That is quite a hike for the updates it has received over the years. It now costs Rs 3,03,000 ex-showroom India, and five years have added a premium of Rs 53,000. The fact that I didn’t have that kind of money to buy it is another story. In 2018, the bike launched at Rs 2.50 lakh (ex-showroom), and the wide-eyed 19-year-old me knew that a twin-cylinder 650cc experience at that price was a steal. The Interceptor 650’s price has always been a bargain. It takes away that retro and classy charm. Pair that with the new blacked out engine casing, exhausts and other bits, and you get something that is super stealthy, yet snazzy.Īlthough I appreciate the new shades, I do have one grievance with it – the graphics are mostly stickers, and the logos are stickers as well, and not exactly 3D logos. I’d say the Barcelona Blue looks particularly appealing. And the new ones follow a royal and rich theme, and they look pretty stealthy and classy. Over the period of five years, there’s one definite thing – the colour schemes have only gotten better. And well, the 24-year-old me thinks the same thing. The 19-year-old me was most fascinated by how good the Interceptor looked. But how are these tyres while riding? Let me get to that in a bit. So, to make life easier, the bike now rolls on alloys wrapped in tubeless tyres, reducing the time needed to fix punctures and take care of other tyre related issues. Fixing punctures and changing tyres is a cumbersome process on spoke wheels, thanks to tubed tyres. Spoke wheels on the Interceptor 650 have been the biggest turn off for most riders. But over these years, has the Interceptor 650 come a long way as well, since its initial launch in 2018? If yes, is it for good or bad? So exploring that, here’s what I like and dislike about this 2023 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650. It’s been a long journey since then for me, now that I’m riding and reviewing these bikes. Whenever I ride the 650cc twins, I am pulled back to being 19 years old and drooling over the Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 and Interceptor 650, and well, dreaming about owning them. Here’s what’s gotten better, and what could have been better with the 2023 update
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