
The first time I fired up the 450 was in Goa, during Motoverse, before the official launch. Something was different right away. It wasn’t the old-school Royal Enfield that would rattle my mirrors. Instead, I got this smooth, refined purr that honestly made me question if I was still riding a single-cylinder thumper.
Over the past 30,000km I have put my Zedling suspension to the test across various terrains, including the treacherous roads of Zanskar, Spiti, the trails of Western Ghats as well as competing in a few off-road events. Add to that a tonne of highway runs too. And through it all, my suspension has held up remarkably well.