RE Continental GT-R650 | Royal Enfield goes racing! | PowerDrift

[@powerdriftofficial]

Hey #PDArmy, what do you think of the GT-R650? Let us know below, and hit that Like button if you want to see more!

[@sachinrana1541]

@shumi please please please explain about the gearing in simplified video I'm eagerly waiting for it. And I have asking for that video from so long by your side..

[@mohammedmanu1198]

@@heisenberg19989 pppppp

[@prasanna5537]

What is the tyre size in race spec ?

[@rahulrathore6297]

d5@@mohammedmanu1198

[@binagupta6737]

@@heisenberg19989 ll

[@kishorekurapati9172]

RE always stick to there simplicity and creating marvels without using complex electronics. It is not everyone's cup of a tea to enjoy RE to the core. RE did hell of a job and Shumi's review stands quite upto the mark. There are companies like Apple who can create damn good products. But they fail to address the practicality like service. But the core principles of RE are remarkable and write a different story in this era. They exhibit what can be done without hi-fi stuff. This guy (Shumi) really enjoys old school RE to EVs. Fingers crossed to see PowerDrift reviewing RE combustion engine against RE retro styled EV.

[@shu_mar]

I enjoy all *good* two-wheelers. The propulsion system isn’t a barrier for me man. 😂

[@PK-lo6ws]

yes good bikes, hope re improves its service

[@2751Jackson]

Huge opportunity for budding racers🔥❤️ As always Shumi🔥🔥🔥

[@powerdriftofficial]

Absolutely! We hope more budding racers can utilise this opportunity

[@shu_mar]

Thanks JJ!

[@adityanath3570]

Last time I was this early, "cafe racer" retro" bikes were the modern machine.

[@Navyguy]

*this bikini-faired 650 will sell like hotcakes if Royal Enfield decides to bring it to Indian & global markets...* ❤

[@charanreddy2504]

And the twist is they r race tuned and not for sale😅

[@ANTIMANNER_GAMING]

No. Reasons:- 1) Not for night riding. 2) Same as Continental GT without the headlight.

[@sandeepp6834]

@Charan Reddy @A.kishor Dude the if they decide to bring it to production they will install the headlight and make few other ergonomic changes too. Calm your titties

[@charanreddy2504]

@@sandeepp6834 ey bro just for a reminder there is GT 650 ALREADY in the market 🤣🤣..im just talking abt that particular gtr -650

[@shu_mar]

Agreed!

[@TypicalKannadiga]

I think they need a bigger belly pan to contain all the nuts and bolts which fall off with the oil.

[@shu_mar]

Nothing falls off this bike. Take your blinkers off man 😂

[@TypicalKannadiga]

@@shu_mar my interceptor’s rear left shock bolt fell off after 2 days of delivery.

[@shu_mar]

@@TypicalKannadiga Wow! That takes some doing! How did that happen?

[@TypicalKannadiga]

@@shu_mar they said it happened bcz of wrong threading, while removing The saree guard and holder during delivery.

[@shu_mar]

@@TypicalKannadiga That’s crazy. But I remember that when we tried to remove those on our long term test bike, the process was made more complex by the size of the capped bolt vs the threaded length of the bolt. Removing the guard needed washers to be added to consume the extra thread. This isn’t a quality issue - it’s an attention to detail problem at the dealer.

[@Ghostrider-sc3rx]

Hello RE...now we are talking 💯

[@trayambakchakravarty]

This video is so well made, I kind of want a series from you guys now with shumi focusing on the Indian Bike Racing scene.

[@shu_mar]

Thank you!

[@shankughosh841]

Just think this bike on road with silver colour 🔥

[@powerdriftofficial]

Oooh!

[@atharva_rao3000]

What if, Shumi and Kartikeya raced this beast That would be a nice video

[@shu_mar]

Wowowow! What a great idea! I’m guaranteed a silver medal then!

[@mohiteshcs9209]

Gtr-650.... RE GOTTA CHILL MAN🔥🔥

[@powerdriftofficial]

Why chill when they got something so hot!

[@JohnWilson-uu4tz]

Ok, street version please and export to Australia 👍

[@shu_mar]

Ahahahahahah! RE - are you listening!

[@sathishmechy]

It's incredibly amazing, PD content never fails to amaze us ❤️

[@shu_mar]

Thanks SM

[@siruga]

I will die and not be able to find out tires sizes and if RE kept the original width rear rim... The bike is super nice. I have one my self, really like it. great Vid btw. All was missing were tires and wheel width sizes... 😂

[@SirStrange903]

The stock tires suck in the corners. Trying to find something more sticky.

