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WORDS GUY ALLEN PHOTOS MT ARCHIVES/GA

ometimes, a new
motorcycle model
represents a whole
lot more than a
S fresh coat of paint
and new componentry. And
this was very much the
case for the Royal Enfield’s
Continental GT 535, which
was launched in 2013.
While an updated single
from this maker wasn’t
necessarily earth-shattering
– it had after all been
building them for decades
– this bike represented a
true coals to Newcastle
story. Here was an Indian
maker that bought the rights
to a sturdy English design
during the 1950s and was
now using London as the
base for its international
launch of a very English
café racer.

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