Here’s A Tastefully Modified Custom Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Cafe Racer

It looks exquisite, packs premium hardware and a modified engine

Royal Enfield bikes are known for their customisability factor, and modification houses around the word exploit this to the fullest. This one, built by Taiwanese custom house Rough Crafts, on the Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 is everything a premium fully-faired cafe racer should look like with its mouth watering beauty.

First off, it takes a strong departure from the retro styling with a bucket full of futuristic styling. It sports a black front cowl with two offset vertically stacked headlights. The cowl continues to the side with a shiny black body panel and is integrated with a fuel tank with its golden accent, only elevating the aesthetic appeal of the bike.

The rear, too, gets a revised sub frame which is cut short to accomodate a single seat and a lifted sporty tail. No matter how much we talk about this bike’s aesthetics, it simply won’t be enough because of how tasteful it is.

Apart from the design, the hardware has been updated too. The cafe racer now gets an Ohlins USD fork, and monoshock suspension setup. It gets twin discs up front and single disc setup with Beringer calipers for braking. It rolls on Pirelli Diablo superbike SE2 track slicks which should make this cafe racer a beast on the track.

Now the engine has gone through a significant change too. The 648cc air-/oil-cooled stock heart makes 47.6PS and 52Nm, however, the engine is fitted with an air filter as well as a full system free flow SC Project dual exhaust setup. This is bound to increase the power and torque figures of the bike, making it an even better performer.

While this is a one off bike by a custom house, Royal Enfield is also working on a faired Continental GT 650 with more premium underpinnings. There is also a liquid-cooled 450cc cafe racer in the pipeline by Enfield. Head here for more details on that.