2025 Royal Enfield Bear 650: First Look, Ride, & Overall Impressions!

[@mrrick2904]

I bought my Royal Enfield Classic 350 from that very place last year. I love my bike. I just found out about this Bear 650 this week and this white one is the one I like. Maybe next spring I’ll be getting one. Very happy with Royal Enfield. They are the most exciting bike company right now.

[@Ch-ui6mw]

@@mrrick2904 but, but, but....by that time, we'll have the Classic 650 to lust for!

[@AlphaCars]

Thank you for your business and for sharing your excitement! Stop by to check out the Bear 650!

[@knottytoob]

@@Ch-ui6mw Ha ha so true. Friend JUST booked one. Classic 650 i.e..

[@johnlenart597]

I live in the U S and always watch your videos. I have 5 bikes., 2 being RE's- a Classic & a GT. All 5 have good points and bad. At 71, I don't push any to their limits or mine either, lol. I thoroughly just enjoy riding all of them and don't pay attention to "the faults". I've probably got more faults than my bikes. 👍👍

[@AlphaCars]

What a great comment! Thanks for watching our videos.

[@knottytoob]

This bear's-a-roarin', esp. in that color scheme. It is sick!

[@selfmy60]

Came for the color ...... stayed for the Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[@felipe-nt-d]

What a beautiful showroom! The new Bear 650 is very nice, I love all color choices for this one.

[@sopranomadness894]

Absolutely stunning machine.

[@AlphaCars]

Agreed!

[@AdventureWithAustin]

It's a beautiful bike, seeing it in person made me want to switch from Ural to RE.

[@wilfergomez90]

Bought my INT from AlphaCars in July and loving it!! Great video gentlemen! Almost wishing I waited a little bit so I could get the Bear. Jk. Loving my INT

[@TQQ4C]

Love your reviews of RE motorcycles, please be reminded, as you rightfully said, tue substantiality of these and engineering indeed exceeds expectations, but do not forget, tue engineers are british, tuey are in UK in their design headquarters :). again thank you for making great reviews. Thank you

[@dmparekh]

Nice combination of power and comfort. Suspension is great👍🏻

[@karmeishghosh2703]

I have seen 20 plus videos on Bear 650 but somehow I just love your narration style. there is an old world idyllic charm about the way you are engaging wit the motorcycle. thank you

[@AlphaCars]

Thank you for your kind words and for watching this video.

[@bhoogewerf2823]

Any info from RE on touring accessories for the Bear 650? Centre Stand, saddle stays, mirrors, leg protection guard, aux lights?

[@AlphaCars]

Not yet, but we are sure the accessories will follow the bike soon.

[@shaarodmahanta2473]

It gets soft panniers, adventure mirrors leg/engine protection gaurds

[@Dhruvj9]

❤the colour from India

[@michaeljameslawrence2965]

Hi matey. Great review. When someone brings out a bike and makes it 👀 look it’s best and sheds some light on the finer details helps people see what the bike is like and can be I guess. I have one question i am in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 but in terms of reputability how does the Enfields stand up against the more established manufacturers such as Ducati’s, Hondas or triumph as I love the classic style bikes and the budget friendly price tags even more but hear they sometimes have teething issues?

[@AlphaCars]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words. The bike brands you mentioned have unique qualities that create a special bond with their owners, which is why they chose them. I believe Royal Enfield connects with all types of riders and beyond. After being around many bike brands for over 30 years, I would describe Royal Enfield as a bike with the substantiality and robustness of a European motorcycle and Honda’s renowned reliability and simplicity. We have been selling about 100-200 Royal Enfield bikes each year since 2017, many of which we service locally. We seldom encounter warranty issues, even with heavily ridden bikes. In this video, kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2O8iH6LaZWWarssi=ZhLPLaLwvbsCaaQ3 , our customer shares his experience riding his INT650 for 10,000 miles (16,000 km) over two years without any problems. He traded it for another Royal Enfield - the 2024 Super Meteor 650 - to experience a Royal Enfield cruiser he loves. Moreover, Royal Enfield is the longest-running motorcycle brand, boasting two more years of production than Harley Davidson.

