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**Siddhanth Paul** · 06-21-2020, 04:29 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

It is perfectly fine as long as you can cope up with the riding position. It might be too aggressive for long distances...

Originally posted by Aranya Dutta View Post

What about the touring with gt 650 ??

Is is okay ??

**yashasvi** · 06-22-2020, 11:17 AM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Originally posted by Aranya Dutta View Post

What about the touring with gt 650 ??

Is is okay ??

Depends on the distance and the road conditions as well, during one ride which was 150 kms one side there was a lot of broken roads, diversions and involved a lot lot of braking, i had back, neck and arm pain for some days.

Whereas during another ride which was of 280 kms, but involved only highways i had no problem whatsoever apart from the super wind blast.

**Aranya Dutta** · 06-22-2020, 08:29 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Originally posted by Siddhanth Paul View Post

It is perfectly fine as long as you can cope up with the riding position. It might be too aggressive for long distances...

Thank you for your feedback

**Aranya Dutta** · 06-22-2020, 08:30 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Originally posted by yashasvi View Post

Depends on the distance and the road conditions as well, during one ride which was 150 kms one side there was a lot of broken roads, diversions and involved a lot lot of braking, i had back, neck and arm pain for some days.

Whereas during another ride which was of 280 kms, but involved only highways i had no problem whatsoever apart from the super wind blast.

Thank you for your feedback

**riturawat55** · 06-23-2020, 12:36 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

I agree that using full face helmet really helps you in any damage occurs while riding. We never know what can happen while riding on road. On my last trip Towards South some stones came down and it hit my helmet. Thanks i was wearing full face helmet that helped my head and face from damage. As I'm using this Bell helmet from many years I would suggest to buy a full face rather than half face helmet.

This is my personal suggestion as for using full face rather than half face helmets

Thanks

**Night_rider** · 06-25-2020, 09:18 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Originally posted by riturawat55 View Post

I agree that using full face helmet really helps you in any damage occurs while riding. We never know what can happen while riding on road. On my last trip Towards South some stones came down and it hit my helmet. Thanks i was wearing full face helmet that helped my head and face from damage. As I'm using this Bell helmet from many years I would suggest to buy a full face rather than half face helmet.

This is my personal suggestion as for using full face rather than half face helmets

Thanks

You are absolutely correct, I appreciate your input. I am not planning to do any long rides with this helmet, just to add to to it I do have full face helmets as well for long rides. This I bought just for the looks of it and occasional cafe rides. I am not planning to do any fast rides with this on...never!!
Anyways even if I would want to return it I cannot as I bought it from Singapore and we are not going back there.

**Night_rider** · 07-02-2020, 10:18 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Hi All,

Update: I am about to return back home in a weeks time. Have been dwelling deep into reading about cafe racers. Now the confusion has set in between 2 bikes. Im not sure if they are comparable....first being Continental Gt and the second Ducati scrambler cafe racer. I am hoping to find a sweet deal on a used Ducati scrambler cafe racer and of course I like that bike more than RE.
Price point is an issue, but if I get lucky in finding a used one closer to RE I am planning to get it......Of course condition of the bike considered.

Any thoughts on the above?

Cheers!!!

**yashasvi** · 07-03-2020, 02:15 AM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Originally posted by Night_rider View Post

Hi All,

Update: I am about to return back home in a weeks time. Have been dwelling deep into reading about cafe racers. Now the confusion has set in between 2 bikes. Im not sure if they are comparable....first being Continental Gt and the second Ducati scrambler cafe racer. I am hoping to find a sweet deal on a used Ducati scrambler cafe racer and of course I like that bike more than RE.
Price point is an issue, but if I get lucky in finding a used one closer to RE I am planning to get it......Of course condition of the bike considered.

Any thoughts on the above?

Cheers!!!

I see you are from Delhi, my advice would be to buy a used gt 650 from olx, there are some bikes in mint condition and very less run, plus all of them are in warranty and you could get it extended as well. After a month you can't even tell the difference between a new and a used one.

But if you find a ducati then that would be the best

**Night_rider** · 07-03-2020, 10:15 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Originally posted by yashasvi View Post

I see you are from Delhi, my advice would be to buy a used gt 650 from olx, there are some bikes in mint condition and very less run, plus all of them are in warranty and you could get it extended as well. After a month you can't even tell the difference between a new and a used one.

But if you find a ducati then that would be the best

Was in Delhi for quite a bit...have shifted out last year. Eventually will return after this pandemic is under control.

I have thought of used RE as well, would not be a bad choice. Have seen some on OLX as well.
So let me check out those as well if I get a mint condition bike, would definitely save me some bucks.

For a Ducati......still looking :P

Cheers!!!

**yashasvi** · 07-07-2020, 02:57 AM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Originally posted by Night_rider View Post

Was in Delhi for quite a bit...have shifted out last year. Eventually will return after this pandemic is under control.

