Make a date with advanced motorcyclists
Treat your loved ones, partners, friends, Uncles, Aunts, neighbours, business associates or even your pet to an exclusive.....Cheltenham and Cotswolds Advanced Motorcyclists 2012 Calendar. These are those great guys who lead the test rides at our annual Open Weekend, so please support them. Read more
01 Dec 2011
New machines at Motorcycle Live
Launched to British riders at Motorcycle Live, Desert Storm is an addition to the popular range of Royal Enfield Classic 500 motorcycles that pays homage to the company's military heritage, which stretches back to the late 19th century. With its bodywork and frame painted in matt sand colour and plain white badges, Desert ... Read more
21 Nov 2011
Motorcycle Live at the NEC
It’s show time! Royal Enfield UK will return to the NEC for the UK’s biggest motorcycle show, which runs from Saturday 19th until Sunday 27th November. Motorcycle Live is so much more than getting taking a close-up look at the latest bikes, clothing and accessories – it’s an interactive day out for the whole family. An... Read more
13 Oct 2011
Midlands move in the right direction
"Anybody who has moved home will recognise that it is one of life’s great traumas" says Steve Smith of Midlands Royal Enfield. "But, a Royal Enfield dealership? Simple. Wheel the bikes out to a waiting truck and off you go! Wait a minute the orkshop (heavy benches, drilling machines), the stores (a million nuts and bolts, ... Read more
29 Sep 2011
Royal Enfield Bullet 500 review by Daily Telegraph
"Royal Enfield’s latest Bullet 500 has a real Fifties flavour, making it a perfect method of transportation for the Goodwood Revival" writes Kevin Ash in the Daily Telegraph. "The old Bullet was being killed off by modern regulations, and this new one brings all the charm and character back, as well as the authenticity of ... Read more
21 Sep 2011
New Royal Enfield dealer in Oxfordshire
Mike Wheeler motorcycles in Witney is the latest recruit to the growing network of Royal Enfield dealers in the UK. Located in the centre of the Oxfordshire market town that is now best known as the Prime Minister's constituency, the showroom opened in 1969 and is still owned and run by the Wheeler family. With 14 ... Read more
10 Sep 2011
To Germany by Royal Enfield sidecar combination
Midlands Royal Enfield customer Trevor McGivern celebrated his retirement after 33 years with Shrewsbury Bus company Arriva, by setting off to see old friends on his Royal Enfield/Watsonian Manx sidecar outfit. However, the friends live in Gutersloh, Germany, a mere 600 miles from Shrewsbury! The reason for his trip was t... Read more
22 Aug 2011
Royal Enfield announce details of new factory to double production in two years
Royal Enfield has secured a 50-acre site for its new factory at the SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre, close to the historic motorcycle manufacturer's existing plant at Chennai, on the South East coast of India.Due for completion by the first quarter of 2013, the new plant will be equipped to produce the entire product range... Read more
01 Aug 2011
Royal Enfield open day in Gloucestershire
BVM Motorcycles in Stroud are holding an open day on Saturday 13th August. Established for 30 years, BVM has a fantastic reputation for service and are the official Royal Enfield dealer for Gloucestershire. They will be showing the 2011 range from Royal Enfield and there will be opportunities for test rides too - so bring... Read more
15 Jul 2011
Royal Enfield Open Weekend is hot stuff.