[@michaeljameslawrence2965]

@ that is very enlightening. Thanks for sharing your experience. What I like most about Royal Enfield is this long heritage and the heritage bikes 🏍️ and most importantly the price tags. 🏷️ I like the 450 guerilla too. They are stunning looking bikes for the price tag. I might go used. There a few Enfield dealerships near me.

[@AlphaCars]

@@michaeljameslawrence2965 Yes, they are very affordable-exceptional value and outstanding bikes! They also hold their resale value well.

[@michaeljameslawrence2965]

@@AlphaCars Thank you, in your opinion what is the best Royal Enfield from the Bear or the Guerrilla?, I like the Guerrilla based off the seat height and same platform as the Himalayan, in my town of Reading we have a Lind Harley Davidson and Indian dealership, I think Indian is Americas oldest motorcycle producer that may pre date Harley Davidson either way, with these bikes they hark back to a lost time, they do not build cars like that any more really but bikes they do, the Indian FTR scrambler with spokes wheel I love the look of and any vintage style bike, good how they have modern technology to. :-)

[@AlphaCars]

@@michaeljameslawrence2965 We do not have Guerrilla in the US (yet?). If we compare it with the Himalayan 450, these are two exceptional but very different bikes. As for me, as much as I like the Himalayan 450, the Bear 650 clicks more boxes, with the parallel-twin engine being the largest box on my checklist.

[@PMASPHX]

Watch out for Royal Enfield Goan 350

[@petersaulnier3526]

wanted to know info on what other colors..

[@AlphaCars]

We will have the video soon. In the meantime, please view listings on our website www.alphacars.com/inventory?q=2025%20Royal%20Enfield%20Bear%20650

[@blackskunk54]

Shame you is on da other side of the pond, white one please. What to do when confronted by a Bear, or even 2.

[@salunkhe3382]

The tyres are tube right?

[@Brettmotorcycles]

@@salunkhe3382 yes

[@salunkhe3382]

@Brettmotorcycles 😮‍💨 Isn't it a negative.

[@Brettmotorcycles]

@ yes if you a worried about punctures but this is not really an off road machine more for looks …too heavy and not really made for it .would look at Himalayan or 400x

[@Roger_Ramjet]

Is it tuned any differently from the INT 650? Hp ? torque?

[@TechnoFreak-IN]

same hp but more torque +4.5NM, because of the 2->1 exhaust

[@abhishekbhaskar7978]

What's your height sir ?

[@AlphaCars]

5'8" (172 cm)

[@MrLeslloyd]

@@AlphaCars So that's not to bad with feet both down flat,I thought it looked too high seat at first.

[@frankpinion4937]

I'm excited too but where's the mains stand? Why do they have to make the seat height 830 mm to get 130 mm of travel at the front & 115mm of travel at the back when the Triumph Scarmbler 1200X has 170mm of travel front/ rear with just an 820 mm seat height. Triumph Scrambler 900 120 mm of travel front/rear yet only 790 mm seat height. Showa suspension is rubbish & all the reviewers are saying the same thing about the shocks on the back. Why put rubbish shocks on the bike when the owners spending good money on the bike. Marzocchi shocks or Hagan. Why bother with rubbish japanese shocks. The tyres are rubbish & unproven so why sell it with rubbish tyres for it's intended purpose. Why not Ceat tyres or Metzler Tourance, Pirelli MT60's, Michelin Tourance. If it can't perform off road with those tyres then what's the point. The front end is just washing out off road. That doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

[@AlphaCars]

You bring up excellent points! While this is a great bike, it would be even better if it came equipped as you describe. It would also be much more expensive.

[@cool...............]

Who the hell is buying Urals in America? That was a surprise.