Royal Enfield Classic 650 Released! - First Look

Hi Andy just wondering do you know that BMW Barnstormer dealerships has closed?

Beautiful. Note taken and waiting to see them in real life.

That's the white Hart in cheddar!!!! How the hell didn't I spot these riding around!!

For me somehow Royal Enfield never get the look of their Classics quite right. Original old REs always looked sleek & lithe in comparison to the modern crop of “re-imaginings” which always seem a bit too lardy & over-styled for my tastes. It’s almost like their designers are trying just a little bit too hard to be “authentic”. But there’s no doubt these will sell in abundance to crowds of buyers who aren’t as obsessively pedantic as me!

Nice!
I own a Himalayan and recently bought an Interceptor, so a bit of an Enfield fan.
I've test ridden/reviewed all of their bikes, so really looking forward to this one!
The only complaint, and reason, I didn't go for the 350 Classic, lack of power, sooo......🤔🙂

Cool bike! 👍

Does anyone want to lend me £6500?

Almost as heavy as my Yamaha XJR1300!!! I think I’ll stick with the mighty muscle bike.

Yes please

I want one... sign me up

What is going on with the rear fender? It looks like it was lifted from another bike. It's ... huge. It.. doesn't fit. Why the gap between it and the tire?

soo heavy

Needs fully enclosed rear shocks to finish it off but fair play to re for not ripping people off off with extortionate prices maybe other manufacturers will follow suit

Classics looks fine, but I'm still waiting for a Himalayan 650 🙂. Thank you TMF!!

Congratulations RE, this is a stunning looking classic bike. I will be down for a look once they are in the dealerships. Thank you Mr. Flyer for this quick review, literally hours after the press release.

The Bruntingthorpe one is my Jam. I'd just gotten all excited about the Bear and prior to that the Shotgun. We need a video from you, sir, on how to convince the wife that 2 bikes are a necessity.

fifty shades of 650

All I can say is if Madras puts out a retro Norton like this bike I'll be all in to ditch my Sportster for a commando!

These are good colours but should have launched in black and gray colours as well

That chrom and red version is just out of this world so sweet to look yet powerful to pull a big car

I have to say I'm liking the more frequent post.

Wow!! Amazing. None of them are 90% flat black, like almost all other newer Royal Enfields. Maybe the tide is turning back to normal? In like the red and blue on the red/white and blue white ones. I would like to see one in solid red or blue with chrome fenders. Even the black/chrome one has very little black. But all the 90% black bikes over the past decade have turned me complete away from black. I might actually consider buying one of these. Sadly they will be well over $10K USD OTD by the time they make it to the U.S.

350 and 500 are thumpers. Does going from 1, to 2 pot, and no pushrods change it completely? Too similar to the shotgun?

I already have a Classic 350 so this is too similar for me, but I'm looking to add an Interceptor. These are BEAUTIFUL bikes, though! I would choose Vallam Red.

Beautiful bike

Looks good. Half cruiser, half bobber.

Beautiful bike, especially the red. There are some review videos already up (Zig Wheels and Autocar plus others) from the prelaunch ride in the UK. Concensus so far seems to be it is a great bike, hard suspension and having only tubed spoked wheels being the only caveats.

Do you actually play guitar? Your guitars have no strings. Wall art? I play and ride.

Like the black chrome. Just wish the wheel rims were black like on the Interceptor.

Well done RE but im STILL riding my 1980s Iron barrelled 350 bullet ,,,,, and probably still will be in another 30 years time

Fu** yeah!

Did you know the Triumph bobber starts at 13 thousand or you could have two of these.
You often fess up to being a triumph fan boy but could you justify that ?

looks good to me == but why you like the boring dirt showing black is beyond me ;;

Wow that's a beautiful classic bike pity its only a 650, wish they could do more 1000cc classics.

I was eagerly awaiting the release of this classic and was ready,willing and eager to put down my deposit. Until I heard the weight:240 kilos! Anything over 200 kilos is just too much for an old chap like me. I think I’ll go for the Honda 500.

I've saved up, ready to make a deposit.

Royal Enfield nailed it again. Why can't Harley-Davidson do this? 😮

Absolutely love it.

so should i get the 350, or wait a bit more to buy the 650?

Me thinks N Yorks/east Cumbria! (God's country - go on a tour, you'll love it!!) - could well be wrong though.. REs are getting more & more desirable - my local dealer in Valencia looks amazing - Triumph beware for your 'classic' sector!! Three vids in two days, TWO on the same day - maybe you should have a lie down, clearly not well.

Basically it's a dressed up Shogun.
I was hoping more for a basic Bullet style to be in the range. Maybe even a 650 engine in the 350 frame.

Definitely the black and chrome!

Any talk of a signals version?

The new 650 Bear also looks fantastic. Shame the motor does not make a little more power.

Looks good, but I found the RE 650 twin feels a bit 'modern'.
I want a Bullet 350.
Trouble is I can't find a maroon one. RE don't have any and no dealer can tell me when they will have one...
I thought maybe we were waiting for something new being released at EICMA even though India got a couple of new slightly different bullet variants already, but no.
Any ideas?

Think this could well be my next bike, love it.

I really need a black-Chrome Classic 650. What a beauty

I was getting really excited about it, until you mentioned the weight. That’s about 30kgs heavier than my BMW R1200S, which I’m beginning to find a bit heavy to push around (I’m well old and not as strong as I once was). I’ll have to have a look when they hit the showrooms and see how it carries the weight. Maybe 🤞 it won’t be as heavy to move as I fear.

Looks very nice, but 70 kg too heavy IMO.

Those pipes won’t look good for long - scrapes easily.