Royal Enfield Lockstock Dragster

Royal Enfield unveiled a purpose-built dragster based on the 650cc twins, expected after this year. Featuring a long, low-slung design, the LockStock shares its engine in addition to fuel tank amongst the Continental GT 650. 

These seem to last the alone parts shared amongst the touchstone wheel – the frame, cycle parts in addition to trunk panels all differ from the Continental GT.The human face upwardly of the motorbike is formed yesteryear a neat-looking LED telephone housed inwards what appears to last a carbon-fibre front end screen.

The front end mudguard extends quite far forwards in addition to closely hugs the tyre. Two bulbous belly pan units are introduce on either side of the bike, in addition to these family its large exhaust exits.The bike's frame is a hardtail, which way it doesn’t characteristic whatsoever raise respite whatsoever. 

The wheelbase is significantly longer than the Continental GT, which is for certain an endeavor to assistance its straightline stability. Major upgrades to the cycle parts include an upside-down fork from Ohlins in addition to six-spoke alloy wheels. It too gets a unmarried (but huge) disc brake at the front end existence bitten yesteryear a four-piston Brembo caliper, piece the raise gets a conventional-looking disc brake set-up. Tyre dimensions are too larger than those of the touchstone motorcycle. The handlebar faces downwards at both ends at an extreme, nearly vertical angle, in addition to a steering damper is introduce on the left side of the motorcycle.

Propulsion comes from the 648cc parallel-twin engine seen on the Interceptor 650 in addition to Continental GT 650. In stock form, this motor puts out 48hp at 7,100rpm in addition to 52Nm of torque at 4,000rpm when mated to a six-speed gearbox. Although it would last wise to await a real unlike Blue Planet of tune, peculiarly since the LockStock too carries what seems to last a nitrous tin strength out behind its engine.Its long wheelbase, hardtail raise in addition to (possible) nitrous upgrade hateful that this wheel should brand for a plumbing equipment dragster. 

All these elements too combine to cast a hitting in addition to purposeful-looking motorcycle. Royal Enfield has cleverly timed the bring out of the LockStock every bit it helps proceed the anticipation for the 650 twins buzzing piece the crowd waits for their launch inwards the coming months.

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