This article is about the defunct British motorcycle and bicycle manufacturer. For the Indian motorcycle manufacturer, see Royal Enfield Motors.
Enfield Cycle Co. Ltd.IndustryMotorcycles, bicycles,lawnmowersSuccessorsRoyal Enfield (India)Founded1893, as Enfield Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Defunct1971HeadquartersRedditch, EnglandKey peopleFounders Albert Eadie and Robert Walker SmithProductsRoyal Enfield Clipper, Crusader, Bullet, Interceptor, WD/RE,Super Meteor
Royal Enfield was the name under which the Enfield Cycle Company mademotorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers andstationary enginesweapons 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 originalRedditch, Worcestershire based company was sold to Norton-Villiers-Triumph (NVT) in 1968.
Royal Enfield produced bicycles at its Redditch factory until it closed in early 1967. The company's last new bicycle was the 'Revelation' small wheeler, which was released in 1965.[1]Production of motorcycles ceased in 1970 and the company was dissolved in 1971.[2]
In 1956 Enfield of India started assembling Bullet motorcycles underlicence 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 inTiruvottiyur, 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.[3][4] In May 2013 a new assembly facility was started at Oragadam, Chennai.[5]
Enfield Cycle Co. Ltd.IndustryMotorcycles, bicycles,lawnmowersSuccessorsRoyal Enfield (India)Founded1893, as Enfield Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Defunct1971HeadquartersRedditch, EnglandKey peopleFounders Albert Eadie and Robert Walker SmithProductsRoyal Enfield Clipper, Crusader, Bullet, Interceptor, WD/RE,Super Meteor
Royal Enfield was the name under which the Enfield Cycle Company mademotorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers andstationary enginesweapons 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 originalRedditch, Worcestershire based company was sold to Norton-Villiers-Triumph (NVT) in 1968.
Royal Enfield produced bicycles at its Redditch factory until it closed in early 1967. The company's last new bicycle was the 'Revelation' small wheeler, which was released in 1965.[1]Production of motorcycles ceased in 1970 and the company was dissolved in 1971.[2]
In 1956 Enfield of India started assembling Bullet motorcycles underlicence 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 inTiruvottiyur, 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.[3][4] In May 2013 a new assembly facility was started at Oragadam, Chennai.[5]
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