Royal Enfield was the name under which the Enfield Cycle Company made
motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines. This legacy
of weapons manufacture is reflected in the logo, a cannon, and their
motto "Made like a gun, goes like a bullet". Use of the brand name Royal
Enfield was licensed by the Crown in 1890. The original Redditch,
Worcestershire based company was sold to Norton-Villiers-Triumph (NVT)
in 1968. Production ceased in 1970 and the company was dissolved in 1971
In 1956 Enfield of India started assembling Bullet motorcycles under
licence from UK components, and by 1962 were manufacturing complete
bikes. Enfield of India bought the rights to use the Royal Enfield name
in 1995. Royal Enfield production, based in Chennai, continues and Royal
Enfield is now the oldest motorcycle brand in the world still in
production with the Bullet model enjoying the longest motorcycle
production run of all time
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| 1913 Enfield 425cc |
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| 1923 Royal Enfield 225cc |
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| Royal Enfield in Madrid, Spain |
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| Royal Enfield Crusader |
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| Royal Enfield Interceptor motorcycle |
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