Royal Enfield’s modern 650 platform has proven its versatility time and time again on these pages. So when Royal Enfield unveiled the SG650 cruiser concept at EICMA back in 2021, our interest was piqued. Now that concept has found its way into production, in the form of the 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650.
Developed under the mantra of ‘inspired by custom, for custom,’ the Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 is a more aggressive riff on the Super Meteor 650 cruiser platform, with styling inspired by manga, post-apocalyptic video games, and retro cinema. But how does it ride and present in real life? To find out, we headed into Los Angeles at Royal Enfield’s invitation to test this new machine on some of California’s most iconic roads.…