. This will be the most powerful motorcycle the company has ever made. The engine will be a liquid cooled unit and will feature twin overhead camshafts. Fuel injection will be standard and the motor will meet the upcoming BSVI emission norms.

Bullet Range (ABS)

Expected Launch Time: December 2018

Let us tell you an interesting fact regarding the Bullet. The Royal Enfield Bullet has the longest production run for any motorcycle in the world. Ironically, it was named Bullet and the company motto was ‘Made like a Gun’. The Bullet series consists of two bikes, a 350 cc model and a 500 cc model. This motorcycle has seen its fair share of days and the latest update it will get is ABS. Keeping up with the new regulations, the company will launch the ABS equipped variants of the Bullet at the end of this year.

Thunderbird Range (ABS)

Expected Launch Time: December 2018

The Thunderbird series from Royal Enfield consists of four motorcycles now. The 350 cc Thunderbird and Thunderbird X along with the 500 cc Thunderbird and Thunderbird X. While the Thunderbird twins are typical cruisers, the X variants are more upmarket and trendy street smart bikes. The 350 cc versions uses a single cylinder, 4 stroke, Twinspark engine which churns out 19.8 Bhp of power 28 Nm of torque. The 500 cc variants on the other hand get powered by a 499cc single cylinder mill that produces 27.2 Bhp and 41.3 Nm of torque. The ABS variants will be launched by the end of this year and will greatly improve the safety of the bike during hard braking.

Bullet ES (ABS)

Expected Launch Time: December 2018

The Bullet ES (Electric Start) is actually a rebranded version of the old Royal Enfield Electra motorcycle. It gets powered by a single cylinder, 4 stroke, Twinspark engine which produces 19.8 Bhp of power 28 Nm of torque. The bike uses the same body and construction as the standard Bullet but has some changes made on the styling front. ABS system on it would come as a great help for many owing to the heft of the  bike.