Royal Enfield Custom by Bambukaat MC

My first ride was on my dads Royal Enfield, the memory of this is one I will never forget. So it is understandable I was stoked to feature today’s build, a Royal Enfield custom aka “Porus” which takes me on a trip down memory lane.

Many successful custom motorbike builders have appeared on Moto Rivista with their first attempt, and we have been fortunate to see them grow and improve their skills. This Royal Enfield custom is the first attempt from Bambukaat MC and is a good start for the guys from India.

Shubhendu contacted us to share their story “People tend to talk about things that interest them & we are no different. We are 4 guys, all of us motorcycle enthusiasts. Whenever we would gather up for a “GEDI” (Definition: A leisure stroll or around town on a vehicle (mostly motorbikes) with friends. Usually young boys go for these “gedies” to hoot at girls, but the word is in common usage with both girls and boys) or at someplace, most of our talk was on motorcycling. One day we were discussing the custom motorcycle scene in India & we all stumbled upon the same thought. We should start customizing motorcycles.

We were all a bit skeptical about it at first until one of us bought a second hand Royal Enfield, then we knew there’s no turning back. We rented a good small workshop out from the city area. While we were hustling in & about the workshop we still couldn’t come up with a name. Many different names popped up, but one stood out BAMBUKAAT, an unofficial name from the old days in Punjab that was given to motorcycles because of the simplicity of the machine itself. We wanted to bring that simplicity back in trend. We started working on the design; we all contributed ideas and at last we had it finalized, it was absolutely perfect for the start.

We named our first bike PORUS. King Porus was the ruler of the Paurava region in ancient India, which now happens to be Punjab. This was the perfect name for our first bike we all thought. (To give you little flashback the ancient Indian ruler King Porus fought against Alexander the Great)

In this Royal Enfield custom we’ve removed the stock wheels of 350cc standard. The complete headlight assembly has been changed. We have also extended the swing-arm. The wider custom handlebar features custom handle grips with no electricals on the handle except the horn. All the electrical components have been placed in a custom electrical box. The engine was cleaned and has been fitted with a megaphone exhaust. Other fabrication work includes a custom made fuel tank with 22L fuel capacity, custom rear fender and the brass accessories for a touch of class.

The build of this Royal Enfield custom took us one month, working almost every day and night. In the end it was all worth it. The bike has been showcased at many places and everywhere it has been getting a great response. The appreciation we have received makes us even more confident about the future of the custom motorcycle culture in India.”

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Moto gp ; Márquez conclut le Test de Valence avec le meilleur temps / Marquez ends Valencia test ahead of MotoGP™ rivals

Le double Champion du Monde MotoGP™ a été le plus rapide mercredi à Valence, où se terminait le premier rendez-vous de la pré-saison 2015.

Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda) a aujourd'hui signé le meilleur temps de l'ensemble des trois journées du Test Officiel de Valence en 1'30.973, soit 0.146s de mieux que son coéquipier Dani Pedrosa, qui a fini quatrième sur le classement combiné des trois journées. Les pilotes du team Repsol Honda ont comparé les versions 2014 et 2015 de la RC213V et Márquez a fait son meilleur tour sur sa moto de 2014.

Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) était troisième mercredi et deuxième sur le classemant combiné après avoir tourné en 1'30.975 lundi dernier. Lorenzo et son coéquipier Valentino Rossi, sixième sur le combiné, ont concentré leurs efforts sur le châssis ainsi que sur des modifications du système d'échappement de la YZR-M1.

Pol Espargaró et Bradley Smith du team Monster Yamaha Tech3 participaient eux aussi à l'évalutation de nouvelles pièces amenées par Yamaha et ont respectivement terminé aux troisième et cinquième positions sur l'ensemble du test.

Chez Pramac Racing, Yonny Hernández et Danilo Petrucci étaient solidement installés dans le Top 10 aujourd'hui. Le Colombien roulait avec la GP14.2 sur piste sèche pour la première fois tandis que Michele Pirro poursuivait de son côté son programme d'essais avec Ducati.

Cal Crutchlow (CWM LCR Honda) a quant à lui terminé son premier test sur la RC213V à 0.8s de Márquez. 

Aleix Espargaró et Maverick Viñales ont pu continuer à accumuler les kilomètres avec la nouvelle Suzuki GSX-R. Espargaró a surtout travaillé sur l'ergonomie et sa position de pilotage après avoir roulé avec un pied droit trop proche du pot d'échappement lundi.

Jack Miller (CWM LCR Honda), Loris Baz (NGM Forward Racing) et Eugene Laverty (Drive M7 Aspar) poursuivaient leur apprentissage du MotoGP™ avec des conditions météo nettement plus favorables que celles de la veille, qui ont également profité à Álvaro Bautista et Marco Melandri du team Aprilia Gresini.

Suite à ce Test Officiel, seuls quelques pilotes rouleront à nouveau cette année lors d'essais privés qui auront lieu à Jerez ainsi qu'à Sepang avant le 1er décembre, date du début de la trêve hivernale.

On Wednesday afternoon at the Valencia circuit Respol Honda’s double-MotoGP™ World Champion Marc Marquez wrapped up three days of testing at the top of the timesheet with a best lap of 1’30.973.

Marquez was 0.146s ahead of his teammate Dani Pedrosa, who was second quickest on Wednesday with a time of 1’31.119 and fourth best over the three days of the test. The Honda pair undertook back-to-back comparisons with their 2014 and 2015 RC213V machines, Marquez’s best time registered on a 2014 prototype.

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo was third on Wednesday and second overall this week, with a best time of 1’31.164 from day three compared to his timesheet topping Monday best lap of 1’30.975. Lorenzo and colleague Valentino Rossi worked on testing chassis and exhaust upgrades, with Rossi completing the test sixth overall.

Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Pol Espargaro and Bradley Smith showed good pace over the three days with various 2014 factory parts filtering through from Yamaha for both riders. On the combined timesheets, Espargaro was third best and Smith fifth.

Pramac Racing pair Yonny Hernandez and Danilo Petrucci looked good inside the Wednesday top ten, with Hernandez enjoying his first dry session on the GP14.2. Ducati test rider Michele Pirro rode with a special mechanism to test swingarm torsion and ended Wednesday’s session in 12h place, 14th overall over the three days.

Cal Crutchlow’s first test with CWM LCR Honda on a factory spec RC213V concluded with him 0.8s off Marquez’s best time in 10th on Wednesday, with the Briton getting more laps under his belt on the final day.

Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Viñales continued their adaptation to the new Suzuki MotoGP GSX-RR bike, Espargaro working on getting ergonomics right as his foot was touching the exhaust on Monday.

Meanwhile rookies such as Jack Miller, Loris Baz, Eugene Laverty notched up further track time with their respective new rides. New team Factory Aprilia Gresini were working with new aluminium calipers with their two riders Alvaro Bautista and Marco Melandri gaining experience on the Italian manufacturer’s machinery.

Wednesday’s session wraps up the official MotoGP group tests for 2014, though further private tests at Jerez and Sepang are planned for some riders, before the winter test ban commences in December.