and then Mitch took to the hacksaw , “ The lines are pretty good on the bike already , but to give it the right look we cut the back off to shorten it up with a Saddleman tail section .” The fuel tank is the standard Continental item but it ’ s had a flush mounted fuel filler welded into the top to give it a sleeker , more minimal look .
CHASSIS This is where a lot of the build work has gone . The forks are standard Continental but with new springs and cartridges from British suspension supremos Ktech . The same firm ’ s Razor shocks keep the rear end under control . Talon importer 70 Distribution came to the party with a lot of parts for the bike , and built the wheels for the project . As it ’ s a flat-tracker , there ’ s no front brake on the Talon speedway hub . The rear is a Talon hub for a Yamaha YZ450F with adaptor
plates to fit the standard Royal Enfield brake disc . Staying at the back wheel , the rear sprocket is a Talon item in 520 pitch , rather than the standard bike ’ s 525 pitch . To make this work , the standard front sprocket was machined down from 525 to 520 so it would all work .
ENGINE This is probably the bit you ’ ve been waiting for ... the engine build . There ’ s been a lot of work gone into the engine for this bike . Mitch takes up the story , “ S & S Cycles in the States does all the Harley stuff , and had built a couple of land speed engines which Royal Enfield had commissioned . We knew they did the performance parts , and they make some great flat trackers . So we got in touch . “ Inside there ’ s an S & S 865cc big bore kit , liners , pistons and rings , so the cylinders needed boring to take the bigger liner
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