Royal Enfield unveiled a one-off custom drag bike
called LockStock at an event held by The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club in London
recently. While the Royal Enfield 650 twins are still sometime away from being launched
in full production form, the LockStock dragster is also powered by the same,
new 650 cc parallel-twin engine that will power the new Continental GT 650 and
the Interceptor 650 models. Dragsters are typically used for straight line
speed, so the engine on the LockStock may have been tuned differently for more
power, although Royal Enfield hasn't released any figures or details about the
state of tune.
Based on the same engine, the LockStock bears little
resemblance to either the Continental GT 650 or the Interceptor 650, with the
exception of the fuel tank, which seems to have been borrowed straight off the
Continental GT 650. The other thing it shares is of course, the 650 cc engine
which in standard tune generates 47 bhp of power at 7,100 rpm and 52 Nm of peak
torque at 4,000 rpm.
The LockStock has minimal bodywork, but features an
all-new chassis, and a redesigned single saddle, along with a nitrox oxide
cyinder. Also new are the drag-spec tyres, drop-bar handlebar and a unique
headlight with a projector lamp and a LED ring around it. Up front is an Ohlins
upside down fork and Brembo calipers gripping the front disc brake.
The rear is
hard-tail and there's no shock, although there's a rear disc brake as well. We
suspect the LockStock will be much more powerful than the stock 650 Twins,
considering the purpose it's designed for, and the addition of the NOX cylinder
will likely ensure it will reach speeds which will possibly make it the fastest
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