[@navneeshchouksey5738]

King Shumi at his Best 🔥

[@powerdriftofficial]

And so is the #PDArmy!

[@lingtondaniel]

Should've made it carb as well 😁 so you can have the total retro feel 🤘

[@dawg7339]

It's too much of a pain in the ass tho

[@DHIRAJJKUMARBittu]

70s era racing bike ⭐

[@yashrides]

Oh my god, what a bike. Watching you explain all that stuff so gracefully is amazing.

[@rishirajpathak2094]

RE getting fast ahmmmm📍📍📍

[@milinprakash5141]

Its so good to hear when shumi is talking about motorcycles

[@shu_mar]

Thank you!

[@heyitsme8021]

You're great doctor Sumi! I love the way you had take it through the corner 😊

[@shu_mar]

Seventh!

[@adied_2001]

You bringing too hot content to chew man 🔥

[@shu_mar]

Thank you!

[@hiteshgujarathi4636]

Are you guys ready for EICMA? Can't wait to see shumi there.

[@shu_mar]

No man. No international travel for us yet

[@hiteshgujarathi4636]

@@shu_mar ohhh. That sucks.

[@lohithashwa6653]

JK Tyre sponsors but their tyres are not used.

[@ishankhare8960]

Wo could have imagined RE and something like this around 10 years back

[@Alex-yr3zu]

Old school racer in this day and age is an excuse for lack of innovation and lazy engineering. Kudos to RE.

[@AXELAGONY]

These cafe racers were basically people stripping down unnecessary parts and making cheap mods to make it aerodynamic and basically race from cafe to cafe. Last to reach would pay the bill. So….

[@shu_mar]

Yes. In that sense the GTR has the same spirit without the coffee bills

[@iceman-1987]

Watched other videos of this same bike before @Powerdrift launched their video. But they faded away in the rearview as soon as I watched this video. Too good. @Shumi as perfect as always.

[@shu_mar]

Thank you Uttiya!

[@pranavvalvaikar2170]

Ppl in Europe are going fr Big Bore 850Cc kit n I guess this ll be a good addition to this package 😌

[@casseiopeian]

Absolutely love the way Shumi explains. Master class indeed.

[@bhasvanthraj]

I was wishing for some tasty rock and roll music with the b rolls :/

[@MouseRat-m4d]

i know royal enfield won't bring this model to market as its for racing only. but i hope they can offer such modifications under some race pack that we owners can buy, like how hero offered off-roading kit with xpulse.

[@shu_mar]

Agreed!

[@abhirupsingh4004]

Gooooo gt 650 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@NikVilluri]

Superb bike and concept! Would have loved some coverage of the laps as well. Part-2 perhaps?

[@shu_mar]

Had only 5 laps TBH. I’m not even sure how we managed to make an 8 min video…

[@deepakshetty005]

7:35 what about the race suit?😅

[@shu_mar]

It’s not of v good quality. I wouldn’t buy it.

[@sakthivelsanjay8299]

I think india deserves motogp

[@adisura9904]

Man I wish this was in stores

[@hemanshuvaishnav]

Another afternoon another interesting video🔥❤️❤️

[@powerdriftofficial]

Oh yeah! How about making your friends’ afternoons interesting as well? 😉

[@hemanshuvaishnav]

@@powerdriftofficial that's another great idea😎❤️

[@goodwishesonly]

Getting a race licence, that's a dream

[@sumeet8446]

Yamaha are you watching... RD PLEASE 😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@SayanGamer11]

Visor as an aftermarket option? RE: No

[@captainaverage721]

Big bore kit, re profiled cam, a remap and upgraded calipers, discs and pads hopefully around 75 bhp and see what it can do against the premium European and Japanese middleweight reteos, hell even the R7 !

[@powerdriftofficial]

Could. But that will also need some extensive RnD, which will increase the price. This is meant to be a more affordable 650 twin.

[@captainaverage721]

@@powerdriftofficial Sorry I was thinking more as an export bike to compete with the more premium European brands and ultimately bring in a higher profit margin for RE. Personally most of the upgraded parts are already available as aftermarket parts and could be easily adapted or copied in OE production

[@Kenkalsi]

150km i am doing with stock 650 in hong kong and mind you, hong kong air is 75-85%humidity and sea winds all over hk.

[@BharathBalan63]

The top speed of 162kmph was clocked on GPS and is also limited by the Kari main straight length and the short gearing of the race bike. I'm sure lighter riders will be seeing even more top speeds.

[@shu_mar]

What BB said Ken!

