Written by Marlon Slack
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 dedication that leave westerners in their wake. Nobody shows it better than Indonesia?s Darizt Design and their latest creation, a Royal Enfield 350 speedway replica dubbed ?Royal Dirt?.

The bike itself is the result of the ?Re-build 2017: Classic Challenge?, a design competition run by the good folk at Royal Enfield Indonesia. A whole bunch of local bike designers threw their hats into the ring, with Darizt?s speedway-inspired sketches making earning him a donor bike. Understandably. While chieftain of the small shop, Agus Darizt, has mountains of experience behind him this build would be different: He had only two months to complete the entire bike. Well red
Yeah, I know you and I can chop off a tail and push on an exhaust in two months but Darizt does things differently. He builds everything from scratch. Hell, the only real standard components used on this bike is the 350 Bullet engine and the wiring loom. So while the broad concept sounds simple, a speedway-inspired Royal Enfield, Darizt had his work cut out for him.
Another day, another innovative front-end design
With only two months to work with Agus decided to give himself a head start – he jumped right into making the frame, heads...