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RIDE REVIEW I 2025 ROYAL ENFIELD BEAR 650
piston fork has 5.1 inches of
travel, while the twin rear shocks
offer 4.5 inches with five preload
settings. Neither suspension
is adjustable, except for rear
preload. Royal Enfield says the
Bear weighs in at 476 pounds,
which isn't exactly light for a
midsize standard motorcycle.
It rolls on a 19-inch front wheel
and 17-inch rear, with spoked al
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loy rims equipped with specially
designed
MRF Nylorex-X tires,
which look suspiciously similar
to Pirelli's Scorpion Rally tires.
The Bear features several
technologies that Mulder's bike
certainly didn't have in 1960, like
all-around LED lighting (a first
for an RE motorcycle), a USB-C
socket, dual-channel ABS-en
-
hanced functionality and a TFT
display
pod that offers wireless
smartphone connectivity com
-
patible with Google Maps.
Royal Enfield gives
you five
distinctive color variations from
which to choose, including a
special Two Four Nine edition
honoring Mulder and his Big
Bear Run win. This special ver
-
sion features Mulder's number
249,
which he wore that day.
Like all Royal Enfield motor-
cycles, the Bear 650 is budget
friendly. Depending on
paint,
MSRP starts at $6849 and tops
out at $7199 for the 249 Edition.
And you also get a remarkable
three-year unlimited mileage
warranty.
Scrambling
Around
Royal Enfield chose the North
American market to launch the
Bear 650 globally. Their original
