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Royal Enfield, a company that has been in business producing motorcycles since 1902 is still producing motorcycles.
Although the British arm of the company went out of business in 1962, 7 years before this date in 1955 another branch was established in India to supply the 350cc Bullet single to the Indian government.
This branch not only stayed in business but they continued to produce the Bullet to this day.
They started selling to the public in India back in the 1960's and in addition to the 350cc version of the motorcycle they added a 500cc single.
Their current production is over 70,000 per year and they are about to open a new facility to increase their production to over 130,000/year.
Although some Royal Enfield Bullets were exported to England and the United States in the 90's, prior to 2009 they decided to redesign the engine to meet the European and US emission requirements.
To accomplish this they added fuel injection, hydraulic valve lifters, automatic compression release and an electric starter, all rolling element bearing crankshaft and connecting rod and catalytic converter in addition to the traditional kick starter in a 5 speed Unit Construction engine.
They kept the overhead valve design which limits the max RPM so the power output is around 28 horsepower, similar to the original British 500cc motorcycles.
The frame and externals are still straight out of the 1950's complete with its light responsive handling.
I've owned my 2011 G5 Deluxe model for a little over 1 year and now have over 6000 miles on it with no major problems.
Here's a few photos of the new Royal Enfield.
It's a blast to ride and it draws the attention of everyone who sees it to such an extent that I add 15 minutes to my ride time to the store because I know people are going to be telling me about back in the days when they owned a motorcycle just like it.
With my revised exhaust system"
Although the British arm of the company went out of business in 1962, 7 years before this date in 1955 another branch was established in India to supply the 350cc Bullet single to the Indian government.
This branch not only stayed in business but they continued to produce the Bullet to this day.
They started selling to the public in India back in the 1960's and in addition to the 350cc version of the motorcycle they added a 500cc single.
Their current production is over 70,000 per year and they are about to open a new facility to increase their production to over 130,000/year.
Although some Royal Enfield Bullets were exported to England and the United States in the 90's, prior to 2009 they decided to redesign the engine to meet the European and US emission requirements.
To accomplish this they added fuel injection, hydraulic valve lifters, automatic compression release and an electric starter, all rolling element bearing crankshaft and connecting rod and catalytic converter in addition to the traditional kick starter in a 5 speed Unit Construction engine.
They kept the overhead valve design which limits the max RPM so the power output is around 28 horsepower, similar to the original British 500cc motorcycles.
The frame and externals are still straight out of the 1950's complete with its light responsive handling.
I've owned my 2011 G5 Deluxe model for a little over 1 year and now have over 6000 miles on it with no major problems.
Here's a few photos of the new Royal Enfield.
It's a blast to ride and it draws the attention of everyone who sees it to such an extent that I add 15 minutes to my ride time to the store because I know people are going to be telling me about back in the days when they owned a motorcycle just like it.
With my revised exhaust system"
