Winning Twins

The all-new Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650 are a throwback to classic biking and theyre great to ride.

- Pablo Chaterji

I'M COLD. NO, I'M BLOODY FREEZING. It's a brutal, almost base feeling, and it's relentless. The wind, and the damp of the fog I'm enveloped in, is slicing its way right down to the core of my being; my motorcycle riding gear may as well not be on my body. I can feel the wind wrap itself, tendril-like, around my torso, enveloping me in a macabre embrace. My hands, despite my leather gloves, have become so numb that I can barely feel the handlebars that are supposed to be in them. My head feels like a block of ice, my eyes are welling up, my teeth are chattering and my ears hurt; my helmet appears to have thrown in the towel as far as wind protection is concerned. I lean as far over the fuel tank as I can, in a feeble attempt to reduce surface area, but I can only hold this position for so long before I have to straighten up again. My legs are a little better off, but only just - at least I can feel my toes working the gear shifter and brake levers on the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 I'm riding.