Sunday, December 20, 2009

Some of my best Royal Enfield blog posts

WILL C5 GET A KICK START?
Royal Enfield Bullet Classic 500 motorcycles sold in the United States have electric start only. But, in India, you get a kick start lever, too.






ROYAL ENFIELD'S TRIP TO BONNEVILLE
Dan Holmes and his Bonneville Bullet team tried to teach an old motorcycle new tricks at the Bonneville Salt Flats.






THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP
This move stiffened Britain's upper lip in the midst of World War II and includes a magnificent sequence of motorcycle couriers in action.






'ACE' BARS ARE QUICK WAY TO ADD SPEED
They look great and help you go faster, but are Ace handlebars comfortable enough for daily use? One man says yes.






WOULD YOUR WIFE SELL YOUR BIKE?
Women, especially wives, seem to get all the blame when a man sells his motorcycle. Something tells me that she's just an excuse.






JAMES DEAN RODE A ROYAL ENFIELD
Movie actor James Dean loved motorcycles before he loved fast cars. One of his greatest rides was on a Royal Enfield motorcycle.






WAR INSPIRED ROYAL ENFIELD MILITARY
The British army considered motorcycles essential in mechanized war, and even considered arming them with Tommy guns.






MARTY SCOTT BROUGHT ENFIELD TO US
It was a huge challenge to bring made-in-India Enfield motorcycles to the United States. Martin Scott is the man who did it.






ANSWER TO ROYAL ENFIELD MYSTERY
After its owner died, it was hard to know what this Royal Enfield motorcycle had been. Then we found the answer he'd left behind.






IS THE RIDE TO WORK THE ROUGHEST?
Commuting has its challenges, but the Royal Enfield Bullet makes the trip to the office fun and exciting.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Royal Enfield Bullet Sixty-5 was really a very special motorcycle

The Royal Enfield Bullet Sixty-5 was a groundbreaking model. Read about what made it so special and where they got the name "Sixty-5".

Friday, December 11, 2009

Royal Enfields coming to California

New Royal Enfield motorcycles have made their first appearance in California. Finally! And Californians are thrilled.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Royal Enfield coming to Canada

New Royal Enfield motorcycles will be available from dealers across Canada in the spring of 2010. Here's what we know so far.