Royal enfield 1901 model price
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The History Of Royal Enfield: The Motorcycle Company Running Over A Hundred Years
Its 1912 model featured a significant boost in power from its previous engines, boasting a J.A.P. (J.A. Prestwich) 770-cc V-twin kicking out six horsepower. Available with a sidecar attachment, this bike made "Enfield a household name" in England.
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When World War I began in June 1914, everything changed. The company supplied motorcycles for several armies, including the British, Belgian, French, United States, and Russia, which, when used with the sidecar attachment, acted as an ambulance; others, ironically, attached a Maxim machine gun.
Enfield built bikes using its custom three-horsepower engines coated in the now standard black paint scheme with a green gas tank trimmed in gold paint. It also began full-scale production of its first two-stroke motorcycle. A year after the war ended (1919), civilian production resumed, but only two models were offered.
By 1924, the company was back to selling eight different bikes, including a sidecar version now powered by an eight horsepower Vi
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The Beginning
The Enfield Cycle Company made motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines under the name Royal Enfield out of its works based at Redditch, Worcestershire. The legacy of weapons manufacture is reflected in the logo comprising the cannon, and the motto "Made like a gun". Use of the brand name Royal Enfield was licensed by the Crown in 1890.
The Early Years
In 1909 Royal Enfield surprised the motorcycling world by introducing a small Motorcycle with a 2 ¼ HP V twin Motosacoche engine of Swiss origin. In 1911 the next model was powered by a 2 ¾ HP engine and boasted of the well known Enfield 2-speed gear. In 1912 came the JAP 6 HP 770 CC V twin with a sidecar combination. It was this motorcycle which made Enfield a household name. 1914 saw the 3 HP motorcycles this time with Enfield's own engine which now had the standardised Enfield paint scheme of black enamelled parts and green tank with gold trim.
Between the Wars
At the time of the outbreak of WW I Royal Enfield supplied consignments of their 6 HP sidecar Outfit motorcycles with Stretchers
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Royal Enfield (England)
Brand name used by a European automobile company
| Company type | Public Listed Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motorcycles, Guns, Bicycles |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Founder | Albert Eadie and Robert Walker Smith |
| Defunct | 1971 |
| Fate | Defunct, Name still in use by Eicher. |
| Successor | Royal Enfield of India |
| Headquarters | Redditch, Worcestershire ,United Kingdom |
| Products | Royal Enfield Clipper, Crusader, Bullet, Interceptor, WD/RE, Super Meteor |
Royal Enfield was a brand name under which The Enfield Cycle Company Limited of Redditch, Worcestershire,[1] England, sold motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines which it manufactured. Enfield Cycle Company also used the brand name "Enfield" without the "Royal". Later in 1994, Eicher Motors an Indian multinational automobile manufacturing company took over the company's full ownership.
The first Royal Enfield motorcycle was built in 1901. The Enfield Cycle Company's Royal Enfield Bullet is the longest-lived motorcycle design in history.
Royal Enfield's spare parts operation
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