Metallic green is the flavor of the week, with our first two bikes?a Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 café racer and a Triumph Bonneville?both wearing the timeless color. We also feature a wild 1,230 cc Suzuki Katana, and a brooding custom BMW R100.

Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 by Skunk Machine Carl Cerra of Melbourne?s Skunk Machine is well-established in the automotive world, but he’s a dab hand at building bikes too. This Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 is his latest build, and it’s a cracker.
Carl was approached by a customer named Stu with the idea of making his Continental GT 650 a little more special. Even though the bike was brand new, Stu had some ideas he wanted to bring to life?and Carl was on the same page.
First off, the factory wheels had to go. A set of 17? Excel rims went on instead, with a custom hub up front and a 4.5-inch-wide rim at the back. This allowed Carl to fit a 160-section rear tire for a sportier look; with the new Pirelli Rosso Diablo rubber, we bet it feels sportier, too.
Next, Carl designed and built a set of custom front fork clamps. They are delicate, yet chunky, and hold a Motogadget Chronoclassic speedometer in place so well you?d think that an OEM designed and built the dashboard. Fresh clip-on handlebars hold more Motogadget goodies, along with Brembo brake and clutch levers, while custom rear-set foot controls do duty lower down.

The best thing about the new yokes is that they now hold a set of 43 mm Showa for...