Imagination has no limits, and neither do the photoshopping efforts of Oberdan Bezzi, it seems. The interesting digital creation Bezzi has come up with this time is a Wakan with a Royal Enfield 500 cc engine. The Wakan would normally be equipped with an S&S 1640cc V-Twin, but the new version has been dubbed the Wakan 500 Superlight.

Source | The Kneeslider

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“I think I’ve lost my way” are very frightening words for anyone at the top of the world, on a 70-day bike ride with a Royal Enfield Bullet as a companion. Guarav Jani’s “Riding Solo to the Top of the World” is available on DVD, and here is the trailer to his film, or more appropriately, his story of riding 5,000 km from Mumbai to the Changthang Plateau at over 4,780 metres above sea level. See dirtrackproductions.com for more information.

Source | YouTube

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Two motorcycle events in Italy are currently, being held, wtih the Motor Bike Expo in Verona, and the Bike Expo Show “next door” in Padua. In Verona you’ll find plenty of famous brands and bikes, including the Aprilia RSV4 R and other new models from Suzuki, Triumph, Ducati etc. Aprilia will also show off its new SXV and RXV off-road models, and for Ducati there’s the chance to check out the new Multistrada 1200, if you haven’t seen it already.

Honda will be present with the CRE and CRM 50 enduro and supermotard models, while the CRE F 125 Racing version will also be on show. Kawasaki will display the Z1000 and the KLX 125 and D-Tracker 125. For the joy of fans of classic bikes, Royal Enfield is putting in an appearance, including the showing of its Bullet Classic EFI.

Suzuki will be celebrating 100 years and will turn up with plenty of new models for 2010, including the GSX-R1000, 25th anniversary edition, the Marauder GZ 125 and the two large cylinder bikes, Intruder M 1500 and GSX 1250F. Triumph will be present with its new Rocket III Roadster.

Interesting to see that Yamaha, despite not putting in an appearance for EICMA 2009, will be in Verona with its X-Max 250 and TMax 500 White Max, along with Rossi’s champion bike, the M1, and Ben Spies’ R1. Check out last year’s show in our gallery, and if you happen to be travelling through Italy, check out the Motor Bike Expo in Verona this weekend, because it should be worth the detour.

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The Royal Enfield Bullet 500cc in the US is getting a much bigger brother on the market, with a 1000cc Royal Enfield Musket in the making. The V-Twin engine will become more powerful with the crankcase design modified and a production kit planned for later this year. This means anyone will be able to use any performance parts available.

As reported on Kneeslider, Aniket Vardhan, who has designed his own Royal Enfield Musket, says:

The plan is to offer the Crankcases as a “complete it as you like” kit, with ONLY the custom castings, machined and ready to accept stock parts. Experienced folk can do it themselves with full step by step instructions or have it done at a shop/by a friend. This will keep it as affordable as possible. They can add stock or performance parts for the kind of output/costs they are comfortable with.

Aniket originally built the “Musket” (his take on the “Bullet” name) off the base of a 700cc V-Twin Bullet, using two 350cc top ends. His work looks sensational, in short. To see the original Royal Enfield 700cc effort, check out the videos after the jump, and see the first post on Kneeslider for Aniket’s remarkable story.

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Oberdan Bezzi has created this rendering of a Royal Enfield Bullet 500 enduro model. While he envisages a daily road model, we’d still be interested to see an off-road Royal Enfield. Bezzi’s version would be reliable, providing plenty of mileage, through its single-cylinder engine.

The original Bullet was a 1932 model with single-cylinder, four-valve engine, though in 1993 Royal Enfield brought out the Bullet 500, and we have also seen the Bullet Classic 500, which appeared last year.

Source | TopSpeed

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Here are some of the vintage bikes that were on display at the Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance. Check out some of the old Triumphs, Nortons and Royal Enfields. There’s even a 1950’s Douglas. For a full gallery, check out Autoblog.

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Found this fantastic video trailer on Indian2wheels.com website and is a must see for anyone who loves adventure on two wheels or just travelling in general.

The documentary called One Crazy Ride from Dirt Track Productions is the story of five Indian bikers from the 60kph Motorcyle Travel Club and the situations and hostile terrain they found while riding along uncharted roads in the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh, situated in North-east India.

If you’ve had any similar experiences and adventures while travelling with your motorcycle around far away places in the world, why not send us your stories and pics and we’ll publish them. Send to: pics@twowheelsblog.com

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In a town out west of the range, in the afternoon sunlight of a winter’s day, we came across this lovely Royal Enfield Bullet 500es. The town is one of only 3000 people, and the bike is the transport of choice for the town’s doctor.

The Bullet is an old model for Royal Enfield, first built in 1932 with its four-valve, single-cylinder engine. The Bullet 500 itself was first launched in 1993, becoming the most popular Royal Enfield Bullet model for that decade. It’s said that the Bullet pictured is a single-cylinder, 300cc model, but I haven’t had that confirmed. Any idea of the year and specs?

Royal Enfield Bullet 500es

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The “Captain” of Royal McQueen, Bologna (the first single-brand Royal Enfield dealer in Italy), Andrea Fontana, is presenting the “Indian”: his new Special Edition Royal Enfield. The single edition motorcycle is a homage to the 1950’s partnership between Indian Motorcycles and Royal Enfield.

Created using the Sixty-5 Royal Enfield as a base, the Indian has been designed with ochre colour, apart from some components in opaque black. The Special also has some other modifications compared to the orginal, including stiff forks, mudguards, headlights, the seat and more.

You know you’re riding a single edition special when you’ve got “Indian/Royal Enfield 1950s Royal McQueen 2009” written on the air filter. As with all models built by the “Capitano” this has the brand registered on the tank “Built with Aloha”.

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