The Royal Enfield Bear 650 is a motorcycle from Royal Enfield. It is currently on sale. With a 648 cc engine it sits in the middleweight 450–800 cc class.
Power comes from a 648 cc twin-cylinder air-cooled engine that makes 46.8 bhp at 7,150 rpm and 56.5 Nm of torque at 5,150 rpm. Its bore is wider than its stroke (78 mm x 67.8 mm), a short-stroke layout that generally favours higher revs. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 220 PS per tonne; by that measure, it is lively, with easy overtakes and relaxed highway speeds. The claimed top speed is 165 km/h. It has electric start.
It has a 6-speed manual gearbox with a 1-down, 5-up shift pattern, and a chain carries drive to the rear wheel. It uses a wet multi-plate clutch.
Its frame is steel tubular, double cradle frame. Suspension is by upside down telescopic fork 43mm at the front and twin shock absorber at the rear. Braking is by a 320 mm disc at the front and a 270 mm disc at the rear. It rides on 19-inch front and 17-inch rear spoke wheels — 100/90 - 19 at the front and 140/80 - R17 at the rear.
The seat is 830 mm off the ground, which is on the tall side, so shorter riders may want to try it first. It weighs 216 kg ready to ride, which is on the heavy side, so moving it by hand takes some effort. Ground clearance is 184 mm — enough for most speed breakers. It is 2,180 mm long, with 1,460 mm between the axles. Its 13.7 L fuel tank and claimed mileage of 22 kmpl work out to roughly 301 km per tankful on paper; real-world range is usually lower.
Equipment includes 4 " TFT Display with Brightness Control, an LED headlamp, USB charging port, call and SMS alerts, distance-to-empty readout, gear position indicator, real-time mileage indicator, service due indicator, engine temperature indicator and low fuel indicator. Safety equipment includes engine kill switch, side-stand engine cut-off, side-stand warning, hazard light switch and malfunction indicator.
The manufacturer's warranty is 40,000 km or 3 years. It comes with 4 free services, the first due at 500 km or 45 days. For the Royal Enfield Bear 650, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹2,999 doorstep service.
Recommended tyre pressures are 32 psi front and 36 psi rear riding alone, and 32 psi front and 42 psi rear with a pillion. The published service intervals are 1st service at 500 km or 45 days, 2nd service at 5000 km or 180 days, 3rd service at 10000 km or 365 days and 4th service at 15000 km or 545 days. Its chain drive needs regular cleaning, lubrication and slack adjustment.
