INTO THE SHADOWS

Truthfully speaking, there is no such thing as too much carbon fibre, is there?

- Keshav Teiva Poumai

Every once in a while we come across things of extreme brilliance, things that transfix a person with the dilemma of whether to look away or just give in and greedily feast our eyes. Saya, from Ricochet Motorcycles, is one such example, and we were fortunate to have the opportunity to ride it. Built by Devashish Sharma, the base bike is a 2019 Royal Enfield GT-650, which has undergone a significant rework, while still staying true to its cafe racer roots.

Let us start off by getting the technical details out of the way. Saya gets quite a neat list of upgrades, starting with the suspension, which is now a USD front fork unit from a Benelli TNT600i with custom springs, and they look chunky. It also gets custom triple tees, and CNC machined billet aluminium clip-ons with solid aluminium handlebars which is a pretty elegant touch.

Featuring 17-inch aluminium rims on both ends wrapped in Pirelli Diablo Rosso tyres, it further gets a larger custom rear sprocket with an RK racing black and gold x-ring chain.