Royal Enfield’s 650 Twin, the Interceptor and Continental GT is proven to be one of the most popular retro-style motorcycle available in the market.
Royal Enfield to introduced a new scrambler-type motorcycle.
Powered by the firm’s trusted parallel-twin motor.
The success is down to the bike’s trusted 649cc parallel-twin engine as well as excellent value for money compared to the rest of its competitors.
Just last month, the India-based company were caught testing a new scrambler-style motorcycle in the UK, powered by its parallel-twin motor.
However, in a latest development, the upcoming motorcycle was caught testing in India for the very first time.
As such, latest spy photos revealed more noteworthy details including a minimalist side panels similar to the Interceptor 650, small windshield above the front headlamp and an upside down fork.
Perhaps the most striking difference is the 2-into-1 exhaust system that is the first for the firm’s 650 range.
Nonetheless, the upcoming scrambler features the same tubular steel frame with bolted trussing similar to the 650 Twin.
Looking at how well dress the test mule is, we assume it will roll into production soon. Maybe a 2023 release is on the card?
Things could turn up a notch if reports of upcoming models that include a roadster and a cruiser turn out to be true.
According to the motorcycle grapevine, Royal Enfield has filed trademark application for the name “Royal Enfield Scram”, as seen in what appears to be a screenshot of the trademark filing below.
Curiously though, there has not been a single spy shot of the Chennai-based bike maker’s latest model.
But according to Rushlane, the entire inspiration for the Scrambler model stemmed from modification projects of the past such as the modifications carried out on the company’s Interceptor 650, which should give a good indication of what the Scrambler could look like.
That or the renderings (below) of what the Scrambler could look as posted on MotoSketches.
As for the powertrain, it only makes sense for Royal Enfield to use what is already in its parts bin and since the 500cc engine has been dropped from all new models, it only makes sense for Royal Enfield to turn to its 650cc engine that is already powering models like the, you guessed it, Interceptor (below, orange) and Continental (below,white).
The parallel twin engine is bolted to a tubular steel frame, and puts out 47hp of power and 52Nm of torque, mated to a 6-speed constant mesh gearbox.
Suspension duties is carried out by standard forks up front and twin shocks at the rear, while stopping power is provided by a 320mm disc up front and a 240mm disc at the rear, backed up by a dual-channel ABS system.
Royal Enfield Interceptor 650
Some time ago, Royal Enfield announced that it is going to be introducing 28 all-new or updated models up until the year 2027.
Hence the introduction of the new Royal Enfield Scrambler is almost certainly part of this multi-year model roll out.
It is then just a matter of time (two years perhaps) for the ‘Royal Enfiel Scram’ to make its way to Malaysia.
