The Global Brand Refocuses in Asia Recently, I touched on the fact that Royal Enfield is working hard to become... Read More
Royal Enfield Sets Its Sights on November Royal Enfield has a new bike coming soon. It’s called the Meteor 350... Read More
Royal Enfield Expands Its Racing Recently, I noted Royal Enfield’s rise and its goals for the future. As a part of that, the company wants to attract customers through racing. It started with Flat Track Racing. Now it’s on to road racing. Professional road racer and current BTR flat track... Read More
Appealing to “The Youths” Royal Enfield’s rise is one that’s fairly well documented. Siddhartha Lal brought back the company in... Read More
Royal Enfield has a new production plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina. That facility will begin production this month, according to... Read More
Old-school motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield is getting closer to releasing an electric model after building a couple of electric prototypes. Last year, company president Rudratej Singh said they had “several projects in the pipeline and the electric platform is one of them”. “We are in an investment phase in the... Read More
Two Royal Enfield Himalayan adventurer motorcycles have starring roles in an upcoming Kiwi winter surf film called “Lost Track New... Read More
With the borders opening, Royal Enfield plans a Himalayan & Adventure Weekend of roving around the Byron Bay hinterland on... Read More
Royal Enfield has expanded its vintage-look apparel to include its first range of women’s riding gear. Australian importers Urban Moto Imports says their shipments of the gear have been delayed due to the Covid outbreak. “We are hoping to see stock around springtime,” says spokesman Mal Jarrett. Meanwhile, you could buy it... Read More
The Royal Enfield Himalayan is an Indian adventure motorbike. It’s a very versatile bike that can be used for different... Read More
It seems online buying has boomed during the pandemic lockdown, but would you buy a motorcycle over the web? Last... Read More
New Royal Enfield CEO Vinod Dasari has confirmed the Indian brand will release four new models per year, starting with the new Meteor 350 this month. The Meteor 350 will feature a new double-cradle frame and an overhead-cam, air-cooled 350cc engine, replacing the old pushrod motor. There is no confirmation... Read More
Even the coronavirus hasn’t stopped the rugged Royal Enfield Himalayan adventure bike in its tracks with sales booming and two... Read More
Royal Enfield looks set for a host of new models after registering for trademarks on Flying Flea and Roadster which... Read More
Extreme Bike Tours will be on a new Himalayan Expedition from 11-25 July 2020 and is offering a 10% discount only to Motorbike Writer readers! This “once in a lifetime” ride that will take you in some of the most remote and dramatic areas of the Spiti Valley (pictured above) and... Read More
Tougher emissions rules in India are putting an end to the Royal Enfield 500cc engine which could eventually spell the... Read More
Royal Enfield has applied for the trademarks of Sherpa and Hunter which we expect could be applied to the upcoming... Read More
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... Read More
Extreme Bike Tours is offering a 10% discount on its first tours of Tibet and Nepal, the Mt Everest base... Read More
If you are looking for some affordable, restored classics you can ride away, there are seven on the block at... Read More
Famous seat manufacturer Corbin has introduced a new seat to soften the hard ride of the new Royal Enfield Interceptor 650. If the mark of a successful model is the number of aftermarket accessory companies that provide premium parts, Royal Enfield is on a winner with the new Interceptor and Continental... Read More
Royal Enfield is on a winner with its 650cc twins as American engine giant S&S Cycle has now added 750cc and... Read More
Premium Swedish suspension company Öhlins has developed special suspension for Royal Enfield motorcycles for the first time. The first models... Read More
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... Read More
Boom sales of the new Royal Enfield 650cc twins are morphing the traditional Indian motorcycle manufacturer from a small-capacity bike... Read More
Royal Enfield is facing trialling times with a new CEO, plans to build an assembly factory in Thailand and the... Read More
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... Read More
The first twin-cylinder Royal Enfields in six decades are now arriving in showrooms around the world and riders are lining... Read More
Jawa Motorcycles have returned with such a vengeance in India, there could be pressure to export to other markets and... Read More
Royal Enfield Australia has announced highly competitive pricing for its new 650cc twins, the Interceptor INT naked and Continental GT cafe racer. The bikes will be in Aussie dealerships in February and dealers tell us they are already taking record orders. One Brisbane dealer said they had 25 orders, mainly for... Read More
Indian-based motorcycle tour company Legendary Moto Rides is offering Motorbike Writer readers a 10% discount on their three 2019 Himalayan... Read More
