Royal Enfields provide a versatile platform for
customising and the Indian custom motorcycling scene is a true testament to
this fact. One of the fine examples is ‘Indori’ from Chennai-based KR Customs.
Krish Rajan, the founder of the custom house is an
IT professional and bike-builder. His team comprises of a father-son-duo
(Suresh and his dad) who were former Royal Enfield mechanics with 35 years of
experience under their belt. After recruiting the two, Krish set up shop with
minimalistic equipment- a lathe machine, a gas welder and a pipe bender to be
precise. Then they set on their journey of building the bobber.
They chose a Royal Enfield Desert Storm for the job.
True to the Bobber tradition, the bike is stripped to its bare essentials. The
front end gets a complex yet interesting girder-type suspension, and disc brake
with relocated calliper. The drag bars, peanut tank and single pod headlight
gel well with the vintage bobber design.
The rear fender is chopped and indicators are
mounted at the rear suspension points. The skinny single seat and the exposed
mechanicals give it a steampunk flair. The bend pipe is heat-wrapped and ends
in a slash-cut black exhaust. The spoke wheels look retro, with fat tyres on
both ends. The bike’s name comes from the city of Indore. Krish grew up in the
city and hence ‘Indori’.
