Lalli Singh: the Delhi mechanic behind a Royal Enfield tour business

A Karol Bagh workshop that became a name on the map

Inder Mohan Rana has been fixing Royal Enfields in Delhi since 1988, under the name he is better known by: Lalli Singh. He started riding at 14 on his uncle's motorcycle and rebuilt his first Royal Enfield at 23, before leaving his family's construction business to open a workshop in Karol Bagh. According to his company's own account on lallisinghadventures.com, he has personally rebuilt more than 1,500 Royal Enfields over two decades and has been listed in a Lonely Planet guide, a rare mention for a motorcycle mechanic rather than a hotel or restaurant.

The workshop at 1266, Gali Number 4, Durga Chember, Block 49A, Naiwala, Karol Bagh, still does what it always did: sales, repairs and maintenance. What has grown around it is a rental and guided tour business, Lalli Singh Adventures, that today lists on Royal Enfield's own tour and rental partner pages.

From rebuilding engines to running the Ladakh ride

Royal Enfield's rental partner listing for Lalli Singh Adventures shows a fleet of eight motorcycles split across two generations of the Himalayan: older Himalayan units and newer Himalayan models. The listing states daily rental rates of ₹1,600 for the three to five year old Himalayan and ₹2,500 for the newest New Himalayan, with every bike going through a multi-point inspection before it is handed over, per the company.

On the tours side, the flagship departure listed on lallisinghadventures.com is called Roof of the World, the Ultimate Ladakh Ride. It is a 12 day, 11 night route from Delhi to Manali, Sarchu, Leh, Hanle and Umling La and back to Delhi, covering about 1,450 km on a Royal Enfield Himalayan 450cc. The operator's own page lists the price at 3,650 US dollars a rider, with an additional 2,950 dollars for a pillion and a 550 dollar single room supplement, running in the June to September window. The page notes that 2027 dates are still to be announced.

Inclusions listed are the motorcycle and fuel, twin sharing stays in hotels and tented camps, breakfast and dinner, a lead rider, mechanic and support vehicle, airport transfers, permits, a first aid kit and an oxygen cylinder for the high passes, which the route takes above 19,000 feet at Umling La.

What this means for a rider shopping around

For an Indian rider comparing options for a Ladakh motorcycle trip, Lalli Singh Adventures sits at the smaller, workshop end of the market rather than the large fleet operators also on this beat. Its own pages and Royal Enfield's partner listings are the only sources this report could verify, and neither mentions crash or breakdown data, so riders should ask directly about support vehicle cover and refund terms before paying a deposit. The cancellation policy on Royal Enfield's listing runs from a 20 percent charge for cancelling 16 or more days out to a full charge inside 5 days, with late return fees starting at ₹200 for the first two hours.

The larger point for the beat is simple. A mechanic's workshop from 1988 is still the base for a tour and rental business running riders to Umling La in 2026, a reminder that much of India's adventure tourism still runs on names built one rebuilt Enfield at a time rather than on venture funding.

Sources

• Lalli Singh Adventures, About Us
• Royal Enfield, Lalli Singh Adventures tour partner page
• Royal Enfield, Lalli Singh Adventure rental partner page
• Lalli Singh Adventures, Roof of the World, the Ultimate Ladakh Ride