Yesterday A Ducati,

today a Royal Enfield,

 this one started out in life as a Royal Enfield Continental GT, then Ram Ram Junuar of Bandung’s White Collar Bikes,

 took the engine from one and started from scratch, when he built this classic-meets-modern Continental GT for Royal Enfield Indonesia,

 “We prefer to build our bikes from zero,” says Ram from his shop floor. “We start with an engine and then we’ll build a frame and some one-off parts. Honestly, we try to buy as little as possible. Now it all depends on the budget, but we can always get what we want”,

Ram then made clay models of both the tank and tail section directly onto the donor bike’s frame as a proof of concept and to ensure the lines work both on and off screen,

 “The front and back wheels and hubs came from an old Honda CBX550F, they were converted into wire wheels with TK rims and Bridgestone Battlax tires. We then replaced the factory forks with an aftermarket front end and shortened it to achieve the desired racing look”, the factory swingarm is still being used, all be it with some minor modifications to add a few inches to the wheel base. “I had to do this because the bike’s exhaust pipe is running directly under the tail, so it’s very close to the rear tire. Basically, I had to move the wheel backwards to create a gap, this also means a new, longer chain”,

after years of experience with aluminium, Ram has perfected a new technique he intends to develop even further on upcoming bikes. “The lines on the gas tank and seat are not painted or welded. They were achieved with layered aluminium sheets which were then welded together from the inside. It’s very difficult but definitely worth all the effort. The gas tank looks like it was carved from a solid piece of routed aluminium, which I really like”, and there you have it, would I like one? of course I would! you can follow Ram Ram on Instagram.