Royal Enfield unveils awesome ‘custom’ specials

It’s not a production bike – but it really should be. This is the Surf Racer, a one-off custom creation for Royal Enfield designed to show what can be done to the pretty simple donor bike.

It came about when Royal Enfield showed off two new ‘custom’ creations at the recent Wheels and Waves event in Biarritz – and they have pretty much shot the firm’s next generation bikes in the foot because the two ‘project’ models it’s shown are so bang-on-the-money for what’s shifting in big numbers around the world. And it’s a long way from the likes of the upcoming GT750 Continental.

First up is the Continental GT Surf Racer. Built by Sinroja Motorcycles (that’s why the bike gets a large S on the rear of the petrol tank) the bike is a stock Conti with major changes to key bits like suspension and engine and a complete overhaul for the cosmetics.

The Surf Racer’s forks differ from the original machine’s units by changing to an upside down unit and the original’s twin rear shocks have been swapped for an underengine monoshock.

17in mag wheels replace the original spoked wheels and the bike gets lovely Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP tyres. The brakes (note the petal discs) and clutch lever are Brembo upgrades, too. Engine-wise the stock 535cc single-cylinder motor gets a