This Turbocharged Royal Enfield Himalayan Is More Powerful Than KTM 390 Adventure

The custom build is made by Royal Enfield’s team itself

• This custom Himalayan is called the MJR Roach.
• The turbocharged engine makes around 50.69PS of power.
• Other notable features include an extended single-sided swingarm, aftermarket inverted front fork, rear alloy wheel, and block pattern tyres. 

Royal Enfield’s custom team has come up with a unique turbocharged Himalayan called the MJR Roach. This is one of the most outrageous custom Himalayans we’ve seen so far. Wondering why? Well, for starters, the engine is enhanced by a turbocharger, a Garrett GT 125. With this, its redline has been increased and it produces around 50.69PS of power. That’s 7.19PS more than the KTM 390 Adventure. To give you a perspective, a stock Royal Enfield Himalayan makes 24.8PS at 6500rpm and 32Nm at 4000rpm.

The turbocharger is fitted using piping from Goodridge and you can see the wastegate right beside the heat-wrapped custom exhaust. The bike also gets a K&N aftermarket air filter, aftermarket fuel pump and a lithium-ion battery for weight reduction. The Royal Enfield Custom crew used a lot of spare parts lying around at their studio to build this custom. In fact, the engine was taken from a crashed motorcycle and the chassis from their parts bin. 

Apparently, they also had a single-sided swingarm lying around, which they sent to Harris Performance, which is owned by Royal Enfield. The swingarm was extended and the alloy wheel was wrapped with a Continental TKC80 block pattern tyre. The front end uses a spoke wheel, linked to a motocross inverted front fork that has been lowered and its valves changed. Even the rear linked monoshock (stock) has been lowered to ensure the seat height is a lot more accessible than before. 

The fuel tank is stock but gets a parachute harness strap for a more rugged look. Even the seat is secured by a bunch of straps. The pillion seat has been replaced with a tail rack that’s also secured with a buckled strap. The front end gets two sets of projector lights and there’s an aluminium flyscreen too. The instrument cluster is stock, but is complemented by a couple of more boost gauges for the turbocharger. To suit the lowered ergonomics, the bike gets Renthal Fatbars with a new handlebar clamp. 

The Royal Enfield Custom crew intend to further modify the bike for even more performance. It makes us realise, the sky's the limit for such tasteful custom builds. What do you guys think?

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