Video: Tommy Thöring's custom Himalayan, '#38'.

Video: Tommy Thöring’s custom Himalayan, ‘#38’.

By Bike Review • 3 years ago •

With the Royal Enfield Himalayan gaining serious popularity with custom bike builders around the globe, Royal Enfield claim that it’s starting to become one of the best bikes of choice to express creativity. Take a look at Tommy Thöring’s immaculate #38 Himalayan build in the video below.

Built by Tommy Thöring, who builds under the name of ‘Schlachtwerks’, ‘he describes his 2020 Himalayan as a ‘Classic Enduro’, but he just calls it #38, as it’s the 38th custom bike built by Schlachtwerks. Tommy uses #38 as his daily-rider, and to escape into the bush on weekends. With a new found passion for riding the fire trails and tracks around the outskirts of Sydney and beyond, #38 is kicking up a dust storm with every new adventure. Its debut ride was into the Gold Coast Hinterland around Byron Bay, where Tommy well and truly put the bike through its paces.

“Built by Tommy Thöring, who builds under the name of ‘Schlachtwerks’, he describes his bike as a Classic Enduro”.

Originally from Frankfurt, Germany, Tommy now works with Surfside Motorcycle Garage in Brookvale, Sydney. Tommy describes Surfside M/C as a ‘Classic Motorcycle workshop’, a shop that actually builds bikes as well as selling and servicing them, which is rare in Sydney.

Tommy fought the battle of getting parts during the COVID-19 pandemic to come up with a seriously beautiful bike.

The inspiration behind #38 came from the Enduro bikes of the 80’s. He later stated that the hardest part of the build was trying to lose weight off the bike as it’s already light, but sourcing the parts during the COVID-19 pandemic proved difficult, but he pushed through and came up with something one of a kind.