The most legendary motorcycle tour has to be riding a Royal Enfield to the top of the world in the... Read More
Royal Enfield has displayed an image of a new model draped in a cloth that seems to indicate it could be a 650 bobber version of its new line-up of twins. It could also be a bobber version of its 500cc models like the 350 Bobber. However, it is more... Read More
Royal Enfield has launched its 650cc twin-cylinder Interceptor naked and Continental GT cafe racer to fill a mid-weight gap in... Read More
Royal Enfield has displayed a Himalayan Dakar Edition in Bangkok as relations at home have soured over a scandal involving... Read More
A British engineer is planning to ride his electric-powered Royal Enfield Bullet the length of Britain to film a documentary called Charging Bullet to promote sustainable transport. The film project is a collaboration between engineer Fred Spaven and filmmaker Finn Varney who met in their local Yorkshire pub 10 years... Read More
Royal Enfield Australia will land the military styled Classic 500 Pegasus Edition on 26 July 2018 at selected dealerships where customers... Read More
Royal Enfield is expected to axe the Continental GT 500 to make way for the coming 650cc twins and avoid... Read More
Royal Enfield has long had a relationship with the military and even began making rifles, so now they have added the military-styled Classic 500 Pegasus Edition. It is a limited-edition model with only 1000 available worldwide. It will arrive in Australia in July, but numbers and pricing are not yet... Read More
More than 16 months after the Royal Enfield range was launched in Europe with dual-channel ABS, Australian fans can finally... Read More
Royal Enfield will expand its model range and world-wide network as the Indian motorcycle company invests $160m next financial year.... Read More
The Royal Enfield Bullet has the longest production run in the world and the 350 model is the biggest selling bike in the world over 1124cc, so it is no wonder the Indian-owned company’s bikes turn up in the news. Here is the latest from the world of Royal Enfield.... Read More
Most motorcycle manufacturers now have an electric motorcycle plan and even old-school motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield looks set to follow suit. The... Read More
Royal Enfield has never officially imported its Thunderbird “cruiser” into Australia, but could the new Thunderbird X models be the... Read More
The global motorcycle sales slump has forced Harley-Davidson to close one factory, while Royal Enfield sales cool and Indian Motorcycle sales boom. Harley will close their Kansas City plant which makes Softail, Sportster and Street models and move operations to their York, Pennsylvania, factory which assembles Touring, CVO and Trike models and... Read More
Adelaide’s Royal Enfield custom builder, Carberry Motorcycles, has followed up its 1000cc V-twin with a plate that stops the retro... Read More
Norton Motorcycles has launched their new Dominator California (pictured above), signed a deal with India’s Kinetic Group to build 650cc... Read More
Royal Enfield has surprised everyone with a pair of 650 twins, rather than the expected 750cc Interceptor. The Interceptor INT 650 and Continental GT 650 were unveiled overnight at the EICVMA motorcycle show in Milan after they had revealed the engine at their UK Technical Centre at Bruntingthorpe. Royal Enfield... Read More
Royal Enfield has increased its bid to buy Ducati to a reported €1.8 billion despite the Volkswagen board hung on... Read More
Adelaide’s Royal Enfield custom builder, Carberry Motorcycles, has released its first Indian-made 1000cc V-twin engine for worldwide sale. Called the... Read More
Royal Enfield could be planning to bob its Classic or Bullet models after the resounding success Triumph has had with its new 1200cc Bobber. The Triumph Bobber has been so successful the Avon tyre company that supplies the bike’s rubber has had to expand production to meet demand. That level... Read More
Royal Enfield boss Siddhartha Lal has confirmed that several models, including the Himalayan adventure bike, will be updated with engines... Read More
Private equity firms, known for stripping assets, and Indian motorcycle manufacturers are interested buyers for Ducati, according to respected economic... Read More
Ducati is reported to have sought a buyout from Royal Enfield owner Eicher Motors, according to the Times of India. Volkswagen was recently also reported to be looking for a buyer for Ducati to allay some of its massive debts over the 2015 emissions scandal. Now it seems Ducati has... Read More
An Indian court has ordered Royal Enfield pay an engineer an undisclosed compensation payment after he complained of 40 defects in... Read More
If you’ve ever wanted to ride to the Himalayas on the highest road in the world, now is the time... Read More
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... Read More
It didn’t take long for Ducati to quash Indian news reports that the Italian motorcycle manufacturer was considering building bikes in... Read More
The 2017 range of Royal Enfield have launched in the UK with dual-channel ABS, a rear disc instead of drum... Read More
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... Read More