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Enfields were painted red, and marketed in the US as Indian Motorcycles by the Brockhouse Corporation, who had control of the Indian Sales Corporation (and therefore Indian Motorcycles) and had stopped manufacturing all American Indians in the Springfield factory in 1953. But
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Japanese motorcycle manufacturers in the late sixties and early seventies, the English factories made a final attempt with the 692cc Interceptor in 1960–1961, followed in 1962–1968 by the 736cc Series I and Series II Interceptors. Made largely for the US market, it sported
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Enfield’s version of the now popular-selling parallel twins appeared. This 500cc version was the forerunner of a range of Royal Enfield Meteors, 700cc Super Meteors and 700cc Constellations. Offering good performance at modest cost, these sold widely, if somewhat quietly in reputation.
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In 1948, a groundbreaking development in the form of rear suspension springing was developed, initially for competition-model "trials" models (modern enduro type machines), but this was soon offered on the roadgoing Model Bullet 350cc, a single cylinder OHV. This was a very popular seller, offering a
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A light car was introduced in 1903 powered by either a French Ader V-twin or De Dion single cylinder engine. In 1906 car production was transferred to a new company, the
Enfield Autocar Co Ltd with premises in Hunt End, Redditch. The independent company only lasted until 1908 when it was purchased by
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Frank Walker Smith (1888-1962), eldest son of Robert Walker Smith, joined
Enfield Cycle Company in 1909. Appointed joint (with his father) managing director in 1914 he took over the full responsibility when his father died in 1933. After his death Enfield was bought by investors E & H P Smith who
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in the US; but Clymer had just died and his export agents, Mitchell's of
Birmingham, were left to dispose of the engines. They approached the Rickman brothers for a frame. The main problem of the Rickman brothers had always been engine supplies, so a limited run of Rickman Interceptors were promptly
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The
Redditch factory ceased production in 1967 and the Bradford-on-Avon factory closed in 1970, which meant the end of the British Royal Enfield. After the factory closed a little over two hundred Series II Interceptor engines were stranded at the dock in 1970. These engines had been on their way to
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Enfield resumed production of the single cylinder ohv 350cc model G and 500cc Model J, with rigid rear frame and telescopic front forks. These were ride-to-work basic models, in a world hungry for transport. A large number of factory reconditioned ex-military sv Model C and ohv Model
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As well as motorcycle manufacture, it built other equipment for the war effort such as mechanical "predictors" for anti-aircraft gunnery: the manufacture of such high-precision equipment was helped by the constant temperature underground. After the war the factory continued, concentrating on engine
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1932 The
Virtual Launch of the Very First Bullet Royal Enfield. When the very first Bullet was presented to the world, it was in a magazine! Due to the Great Depression, and the consequent cancellation of the vaunted Olympia Motorcycle Show, the ‘Motor Cycle’, the most popular motorcycling magazine
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In 1921, Enfield developed a new 976 cc twin, and in 1924 launched the first
Enfield four-stroke 350 cc single using a Prestwich Industries engine. In 1928, Royal Enfield began using the bulbous 'saddle' tanks and centre-spring girder front forks, one of the first companies to do so. Even
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The 250cc class was important in the UK as it was the largest engine which a 'learner' could ride without passing a test. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Royal Enfield produced a number of 250 cc machines, including a racer, the 'GP' and a Scrambler, the 'Moto-X', which used a modified Crusader
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During World War II, The Enfield Cycle Company was called upon by the British authorities to develop and manufacture military motorcycles. The models produced for the military were the WD/C 350 cc sidevalve, WD/CO 350 cc OHV, WD/D 250 cc SV, WD/G 350 cc OHV and WD/L 570 cc
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Enfield of India continued producing the 'Bullet', and began branding its motorcycles 'Royal Enfield' in 1999. A lawsuit over the use of 'Royal', brought by trademark owner David Holder, was judged in favour of Enfield of India, who now produce motorcycles under the Royal Enfield name. The models
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and had assumed the brand name Royal Enfield. In 1896 they also incorporated a new subsidiary company, The New Enfield Cycle Company Limited, to handle much of the cycle work and in 1897 Enfield making complete cycles as well parts for other assemblers took all the cycle assembly work from Eadie.
