Rough Crafts in Taiwan created this Shotgun 650, and Royal Enfield sold a matching production version.
America’ s Roland Sands Design built this Super Meteor 650 into a chopper.
motorcycling for the sake of stating historical facts alone but because it reminds me of a legacy of riders just like us. Some of whom wanted to challenge the boundaries of motorcycling and themselves by pushing to new extremes. Some wanted to explore far- away lands or just wanted a fun way to get to work. Some wanted to spend hours in the garage tinkering, while others wanted to be part of a community of likeminded enthusiasts. Whatever their motivation, they were called to two wheels as we are today.
Whether you ride a Royal Enfield or another brand, you as a rider are also part of a long- standing history of motorcycling that has faced successes, challenges, and evolution but nevertheless rides on.
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