MJR Roach: A turbocharged Royal Enfield Himalayan
Royal Enfield have made a habit of commissioning customs from top workshops. But they’ve got a big range of skills lurking in-house?and a whole lot of creativity, too.
This wily Royal Enfield Himalayan, dubbed ‘MJR Roach,’ is what happens when you combine a pile of leftover parts with a vivid imagination, over a series of caffeine-fueled late nights. It was built at Royal Enfield‘s Technical Centre in the UK, by the ‘Royal Enfield Custom Crew.? It features a stretched swing arm, a manga-inspired livery … and a turbocharger.
It’s total overkill for the rugged little 411 cc adventure single, but that’s exactly what the Custom Crew were after. Drawing on influences like Mad Max, Grand Theft Auto and Fortnite, they envisioned a post-apocalyptic ‘future military’ vibe?and the Himalayan wears it surprisingly well. Just about everything attached to MJR Roach was salvaged from within the Custom Crew’s workshop. They started with the motor from a wrecked bike, then dug out an intact Himalayan chassis to wedge it into.
The front forks were swapped out for a set of lowered and re-valved MX forks, mated to the original 21? front wheel.
It’s out back where things get really wild. A single-sided swing arm that had been gathering dust was sent over to the experts at (Enfield-owned) Harris Performance, to stretch. It’s matched to a rear wheel from the same donor bike, and runs with the stock Himalayan shoc...
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