MEGA ROYAL ENFIELD BEAR
Some people bolt on a few cool parts, others make a few to make their bike that little bit different. And then there is this project Mega, by Noel Muller, of Black Motorcycles in Brisbane. This wild, but totally functional build, took over 600 hours and the longer you look, the more you see. The full build, and what has been done and how, is on pipeburn. com if you wish to delve deeper, and it goes … pretty deep. Not merely cosmetic, the fuel injection was shown the door to allow a traditional carby and bespoke manifolds to fuel the project. Check out the handlebars if you are a clean freak, then there are the wheels. The man is an artist with a lathe, a connoisseur of CNC and appears to be pretty handy at welding and bending those subtly curved frame tubes. While it might look more like an art project than a custom bike in the normal sense, the attention to detail is staggering and yep, it left the photoshoot under its own steam. How many mods can you pick out?
NZ HIMALAYAN OWNERS CLUB LAUNCHED
Dedicated to current and future Royal Enfield Himalayan models, this new club has some seriously handy international links, enabling members to access legendary stomping grounds in RE’ s back yard, as well as training in every aspect of riding the machines, events both here and afar, and support for anyone and anything Royal Enfield Himalayan. The club has some awesome sponsors, including Kiwi Rider Magazine and a list of cool events coming up. Instigator and head Himalayan fan, Robert Cochrane, has been putting things in place and on October 1, he launched the new club. To say it was enthusiastically welcomed would be an understatement. Head to http:// www. royalenfieldridersclub. co. nz / for more info. Nice one, Rob!
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