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Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 – Klasik Moden Terbaik 2025 (Atas 500cc)

Ah, motosikal klasik moden. Ia mengingatkan kita kepada zaman dahulu apabila semua motosikal mempunyai bentuk sebegini, sama ada anda menunggangnya di jalan raya, berlumba di litar bahkan off-road (dengan penggantungan yang diubah suai, sudah tentu). Motosikal-motosikal itu adalah motosikal tulen tanpa pengkhususan seperti yang ada pada zaman moden, oleh itu ia boleh dipanggil sebagai ‘standard.’ Dan Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 merangkumi semangat itu dengan sempurna untuk memenangi kategori Motosikal Klasik Moden 2025 dalam Anugerah Motosikal Tahunan Allianz-BikesRepublic.com 2025.

Mengapa Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 menang?

Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 mempunyai ergonomik yang lebih sportif berbanding Interceptor 650. Selain itu, Shotgun ini memberikan rasa seperti motosikal kustom. Malah, Royal Enfield menekankan bahawa mereka menawarkan pelbagai aksesori untuk model ini (termasuk tempat duduk penumpang).

Menunggang Shotgun 650 adalah satu pengalaman yang unik. Seperti motosikal Royal Enfield (RE) yang lain, ia bukanlah tentang kelajuan tinggi. Sebaliknya, ia tentang merasakan denyutan daripada enjin parallel-twin dengan engkol 270°. (Dahulu, enjin menggunakan engkol 360° di mana piston naik dan turun secara berpasangan.) Enjin ini mempunyai lejang yang lebih panjang, jadi tumpuannya adalah pada tork.

Menunggangnya ke Genting Highlands adalah satu keseronokan kerana ia terus berdentum-dentum dari selekoh ke selekoh tanpa kehilangan kuasa dan memerlukan banyak pertukaran gear, kecuali di dua selekoh tajam. Sekali lagi, ia bukan tentang mencatat pendakian terpantas, tetapi tentang melepaskan tekanan pada hari cuti anda dengan menunggang motosikal.

Sudah tentu, ia juga merupakan motosikal yang hebat untuk perjalanan harian, yang membawa kita kembali kepada topik mengenai motosikal standard.

Apa yang kita suka: Enjin berdentum-dentum, .

Apa yang kami tidak suka: Agak berat.

Harga jualan: Daripada RM 34,900

Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 – Modern Classic Bike of the Year 2025 (Above 500cc)

Ah, the modern classic motorcycle. It harks back to the days when all motorcycles were of this form whether you rode them on the streets, raced them at the track or even off-road (modified suspension, of course). They were pure motorcycles without the modern-day segmentation, hence they could be called “standards.” And the Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 embraces that spirit perfectly to win the Modern Classic Bike of the Year 2025 category in the Allianz-BikesRepublic.com Motorcycle of the Year 2025 Awards.

Why did the Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 win?

The Shotgun 650 has sportier ergonomics compared to the Interceptor 650. Additionally, the Shotgun has a custom bike feel to it. In fact, Royal Enfield stresses that they offer a large selection of accessories for this particular model (including the passenger seat).

Riding the Shotgun 650 is an experience of its own. As with other REs, it is not about going fast. Instead it is about feeling the thumps from the parallel-twin engine with a 270° crank. (It was a 360° crank which has the pistons rise and fall as a pair in the past.) The motor has a longer stroke, so it is all about torque.

Riding it up Genting Highlands was a joy as it thumped-thumped-thumped from corner to corner without bogging down and requiring multiple gear changes, apart from the two hairpins. Again, it is not about setting the fastest climb, but to destress on your off day on a bike.

It is of course a great bike for the daily commute, too, which returns us to the subject about the standard motorcycle.

What we liked: Thumping engine, good torque.

We we did not like: A little heavy.

Nett selling price: From RM 34,900

Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 Muncul Secara Rasmi Di India, Malaysia Next?

Royal Enfield SG650 pertama kali muncul di pameran EICMA tahun ini sebagai konsep. Dan biasanya konsep hanya begitu, satu konsep. Ada yang mungkin membincangkan, dan yang lain mengabaikannya sebagai sesuatu yang mungkin atau mungkin tidak dibuat.

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New Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 Makes Official Debut in India!

The Royal Enfield SG650 first made an appearance at this year’s EICMA show as a concept. And usually concepts are just that, a concept. Some may talk about it, and others disregard it as something that may or may not make it to production.

Rarely is a concept shown as a production model so soon after its first appearance, but that is exactly what transpired with the Royal Enfield SG650 – now known as the Shotgun 650, its production name.

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