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30-Year Arcs / Cruisers / Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 Lineage
Royal Enfield India

Royal Enfield Shotgun 650. Bobber-cruiser on the 650 twin.

Launched 2024 — RE's bobber-cruiser take on the 650 twin platform. Same 648cc engine as Interceptor / Continental GT / Bear / Super Meteor (47bhp, 52Nm), but with chopped fenders, solo seat option, low-slung cruiser stance, 18in front wheel and a low 795mm seat. Marketed as a customisable platform — RE sells matching 'Shotgun-spec' accessory kits. 1996, 2006, 2016 = no Shotgun 650.

1996
None
2006
None
2016
None
2026
Shotgun 650
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1996 30 yrs ago · None
No bike for this era

No Shotgun 650

Shotgun 650 launched 2024 — 28 years away
RE only had Bullet 350

STATUS · NONE
NONE
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Bullet 350 Standard
2006 20 yrs ago · None
No bike for this era

No Shotgun 650

650 platform 12 years away
Eicher building UCE 350/500 singles

STATUS · GAP
GAP
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Bullet 350 Electra
2016 10 yrs ago · None
No bike for this era

No Shotgun 650

650 twin platform launched 2018
Shotgun was 8 years away — Super Meteor preceded it

STATUS · GAP
GAP
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Continental GT 535
2026 Shotgun 650 · bobber
2026 Shotgun 650

Shotgun 650

Launched 2024 — bobber-cruiser variant
One of the lowest seats in 650 range (795mm); shared engine and frame with Super Meteor

648cc air/oil-cooled parallel twin
47 bhp
52
240
795
Solo seat optionDual-channel ABSUSD forks (43mm Showa)LED lightingTripper NavPillion seat removableTFTCruise control
Known issues
  • Heaviest 650 in the range at 240kg
  • Steering rake makes parking-lot work hard
  • 18in front wheel limits tyre choice
  • No TFT — analog-style cluster only
  • Pillion seat removal awkward — bolts not quick-release
~£6,899
Kawasaki Vulcan S £7,599
£5,800-6,500
// 30-Year Delta

What actually changed.

1996 → 2026 · 30 years of "progress"
Bobber-cruiser, not chopper Stance and styling The Shotgun 650 is RE's bobber take — chopped fenders, solo seat option, low-slung tank, low pegs. Not a chopper (no extreme rake), not a full cruiser (cleaner lines than Super Meteor). Sits between the two.
Sub-800mm seat in the 650 range 795mm At 795mm the Shotgun has one of the lowest seats of any 650 RE. Super Meteor 650 is lower (740mm) but the Shotgun's geometry makes it feel more confidence-inspiring than the very low-slung Super Meteor.
Customisable platform Sold with accessory kits RE markets the Shotgun specifically as a build-your-own platform — selling official accessory kits (Stealth Black, Sheet Metal Grey, Plasma Blue, Drill Green) plus aftermarket bolt-ons. The pillion seat is removable to convert solo→two-up.
Same engine, more weight 240kg vs Interceptor's 202kg The Shotgun shares its engine and frame with the Super Meteor 650 — both at 240-241kg vs the Interceptor's 202kg. The extra weight is from the cruiser-spec frame, deeper paint, longer mudguards and more chrome. 47bhp pulling 240kg is leisurely.
US: ~$7,099 starting Sold via RE USA RE USA prices the Shotgun 650 around $7,099 — middle of the 650 range. Sold as a customiser's bike with the largest accessory catalogue of any current Royal Enfield.
Rough Crafts limited edition '26 100 units worldwide For 2026 RE released the Shotgun 650 X Rough Crafts Drop — limited to 100 units globally (US, EU, India, APAC), with gold-leaf paintwork, brass tank badge, quilted leather seat. Collector's piece, not a daily bike.
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// Sources

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is from a published manufacturer spec sheet or a reputable review publication. No press junkets, no opinions in the spec data. Inflation calculated using Bank of England's CPI tool.

1996/2006/2016 No Shotgun 650 Royal Enfield archives · model launched 2024
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