Royal Enfield Continental GT 750 detected again in tests

Royal Enfield is apparently gearing up to launch its new 750 line-up soon. After the display of the Himalayan 750 at the Himalayan Basecamp, the Continental GT 750 has once again been spotted testing with a half-fairing, as we first saw it almost a year ago. Royal Enfield had previously built a Continental GT-R 650 for its one-make championship, and we had previously broken the news that this upcoming model will be called the Continental GT-R 750.

1. The dual exhaust system is different from the single exhaust on the Himalayan 750
2. Visually shares more details with the Bear 650 than with the Continental GT 650
3. It will probably debut at EICMA 2026 with the Himalayan 750

New Continental GT 750: What can we see?

Front fairing, dual exhaust and possibly a new suspension setup

The heavily camouflaged test mule has been spotted in Chennai. In the images we can see the dual front discs, which were also present on the Himalayan 750, and, of course, the new parallel twin engine, which is expected to have a displacement close to 750 cc. However, unlike the Himalayan’s single exhaust, it has a dual exhaust system, like the current Continental GT 650. As is characteristic of a cafe racer, the front fairing does not cover the bike’s engine compartment and stops just below the fuel tank on either side. Additionally, as expected from a Cafe Racer, the test bike has clip-on handlebars. The bike also features rounded handlebar end mirrors which are currently available as an accessory for the GT 650.

The side panels on the test bike look similar to those on the Bear 650. In the past, cafe racers had numbered side panels, so this is a possible throwback to that. The fairingless version of the Continental GT test bikes had similar side panels to the GT 650. So, Royal Enfield might be looking to separate the GT and GT-R beyond the half-fairing, but we’ll have to see if that will actually be the case. The similarities to the Bear 650 continue to expand, and the subframe also looks similar, at least visually. The springs on the twin-shock suspension also visually resemble the progressive units on the Bear 650. The Continental GT 650, for context, has linear springs. Although it could well be limited to the test bike. Lastly, the wheels are alloy, but knowing Royal Enfield, you should be able to choose between alloys and wire spokes.

We expect the motorcycle to have a 750cc parallel twin engine based on the existing 650cc engine. As with the 650cc engine, the 750 could also have different states of tune, depending on which motorcycle it ends up powering. From these images, it’s difficult to make out what the instrument cluster looks like, but previous sightings had a single-module TFT instrument cluster, similar to the Himalayan 450. This change would be in line with the Himalayan 750; and if that ends up being the case, it would be a major new addition, as the GT 650 has stuck to a dual-pod analogue digital instrument cluster since its debut in 2018. The test bike has an RSU telescopic fork, noticeably different from the USD telescopic fork on the Himalayan 750. Although there’s no official launch schedule, we could expect it to make its official debut at EICMA 2026 alongside the Himalayan 750.