Royal Enfield 650 Twins Production Crosses 24500 Units: New Milestone Achieved

The brand's entry to the mid-capacity motorcycle segment has been successful. The sweet sounding smooth parallel-twin cylinder engine on both motorcycles combined with aggressive pricing from Royal Enfield made the motorcycles successful.

Last month, Royal Enfield produced 3,993 motorcycles combined, out of which 2,137 units were exported. Remaining 1,856 units was reserved for the domestic market. In recent months, the export percentage for the 650 twins register at 53.52 per cent indicating the increase in demand for the Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 overseas.

However, the overall sales of the 650 twins has been drastically down last month due to the current auto slowdown in the country. In August 2019, Royal Enfield produced a total of 4,571 units, 578 motorcycles more than the September.

Both the Interceptor 650 and the Continental GT 650 feature a 649cc, air/ oil-cooled parallel-twin engine that produces 47bhp of power and 52Nm of peak torque. The engine is mated to a six-speed manual transmission with slipper and assist clutch as standard. Both bike also features dual-channel ABS as standard.

The Interceptor 650 and the Continetal GT 650 motorcycle prices start from Rs 2.51 lakh and Rs 2.71 lakh (ex-showroom, India), respectively.

In other news, Royal Enfield has pushed minor changes to the 650cc motorcycles. Both the Interceptor 650 and the Continetal GT 650 receives a new improved lighting — here are more details.

Thoughts About The Royal Enfield 650 Twins Production Milestone

The Bike has attracted a lot of attention majorly being with the powertrain department. The new parallel-twin engine from the bike surely does not carry any typical characteristics of the previous engine from the company. The engine is smooth with a linear power delivery, which is one of the reasons for motorcycle's success.

Also, Royal Enfield managed to price it aggressively with buyers getting a parallel-twin 650cc motorcycle in 2.5 lakhs. We hope the streak continues for the brand and motivate them to confirm the 650cc Himalayan rumours.