Right off the top of my head, Yamaha’s versatile and ever-dependable CP2 and CP3 engines are perfect examples of this. So, too, is Suzuki’s 645cc V-Twin found in the SV650 and V-Strom 650.

What do you think about Royal Enfield’s in-the-works Himalayan 650? What bikes will it go up against in the global market? The Yamaha Tenere 700? I doubt it. The Kawasaki KLR 650? Maybe.

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