New Royal Enfield Bullet 650 Twin Revealed in Trademark Filing
It looks as though Royal Enfield’s much-loved 650 twin range is about to gain a new family member, as the Bullet 650 Twin name is trademarked
Royal Enfield looks set to expand its ever-growing 650cc twin family, as the bike name ‘Bullet 650 Twin’ is trademarked.
Currently, there is a solitary model in the UK Royal Enfield range that carries the Bullet name, a 350cc single powered by the J-Series engine. It sits alongside its siblings, the Hunter 350 (HNTR), Meteor 350, and the Classic 350. While we obviously don’t know how the bike will shape up once it is released, we can at least have a stab at its details, using the Classic and Bullet 350s as a guide.
First up, the Bullet will likely ditch the Classic 650's single seat for a proper two-person bench seat, as found on the Bullet 350 and pretty much all other iterations of the bike. We’d also expect to see a change to many of the coatings of the bike, as the Bullet has long favoured a darker aesthetic. The rest of the bike, technically speaking, is likely to be much the same as the existing 650s, meaning it should have around 46bhp, somewhere near 38lb ft of torque, and tip the scales at about 250kg fully fuelled. What we also don’t know is the price, although given the Classic 650's bargain £6,499 starting price, we’d expect the Bullet 650 to be priced to sell.
The Bullet name is one of the most famous in the Royal Enfield fleet, with the bike owning the honour of being the longest continually running model in any motorcycle manufacturer's lineup. Introduced in 1932, the Bullet started life as either a 350 or 500cc model, with a dinky 250cc version introduced in 1933. It became a big hit with riders, thanks to a level of versatility that could see it taking on off-road motorcycle trials one day and commuting riders to work the next.
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Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