Now firmly established in the motorcycling calendar, Royal Enfield’s open weekend attracted 2000 visitors to the Watsonian Squire factory in the Cotswolds over 25th-26th June. With bright sunshine and temperatures reaching 29 degrees C (80 fahrenheit) people took full advantage of the fleet of demonstrator machines availa... Read more
22 Jun 2011
New Bullet 500 is a classic choice for affordable motorcycling
Styled in the image of its 1955 namesake, Royal Enfield's latest 500cc Bullet offers riders classic motorcycling from a brand with a pedigree stretching back to 1901, all for less than £4000. And with frugal fuel consumption of 80mpg running costs are equally modest.Valenced steel mudguards, hand-painted gold coach-lines o... Read more
07 Jun 2011
Royal Enfield dealers head for the hills
Royal Enfield dealers from across the country hit the road for a hard day's ride around the Cotswold hills for their annual conference."Rather than sitting everyone in a conference room and showing them power point presentations and graphs, we thought we should make the most of the weather and get out to ride the product in... Read more
31 May 2011
Sing something single
Some people buy a motorcycle to move themselves from A to B, but when singer Songwriter Gray Hawke bought a Royal Enfield it moved him to write a song. Here's his story;"I got a wonderful motorcycle earlier this year - a Royal Enfield Bullet 500efi DL. As with most truly life-changing experiences, it had to have a song. I'd... Read more
31 May 2011
New dealer open day in Bristol
We are delighted to welcome Bath Road Motorcycles as the official Royal Enfield dealer for the historic city of Bristol. Located on the main A4 just south of the city centre (379-385 Bath Road, Bristol BS4 3EU) they will be holding a celebrationary open day on Saturday 19th March, when visitors will have an opportunity t... Read more
15 Mar 2011
Present from the past for the future
This is the Royal Enfield Electra EFI DL, the latest incarnation of the Bullet, which has been in continuous production since 1955. Its frame, 19" wheels, headlight nacelle, black and chrome tank with hand painted gold pinstripes and rubber knee pads, and chrome mudguards are instantly recognisable as coming from the ori... Read more
19 Feb 2011
Billy Joel on a military style Bullet
Singer-songwriter Billy Joel has a well documented collection of British bikes. There are several images of him riding this army-spec Royal Enfield Bullet on the Splash website. Read more
13 Feb 2011
Classic role for Royal Enfield in Harry Potter movie
ONE of the “stars” of the latest, much-anticipated Harry Potter blockbuster due to be released nationwide next week hails from the north Cotswolds. The pale blue Royal Enfield motorcyle and Watsonian sidecar which features in the seventh Harry Potter movie- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 -have been supplied ... Read more
14 Nov 2010
Fury unleashed at Motorcycle Live
Developed by Royal Enfield's UK distributor, Watsonian Squire, and based on the fuel-injected Electra, the flat-track inspired Fury is being launched Motorcycle Live this November. Produced exclusively for British customers, the Fury is first new model in 40 years to feature twin silencers, which allow the 499cc single c... Read more
26 Oct 2010
West End run for Royal Enfield
Conceived by vintage style aficionado Nick Clements, (www.nickclements.co.uk), of the Royal College of Art in London, this specially commissioned model pays homage to Britain's oldest motorcycle clothing company, Lewis Leathers, which was established in London's West End in 1892. Based around the current Bullet Classic 5... Read more
28 Jul 2010
Royal Enfield Trials at Cosford Airshow
Royal Enfield joined the RAF recently, when two Trials bikes were chosen for emergency/escort/logistics duties at the Cosford Airshow. Both macines were used continuously between 6.30am and 8pm (or should that be "Zero six hundred to twenty hundred hours, over") with numerous starts, crawler work, some periods of brisk ... Read more
01 Jul 2010
New Battle Green colour for Royal Enfield Bullet Classic 500
For 2010 the Royal Enfield Bullet Classic will be available in a Battle Green uniform in tribute to the manufacturer's long association with the Indian Army, which dates back to 1949. With bodywork, frame and wheel rims painted in matt green, the Battle Green model offers a distinctive vintage military aesthetic, but is i... Read more
07 Jun 2010
Woodsman in the Wychwood
The Wychwood brewery, located in Witney close to one of Britain's most ancient forests, hosted the UK launch of the new Woodsman model from Royal Enfield motorcycles. First produced in Britain in 1901, Royal Enfield have been manufactured in India since 1955, but remain popular in the UK and their importer's public relat... Read more
03 Mar 2010
Vic Reeves’ big bike out
The TV entertainer and host of Shooting Stars has been a keen motorcyclist since his youth and previously owned a 1960’s Royal Enfield Continental GT. Moir saw the latest Royal Enfield when the company supplied a couple of bikes as props for a Hairy Bikers sketch that he was filming for the recent series of Shooting Star... Read more
09 Feb 2010
Royal Enfield Woodsman EFI
Unveiled at the NEC Bike Show on 26th November, the Woodsman EFI is the latest UK-designed variant of Royal Enfield’s Bullet to be powered by the new fuel-injected unit construction engine and is new for 2010. Like the original Woodsman, which was produced by Royal Enfield between 1955 -’59 and sold in the USA under the I... Read more
26 Nov 2009
