Best Café Racer Bikes

We have created a list of the best café racer bikes in India. You can explore various options on this list based on their features, specifications, and most importantly, prices. You should also read their user reviews and expert comments before taking a buying decision.

Our list of best café racer bikes consists of bikes from both Indian as well as foreign bike manufacturers.

Below are the top café racer bikes available in our country:

• Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

We will start our list of the best café racer bikes in India with a bike from the country’s favourite brand – Royal Enfield. The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 is a classic café racer bike that comes with a very powerful 648-cc air-cooled, twin-cylinder engine with fuel injection technology.

It produces a maximum power of 47 BHP @ 7,250 RPM and a maximum torque of 52Nm. The bike can run at a top speed of 160 kilometres per hour and can go from 0 to 100 KPH within seven seconds.

With a 6-speed manual gearbox, double silencer, and dual disc brakes with ABS, the Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 can be a breeze both in cities and on highways. A decent 13.7-litre fuel tank means you can have city rides without frequent stops at fuel pumps. This bike also has pre-installed rear footpegs and handlebar clips to ensure a comfortable riding experience.

This powerful café racer bike is available in five variants in India and their ex-showroom prices range from ₹3.05 lakhs to ₹3.31 lakhs.

• Husqvarna Vitpilen 250

The Husqvarna Vitpilen 250 is one of the cheapest café racer bikes in India, with its ex-showroom prices starting from just ₹1.9 lakhs. Despite the affordable price tag, this bike has everything that is required to call it a café racer bike. It comes with a 248-cc liquid-cooled engine that can deliver a maximum power of 30 BHP and a peak torque of 24Nm. The fuel tank capacity and fuel efficiency of this bike stand at 9.5 litres and 31 kilometres per litre respectively.

Other features of this bike include dual disc brakes, twin-channel ABS, a mono-shock suspension at the rear, and USD forks at the front. The powder-coated chassis with a steel-trellis frame provides an impressive look to this bike. Then, there are LED headlamps, tail lamps, and indicators along with a power-assisted anti-huffing slipper clutch.

• Honda CB 300R

Next on our list of the best café racer bikes in India is Honda CB 300R. Honda is counted among the world’s best two-wheeler manufacturers in the affordable as well as luxury categories. The Honda CB 300R is a modern café racer bike with a retro touch. Although the company discontinued the BS4 version of this bike in India in 2020, it is planning to launch the BS6 variant by mid of 2022.

The Honda CB 300R will come with a 286-cc four-stroke and single-cylinder engine that can produce a maximum power of 30 PS @ 8,000 RPM and a peak torque of 27.4Nm @ 6,500 RPM. The engine can deliver a top speed of 145 kilometres per hour to the bike and mileage of up to 31 kilometres per litre.

Other features of this bike include a 10-litre fuel tank, diamond-type chassis, USD forks at the front and a mono-shock at the rear, dual disc brakes, twin-channel ABS, and a multi-function LCD console. Since the manufacturer is yet to launch the BS6 variant of this bike in India, its prices are not yet known in the public domain.

• Ducati Scrambler Café Racer

If you’re looking for an all-inclusive café racer bike, you need not look any further than this bike from the Italian manufacturer, Ducati. The Ducati Scrambler Café Racer is among the best café racers not only in India but in the entire world. It comes with a mighty powerful 803-cc air-cooled, L-twin engine with Desmodromic Distribution that can deliver a maximum power of 73 HP and a top torque of 67Nm.

This bike can run at a top speed of 220 kilometres per hour. The braking duties are handled by a 330-mm 4-piston disc brake at the front and a 254-mm single-piston disc brake at the rear. Despite the powerful engine and a large fuel tank of 13.5 litres, the curb weight of this bike is only 196 kilograms, which makes it very easy to handle. Other features of the Ducati Scrambler Café Racer include an attractive design, 50-mm throttle body, BOSCH cornering ABS, an all-LED lighting set-up, aluminium clip-on handlebars, and twin-pod exhaust mufflers. The ex-showroom price of this bike in India starts from ₹9.78 lakhs.

• Triumph Thruxton 1200R

Triumph Thruxton 1200R is one of the most popular café racer bikes in the world. Luckily, it is also available in India and that too, in four attractive colour options. The ex-showroom price of this bike in India starts from ₹12.15 lakhs.

Justifying this hefty price tag is the ultra-powerful 1200-cc liquid-cooled engine that can deliver a maximum speed of 96 BHP and a peak torque of 112 Nm. The bike can run at a top speed of 250 kilometres per hour and despite this, you can get a mileage of up to 21 kilometres per litre.

Other features of this top café racer bike include a tubular steel-cradle chassis, USD BPF front forks and Ohlins rear shocks, dual disc brakes, dual-channel ABS, and a fuel tank of 14.5 litres. Then, there is an aluminium swingarm, clip-on handlebars, and an engine immobiliser switch. If you want a premium café racer bike, then the Triumph Thruxton 1200R would not disappoint you.

This concludes our list of the best café racer bikes in India. You can explore these options by visiting your nearest showrooms and taking a test ride.

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