[@abhiananth1527]

if or when it comes out, me : its 100% stock officer

[@shu_mar]

Oh yeah! 😀

[@oilmendrilldeep]

Nice bike and the presentation by Shumi was as usual brilliant.

[@ridersparadise123]

Shumi i need a refined Vibration less motorcycle should I go with interceptor 650

[@shu_mar]

Sure! Test ride and decide!

[@shashankrao6202]

❤️❤️❤️ PowerDrift

[@shu_mar]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@GenZ_Hermit]

HOLY SHIT . THIMGS GONE RETRO!

[@powerdriftofficial]

Full on!

[@Trancision]

I own both 2015 535 GT and the new 650 and I can tell you that the new one has quality issues. The old GT is a true continental bike with European quality standards.

[@sameerpawar9658]

At least do some changes in engine design and all. Improve heating issues. It doesn't matter with new look but specs matters

[@Interlooper_G]

Remove speedo...remove lock... Remove self starter...go for that MotoGP type starting method. Where they use a mini engine to start the bike....remove unnecessary electronic wiring... remove metal mudguard on front, remove metal battery covers and replace with fiber ones...and last but not least... replace the tank with a lighter metal one...and got shave off another 20-30kgs or more....now that would take this into whole other territory...i think it would even reach 200.

[@subhradey8594]

Waiting for Xpluse 200 4V experience

[@powerdriftofficial]

Soon.

[@sudhansuranjanmohapatra6429]

Nice info guru. Would like you to reveal the attributes of a good bike to possess if one's priority is riding comfort, ease of maintenance and value for money . Have been observing the riders postures and I feel Royal Enfield classic offers the best riding posture unlike the forward seating posture with rear set footpegs which would be uncomfortable beyond 30 kms . The higher pillion seat and higher rear footpegs also also makes such bikes very uncomfortable. It defies logic to possess bikes which are track focused whereas majority Indians use for daily commuting . Can't the manufacturers provide flatter seats for average Indian physiques like the Rajdoots,Yezdis of pre 1990 Era! which could be used by everyone.

[@ArunSharma-of1cl]

Modiji ke teen krishi kanoon ko wapas lene ka virodh karta hun

[@psychoman0000]

1984 stock RD350 used to run 160kmph+ and here a 2021 Enfield 650cc bike can reach only 160kmph. 👍👍👌

[@leansnscenes7806]

2 stroke vs 4 stroke

[@vaibhavsingh471]

S&S has a big bore kit for conti which bumps up the power to 85ish bhp. Would love to see it's performance here.

[@garybrown4854]

I think you should be able to buy these parts as an option , you could take the RE GT650 cup to the I.O.M. TT CLASSIC

[@mjinformative7529]

I like your explanation

[@powerdriftofficial]

Thank you! 😄

[@Yuvi_3939]

As name says ( Royal Enfield ) 💖

[@GovindaGopala333]

Nice advertising. What about putting a bucket in place of headlight in an ct100 or splendor then it too becomes a racebike.

[@askrazzy4]

Love the old skool charm

[@geovani149]

More manufacturers to do this...

[@manimaarants]

Will RE implement any technical changes (Similar to what TVS racing did with the RR310) that that take away from these bikes to future models?

[@powerdriftofficial]

The 650 twins are not meant to be sporty motorcycles, where as the TVS’ are. What RE *MIGHT* do is offer body parts as optional accessories if they see fit.

[@shu_mar]

I don’t see it, to be honest. The plan was to create a simplified racer in that sense, not a bike that would raise performance and create a transfer to production as far as I can Tell

[@manimaarants]

@powrDrift @shumar Understandable. It's not like people are clamoring for a sporty RE right now. :-D

[@rikkyrico7779]

Sumi said my dil ki bat ! Can we purchase the front fairing.. ans is no unfortunately :(

[@madhavsblog6849]

Way didn't you review the xpulse 200 4v yet.. 😑😔🤕

[@shu_mar]

No test bike yet!

[@chakrapanid6089]

Shumi thanks for the excellent content. Just two queries...Which of the mods that this bike has makes most sense for a street bike.. Is RE indeed working on a 650 Adv? Thanks for the great job that you always do.

[@shu_mar]

Better tyres on the stock bikes will help but 18” wheels means choice is limited. 650 adv? I’m not sure. Bigger adv? For sure.

