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Indian-owned and manufactured Royal Enfield produces classic-style bikes and is currently the biggest road-bike manufacturer in the world.
Even the coronavirus hasn’t stopped the rugged Royal Enfield Himalayan adventure bike in its tracks with sales booming and two new colours for 2020. RE closed all its production facilities around the world from March 23 for nine days. The bike recorded a 116% increase in sales in February, but the nine-day production setback may …
Royal Enfield looks set for a host of new models after registering for trademarks on Flying Flea and Roadster which quickly follows applications for the names Sherpa and Hunter last month. We suspect that these will be 350cc singles and 650cc twins as the 500cc model looks set for extinction after it is withdrawn from …
Tougher emissions rules in India are putting an end to the Royal Enfield 500cc engine which could eventually spell the end for the longest-running model around the world. The 350cc models make up about 80% of RE sales with the new 650cc twins and the Himalayan now even overtaking sales fo 500cc models. Now, with …
Royal Enfield has applied for the trademarks of Sherpa and Hunter which we expect could be applied to the upcoming smaller and bigger Himalayan adventure models. The current 400cc Himalayan has been a moderate hit so 250cc and 650cc versions could also score well for the Indian company, both in the subcontinent and overseas. Several manufacturers …
Royal Enfield motorcycles are known for tackling all sorts of terrain at a slow and methodical pace, but now they have a limited-edition Bullet 500 Trial model with slightly more off-road ability. It will be available in Australia for $9190 ride away which is substantially more than the $7690 for the standard Bullet 500. The …
Royal Enfield has trademarked the name Meteor which could be the name for their upcoming bobber. The Bobber 838 Concept KX made its world debut at the EICMA last year in November 2018, but there has been no more information since. Now that Royal Enfield’s parent company, Eicher Motors, has applied for the European trademark rights …
Boom sales of the new Royal Enfield 650cc twins are morphing the traditional Indian motorcycle manufacturer from a small-capacity bike company into a mid-capacity manufacturer. After years of record growth, the company has now reported several months of declining sales. However, the decrease is only in the 350cc models which had previously made up more …
Royal Enfield is facing trialling times with a new CEO, plans to build an assembly factory in Thailand and the launch of Trials versions of its 350cc and 500cc Bullet. Bullet Trials While the new Trials bikes could hardly be used for trials riding, they do show a slightly more off-road emphasis, although they have …
Royal Enfield’s Continental GT 650 is a big hit with the Brisbane Cafe Racers who I went cafe racing with on Sunday. Last week I reviewed the Interceptor 650 which is the sit-up-and-beg version of the new 650 parallel twins from India. You can read my full review which is tagged to the end. The Interceptor …
The first twin-cylinder Royal Enfields in six decades are now arriving in showrooms around the world and riders are lining up at dealerships for test rides. Australian importer Urban Moto Imports organised a demo bike for me through TeamMoto Euro in Slacks Creek, but because of the demand, I only had a couple of days …