The brand new(ish) Royal Enfield Bear 650 is good-looking sufficient as-is, however that didn’t cease Spain’s Gas Bikes from turning it right into a rally-inspired desert shredder. We take a better take a look at it, together with the BMW Idea RR superbike and an Akira-inspired electrical motorbike.
Royal Enfield Bear 650 by Gas Bikes The Royal Enfield Bear 650 has been a house run for the Indian firm. A scrambler-ized model of their in style Interceptor 650it scores excessive on each specs and elegance, with a scrumptious set of liveries on provide.
The platform is ripe for personalization, too. Royal Enfield lately handed one to Gas Bikes to see what a significant {custom} home might do with it, and the Spanish outfit knocked it out of the park.
The Barcelona-based group runs Scram Africa—an annual off-road jaunt throughout Morocco. With a contemporary Bear 650 in hand, they set their sights on an old-school desert racer that they might use for the experience.
Gas wished to construct a motorcycle with a 60s soul that might sort out any off-road race on this planet, so suspension upgrades have been the primary merchandise on the record. Lengthy-travel upside-down forks have been bolted to the entrance finish, held in place by new yokes and upgraded with springs and oil to swimsuit the Bear’s weight.
Subsequent, Gas modified the manufacturing unit 19” entrance wheel for a sand-friendly 21” motocross setup, with new Mitas rubber at each ends. A excessive entrance fender was bolted on, together with fork guards, Renthal handlebars, and hard aluminum-backed hand guards.
The lighting setup is that this Royal Enfield Bear 650’s greatest options. The Gas group fabricated a dual-headlight association from scratch, full with an enduro-style guard and a detachable cowl. A Motogadget Motoscope Mini speedo runs off a Motogadget m.unit mind, with a rally navigation tower and small windscreen rounding out the purposeful cockpit.
The tank and facet covers are inventory, and, moderately than mess with the manufacturing unit subframe, Gas designed a rear fender that completely covers the again finish and gives ample safety. The seat was re-profiled and lined in Alcantara, and a set of wider, toothier foot pegs was bolted on for additional consolation and grip.
Different upgrades embody long-travel shocks from Bitubo and a custom-made sump guard.
An exquisite pink, white, and black colour scheme was chosen to focus on the design modifications, with racing legend Eddie Mulder’s race quantity emblazoned on the facet covers. The Royal Enfield 650 twin is an actual peach of an engine, so it was merely opened up a bit with a modified mid-pipe and a {custom} muffler.
We didn’t suppose it was doable to make the Bear 650 any higher wanting, however we’re pleased to be confirmed incorrect. (Gas Bikes | Photographs by Jake baggaley | By way of)
BMW Motorrad Idea RR BMW’s four-cylinder superbike, the BMW M 1000 RR, screams ‘velocity.’ From its angular bodywork to its top-shelf elements and excessive price ticket, the range-topping BMW is the weapon of alternative for the discerning rider who desires a race bike for the street.
It additionally types the premise of BMW’s World Superbike contender, which Toprak Razgatlio?lu piloted to his second, and BMW’s first, WSBK championship final yr.
Constructing on this success, the German marque lately gave us a glimpse into the way forward for the M RR with the novel BMW Motorrad Idea RR. The bike was unveiled on the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza on the shores of Lake Como—so we all know these pictures are the actual deal, and never the kind of AI-enhanced renders that we’ve come to anticipate from BMW.
BMW has saved rod on the small print, however we do know a number of issues. For starters, the inline 4 that powers it’s able to north of 230 hp. BMW has additionally confirmed that this explicit bike additionally inherits its electronics package deal from Razgatlio?lu’s WSBK M 1000 RR, together with (however not restricted to) engine administration, traction management, and engine braking settings.
There’s an enormous give attention to weight discount right here, too. An ample use of carbon fiber and aluminum is on full show, with the one seen little bit of paint showing to be on the 2 BMW roundels.
The swingarm is carbon, as is the futuristic bodywork. The tank and tail part are aluminum, the latter of which seems to be to be milled from strong billet.
Whereas most trendy superbikes go overboard with aero, the Idea RR workout routines restraint. There’s a pair of wings on the entrance, however they’re nothing just like the gildings on the WSBK M 1000 RR or present MotoGP race bikes.
Quite than add one huge wing, it seems that BMW has centered on reworking each inch of obtainable bodywork into an aerodynamic assist. The bodywork is so intricately sculpted that it’s extra akin to the underpinnings of a contemporary Formulation One automotive than a WSBK machine.
There’s no phrase on pricing, because the Idea RR is simply that—an idea. That mentioned, all of BMW’s idea bikes lately have been manufacturing fashions in disguise.
So the actual query is, are we a significant replace to BMW’s ‘RR’ vary, or have they got their sights set on MotoGP? Solely time will inform. (BMW motorbike)
Akira Tribute by J Balvin x DAB Motors When Colombian famous person J Balvin was searching for a brand new electrical motorbikehe turned to French firm DAB Motors. The DAB lineup has expanded this yr with the inclusion of the brand new 1?X scrambler, however Balvin was searching for one thing a bit extra distinctive.
When Balvin just isn’t jetting around the globe performing in entrance of hundreds of thousands of individuals, he dabbles in design. He and his good friend Mattias Gollin run a studio, Vita Veloce Group, so the concept of collaborating on a {custom} electrical bike was a no brainer.
The bike makes use of a DAB 1? as the bottom and attracts inspiration from the favored anime, Akira. Utilizing a mixture of hand-finished craftsmanship and AI-powered design, the group dressed the 1? to the nines, whereas nonetheless conserving it rideable.
Up entrance is a sculpted fairing and set of huge fork shrouds, an apparent throwback to the Akira motorbike. Two projector LED headlights are recessed into the fork shrouds low down, with a strip LED inserted on the base of the curved windshield. The fairing is mounted on 3D-printed brackets hung from the headstock.
Blue TRON-style lights illuminate the Pirelli Diablo Rosso tires, which distinction properly towards the intense pink wheel covers. The remainder of the pink 3D-printed bodywork is spot on, with its nearly shrink-wrapped fitment and implausible paint job. The bike’s body tubes are solely seen at two factors across the battery pack, which is a pleasant nod to the unique design.
The ‘tank,’ seat part, and taillight appear to be they’ve been lifted straight off the 1?. A {custom} Quadlock wi-fi telephone charger is mounted forward of the handlebars—one other good, refined contact.
The group accomplished the construct in three weeks—simply in time for Balvin’s fortieth party in Tuscany, the place the bike was unveiled as a shock. That is about as good an Akira tribute we’ve seen, even when it isn’t an actual reproduction of the well-known anime motorbike. (DAB Motors)
