STG Tracker is one of the vital versatile {custom} workshops in operation right this moment. The Argentine duo of Marcelo Obarrio and Germán Karp works on myriad makes and fashions, always flitting between completely different construct types. So when you give them carte blanche on a undertaking, you’ll be able to wager they’ll ship one thing extremely imaginative—like a Royal Enfield bobber with a bespoke body and a stunning livery.
The Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 [known as the INT650 in the USA] is a cracking donor bike for a {custom} construct. It’s not loopy costly, its parallel twin engine is straightforward to get together with, and it appears to be like nice out of the field with plenty of room for tweaking. However for Marcelo and Germán, this specific undertaking known as for one thing extra…
“A shopper got here to us asking to make a bobber out of his Interceptor 650, however it needed to be completely different,” Marcelo tells us. “For this, he gave us the liberty to make no matter we would like.”
“What Germán and I actually like are Japanese-style bobbers—however on this case, we shook it up a bit of. Our aim was that all the things on this construct needed to be as personalized as potential. And if we used an authentic half, we needed to modify it.”
To attain their imaginative and prescient, STG Tracker stripped the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 all the way down to its bones and commenced slicing up its body. By the point they had been finished, all that was left was the unique steering neck and frontal down tubes. All the pieces else is new, fabricated out of tubular metal to create a extra retro look than the unique square-section spine.
STG retained the unique forks, however polished the lowers and the inventory yokes. The {custom} body dips in the direction of the rear tire, the place it’s propped up on a brief pair of aftermarket shocks. The bike now rolls on 19” aluminum rims—including a measure of equilibrium to this bobber’s deliberate nose-up stance.
Subsequent, STG reduce slots into the OEM swingarm, welding recent materials into the within of every one. The concept was to seriously change the swingarm’s look with out sacrificing energy. The slotted design is repeated on the entrance fork brace and the foot controls, which additionally put on chunky STG Tracker pegs.
The fellows additionally flipped the rear brake caliper to place it underneath the hub and rerouted the brake line by means of the swingarm. There’s one other nifty element up entrance, within the type of a billet aluminum hub cowl on the wheel’s non-braking aspect.
Transferring to the bodywork, STG formed a small teardrop gasoline tank out of metal. Its measurement left little room for the bike’s gasoline pump—or an ample quantity of gasoline. So the duo constructed a second gasoline cell underneath the seat to accommodate the pump and carry further gasoline, bringing the whole capability to nearly 9 liters [2.38 gallons].
The Enfield’s triangular aspect covers had been impressed by the Harley FXR. STG formed them out of fiberglass over a hand-crafted mildew. The leather-based seat is a one-off, as is the ribbed rear fender.
There’s extra of Marcelo and Germán’s handiwork within the cockpit. Handmade chrome steel handlebars with built-in risers are bolted to the highest yoke, and fitted with {custom} aluminum switchblocks that function built-in LED warning lights. ODI x Cult Vans ‘waffle’ grips adorn the bars too.
All of the wiring runs by means of the bars, earlier than routing across the steering neck and right into a channel within the body. Different particulars embody a Motogadget speedo, and a small chopper-style headlight on a custom-made chrome steel bracket. LED flip indicators on the again double up as taillights.
STG Tracker selected to not mess with the Enfield’s 646 cc mill—however they did add BMB pod filters and a {custom} twin exhaust system. “The engine has good torque and it’s dependable,” Marcelo explains. “So we simply mapped it to make it breather higher with the air filters and exhaust.”
“What we didn’t like in any respect was the oil radiator—only a sq. black piece, ruining all the things. Taking a look at what outdated Harleys use, we made two separate spherical aluminum radiators. They work nice, functionally, they usually look f**king good!”
When it got here time to color their newest creation, STG determined to aim one thing they’d by no means finished earlier than, by matching the bodywork and body paint, inch for inch. “The colour scheme was impressed by the Californian sundown, utilizing a gradient sample with 4 colours, and an STG brand with an 80s vibe on the tank. This might solely have been potential due to our grasp painter, Alejandro Minissale.”
There’s nothing refined about this Royal Enfield bobber’s livery—however now that we’ve seen it, we will’t image it every other means. Equal elements slick and sassy, it’s one other smash hit from Buenos Aires’ most interesting.
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