We’ve gone on and on about how Royal Enfield’s been killing it not too long ago with all of its new mannequin releases. In actual fact, a few of you have been fast to take a position that we have been all a bunch of Royal Enfield shills right here on RideApart.
And whereas that couldn’t be additional away from the reality (though, in the event you’re studying this, Royal Enfield, and would need to throw some cash our method, you understand how to get in contact trace, trace), what’s the reality is that Royal Enfield’s latest mannequin releases are praiseworthy, to say the least.
Now, I simply obtained again from testing one of many model’s latest bikes—keep tuned for the overview in every week or so—however as I’m engaged on gathering my ideas about that exact bike, yet one more RE machine has popped up into the scene.
This time round, it’s based mostly on the model’s J platform; that’s to say its 350 series, and it looks as if proof that the model goes even deeper into the entire custom-build-from-the-factory aesthetic.
It’s based mostly on the Classic 350, and it’s referred to as the Goan Traditional 350. It units itself other than the remainder of the 350 lineup, and even RE’s total lineup, because it’s the primary true bobber-style motorbike from the Indian producer. It options all of the hallmark attributes of a bobber, together with a excessive ape hanger-style handlebar, a non-existent tail part, and typical traditional cruiser styling.
RE’s gone mad with the bike’s colorways, too, providing it in a spread of eye-catching, totally-not-subtle hues like Purple Haze, Journey Teal, and Rave Purple. However after all, there’s a Shack Black possibility, too, for many who desire a muted general aesthetic.
Photograph by: Royal Enfield
Photograph by: Royal Enfield
The bike’s powered by the identical previous 348cc air and oil-cooled single, and with 20 ponies on faucet, it’s a bit weak to overcome US freeways, however greater than highly effective sufficient to offer a enjoyable experience in and across the metropolis—particularly if mentioned metropolis is as tight and congested as these of India’s. The bike’s underpinnings are additionally mentioned to have been tweaked barely, because the bike has an extended swingarm than the Traditional 350 to intensify the entire bobber aesthetic. It additionally rolls on cross-spoke wheels shod in tubeless tires, giving the entire thing a extra {custom} appear and feel.
As of the second, there’s no phrase if this custom-looking machine will make its method stateside, however I’m actually hoping it does. It’ll absolutely be an attention-grabbing possibility within the entry-level phase and can give bikes just like the Honda Insurgent 300 a run for his or her cash. Plus, its {custom} styling will certainly be all the fashion amongst of us whose Instagram aesthetic embodies their total life-style.
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