Royal Enfields are fast becoming the new favourite amongst custom bike builders. Yamaha’s SR400 was once the king of affordable street tracker and café racer custom creations, but we’re now seeing a lot more bespoke builds based on Royal Enfield singles and twins. Many of those have been factory-sponsored and plenty have come from Aussie builders, too, including the machine presented here, which wears the label of ‘Cerra GT865’ and carries much more than just a fairing and fancy finish.
Based on the current Royal Enfield Continental GT 650, the Cerra GT865 was designed and built by Carl Cerra of Skunk Machine in Melbourne, with the help of several Australian collaborators, including Hallam Cycle Works, Kaber, Revelry Cycles, Horsch Carbon and Mid Life Cycles, who hosted its official unveiling this October.
THE CARL EFFECT
If Carl Cerra sounds familiar, you may be thinking of the makeover he applied to a Ducati Scrambler - under the Skunk Machine label - that JUST BIKES featured back in 2015. That café racer-style creation