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George Townsend set up a business in 1851 in Redditch making sewing needles. In 1882 his son, also named George, started making components for cycle manufacturers including saddles and forks. By 1886 complete bicycles were being sold under the names Townsend and Ecossais. This business suffered a
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The preliminary range announcement brought an interesting newcomer in the leading-link fork Olympic sportster....a highly potent super-sports (the Continental GT) and a very tough looking Starmaker scrambler....off came the dust sheets and there stood a two-fifty production racer with a
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much chrome and strong performance, completing the quarter-mile in less than 13 seconds at speeds well above 175 km/h (105 mph). It became popular in the US, but the company was unable to supply this demand, which accelerated the demise of this last English-made Royal Enfield.
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tank, five-speed gearbox (which was also an option on the Crusader), clip-on handlebars, rearset footrests, swept pipe and hump-backed seat was launched. It sold well with its race-styling including a fly-screen resembling a race number plate which doubled as a front number plate mount.
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Other variants were the Olympic and 250 Super 5, notable for use of leading-link front suspension (all the other 250 road models had conventional telescopic forks) and the 250 'Turbo Twin', fitted with the Villiers 247 cc twin cylinder two-stroke engine.
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though it was trading at a loss in the depression years of the 1930s, the company was able to rely on reserves to keep going. In 1931, Albert Eadie, one of the founders of the company, died and his partner R.W. Smith died soon afterwards in 1933.
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comfortable ride. A 500cc version appeared shortly after. A mid-1950s version of the Bullet manufacturing rights and jigs, dies and tools was sold to India for manufacture there, and developed versions continue there to this day.
625:, and the marketing agreement ended in 1960, and from 1961, Royal Enfields were available in the US under their own name. The largest Enfield 'Indian' was a 700 cc twin named the Chief, like its American predecessors.
196:(BSA). Years later, the BSA chairman was to tell shareholders that the acquisition had "done wonders for the cycle department". Eadie still retained a separate identity when Raleigh bought BSA's cycle interests in 1957.
255:. The first machines were assembled from components imported from England. Starting in 1957, Enfield of India acquired the machines necessary to build components in India, and by 1962 all components were made in India.
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Royal Enfield's spare parts operation was sold to Velocette in 1967, which benefitted from the arrangement for three years until their closure in early 1971. Enfield's remaining motorcycle business became part of
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frame, leading link forks and a Villiers Starmaker engine. The Clipper was a base-model tourer with the biggest-seller being the Crusader, a 248 cc pushrod OHV single producing 18 bhp (13 kW).
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Enfield diversified into motor cycles, 1901 and motor cars, 1902. The motor department was put into a separate subsidiary, Enfield Autocar Company Limited incorporated in 1906 and established in new works at
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in November, 1964. Using a duplex-tube frame, leading link forks and one-piece tank and seat unit, the 250cc two-stroke single engine was similar to other small capacity race machines offered from rivals
374:. Enfield developed a prototype for the soon-to-arrive 1913 425cc model 140. The prototype was Enfield's first in-house manufactured V-twin, also at 344cc, being of overhead-inlet, side-exhaust layout.
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engines which were enlarged to 344cc for 1911 with the advent of chain drive and the Enfield 2-speed gear. Enfield hired Bert Colver from Matchless and competed in the 1911 Isle of Man lightweight TT.
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financial collapse in 1891. Albert Eadie, sales manager of Birmingham's Perry & Co Ltd, pen makers who had begun to supply components for cycles, and Robert Walker Smith, an engineer from
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1175:..the Starmaker itself in its various forms can be supplied to owners of machines at present using other Villiers engines. Orders can be placed direct with the factory, or through dealers.
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manufacture and high-precision machining. After production of Royal Enfield motorcycles ceased, the precision engineering activities continued until the final demise of the company.
