Thursday, May 2, 2013
Kneeslider features The Musket
Anyway, Royal Enfield customization as per the engine goes is quite rare and most customization are in the body parts. But you must be very aware of Carberry Enfield who fused 2 500cc engines into a V-Twin. I had done a post earlier on it. The following model is something similar, well almost but the engines are 350cc, so you get a 700cc V-Twin. Probably the first in the world. This bike looks like an actual production bike from the factory. The biker and inventor behind this beauty is one Mr. Aniket Vardhan, an Indian who shifted base to U.S primarily because he loved Harley Davidson. His love for HD shaped his career as he wanted to be a Masters in Industrial Design. In the post he had mentioned how he developed the whole idea and yes, Carberry did inspire him and so did the legendary Norcroft V twin Enfield and of course the Royal Enfield Interceptor, the last of the factory made Enfield Twins in England. He mentions how he wanted to keep it simple to retain the vintage and traditonal Bullet image and as such has kept the engine as it is, which means, kick start, 4 gears, stock tappets, no hydraulics, with some modifications like an in-house made oil filter.
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