![]() Needless to say, the Scrambler is very Scrambler-ish, so, when they added the words cafe racer I wasn’t the only person left a little confused. Naming conventions aside the Ducati Scrambler Café Racer does a decent job of capturing the cafe ethos. According to Ducati, they applied the Scrambler moniker as a brand name rather than a styling exercise. How can one bike be both a scrambler and a cafe racer? Well, apparently it’s not. You’ll find clip-on style handlebars, rear-set footpegs, a single seat with a wasp tail cowl and upswept mufflers “for better lean angles”. Enfield has their sights set on international markets and this bold new move is sure to help, especially with such an attractive price point. Its cafe styling is less aggressive than some other bikes on this list, but it satisfies all the standard cafe racer styling requirements. The Continental GT version of the 650 will set you back a “few hundred dollars” more than the standard Interceptor. Both bikes produce a modest 47bhp and come with a slipper clutch, 6-speed transmission and ABS. Some people may not find a 650 twin all that exciting, but these bikes represent the first twins in the Royal Enfield range since 1970. The new bikes come in two models, the Interceptor 650 and the cafe racer styled Continental GT 650. The new 650cc parallel twins are (almost) here and Enfield has really stepped things up. Then they (reportedly) poached a team of engineers from Triumph’s Hinckley facility and soon afterwards rumours of a twin cylinder Enfield were rocking the motorcycle world. First, they opened a new development facility in England. Here are 10 off-the-shelf modern cafe racers available now from your local dealerships.īack in 2012, Royal Enfield unveiled the 535cc Continental GT and millions of Enfield lovers went wild. ![]() As a result, many now have their own cafe racers for sale on showroom floors. Hell, I’ve been harping on about them for more than a decade now, and manufacturers want a piece of the action. It’s become pretty clear that this Cafe Racer fad is well and truly here to stay. Is there such a thing as a factory built cafe racer? If you ask a purist they’ll tell you no way, but Honda, Ducati, Triumph, BMW and several other manufacturers are determined to have you thinking otherwise. ![]()
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