Royal Enfield is booming at the moment, with rising sales, multiple model refreshes and the new Meteor launch. But the Chennai manufacturer hasn?t taken its eye off the custom ball: it?s just commissioned a Continental GT 650 race bike from Crazy Garage of South Korea.
The ?GT 650 RS? is one of the most heavily modified Enfields we?ve ever seen. The styling harks back to the glory days of AMA superbike racing in the 1980s?before fairings became de rigeur?and the hard parts have got performance upgrades to match.

Builder Kim Chi-hyun, the founder of Crazy Garage, is renowned for his race-inspired customs, and is making a name for himself in the west too.
His skills caught the eye of Royal Enfield’s head office, who tapped him to build this GT 650. ?We?ve been watching Crazy Garage for a while now,? says Aditya Malaker, who’s part of Royal Enfield?s custom program team. ?He?d already built a GT 650 to race, but 2020 had other plans.?
?We were looking to collaborate on a one-off build in that region, and Crazy Garage stood out. When we eventually reached out to Kim, he jumped on the opportunity and the ?GT 650 RS? was born. The brief was simple: build a custom motorcycle that is unique to your style, keeping the original DNA of the Continental GT, and ready to take to the track!?
Kim has absolutely nailed the brief, and the only thing wrong with this GT 650 is that we can?t take it for a spin around a test track ourselves.

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