I have thought of used RE as well, would not be a bad choice. Have seen some on OLX as well.
So let me check out those as well if I get a mint condition bike, would definitely save me some bucks.

For a Ducati......still looking [emoji14]

Cheers!!!

Finding a ducati in a good condition at a price of a new continental gt 650 sounds difficult, but maybe you might get lucky.

But purchasing an expensive bike which is out of warranty and specially a ducati which has super expensive spare parts, is a pure gamble. Go with the purchase only if you know the owner personally and you know how he maintains his bike.

The only reason I suggest a used gt is because the bikes are still in warranty and you can further increase it upto 5 years. Plus the parts are cheap comparatively..

**Chakrapani** · 07-09-2020, 09:40 AM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Originally posted by yashasvi View Post

Finding a ducati in a good condition at a price of a new continental gt 650 sounds difficult, but maybe you might get lucky.

But purchasing an expensive bike which is out of warranty and specially a ducati which has super expensive spare parts, is a pure gamble. Go with the purchase only if you know the owner personally and you know how he maintains his bike.

The only reason I suggest a used gt is because the bikes are still in warranty and you can further increase it upto 5 years. Plus the parts are cheap comparatively..

Completely agree with that. Ducati is an exotic brand and their machines are known to have their own quirks. If dependability and minimal ownership costs is what you are looking at then go for GT 650 or Interceptor. Now is the right time to go for pre owned ones as people are considering selling their bikes due to the lockdown restrictions. Ducatis are known for heating issues as well. The Twins in this respect are tried and tested. Hence you cannot go wrong.
Keep riding stay safe.

**Suriyabanerjee007** · 07-09-2020, 01:38 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Can someone shed some light on the insurance provided by RE and what difference it has from the once which we can get from outside?

Planning to get Dr. Mayhem home in few months from now.

**yashasvi** · 07-09-2020, 09:21 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Originally posted by Suriyabanerjee007 View Post

Can someone shed some light on the insurance provided by RE and what difference it has from the once which we can get from outside?

Planning to get Dr. Mayhem home in few months from now.

First and foremost royal enfield is not a insurance company, they don't have a insurance policy of their own, what you get with your bike from the showroom is a dealer provided insurance in which they have a big fat margin.

There's no difference between getting a insurance from the showroom or on your own, once the bike is sold you have to deal with service center and the insurance provider on your own.

So get the insurance from outside and save some money, check on policybazaar and compare the prices with the dealer quotation.

If you need some help in selecting the insurance and other bits personal message me directly

**Chakrapani** · 07-10-2020, 09:51 AM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Originally posted by Suriyabanerjee007 View Post

Can someone shed some light on the insurance provided by RE and what difference it has from the once which we can get from outside?

Planning to get Dr. Mayhem home in few months from now.

There also exists a provision for transferring existing No Claim Bonus on a two wheeler that you already own to the new bike. For example I had an existing 50 percent NCB on my Classic 500 as I had not made any Insurance claim in five years. When I bought my Interceptor I got insurance through Coverfox and made sure that my existing NCB was transferred to my Interceptor 650. The folks at Coverfox helped me with the nitty gritties.

My RE dealer was very reluctant to allow the same. He tried to tell me that if I wanted the bike I had to buy insurance only from him. But I persisted. You can save premium paid on the new bike.

So pls plan out purchase of Insurance well and then strike a final deal. Thanks

Ride hard stay safe.

**Suriyabanerjee007** · 07-10-2020, 08:33 PM

Re: Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Originally posted by yashasvi View Post

First and foremost royal enfield is not a insurance company, they don't have a insurance policy of their own, what you get with your bike from the showroom is a dealer provided insurance in which they have a big fat margin.

There's no difference between getting a insurance from the showroom or on your own, once the bike is sold you have to deal with service center and the insurance provider on your own.

So get the insurance from outside and save some money, check on policybazaar and compare the prices with the dealer quotation.

If you need some help in selecting the insurance and other bits personal message me directly

That was something which was running through my mind for quite sometime but I heard in past that we need to take 5 yr. insurance from the dealer at the time of purchase. Anyway thanks for clearing the air over this misconception.

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Originally posted by Chakrapani View Post

There also exists a provision for transferring existing No Claim Bonus on a two wheeler that you already own to the new bike. For example I had an existing 50 percent NCB on my Classic 500 as I had not made any Insurance claim in five years. When I bought my Interceptor I got insurance through Coverfox and made sure that my existing NCB was transferred to my Interceptor 650. The folks at Coverfox helped me with the nitty gritties.

My RE dealer was very reluctant to allow the same. He tried to tell me that if I wanted the bike I had to buy insurance only from him. But I persisted. You can save premium paid on the new bike.

So pls plan out purchase of Insurance well and then strike a final deal. Thanks

Ride hard stay safe.

If I have a existing bike and I´m purchasing a second one, is that possible to transfer the NCB in that case as well?

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