
MAGIC BULLET. Bandit9’s ‘Merlin’ Royal Enfield Bobber
Let's not beat around the bush; Bandit9’s critics have been many and varied. But for shop owner Daryl Villanueva, none of this really mattered. Like anybody with an honest-to-goodness mission in life, he knew where he was going and what he was...

REBUILT LIKE A GUN. Lembinc’s ‘The Varial’ Royal Enfield Bullet Boardtracker
One of the best things about running a motorcycle blog are the friends that we make around the world. We’re on solid beer-drinking terms with builders in the US, across Europe and Australasia. But the guys that we really love are the mad buggers from...

GOING FOR GOLD. Rough Crafts’ ‘Midas Royale’ Royal Enfield 650 Twin
EXCLUSIVE: What do you get when a builder at the top of his game and a manufacturer with a game changing new bike cross paths? In this exclusive interview with Rough Craft's Winston Yeh – done in his home city of Taipei – we talked with one of Asia's best...

FILTHY RICH. Darizt’s ‘Royal Dirt’ Enfield Speedway Racer
One of the best damn things to happen to the custom scene in years is the rise of the developing world. Countries in South America, Central America and Southeast Asia have been smashing builds out of the park. Builds driven by a level of craftsmanship and...

FLYING LOCUST. Analog Motorcycle’s ‘Grasshopper’ Royal Enfield Scrambler
When you are given the chance to be the first you only have one shot, so you better make it count. With the launch of the all new Royal Enfield twin, the builders chosen to produce a custom for the company had a chance to produce the bike in their chosen...

NEW SKIDS ON THE BLOCK. Young Guns’ Royal Enfield 650 GT Racer
If you haven’t heard of the new Royal Enfield 650 GT - welcome. I hope life has been comfortable for you under your rock. Feast your bleary eyes on the new platform that’s going to become a staple of the custom scene over the next twenty...

BEST OF BRITISH. Old Empire’s Custom Royal Enfield Interceptor
When everything that's old is new again, don't throw away the past, just make it infinitely better and a hell of a lot more fun. The Royal Enfield single cylinder might be one of the most instantly recognisable engines in all of motorcycling history but it...

BOTH BARRELS. Max Hazan’s Enfield-Powered ‘Musket II’ Bobber
In a world full of creative minds, he is a true renaissance man who doesn't produce works of art to impress but simply because he is driven to. The ideas inspired by the world around him are manifest in metal with a dedication to perfection, a standard he...

TRIALS & TRANSFORMATIONS. BAAK Motocyclette’s ‘1960’ Royal Enfield Trials Racer
Old motorcycles, while they may look like heaven in the fancy studio shots you'll often see, can be right little bastards in the flesh. Their exorbitant cost, oil leaks, starting issues and inexplicable breakdowns are enough to challenge even the most...