Budapest. Fall 2024. The 1000PS crew sets off on the Balkan Rally—2,500 kilometers from Budapest through the Balkans to the Bay of Kotor and back to Wiener Neustadt. One of the bikes is a Royal Enfield Shotgun 650. Not a touring motorcycle. Not an adventure bike. Not a travel enduro. A factory-custom bobber with a 13.8-liter tank and only 90 mm of rear suspension travel.

The test report’s conclusion was that the Shotgun 650 won over the 1000PS crew completely. That explains the motorcycle better than any line in a spec sheet. Not because of performance. Because of characteca

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