it ’ s much easier for the average custom shop or home builder to modify the GT ’ s bones . Royale cut as much weight as possible from the Continental GT base bike and went to work in taking the bike from “ woah to go ” in the best way possible . Royale didn ’ t just want the No . 55 to look the part with its slick fairing and seat cowling , they went all in . The suspension setup is tuned by TR20 ’ s Dillon Telford and consists of a Triumph Daytona front end with all its adjustable goodness and Nissin radially mounted four-piston brakes , while the rear shock is a fully adjustable unit from Öhlins . Also at the rear , the factory swingarm was chucked in favour of an aluminium unit pinched from a Honda CBR400 . The Kawasaki Ninja 400 rear wheel continues the theme of poaching parts from other manufacturers . The No . 55 GT Production Café Racer is the second Kiwi built bike to win big in the competition , with Wanaka Powersports taking home the coveted People ’ s Choice award in last year ’ s edition . There ’ s clearly a strong custom scene around the Royal Enfield lineup in New Zealand and Australia and Royal Enfield ’ s local Asia Pacific representatives recognise this as a fact . “ The custom builds presented in the Asia Pacific markets reinforce that Royal Enfield motorcycles are the perfect canvas for customisation . Australia and New Zealand have some of the best custom building talent that we have seen anywhere in the world ,” Anuj Dua , Royal Enfield ’ s Head of International Business - APAC , Anuj Dua said . “ What makes the second season of Busted Knuckles special is our dealers being an integral part of it . Due to passionate riders across ANZ , we have a very strong community which loves to customise their motorcycles as an extension of their personalities . With pure and simple construction , our motorcycles are perfectly suited for expressing creativity through the unique expression of the best custom builders across the globe . Apart from uniquely interpreting the design language to make beautiful builds , Royal Enfield has been pushing the envelope with its custom builds in terms of capabilities as well .”
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