The annual EICMA commerce present is about to kick off, however some main OEMs haven’t waited to indicate off their newest choices. We have a look at the brand new Royal Enfield Bear 650 scrambler and the Triumph Tiger 800 Sport. On the {custom} bike entrance, we profile two retro-fabulous racing restomods; a Suzuki GS1200SS from Japan and a Yamaha RD350 from Spain.
2025 Royal Enfield Bear 650 Royal Enfield is again with one other new announcement. This time it’s their beloved 650 cc twin that’s getting a brand new variant, within the type of the 2025 Royal Enfield Bear 650.
Impressed by Quick Eddie Mulder’s win astride a Royal Enfield 500 on the grueling Huge Bear Run within the Californian desert in 1960, Royal Enfield has lastly scrambler-ized the Interceptor 650.
Right away you’ll discover the upside-down Showa big-piston forks and the 19F/17R rear wheel combo. Shod with chunky tires, and sporting over seven inches of floor clearance, the Royal Enfield Bear 650 seems like an Interceptor in its well being and health period.
Together with the suspension upgrades, the body has been revised and strengthened. The scrambler-style seat is properly contoured, and the rear subframe has been kicked up on the again.
The engine has been left alone, however the brand new two-into-one scrambler exhaust lets the 650 lay down its torque decrease within the rev vary.
The big LED headlight is backed up with a tech-heavy, however nonetheless traditional, dashboard. The big spherical TFT show options Royal Enfield’s ‘Tripper’ navigation, which may be linked to a smartphone operating Google Maps. There may be additionally LED lighting throughout, which is a primary for a Royal Enfield 650 twin.
Regardless that the burly forks and chunky tires butter our toast, it’s the Royal Enfield Bear 650’s paint choices which have us most excited. There are 5 liveries to select from, and their names are wild; Boardwalk White, Petrol Inexperienced, Wild Honey, Golden Shadow, and the particular version, teal-framed Two 4 9.
We’re having a tough time selecting between Petrol Inexperienced and Wild Honey [above], however the blue, white, and yellow stripes on the Wild Honey may need gained us over. Costs within the US will begin at $6,849 for the bottom mannequin Boardwalk White and go as much as $7,199 for the particular version Two 4 9. Costs within the UK vary from £6,749 to £6,949.
The massive takeaway right here is how enjoyable the Royal Enfield Bear 650 seems. We’ve pointed the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 down a mud street earlier than, and got here away pondering that it’s about essentially the most enjoyable you may have with 45 hp.
So far as we’re involved, Royal Enfield has hit the nail squarely on the top. [Royal Enfield]
Suzuki GS1200SS by Iida Racing Manufacturing unit Give us the selection of any inline four-cylinder Suzuki, and we’ll decide the Suzuki GS1200SS each time. Regardless that its two-year manufacturing run was short-lived, we are able to’t get sufficient of its retro endurance vibes—and it’s extremely more likely to recognize in worth.
This wild Suzuki GS1200SS belongs to Hiroki Iida, proprietor and proprietor of Iida Manufacturing unit Racing in Kawasaki Metropolis, Japan. Iida-san has owned, modified, and raced his GS1200SS for over 20 years and he thought it was time to enhance on his preliminary designs. Taking one other GS1200SS from his workshop, he set about constructing this; the Iida Racing Manufacturing unit “Demo-Two”.
The principle focus was decreasing weight and managing warmth—however whereas the bike was torn down, myriad gussets and reinforcements had been added in key areas, such because the body neck and shock mounts. Carbon fiber bodywork from Customized Manufacturing unit Tokaji adorns each floor, and it’s perfection personified. An aluminum gasoline cell is tucked away beneath the carbon shell, additional decreasing weight.
The 17” wheels are cast aluminum models from OZ Racing, that are slowed down (quite rapidly) by stunning Brembo calipers and Sunstar discs. The Öhlins FF521 forks are held in place by {custom} 7075 aluminum fork clamps and there are extra Öhlins goodies out again, suspending a custom-braced swingarm.
Then there’s the engine. It was torn down and reassembled with Wiseco cast pistons, Yoshimura cams, and titanium bolts, and has a balanced backside finish. It was additionally punched out to 1,216 cc (about 60 cc over inventory) and contains a TSS slipper clutch, a full brace of Yoshimura TMR-MJN carburetors, and a titanium exhaust system.
