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2025 Royal Enfield Bear 650 Review – First Ride

A highly customizable scrambler with ’60s style On a frigid January morning in 1960, a teenage rookie lined up with another 764 riders on the start line of The Big Bear Run, the maddest, baddest point-to-point desert race on the calendar. At just 16 years old, Eddie Moulder etched his name in motorcycle history that day, riding his 500cc Royal Enfield to victory. He was one of just 207 finishers and crossed the line with a bent handlebar and one less rear shock than he started with.

New Delhi Auto Expo 2012 – Motorcycle Manufacturers Draw Battle Lines for World’s Second Largest Market

In past years, the biennial Auto Expo in India slipped under the radar while the industry was focused more on shows such as EICMA in Italy and Intermot in Germany. But with India’s middle class starting to flex its financial muscle while other markets continue to struggle, the New Delhi show is becoming much more prominent, with major OEMs positioning themselves to claim a piece of the India’s 13 million vehicles-a-year market. We’ve already looked at India-produced Royal Enfield’s new Thunderbird 500 and Hero Moto’s hybrid scooter concept which debuted at the Auto Expo, and today we’ll look at what the major international OEMs presented.

Royal Enfield Concept Kx Revealed At EICMA

While still just a concept show-bike, perhaps there are hints of things to come from Royal Enfield Concept bikes are often used to showcase the design chops of a manufacturer while testing the water for potential new model ideas. Royal Enfield has clearly stated that the Concept Kx is just to allow the company’s designers to strut their stuff and raise the company’s profile. The Kx certainly does attract attention with its blend of retro and modern styling.