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By:S. Hemanth

There arent too many motorcycle manufacturers to deserve to be considered Royalty. But with more than a century and its belt and still moving strong, Royal Enfield is a unique motorcycle company

HistoryIn 1890 Albert Eadie and R.W.Smith started company by name The Enfield Manufacturing Company Limited At Redditch,Worcestershire,England

Enfield BicyclesFirst they used to produce BicyclesThey also manufactured precision rifle parts and supplied to Royal Small Arms factory

Evolution of Royal EnfieldThe word Royal was taken from The Royal Small Arms CompanyUsing this word Royal, Royal Enfield(RE) was born in 1893 with the trademark Made Like a Gun

First VehicleIn 1898 the company made a first motorized vehicle, a QuadricycleBy 1899 Tricycles, Quadricycles powered by Die Dion engines are launched

First Motorized BicycleIn 1901 the RE produced first Motorized BicycleThe engine is mounted on front wheels and drive the rear wheels through a belt

RecastIn 1904 the engine is moved inside the frameThis became the standard configuration for bikes

Enfield AutocarThe car manufacturing arm of Enfield Company was established in 1906 in RedditchBy 1907 Alldays and Onions Company acquired cars wing of Enfield

Own EnginesIn 1913 RE starts using its own engines- a 225cc 2-stroke single engine and a 425cc V-Twin engine

Rise of BulletIn 1932 first Bullet is madeIt comes with a 4-valve single cylinder, inclined engine with an exposed valve gear

Service to Royal ArmyBy 1939 WD/C 350cc single cylinder motorcycles were given for service of Royal Army

Flyin FleaFlyin Flea or the Airbone was a ultra-light RE motorcycle that was para-dropped along with the troop during the World War-II

RE enters IndiaIn 1953 RE entered IndiaIndian Army ordered 800 350cc BulletsTo fullfill such a large deal RE made a contract with Madras motorsRE used to send all the parts of the bike and Madras motors used to assemble them

Enfield India LtdBy 1955 Madras Motors got license to make Bullets and RE India Ltd was established

RE InterceptorRE GTRE CrusaderRE Clipper

Eicher acquires REIn 1990 RE nearly went bankruptIn 1994 Eicher group purchased REFrom then RE brought its motorcycles to the top of the motorcycle worldDifferent models with different colour varients have been launched

RE BulletRE Bullet ElectraRE Classic ChromeRE Classic

RE ThunderbirdRE Classic Battle GreenRE Classic Desert Storm

RE Continental GTIn 2014 RE brought entirely new chasi design in the name of Continental GT

Fair ConclusionsGood DesignMany colour variantsCreates a good attitude towards itGives good mileageEnjoyable ridesReasonable prices

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