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Royal Enfield launched its most powerful motorcycles last year – Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 and Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 – and they quickly grew to immense popularity. More than serving as a trusty steed for thousands, the 650 twins have also developed a proven admiration from custom-bike builders. Established names like Harris Performance have been commissioned by the manufacturer for custom-builds and the results are sheer fantastic. Five of them were showcased at EICMA 2019, along with a customised Royal Enfield Himalayan. Here's a look.
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Twins FT : A flat track style factory custom-build made in collaboration with Harris Performance. It has a bespoke frame made specifically for Flat Track racing. All other chassis parts have been developed specifically for this bike by Harris, including the front forks, and are connected to the track by RSD rims and Dunlop flat track tyres. S&S silencers and big bore kit complement the bespoke chassis with proven performance in the flat track arena.
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Nought Tea v1.0 – It is a "factory" build – presented at the Bike Shed 2019 event for the first time in the UK. Designed in collaboration with Harris Performance to investigate the possibilities of adding a fairing to the GT 650, it has led to the development of the more track ready Nought Tea v2.0
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Nought Tea v2.0 – Picking up where the more style focused Nought Tea v1.0 left off, 2.0 was designed with the track in mind. Taking the same fairing developed for 1.0 but keeping the frame stock, 2.0 adds finely tuned suspension and a tuned motor. The goal was to see what could be achieved while keeping the stock 650cc capacity, and the result was a 26% power gain and improved handling.
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Two Smoking Barrels (TSB) – Built in collaboration with Sinroja Motorcycles, TSB participated in the Sultans of Sprint drag racing series. Sinroja has stripped a Continental GT 650 to its absolute minimum and bumped the power with a liquid NOS system and S&S 750cc big bore kit. The results speak for themselves with a 1st place finish at the Wheels and Waves Punks Peak race, a 2nd place finish at the Glemseck 101 Sultans of Sprint race and a 3rd place ranking for the overall Sultans of Sprint season!
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MJR Roach: Mjr Roach has been inspired by video games and the current crop of post-apocalyptic movies, MJR Roach takes the all-around durability of the Himalayan and kicks it up a notch, with an extended single sided swingarm, knobby tyres and a Garrett TurboCharger
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Gallinella: Built by BAAK Motocyclette for presentation at Wheels and Waves 2019, Gallinella brings back the elegance of the original "bathtub" style fairing but with a sleek and modern interpretation. Where the originals were heavy feeling, Gallinella plays with the easy accessibility of the Interceptor 650 Twin to make a dynamic work of art. The hand beaten aluminium rear fairing is complemented with wide bars and impeccable detailing to make a build that is uniquely refined and dynamic.
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