Marco Möller, the man behind this masterpiece says- “There is nothing standard about the Royal Enfield Bullet “Standard 500″ apart from the engine.” Marco Moller has poured his heart out in dressing the magnificent lady with jewellery fit for a queen. Hind Ki Rani it truly is. When Arnab asked about “HIND KI RANIâ€� and what made […]
About 80% of Royal Enfield UCE owners have same question in their mind that “How can i increase the thump in my new Royal Enfield UCE?” Due to exhaust emissions, pollution norms and taking care of international standards for export models Royal Enfield Developed an engine inspired from International Market. The Unit Construction Engine which […]
Royal Enfield recently said it was targetting IT professionals in the leading metros and various cities for its new launch– Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500. ‘The 20-30 age group people are our main customers. We are selling the bikes mainly in metros and cities likes Hyderabad, Bangalore, Thiruvanantahpuram and Kochi where there is a large IT crowd’, Shaji […]
Royal Enfield on Thursday launched its Thunderbird 500, which, it says, would enhance the pleasure of leisure motorcycling. The motorcycle is now powered with 499cc Unit Construction Engine and 27.2 bhp, 41.3Nm single cylinder engine is a straight lift from the Classic 500 and gives better performance and cruising ability at the same time returning […]
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Friday, September 23, 2011 After a few thousand kilometers usage the carbon build up in the engine will cause general falling off in power, accompanied by increased fuel consumption and starting trouble. De-carbonizing will normally be necessary every 8000 kilometers. This can be carried out without removing the engine from the frame. The mileage between […]
The Toolbox – What To Carry?Every motorcyclist’s nightmare is being stuck on the side of the road, needing only some little thing you should have brought along holding you up, possibly even forcing you to leave your very expensive baby behind while you go to seek help, hoping it’ll still be there when you return.Thus […]
PUBLICATIONS Royal Enfield Coffee Table Book : THE LEGEND RIDES ON Royal Enfield – The Legend Rides On’ is a tome that befittingly celebrates the motorcycle’s 50 year presence in India. Over this glorious half a century of history, the book connects two milestones in time. Meanders through many a highway and by-way. Touching hearts, […]
Q: I have royal enfield electra twinspark uce 2010 model I removed & changed the bend-pipe. I have installed the free flow silencer but there is no original thump. Ans: About 80 % of Enfield buyers do so because they are in love with the sound. However as exhaust emissions get tighter by the day, so […]
“Partnership creates new operation in India, expanding the Company’s global footprint”MINNEAPOLIS (July 24, 2012) — Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced a joint venture with Eicher Motors Limited, a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles and motorcycles in India. The joint venture will develop and market new products to meet the diverse vehicle needs in […]
201 men on 10 Royal EnfieldsLargest Motorcycle Pyramid WHO: Dare Devils Team of the Indian Army Signal Corps WHAT: 201 men on 10 motorcycles WHERE: Jabalpur, India WHEN: July 5, 2001 The Dare Devils Team of the Indian Army Signal Corps achieved a motorcycle pyramid consisting of 201 men balanced on 10 motorcycles, on July 5, 2001 at Gowri Shankar Parade Ground, Jabalpur, India. […]
Being Punjabi, we adore our Bullet motorcycles, we serve them well, we keep them clean and sparkling.. and we love them like our girlfriends. Indeed Bullets are our better half, they are our girlfriends… but we never really consider Bullet as a God.. however, if there is a Motorcycle God, it has to be Bullet […]
Royal Enfield guru Pete Snidal recently spotted something about the motorcycles. “I notice one thing all the Bullets for sale seem to have in common – can you guess what it is?” he wrote. Pete is the author of the acclaimed Royal Enfield Bullet owner’s and workshop manual. He frequently chimes in on the Royal Enfield […]
Group Riding: Why? There are several advantages for motorcyclists who ride street bikes in a group: a group is usually more visible to other drivers than a solo rider; other vehicles can predict what a rider in a group will do because all members generally maintain fixed positions and fixed intervals between riders; in case […]
In late summer of 2001, DRS Cycle‘s Dan Holmes of Goshen, Indiana teamed up with Phil Meyers the tuner of the Royal Enfield Bullet racer seen here, to build a 1960s Classic class racer. Dan Holmes is the owner of the Royal Enfield dealership, DRS Cycle. The DRS Royal Enfield Bullet is a 1996 Indian manufactured Royal Bullet. It is equipped with an alloy cylinder with stock bore size and a […]
