royal enfield history
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]