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Royal Enfield has launched the Shotgun 650 x Rough Crafts at Rs 5.75 lakh, ex-showroom. That is Rs 1.59 lakh more than the Stencil White version of the regular Shotgun 650, currently priced at Rs 4,16,139.

The limited edition is the result of a collaboration with Taiwanese custom builder Rough Crafts. Only 100 individually numbered motorcycles will be produced, with 25 allocated each to India, Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region.

Registrations opened on July 15 through Royal Enfield’s website and app. The India purchase window will open on July 30 at 7 PM. Since only 25 motorcycles are available, the allocation will go to the first eligible customers who complete the purchase during the online drop.

The limited edition takes inspiration from Caliber Royale, a one-off Shotgun 650 created by Rough Crafts founder Winston Yeh. That motorcycle was shown at EICMA in November 2025 and later appeared at Motoverse.

Caliber Royale featured stretched bodywork, a prominent front fairing, frame modifications and extensively handmade components. The production edition does not attempt to reproduce the complete custom motorcycle. Instead, it transfers its black-and-gold design language to the standard Shotgun.

The bodywork combines Gloss Jet Black with Matt Stealth Black. A gold-leaf stripe with a grey accent runs across the panels, while an individual limited-edition number appears on the fuel tank.

The regular tank badge has been replaced with a cast-brass Rough Crafts collaboration badge modelled on the one fitted to the original custom. Other changes include black bar-end mirrors, a quilted leather seat, contrast-cut alloy rims and gold-finished inner fork tubes.

Each owner will also receive a numbered gold-on-black artwork showing a Caliber Royale design sketch. The artwork has been designed and signed by Winston Yeh.

Royal Enfield describes the gold treatment as gold-leaf striping. It has not stated that every stripe is individually hand-applied. Similarly, the tank emblem is officially described as cast brass, rather than solid brass.

Royal Enfield has announced no engine, suspension or braking upgrade for the Rough Crafts edition.

It continues with the standard Shotgun’s 648cc, air-oil-cooled parallel-twin engine. Output remains 47 PS, or approximately 46.4 bhp, at 7,250 rpm, with 52.3 Nm at 5,650 rpm. The engine is paired with the existing six-speed gearbox.

The standard Showa upside-down front suspension and twin rear shock absorbers also continue. The bike retains its 320 mm front disc, 300 mm rear disc, dual-channel ABS and digital-analogue instrument console with Tripper navigation.

This is therefore not a higher-performance Shotgun. The engine does not produce more power, the suspension has not been retuned and the brakes have not been upgraded.

The Rs 1.59 lakh premium buys a different finish, collaboration-specific components, an individually numbered motorcycle and membership of a 100-unit global production run.

Compared with the top regular Shotgun, the Rough Crafts edition costs approximately 38 percent more.

Some of the additional amount can be linked to the gold-leaf detailing, cast-brass badge, altered seat, special wheels, fork finish and signed artwork. But these components do not explain the entire price difference in purely functional terms.

Royal Enfield has used a similar formula before. The Shotgun 650 x Icon Motosports edition launched in 2025 was also restricted to 100 motorcycles worldwide and sold through an online drop. That motorcycle was priced at Rs 4.25 lakh in India, making the new Rough Crafts version considerably more expensive.

The earlier limited-edition motorcycle is sometimes confused with the SG650 concept. They are not the same. The SG650 was a design concept first shown in 2021, while the 2025 production special was the Shotgun 650 x Icon Motosports.

With the Rough Crafts edition, Royal Enfield is moving further up the collectible-motorcycle route. It is charging for the involvement of a recognised custom builder and for a production number that very few other owners will have.

There is no guarantee that the motorcycle will appreciate in value. Limited production alone does not ensure strong resale prices. Condition, originality, documentation and future demand for the Shotgun platform will determine that.

For someone primarily interested in riding a Shotgun 650, the regular model delivers the same engine, performance, chassis and features for considerably less money. For a collector who specifically values the Rough Crafts connection, the numbered production run and the black-and-gold treatment, the mechanical similarity is beside the point.

The Rs 1.59 lakh premium does not buy a faster or better-equipped Shotgun. It buys the rarest factory-built version of it..