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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.
Royal Enfield boss Siddhartha Lal has confirmed that several models, including the Himalayan adventure bike, will be updated with engines up to 750cc. He says the main motivation for bigger capacity engines comes from the Indian market, not export markets. This is surprising given Royal Enfield’s biggest seller is the Classic 350 which sold 4,16,693 in …
Royal Enfield is testing its upcoming GT750 in India and motorcycle websites are full of spy shots of the bike out on the streets of Chennai. While there is no confirmation of the engine size which could be 650 or 750cc, we can see from these BikesMedia photos, that it has a similar frame and …
The simpler the motorcycle, the more scope there is for customisation, or so it would seem from these two very varied Royal Enfield custom projects. On the one hand we have the Green Fly scrambler (above) and on the other we have the Nautilus Harley-lookalike. A recent competition in Australia also showed the scope of …
The 2017 range of Royal Enfield have launched in the UK with dual-channel ABS, a rear disc instead of drum brake and a “Redditch” selection of three bright new colours. There is a stony silence from Australia distributors Urban Moto Imports (UMI) about the likelihood of these coming to Australia. Perhaps they are still stuck …
The first sole Royal Enfield dealership in Australia has opened in Melbourne with a full range of bikes and branded rider gear. Previously the iconic former British and now Indian motorcycle company has been a small player in our market. It has only been sold from oily old garages or stuck in the corner of …
The Royal Enfield Himalayan 400cc adventure bike is finally available in Australia at a price of $5990 plus on-road costs. That compares with similar capacity (but not necessarily similar ability) bikes such as the BMW G 310 R ($5790 + ORC), 400cc Ducati Scrambler Sixty2 ($11,990 +ORC), Honda CB300FA ($5699 +ORC), Kawasaki Z300 ($5999 +ORC), …
Royal Enfield is poised to launch a British-designed, engineered and built 750cc retro naked bike called the Interceptor early next year. For Aussies and many film fans, the name Interceptor means the 1973 XB GT Ford Falcon Coupe that featured in the first Mad Max film. We’re not sure the name will translate easily to a 750cc parallel twin …
Honda famously advertised that you meet the nicest people on a Honda, but you simply meet the nicest people on any bike anywhere in the world, but particularly a Royal Enfield. Motorbike Writer and Mrs MBW are currently holidaying on Kefalonia, a Greek island north of Corfu, where scooters dominate and motorcycles are a fairly …
The retro-styled Royal Enfield Classic 350 may be a small version of the Classic 500, but it’s no puny weakling. It’s no “bullet” either. The Classic 350 is carburettor-fed instead of fuel injected and has a smaller bore, but it doesn’t give too much away on the 500, especially in the traffic light derby. And at …
Royal Enfield’s plans to become a serious global brand have been hit for six with the news that celebrated former Ducati designer Pierre Terblanche has quit. The 60-year-old South African was located at the Royal Enfield factory and research centre near Leicestershire. No word on why he has quit has come from the company. Maybe he didn’t …