Royal Enfield Classic 500 customised
Royal Enfield at the 2016 Thai Motor Expo has showcased
three customised motorcycles. Here’s the P-40 Tiger Shark based on the Royal Enfield Classic Battle
Green, coming from Thailand based Libero Moto motorcycle studio.
The motorcycle gains a slightly different hue of
green and carries the shark jaws seen on the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter
plane. This American fighter was used by the Allied forces and was instrumental
in winning them the World War II. The customised Royal Enfield Classic Battle
Green P-40 Tiger Shark pays homage to the war plane.
Powering the bike is a 499 cc single cylinder mill
churning out 27.2 bhp of maximum power at 5,250 rpm and 41.3 Nm of peak torque
at 4,000 rpm. The motorcycle is suspended by 35 mm telescopic forks at the
front and twin gas charged shock absorbers with 5 adjustable preloads at the
rear. Braking duties are performed by 280 mm single disc in the front with two
piston callipers, while the rear wheel gets a 153 mm drum setup.
The third custom motorcycle at the stall is a Royal
Classic 500 with an accessorized sidecar, also from the Thailand-based studio.
