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Royal Enfield finishes the year on a high note - Sees record production of 4,300 bikes in Dec at Chennai facility

The Hindu - Business Line - Tuesday, March 03, 2009

It has never been part of the numbers game but on the evening of December 31, the team at Royal Enfield Motors had every reason to be pleased. The month saw production of 4,300 motorcycles at the Chennai facility, the highest-ever recorded in...

Royal Enfield Thunderbird

Autocar India - Friday, December 12, 2008

Two spark plugs work on a simple premise: better combustion. Is the Thunderbird Twinspark really that much better with two plugs in its head? This may just be the biggest technical leap forward for Royal Enfield in its history. The ...

Cruise Control

Overdrive - Saturday, November 01, 2008

I was thrilled everyfirst time I laid hands on a RoyaI Enfield, in mid 2005. In fact I was so thrilledthat I virtually dragged my not so enthusiastic dad to the Royal Enfield showroom moments later (it was my 18th birthday). Why? I don't need to...

RE Bullet Classic

Overdrive - Saturday, November 01, 2008

What is it? Royal Enfield's new motorcycle is a Bullet, a name that appears after an extended absence on the Bullet Classic. Yes, the Classic is a retro Bullet with a brand new 500cc fuel-injected motor. What's changed? The basic frame ...

Enfield goes to Intermot

Autocar India - Saturday, November 01, 2008

Royal Enfield has unveiled the handsome Bullet Classic 500 at the famous European Intermot Motorcycle and Scooter Fair. Drawing inspiration from postwar Royal Enfield motorcycles of the 1950s, this beefy export-only Bullet is a stylish blen...

The Second Coming

Bike India - Saturday, November 01, 2008

Certain adjectives that are frequently used to describe the characteristic features of a motorcycle become synonymous with a particular brand. For instance, Royal Enfields are generally associated with being slow, lazy, crude and quirky, right? ...

Falling for the Bullet

The Hindu - Metro Plus - Chennai - Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Driven by passion for the Royal Enfield bike and a cause, Gordon May undertook an ambitious ride from Manchester to Chennai. As it cost him quite a bit in terms of time and money to restore his 1953 Bullet, it is invaluable to Gordon Ma...

Road Triping

Autocar India - Monday, September 01, 2008

If you ride, and you do so because you love to, a road trip to the Himalayas is one that you ought to have made. If you haven't, then it's time to start packing. My colleagues often get misty-eyed when reminiscing about the stark beauty of the H...

Royal Enfield revs up via kaizen

Autocar Professional - Friday, August 01, 2008

A judicious blend of tradition and modernity. That is the impression you get when you see the legendary Royal Enfield Bullet and Royal Enfield Thunderbird motorcycles being rolled out in tandem, every five minutes from two different assembly lin...

The mile high club

BBC Topgear - Friday, August 01, 2008

So I made it back from the Himalayan Odyssey all in one piece. One nasty fall, two ridiculously funny ones and two thousand kilometres later I can hold my head up high and say I have conquered a tiny bit of the Himalayas, as did 55 other men and...