Hi friends,
Royal Enfield’s Interceptor 650 is one of the company’s first twin-cylinder motorcycles in over 50 years and sits alongside the Continental GT sharing the brand-new 650cc motor.
It is possibly the most important moment in Royal Enfield’s illustrious history. Part of a new chapter in the great British brand that has been under Indian guidance since 1994. “A company with UK roots, an Indian soul and a global approach, ” says its Chief Executive, Siddhartha Lal.
The bike is very much a modern-day classic with a retro roadster appearance distracting the eye from its 21st century development and build. Royal Enfield is on the up; from 50, 000 bikes built in 2010, the firm made 890, 000 last year and promises a capacity of 950, 000 when by August 2019 driven by the Oragadam factory and the new Chennai-based technology centre.
Underling the significance of the new 650 twins, Lal stated at the international press launch in Santa Cruz, California that the project is “the biggest and most important in my career.”
With nothing but the most basic operations heralding back to a simpler motorcycling era, the Interceptor is a real treat to ride, reaching in and bringing out your most relaxed riding state.