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Twin cylinder Royal Enfield bike spotted testing in Pune

All-new twin-cylinder 750cc engine which is expected to produce 60Nm of peak torque.

The twin-cylinder Royal Enfield Continental GT has been spotted on several occasions both in India and abroad. However, the motorcycle has now been spotted testing again in Pune. As the spy images suggest, the test bike looks almost similar to the Continental GT in terms of design and styling and even has the same chassis. However, it has an all-new twin-cylinder 750cc engine which is expected to produce 60Nm of peak torque. The engine is likely to have a 270-degree firing order as such a configuration offers minimal vibrations with optimal power delivery. Another exciting feature on the motorcycle is the twin exhaust system.

Twin cylinder Royal Enfield

The bike was probably being taken to the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) for testing and was trailing a Royal Enfield carrier truck with a Tamil Nadu license plate. This probably means that the bike was brought to Pune all the way from the Royal Enfield manufacturing plant in Chennai. The twin-cylinder engine on the bike is expected to be an oil-cooled unit similar to that on the Himalayan. As spotted in the earlier pictures, the bike uses a Clubman-styled handlebars, primarily for relaxed ergonomics compared to the conventional Continental GT.

Twin cylinder Royal Enfield

The new bike gets a twin-pod instrument cluster with a digital screen on the left to display odometer, tripmeter and fuel level. It gets spoke wheels shod with Pirelli tyres. We expect the motorcycle to get an ABS system as standard. The motorcycle looks production ready and we are affirmative on the fact that Royal Enfield will display the motorcycle at the 2017 EICMA Expo in Milan, Italy and at the 2018 Auto Expo in Delhi, India. We expect it to carry a price tag of Rs 3.5 – 4 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) and will face competition from Harley-Davidson Street 750.

Twin cylinder Royal Enfield

Watch out to this space for more info on the motorcycle.

Source: BikeDekho.com

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