[@ajayshankars4006]

"Gloves, boots, helmets and the ability to show up and go racing", what about the leathers? P.S. Genuinely curious, not trying to joke

[@Heroji04]

I want that sump guard. Its gorgeous 😍

[@rajasimanta]

Reducing weight and putting on makeup with a low powered stock engine is like trying to fly a jet into space, sounds cool but stupid af

[@chrisgraham5186]

You're clearly missing the point of a cost controlled race formula, Simanta… Engine and chassis development/improvement can be the most expensive to modify or replace parts so riders are restricted to retaining stock specs, or are only allowed prescribed or permitted changes/replacements to prevent undue advantage to wealthier teams/riders. Every bike on the track is essentially the same basic bike, and has had the same levels of expense used to prepare and race it. The idea is to at least start with a level playing field, making rider skills, and setting up skills, the defining factor for winning… not how much money can be thrown at a project. This gives the privateer or small independent shop supported competitor/team a chance against those fielded by big main dealers or wealthy sponsoring businesses. Squeezing the maximum performance out of a limited, controlled, package takes skill rather than cash.

[@shu_mar]

Thanks Chris! Nailed it

[@akibsultan8240]

CAN WE GET THE EXHAUST FOR OUR BIKE

[@K_singh24]

I’m curious to know about the gear shift on this bike… looks weird

[@lakimahanta7676]

Not bad really !!

[@saran19kumar1982]

Ah 😭I missed to see shumi......... My home is near kari motor speedway.

[@kunal_gaud]

First of all it looks ugly and more over it heats like hell!

[@shabbirkohodawala8170]

The most awaited video ❤️

[@ganeshbharadwajshooter1913]

Royal Enfield bikes are not refined very bad vibration noise useless scrap 😎

[@shu_mar]

Disagree. That was true last year. Now? None of them really vibrate.

[@ganeshbharadwajshooter1913]

@@shu_mar well shall test ride latest and get back 😎

[@mojuwithmasthi]

Love it ❤️

[@aniketadidas]

From where do you get your background score..please provide the details

[@dende2401]

What did they do to the footpegs? They look kinda og, but higher with a longer leaver.

[@AbhiDesFrank]

Is this bike available for sale or will RE launch it ?

[@pjyt]

How the hell did you get hold of the KGF-2 BGM?

[@aadhii0510]

🔥🔥

[@lalitkhopade6747]

Was waiting for this video. Thanks Shumi sir 🙏 is it possible to get this exhaust?

[@sidharth6096]

The stock exhaust in 650 twins is ugly af

[@pavankumarbadveety]

Upside down forks could have been done!!

[@adityahari8777]

Finally. Been waiting for this.

[@powerdriftofficial]

Wee! We hope we could deliver!

[@csgaming474]

Why i cant hear any sound🙄,. KZbin glitch😅

[@aritrapatra5716]

Can you make a video about bikes like this that one can buy within 4-5 lakhs as begenniers bike.

[@shu_mar]

At that price the two 650cc Enfield’s are almost your only beginner optionsT TBH

[@aritrapatra5716]

@@shu_mar Thanks a lot for replying, but can you give a suggestion about whether to go or see for continental or interceptor and if I should wait 1-2 year for any upcoming model as currently bike riding is a hobby for me beside starting my first job next year as a mechanical engineer. And thanks a lot for all simplified videos.

[@aritrapatra5716]

@@shu_mar Again If I should wait for few years accumulate more money to buy 3 cylinder or inline 4 bike.

[@shu_mar]

@@aritrapatra5716 I NEVER recommend waiting. You’re not getting any younger

[@caferacermonterrey20]

is a Royal Enfield Continental GT Vitesse? the fairing of tendance Roadster....?

[@mjblackgaming7635]

What this bike top speed ❤

[@damascu5]

Is it for sale?

[@powerdriftofficial]

Seems like you haven’t watched the whole video!

[@shu_mar]

No man

[@damascu5]

@@powerdriftofficial ok I'll watch it

[@Shiviminivlogs2092]

But what is the ontrack top speed of this bike?

[@satishjoseph]

First comment. Probably the first time ever for me. 😀

[@damascu5]

GG'S

[@marhsial1]

What sizes are the tyres ?????

[@aabidsarfaraz7313]

Can we buy those fearings?

[@sachinjk8260]

❤🌹

[@sanurawat1651]

If speedo is for no use just get rid of it... Its still some grams

[@LIFE_AND_ROADS]

Waited alot for this ep❤️

[@harshagarwal5914]

You don't race a tortoise.

[@shu_mar]

Well. The rabbit tried it. And lost.

[@UmangPariawala]

@@shu_mar hahaha , witty as expected from you!

[@RAHULSAINI-kt2kn]

Speedometer has no use for a racer Ok