Affordable cafe racer takes you on the retro road

Royal Enfield's 2021 Continental GT 650 (above) handles like a sports motorcycle, brakes robustly and sports a retro design.
Royal Enfield's 2021 Continental GT 650 (above) handles like a sports motorcycle, brakes robustly and sports a retro design. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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It does not have a cornering anti-lock braking system, different ride modes, a quickshifter or upside-down forks. Not even a digital clock.

But the 2021 Continental GT 650 from Royal Enfield - the world's oldest motorcycle maker, founded in 1901 - is still a winner in the cafe-racer segment because of its simplicity.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 17, 2021, with the headline Affordable cafe racer takes you on the retro road. Subscribe