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Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 2:58 pm
by weeksy

Re: Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 3:06 pm
by Count Steer
Yep. I'd have that. :thumbup:

Looks a quality job from the details in the article.

Re: Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 3:13 pm
by KungFooBob
Nice.

Re: Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 3:57 pm
by Dodgy69
Exhaust needs improving.

Re: Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 4:02 pm
by Supermofo
Yeah, that's very nice and simple.

Re: Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 4:19 pm
by Skub
I'd have to junk the knobblies.

A friend just bought this. Apparently it's a 1967 Triumph TR6 Trophy 650 in Desert Sled trim.
I thought 'sled' was a word for any bike and used flippantly by Henry Cole. Who knew it was a thang.
Simon's TR6.jpg
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Re: Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 4:39 pm
by Count Steer
Skub wrote: Fri Dec 12, 2025 4:19 pm I'd have to junk the knobblies.
Yeah. If they'd fit, I'd put something like Tourances on it. Doesn't look like it'll take tubeless though. :(

Re: Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:58 pm
by Buckaroo
That RE 650 has opened up a lot of bike build opportunity. This one's particularly good 👍

Re: Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:30 pm
by Mr Moofo
Other than the headlight cover …

Re: Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2025 9:17 pm
by crust
Yup, oi loikes that :thumbup:

Re: Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2025 10:10 pm
by MyLittleStudPony
I like it but it doesn't really wow me personally.

If it were mine, I'd get rid of the stand foot prong.

Re: Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2025 7:30 am
by Le_Fromage_Grande
Nope, not for me, that engine is very ugly