The Royal Enfield Himalayan has been creeping into showrooms around the world by stealth. Originally designed to be a simple, mid-size ADV for the Indian market, it?s now on sale in the USA and Europe.
Custom builders love simplicity, which makes the Himalayan a good candidate for stripping down without getting bricked by an electronics glitch. So the UK arm of Royal Enfield called up Bali?s finest, Smoked Garage.

?The Himalayan?s all-terrain capability makes it perfect for a flat tracker-style build,? says Smoked?s Nicko Eigert.
Royal Enfield wanted a ?modern? looking bike, in line with the DNA of Smoked Garage. The caveat was that functionality could not be compromised too much: Smoked had to retain the original qualities and characteristics of the Himalayan.
?So the Smoked crew decided to draw on Royal Enfield?s military heritage and add a touch of ?stealth fighter? influence: sleek and futuristic, but also solid and rugged. They?ve done it so well, we didn?t clock that this was a Himalayan until we read the build spec.
The biggest mechanical change on ?SG-411? is to the suspension. The stock 41mm forks are gone, replaced by beefier 43mm Showa USD items. And the monoshock has been updated to an up-spec Öhlins unit with remote reservoir, linked to a custom swingarm.

The wheels are off-the-shelf and spoked, although the spokes are now hidden by carbon-coated covers. ?We needed large and solid wheels for the modern and aggressive aesthetic,? says Nicko.
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