The Surf Racer strips down the Royal Enfield Continental GT to the essence of a cafe racer. Upfront is a new half fairing which improves the aerodynamics. The motorcycle is painted in metallic dark grey colour and gets contrasting highlights in the shade of blue. The fuel tank, along with the Royal Enfield tag, also dons Sinroja Motorcycles’ logo.
The stock, conventional telescopic suspension is replaced by an upside down unit while the twin-sided rear shockabsorber is traded for an under engine monoshock. The motorcycle rides on 17” alloy rims (instead of stock, spoked wheels) which are wrapped in super-sticky Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP tyres. Steering duties are performed a custom clip-on handlebar that lend an even aggressive riding stance to the cafe racer. Stock brake and clutch levers have been replaced by after market Brembo sourced units.
The Royal Enfield Continental GT Surf Racer is not just about visual upgrade. The stock 535cc single cylinder motor gets a higher lift cam, machined piston barrels for higher compression and a new inlet manifold. Air gets sucked in through a Dellorto carb conversion, and spent gasses are fired out the under seat ‘jet-style’ exhaust. That being said, the improved performance numbers are not yet available. Stopping power has been enhanced too as the Surf Racer uses a pair of petal disc brakes at the front instead of the stock single disc setup.
The Royal Enfield Continental GT Surf Racer is an absolute stunner. The build quality and finish looks pretty good in photographs. The added hardware such as new half fairing, upside-down front fork, engine upgrade and enhanced braking power should improve the ride experience.
Twin-cylinder Royal Enfield spotted testing
It's no longer a secret that Royal Enfield is working on a twin-cylinder bike. Several Continental GTs with a new parallel-twin engine have been spotted testing in Europe and India. Now, the motorcycle has been spotted again with test equipment loaded on the rear, trailing a Royal Enfield van in Pune. It is likely that the motorcycle might have been brought to Pune for certification by ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India) or for its performance analysis in city traffic.
It is rumoured that the new twin-cylinder engine will have a displacement of 750cc and will share the basic construction with the 350cc motor as seen on the popular Royal Enfield Classic 350. Also Royal Enfield engineers have selected a parallel-twin layout as it requires lesser space and as we can see it gets easily accommodated in the Continental GT’s frame. The new motor will also feature an external oil-cooler similar to the Himalayan’s powerplant as liquid-cooling would have bumped up the price. The engine will be mated to a 5-speed gearbox.
Recently Royal Enfield boss man, Siddarth Lal, had earlier said that the new engine will not be restricted to only one motorcycle and we feel that the Himalayan which uses the same frame as the Continental GT could also get equipped with the 750cc mill. This should be good news for prospective Himalayan customers who felt that the current engine ran out of breath on the open highways and wished it had more grunt. Given the fact that the bike has been spotted on so many occasions, it seems that the new Royal Enfield twin-cylinder bike is in its final stages of testing and could be launched by late 2017 most likely at the EICMA motorcycle show in Italy.
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