Royal Enfield has introduced new colours on the Interceptor 650 and the Continental GT 650, along with a host of personalization options through Royal Enfield’s Make It Yours options, in the Indian market. Customers will also be able to choose custom options including accessory seats, touring mirrors, flyscreen, sump guards and a host of other options through the company’s MiY initiative.

The Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 is now available in two new single-tone colours, Canyon Red and Ventura Blue, as well as two new dual-tone colours, Downtown Drag and Sunset Strip, as well as an updated version of the ‘chrome’ variant in the ‘Mark 2’ which is a tribute to the original Interceptor 750. The Interceptor 650 also retains the Orange Crush single-tone colour and the Baker Express dual-tone colour, which is incredibly popular with consumers and the worldwide RE community.

The 2021 Continental GT 650 is available in five colour options, with the popular Rocker Red single-tone colour option from the now- discontinued Continental GT 535 finally making a comeback.  The Continental GT650 also gets an extra new single tone known as British Racing Green, as well as two new dual-tone colours, Dux Deluxe and Ventura Storm, as well as a new revised version of the chrome known as Mister Clean.

Both bikes continue to be powered by the same 649 cc, parallel-twin engine which makes 47 bhp at 7,150 rpm and 52 Nm of peak torque at 5,250 rpm. The Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 even get the same chassis and cycle parts. The chassis is a tubular steel structure, and suspension duties are handled by a 41 mm front fork with 110 mm travel, and twin coil-over rear shocks with 88 mm travel. With 18-inch wheels, and ground clearance of 174 mm, the kerb weight is claimed at 202 kg.  Braking duties are handled by a 320 mm front disc and 240 mm rear disc, with standard dual-channel ABS.

Speaking on the new colours of the 650 Twins and the wide-ranging MiY options Vinod K. Dasari, CEO Royal Enfield said, “The launch of the 650 Twins marked a new chapter for Royal Enfield and for the mid-sized motorcycle segment. The global success of these motorcycles over the last couple of years has been phenomenal with the Interceptor growing the 500 cc+ category by more than four times in India, and also becoming the best-selling naked motorcycle in the mid-sized category in the UK in 2020. The introduction of Make-It-Yours on the 650 Twin motorcycles in October last year further enhanced the personalisation possibilities and overall appeal of these motorcycles. MiY unlocks thousands of personalisation options and is becoming a game-changer for Royal Enfield. We believe that the newly introduced colours on the Interceptor 650 and the Continental GT 650, along with unique personalisation options via MiY will go a long way in bringing more enthusiasts into the brand fold.”