The Royal Enfield Classic 650 is a cruiser motorcycle from Royal Enfield. It is currently on sale. Cruisers are built for relaxed riding, typically with a low seat, a laid-back posture and an engine that pulls from low revs. With a 648 cc engine it sits in the middleweight 450–800 cc class.
Power comes from a 648 cc twin-cylinder air-cooled fuel-injected engine that makes 34.6 kW at 7,250 rpm and 52.3 Nm of torque at 5,650 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 194 PS per tonne; by that measure, it is lively, with easy overtakes and relaxed highway speeds. The claimed top speed is 157 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.
It is built around a steel tubular spine frame. Suspension is by telescopic fork 43 mm at the front and twin shock at the rear. Braking is by twin 320 mm discs at the front and twin 300 mm discs at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking. It rides on 19-inch front and 18-inch rear spoke wheels — 100/90-19 at the front and 140/70 R18 at the rear.
The seat is 800 mm off the ground, which is about average and suits most riders. It weighs 243 kg ready to ride, which is heavy, so parking and tight U-turns need care. Ground clearance is 154 mm — adequate, though tall speed breakers need care. It is 2,318 mm long, with 1,475 mm between the axles. It carries 14.8 L of fuel.
Equipment includes an analogue and digital instrument console, an LED headlamp, turn-by-turn navigation, USB charging port, call and SMS alerts, gear position indicator, daytime running lamps and service due indicator. Safety equipment includes engine kill switch, low fuel indicator and malfunction indicator.
The manufacturer's warranty is 3 years or 40,000 km. It comes with 4 free services, the first due at 500 km or 45 days. For the Royal Enfield Classic 650, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹2,999 doorstep service.
It is best suited to relaxed riding and unhurried weekend trips.
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 540 days. Its chain drive needs regular cleaning, lubrication and slack adjustment.