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 OK I guess I have to give it up. It is so cold here today that I can’t put off the topic of winterization another day. Here are some tips that I’ve picked up over the years for properly storing your bike for the winter. 1. When you put the […]
The Norcroft employs cylinder heads and blocks from the 500 Bullet as the original Albion four-speed gearbox. The crankcase is all new as are the instruments which now include a rev counter and an oil pressure gauge. Thankfully the ignition switch is now located up front. Technical Data of The Norcroft-Enfield 1000cc V Twin : Norcroft […]
67 riders cover 3 mountain ranges & 6 passes, including Khardung La in 16 days riding 2700 kilometers Earlier today, Royal Enfield flagged off their 9th annual Himalayan Odyssey from India Gate, New Delhi. This year, 65 riders from different cities of India, and 2 riders from Uruguay have participated. These riders are now on course to […]
In 1934 Royal Enfield experimented with a transverse V-twin 500cc OHV engine with shaft drive! It was abandoned as too expensive. This led to the consideration of a standard V-twin engine with chain timing gear in 1937. This model didn’t make it into production either but proved useful in that it silenced widespread criticism […]
These are from an article on a Supplement of Motor Cycling of April 2nd, 1902. The first Enfield motorcycle was introduced in the Stanley Show in 1901. The article goes into detail about the bike. Some of the descriptions are quite convoluted. Here are some excerpts: “The engine, as will be noticed, is of an […]
Thiruvananthapuram: A group of students of the Lourde Matha College of Science and Technology at Kuttichal, near here, has developed a turbo-charged engine for the Royal Enfield Taurus, the only diesel motorcycle in the Indian market. V. Ganesh Nair, […]
Royal Enfield has introduced a range of bikes for the modern day biker with a quieter engine, a first of its kind! However, demand for the ‘king of the roads’ new baby has already exceeded supply, as the makers of the bike struggle to make them at a rapid pace. The Royal Enfield old-fashioned iron […]
When an engine exhaust valve is open, the pressure in the exhaust manifold is higher than atmospheric pressure. The exhaust manifold is configured in such a way that positive and negative pulses are produced during the operation of the cycle by designing it as adiffuser. The main function of Pulse Air Valve to burn the excess pollutants out of the […]
“Back pressure is the pressure drop in the flow of gases from engine to exhaust. The less power engine has to spend making pressure to push the gases from exhaust output, the more power it can send to the wheelsâ€�.The term back pressure is misleading as the pressure remains and causes flow in the same […]
See where Bullets are still made the old fashioned way! Royal Enfield is amongst the world’s oldest motorcycle manufacturers still in business. The Bullet is also the longest running motorcycle model in constant production! First built in Great Britain, Bullets have been made in India since 1955. Royal Enfield now conducts factory tours for all enthusiasts, seeking […]
The Metamorphosis of a “Desi” Biker.. When I grow up “as a biker”, maybe I’ll get a Royal Enfield Bullet..!! A biker is born from the day a little boy starts dreaming about bikes. His dream then manifests itself in the form of posters on his bedroom wall. He promises to himself that when he […]
The Standard Carburettor fitted to 350 and 500 Royal Enfield India Bullets is a Mikcarb, a copy, made under licence, of the popular Japanese Mikuni. The 350 Bullet uses a flange-mounted 24mm bore version and the 500 Bullet uses a 28mmbore, mounted on a rubber stub. The other details are similar for both. The way […]
If you buy a vehicle, its value dips about 10% the moment you take it out of the showroom. But, if you own a pre-2009 Royal Enfield Bullet with the original engine things seem to work in reverse: its worth actually goes up! The demand for the “originalâ€� Bullet, the classic 350 cc bike with […]
Royal Enfield once advertised itself as “The World’s Most Complete Line of Motorcycles.” That may seem a bit odd, since, today, Royal Enfield builds a boutique line of retro-classic British style roadsters, all with single cylinders and 500cc displacement. This advertisement, spotted on the UKGSER.com forum, may seem to fall a bit short of a “complete line,” […]
People talk a lot about Harley Davidson and how big it is as a Cult brand. I have seen and read case studies on it in my course. But whenever i read about Harley, one brand related to India comes to my mind i.e. Bullet motorcycles from Royal Enfield. Royal Enfield started as a British Brand of motorcycles in 1890. In 1955 […]