Royal Enfield

Royal Enfield is an Indian motorcycle producer, emerged from a British manufacturer of guns, motorcycles and automobiles.

( Built est. 1893, the first motorcycle in 1901) Royal Enfield is the oldest motorcycle brand in the world still producing. She's older than Triumph (est. 1886, the first motorcycle built in 1902 ), Indian (est. 1901, the first motorcycle built in 1901 ), Harley -Davidson (founded in 1903, first motorcycle built in 1907 ) and Husqvarna (founded in 1889, first motorcycle built in 1903 ).

Motorcycle production

The up to now produced in India Bullet 500 - a classic long-stroke engine with 22 to 25 hp - has become one of the most built motorcycles in the world.

More fame the company by the fact that several companies manufacture one of the few diesel production motorcycles in the world by means of the Bullet. The retained separation between the housings of engine and transmission - which was generally common to the 1960s in motorcycle - makes the Bullet is the ideal base for these constructions, which combined the original transmission with a retrofitted diesel engine. For example, there was the Royal Enfield produced itself, but has long since set diesel model Taurus 325 are as technically developed widely viewed the later models of the Beckedorf, summer and Vahrenkamp companies. Until now, equipped with a Lombardini diesel Beckedorf about 150 times and the Hatz diesel or summer Vahrenkamp diesel were produced about 310 times. Both engines produce about 11 hp and give the bikes a top speed of 110 km / h

Automobile production

Between 1901 and 1905 it also manufactured automobiles in America. To use built-in motors from De Dion -Bouton came first with a cylinder, and later two-cylinder engines.