Technically The Oldest Motorcycle Company In The World Royal Enfield has been in non-stop production for 120 years now, it is an incredible feat in any modern industry, let alone the infamously fickle motorcycle industry where companies come and go all the time.

8 Lesser Known Facts about Royal Enfield Motorcycles

They Made A Diesel Motorcycle In what actually turned out to be a fairly large-scale experiment, they launched an Enfield Diesel, which was a small displacement diesel squeezed into the Bullet frame.

New Models Met With Critical Acclaim Many publications have hailed their 650 as the best middleweight retro bike, and for good reason, 47 horsepower might not sound like much, but it is almost twice as much as their other air-cooled bikes make.

End Of An Era In 1970 Royal Enfield first teamed up with an Indian motorcycle manufacturer to produce bikes under license in 1955, since then bikes have been made in India non-stop.

Helped The Allied Forces In Both Great Wars Their most famous contribution was known as the Flying Flea, a light-duty motorcycle that could be parachuted in to aid ground forces.

Iconic Design The old, outdated designs were not much of a problem for the domestic Indian market, which still had a lot of respect for the old British brand that had by then become a staple.

The Bullet Their Bullet has been in production for over 90 years now, it has seen several updates over the years, but at its core, it still looks very similar to the original bike.

Six Days Success You would not think it by looking at the modern version of the big, heavy, slow Bullet, but in the 50s it was a Six Days champion.