Even with all these mods, Iida-san has stored the massive GS street authorized with lights and switch indicators. He additionally managed to shave a whopping 40 kg [88 lbs] from the general weight, which implies this factor would completely fly down the street. So far as retro sport bikes go, this is likely to be the top. [Source]
Yamaha RD350 by Bolt Motor Co. When handed a field of bits and requested to make one thing go, cease, and switch, the staff at Spain’s Bolt Motor Co. knew they’d their work lower out for them. One way or the other, that field of bits was once a Yamaha RD350 that their new shopper needed to look good whereas paying tribute to three-time 500 cc World Champion, Wayne Rainey. Oh, and it needed to be quick.
Beginning on the pointy finish is an entire entrance finish from a Yamaha R6. The wheels and swingarm got here from the R6 too, and allowed for contemporary rubber to be fitted—together with a 170-section rear tire. The shopper requested good dealing with and protected stopping, so the Bolt staff sourced outsized discs and Brembo calipers to match the R6 suspension.
The clip-on handlebars are from Rizoma and are capped with Motogadget bar finish flip indicators. A Domino throttle hurries up the suitable wrist motion and a KOSO digital temperature gauge screens engine warmth. The LED headlight wears a {custom} 3D-printed cowl and the mirrors are from Highsider.
The tank is manufacturing unit, however the rear finish is a single-seat fiberglass unit meant for racing. It’s topped off with weatherproof suede upholstery. The crimson and white livery was particularly requested by the shopper as a throwback to the monster 500 cc two-stroke GP bikes from yesteryear.
Talking of 500 cc monsters, that’s precisely how Bolt fulfilled the requirement that the bike be quick. The inventory 350 cc twin was torn down and rebuilt to 500 cc with new cylinders, pistons, and crankshaft. The reeds had been upgraded and a brand new pair of carburetors was bolted on for good measure.
The bike was then re-wired from scratch to make sure optimum efficiency and reliability, and a {custom} Turbokit exhaust was bolted on, full with prerequisite huge growth chambers. From a field of bits to a piece of engineering artwork that can out-accelerate most fashionable sport bikes, Bolt Motor Co. is aware of what’s what. [Source]
2025 Triumph Tiger Sport 800 The ever-growing ‘tall rounder’ phase has a brand new contender—the all-new 2025 Tiger Sport 800. Primarily based on what we suspect is a bored and/or stroked model of Triumph’s 660 cc inline-triple, the brand new 798 cc engine pumps out about 113 hp and 84 Nm, and is wrapped in quite enticing bodywork (for an adventure-styled bike anyway).
Styled as a bigger, extra aggressive model of its smaller sibling, the brand new Triumph Tiger Sport 800 has a full-sized entrance fairing, an upright using place, and a slender tail. There may be Showa suspension throughout; the 41 mm separate operate entrance forks are adjustable for rebound and compression, and the rear mono-shock is rebound- and preload-adjustable.
The matching light-weight 17” wheels are wrapped in Michelin’s Street 5 sport tires, and this provides away the supposed use. Smaller wheels, adjustable suspension, and sticky tires—all of it factors to a street bike with the upright ergonomics of an journey bike.
Talking of journey ergonomics, Triumph notes the 32.48-inch seat peak as ‘accessible’, nevertheless it’s not. Knocking two or three inches off the seat peak would make it extra approachable for a wider viewers. That mentioned, the moist weight of 214 kg [472 lbs] will make the tall seat peak extra manageable – particularly for a motorcycle that can spend all of its time on asphalt.
One other letdown is the dashboard, which is easy, however a bit lackluster. An adjustable display screen (with one-handed operation) and modern daytime operating LED save the day up entrance, as do the manufacturing unit baggage choices out the again.
The usual shade is Sapphire Black, and it additionally is available in three premium colours; Graphite, Caspian Blue, and a really tasty Cosmic Yellow. We anticipate the brand new Sport 800 to be on the upper-middle stage of the mid-sized touring phase, however the 16,000-kilometer [10,000-mile] service intervals may make it higher, financially, in the long term. [Triumph Motorcyles]
