{"id":114295,"date":"2025-09-05T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pipeburn.com\/?p=114295"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:00:07","slug":"royal-enfield-gt650","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pipeburn.com\/royal-enfield-gt650\/","title":{"rendered":"FLYING THE FLAG: Royal Enfield Brazil\u2019s Custom Build-Off."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When Royal Enfield dropped their modern twin, everyone figured it\u2019d sell well, but no one saw this coming. The thing\u2019s become a full-blown movement. Sales are through the roof, race grids are filling up with nothing but Enfields, and the number of customs out there is enough to make your head spin. So when Royal Enfield Brazil decided to run a BTR Dealer Build-Off for 2025, they tapped seven shops to throw down. And this, folks, is the bike that came out on top. Dreamed up by the Sekai Group, the crew behind Enfield dealerships across southern Brazil, and brought to life by the metal magicians at RMC Garage, it\u2019s a lean, green, track-shredding machine that looks every bit as good as it goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For nearly a decade, RMC Garage, also known as Real Motorcycles, have been building incredible classic styled customs out of their small garage in Florian\u00f3polis. And with the Sekai Group having a host of dealerships, including one not too far from the shop, the build-off was the perfect excuse for the two businesses to team up. Along with their fellow contestants, they’d all follow the Royal Enfield ethos of Build.Train.Race, a program that started in North America to teach women how to create and ride their own track bikes, and has since morphed into a one-make race series, run under the mighty Moto America banner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Continental GT 650 doesn’t initially scream race bike; the classically styled machine, with its smooth parallel twin engine, tends to lend itself best to cafe and scrambler-like builds, with a throwback British vibe. But as our own Mark ‘FKN’ Hawwa proved four years ago, and as is playing out on tracks around the world now, you can make a damn quick bike out of the budget-friendly beast. But the team at RMC Garage aren’t silly, they know that a competition like this is a static display type event, so in piecing together their creation, they had to get the balance between show and go, spot on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s start with that paintwork. A daring three-tone scheme inspired by Brazil\u2019s flag, it layers British Racing Green with comic-book pop art in a way that somehow feels both vintage and futuristic. Bursts of speed lines and colour blocks ripple across the tank, while the number \u201c08\u201d boldly celebrates eight years of Royal Enfield in Brazil and eight years of Real Motorcycles. The tail section is capped with a sharp \u201cX,\u201d a target symbol that\u2019s both aesthetic and philosophical: maximum ambition, maximum precision, and a reminder that this bike was built to hit its mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The stance is dialled in perfectly thanks to custom 17-inch wheels wrapped in aerodynamic turbofan covers, an unapologetic throwback to the aero experiments of the 1970s and \u201980s. These touches aren\u2019t just for show; they add drama and motion even when the bike\u2019s parked, and they reinforce RMC\u2019s mantra: if you\u2019re going to build a bike for competition, every element should scream performance. Pair that with a reworked suspension setup, race slicks and a low, aggressive caf\u00e9 stance, and the GT 650 has never looked more ready to rip through chicanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then there\u2019s the exhaust. Calling it ‘custom’ doesn\u2019t quite cut it. Hand-sculpted to follow the bike\u2019s natural lines, the system is equal parts industrial sculpture and engineering masterpiece. It flows like molten metal from header to muffler, hugging the frame as it goes. The way the subframe has been moulded to accept the slash cut end pipes is absolutely brilliant, and a trick we will no doubt see employed in the future by many others. A set of pod filters feed the throttle bodies and team up with that exhaust to make one hell of a sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The stripped-down front fender provides all the protection you need out on track, and the fully functional belly pan, not only looks the goods, but will catch the oil should the engine drop its guts. A custom set of clip-ons are not only beefy, but give full range of motion through the front fairing, and they’ve been kitted out with an improved throttle and braking hardware. Then, under the watchful eye of Adrian Sellers, Royal Enfield\u2019s British-born design chief and head judge, each build was scrutinised for originality, execution, design, and road-race authenticity. RMC\u2019s Continental GT 650 didn\u2019t just meet those expectations; it shattered them. And the prize package is top-notch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Florian\u00f3polis crew have earned a golden ticket to Motoverse 2026 in Goa, India, where they\u2019ll rub shoulders with some of the world\u2019s most respected custom builders and Royal Enfield aficionados. They also score VIP passes to the opening round of MotoAmerica\u2019s BTR Road Race class, a perfect stage to showcase their budget-friendly masterpiece to an international audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back home, and the Royal Enfield single make race series in Brazil is booming, and bringing in scores of new people to the race and custom scenes. It’s no wonder then that RE sales are nearly doubling every year in South America, and their brilliant twin just can’t stop winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Royal Enfield dropped their modern twin, everyone figured it\u2019d sell well, but no one saw this coming. The thing\u2019s become a full-blown movement. Sales are through the roof, race grids are filling up with nothing but Enfields, and the number of customs out there is enough to make your head spin. So when Royal Enfield Brazil decided to run a BTR Dealer Build-Off for 2025, they tapped seven shops to throw down. And this, folks, is the bike that came out on top. Dreamed up by the Sekai Group, the crew behind Enfield dealerships across southern Brazil, and brought to life by the metal magicians at RMC Garage, it\u2019s a lean, green, track-shredding machine that looks every bit as good as it goes.<\/p>\n

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For nearly a decade, RMC Garage, also known as Real Motorcycles, have been building incredible classic styled customs out of their small garage in Florian\u00f3polis. And with the Sekai Group having a host of dealerships, including one not too far from the shop, the build-off was the perfect excuse for the two businesses to team up. Along with their fellow contestants, they’d all follow the Royal Enfield ethos of Build.Train.Race, a program that started in North America to teach women how to create and ride their own track bikes, and has since morphed into a one-make race series, run under the mighty Moto America banner.<\/p>\n

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