Royal Enfield Continental GT Cafe Racer production in India video, launch expected in October
Sunday, September 8, 2013
The 535cc Royal Enfield
Continental GT Cafe Racer will debut in the UK this month, and in India
soon after. Siddhartha Lal, CEO of Eicher Motors Limited is passionate
about the way in which he has turned Royal Enfield around. Speaking on
the subject with fervor and enthusiasm on India Business Report on BBC
World, Lal goes back to 1901 when Royal Enfield was the most favored
brand.
The much awaited Royal Enfield
Continental GT 535 aka Cafe Racer is looking ready to become the
fastest-ever mass produced bike from Royal Enfield ever. The bike has
also become the lightest production RE of recent times.
The GT 535 will be built around a
lightweight, double cradle frame that will help in keeping the weight
under a check. The upcoming bike is expected to be as much as 15kgs
lighter than the Thunderbird 500 TBTS.
The Continental GT 535 will be powered
by a single cylinder 535cc UCE engine that will boast of a bigger
throttle body and a larger piston (than the 500cc UCE motors). The new
535cc mill will also have a remapped ECU and a lighter flywheel. All
this would bestow the bike with enough juice to have a 150kmph-plus top
whack and decent in-gear acceleration. The bike will be shod with
Pirelli tyres and will sport a pair of Paioli gas-charged shock
absorbers at the rear.
As can be seen in the pics, the bike
will have disc brakes on both the wheels. The upcoming 2014 Royal
Enfield Continental GT 535 Cafe Racer, in all possibility, would be
priced a little above INR 2 lakhs in Indian bike market. Stay tuned for
more info on 2014 Royal Enfield Continental GT 535 Cafe Racer India
launch.
Rumor has it that the bike will reach Europe and the US with a price tag
under $8,000 (€6,070) and in case October proves this right, we might
be looking at really nice sales figures before the end of the year.
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why uk launch first? india being treated a second class.
Posted on 9:49:00 AM
Looks alright, be interested to see how it rides. Not sure I'd use it outside of town much with a top speed of 65mph unless you stick to small A roads and less.
Posted on 9:50:00 AM
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