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in 1967, which benefitted from the arrangement to such an extent that the company as a whole survived for another three years until their closure in early 1971. C C Cooper, a
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in 1967. While Norton Villiers acquired 33 per cent of Enfield India the assets of Enfield's diesel engine division and pedal cycle and spares divisions were not picked up.
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of Birmingham, and began manufacturing the Enfield-Allday automobile.
251:, and started assembling the 350cc Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle in
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Britain's newest racing two-fifties, the Scorpion and...Royal Enfield
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811:"An Indian-Made Motorcycle With a Retro Look Is Coming After Harley"
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1226:"1968 Royal Enfield Interceptor: England's Forgotten Twin"
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Is-it-a-lemon Enfield review (retrieved 22 October 2006).
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A flourish for the GT. About the bike—and a Moto–crosser
978:, Patent Office, UK Government. Retrieved 12 March 2016
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Defunct motorcycle manufacturers of the United Kingdom
1203:. Morton's Media Group Ltd, Horncastle, Lincolnshire.
1125:" full-page factory advertisement. Accessed 2013-08-18
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in 1967 with the business eventually closing in 1978.
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1027:"Royal Enfield By Miles the Best" book by Gordon May
966:, June 1996 pp. 47–51. Accessed 13 January 2020
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Royal Enfield - a Global Motorcycling Success Story
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171:is the longest-lived motorcycle design in history.
273:Royal Enfield's spare parts operation was sold to
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773:, Friday, 2 Sep 1910; pg. 8; Issue 39367
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1105:, 5 November 1964, pp. 770–771.
690:. Motorcycle alliance. 3 August 2017.
847:Important Cycle Trade Amalgamation.
621:Americans were not impressed by the
73:Albert Eadie and Robert Walker Smith
1355:Manufacturing in the United Kingdom
809:Altstedter, Ari (14 October 2020).
545:the first public appearance was at
322:in 1901 with a 239 cc engine.
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1260:"1971 Rickman-Enfield Interceptor"
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635:List of Royal Enfield motorcycles
341:In 1907, Enfield merged with the
142:The Enfield Cycle Company Limited
22:The Enfield Cycle Company Limited
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860:B.S.A. display advertisement.
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598:Royal Enfield Interceptor 650
194:Birmingham Small Arms Company
432:Second World War (1939–1945)
259:sold Enfield for £82,500 to
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1000:"The History of the Marque"
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398:Inter-war years (1921–1939)
378:First World War (1914–1918)
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702:"Royal Enfield Background"
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873:Enfield Autocar Limited.
592:Royal Enfield Interceptor
586:Royal Enfield Interceptor
578:Royal Enfield Interceptor
456:quarry at Westwood, near
297:Royal Enfield Quadricycle
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406:1923 Royal Enfield 225cc
214:Royal Small Arms Factory
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963:The Classic Motor Cycle
875:The Manchester Guardian
782:Birmingham Small Arms.
386:single and 425 cc
1798:(1899–1966, 1988–1990)
1123:The new Continental GT
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1262:. Motorcycle Classics
1228:. Motorcycle Classics
1177:" Accessed 2013-08-18
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899:WCycle Company Sold.
886:"Major F. W. Smith."
712:on 21 September 2017.
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1526:Alldays & Onions
1290:Retrieved 2014-09-10
1153:Retrieved 2014-04-20
1135:Motorcycle Mechanics
903:, 9 Mar. 1967, p. 2.
769:The Motor Industry.
506:RE GT with flyscreen
336:Alldays & Onions
238:Alldays & Onions
169:Royal Enfield Bullet
2435:Middlemores Saddles
1586:Beardmore Precision
1496:AJS Motorcycles Ltd
1286:4 July 2007 at the
976:Trade mark decision
877:18 January 1908: 11
706:Natur Freundejugend
447:Royal Enfield WD/RE
392:Vickers machine gun
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932:on 15 October 2013
890:27 April 1962: 13.
795:Business Changes.
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915:, 9 Mar 1967: 12.
623:badge engineering
562:and particularly
423:1932 350cc Bullet
190:D. Rudge & Co
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