Unleash the Power of Customization: A Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 Café Racer from India
In the world of motorcycles, few brands captivate the custom scene like Royal Enfield. With a staggering number of bikes sent to the world's top customizers each year, Royal Enfield's creations become rolling advertisements for their models. And right now, the spotlight is on the Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450. We've seen spicy versions from Indonesia and Japan, but this time, we're profiling a custom build from the brand's home turf in India.
Buraq Motorcycles in Hyderabad, India, crafted this purposeful Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 café racer to compete in RE's Busted Knuckles Build-Off. With a blend of drag bike aggression and café racer elegance, Buraq co-founder Adnan Hashmi and his team leveraged the Guerrilla 450's strengths, delivering a radical reinterpretation of the peppy single-cylinder roadster.
The build involved an overhaul of both the bodywork and running gear. The OEM subframe was replaced with a trellised unit, and a carbon fiber seat cowl was draped over it, taking cues from classic muscle bikes. Underneath the sleek seat cover, a handmade electronics tray and custom shock bracket are tucked away, with an adjustable Öhlins shock propping up the tail.
Moving to the front, Buraq created a bespoke carbon fiber fairing, adorned with a tinted windscreen from a BMW R 12 nineT fairing and an offset LED headlight surrounded by cheeky decals. Further back, a carbon fiber fuel tank cover sits over an aluminum reservoir, tracing the same line as the OEM design.
The front end features a smorgasbord of upgrades, including Yamaha R1 forks, a BMW R 1250 GS steering damper, and a three-piston brake caliper hooked up to a Nissin master cylinder. The rear brake caliper is a Brembo item, and there are braided stainless steel hoses all around.
Buraq also installed a PowerTRONIC ECU and a quick-shifter, along with a stainless steel exhaust system matched to a titanium Arrow muffler. The air intake and coolant reservoir are custom, as is the wiring loom, powered by a lightweight Lithium-ion battery.
Fitted with clip-on bars and Gilles Tooling footpegs on custom rear-set brackets, Buraq's Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 café racer is poised for aggressive riding. It weighs 30 kilos less than before, with a couple of extra teeth on the rear sprocket adding a little more pep to its step. Finished in a luscious cocktail of black and glossy carbon fiber with yellow accents, it's all business.
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