GT-RETRO RACER

Royal Enfield’s new GT-R650 takes the Cafe out of the Continental’s credentials to come out as an all out race bike that looks straight out of the golden era of racing

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Royal Enfield just announced their new race series the Continental GT Cup, a retro style one make race series with riders piloting a track spec version of their Continental GT 650. The series is run in partnership with JK Tyre Racing and the FMSCI, and intends to give the current generation of racers a taste of what it was like racing Royal Enfields out on the track. Ahead of the first weekend of the Cup, Royal Enfield sent us an email asking if we’d be keen to take their new track bike out for a spin on the newly mapped out Kari Motor Speedway. A quick flight to Coimbatore, and a cab to the track later, I was staring at what could have been the prettiest track bike that I have ever seen.