Touring on Royal Enfield's Continental GT 650

I finally got my hands on the Royal Enfield Continental GT.
Unlike my normal test rides, this time I ended up on a 1,000km+ road trip to Masterton and back on the LAMS cafe racer. Was it an exercise in pain? Watch on to find out.
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[@sagargondane9642]

I don’t know if there is something with this bike but whenever it stands gives a perfect picturesque view

[@OnThrottle]

Perks of a gorgeous bike! There’s definitely be room for one in my fantasy garage.

[@moto_rambler_prashant]

Bro get those bar end mirrors from RE official + the rear green coul itll be fckin sick

[@robertwest4299]

I’m currently saving for this bike, and I’ve recently read that they have some fuel relay and fuel pump issues. I’m just wondering what issues I should know about and start familiarizing myself with so it’ll be easy to manage. Thank you for any help and information

[@OnThrottle]

Sorry mate other than the well documented relay thing (easy to swap the relays for higher quality ones I hear) I am not familiar with anything else of note. I only had this bike for a couple of weeks to test and really enjoyed it.

[@musicmaestro88]

Get it... you'll love it.

[@michaeljoesmith3977]

I have a 2020 Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 and I installed the RE touring seat, but it is still quite uncomfortable for this old guy for more than 30 minutes in the saddle. Young man's bike I reckon.

[@bfpskater]

Thanks for the information! How was the comfort with your legs over time? (might also help to mention your height in the answer if you don't mind) Thanks!

[@OnThrottle]

No complaints. I’m 175cm (ish) so I’m not particularly tall. The need to fill the tank ensured I was getting a stretch every now and then also.

[@jmeahra]

I am 5'6 and today I did an 80km highway speed, got 24kmpl and enjoyed without pain just wrist little pain..

[@shadowmancy9183]

Throwing some Imperial metrics- during the first bit of wear-in, I got around 65mpg, compared to the 72 of my XT250 and 55 of my Street Twin. Looking forwards to the other 900 miles of wear-in (one of my two major complaints about the bike is the wear-in mileage and restrictions, the other being the shifting, but think that'll resolve over time as well). A decent amount of vibration comes through the bars (worst of the three bikes, personally), but manageable. Kinda wish the tank came a bit lower, as my knees barely touch the tank (I'm 178cm), but the guard bars on the engine do a good enough job, and I haven't set myself on fire (yet).

[@darrenwilliams3398]

So the furthest I’d probably ride if I got a GT is about a 2 hour ride mainly highway that’s about 109 miles, would you think I’d need to take a break during the ride on this style motorcycle?

[@OnThrottle]

That should be very manageable, especially with the touring seat. I did 8hrs each day on this ride. Plus depending on how much fuel you use you might be stopping to refill the bike anyway.

[@rishakmap6186]

Beautiful bike and the ride

[@OnThrottle]

Thanks! Definitely would love to own one of these Enfield twins one day.

[@rishakmap6186]

@@OnThrottle I'm hoping that too :)