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[edit] Bad Joke
Where does the Queen keep her chickens?
In the Royal Enfield!
- This one was especially bad, I did not understand it :-) Manik Raina 14:59, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
- 'Enfield' is a pun on 'Hen Field'. Some English regional accents drop the 'h' before an 'e'. Conch Shell 11:38, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
Considering the Enfield-Indians (for America) and the Indian Enfield, should India's Royal Enfield make a cruiser, and sell it in America as an Indian? Unlikely I know.Seasalt 04:57, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Enfield spanning three centuries"
No reference are provided for this in the article. Neither is there any mention of it in the early part of the article in say the Origins of the company.
- Royal Enfield was founded in 1898, ie, the 19th century. It's now the 21st century so Royal Enfield production has spanned three centuries. Conch Shell 10:54, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
Enfield of India bought the rights to the "Royal Enfield" name sometime after the British company's collapse, but considering the first motor-bicycle was not made until 1901(?), "motorcycle production" could not be said to "span three centuries", tho' the company itself could be said to "span three centuries".(1898 - 2006) That's the pedant/nitpicker view, unless there's an earlier motor(bi)cycle. Triumph could make the same claim, begun in 1883, first motorcycle 1902, and still produced today. Seasalt 12:29, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
I think the catchcry is actually "A company spanning three centuries with 100 years of continuous motorcycle production" or very similar.Seasalt 09:33, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] POV Advert
Having read through the article, the following looks like an advert in encyclopedic form - have removed to here rather than just dumping as the person who added much to the article also wrote this stuff - the bottom two pieces are just adverts, added by 71.215.167.227 on 31 August. There is something there, but not this much POV/hype -Trident13 09:23, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Egli Super Bullets
The Swiss importer of Enfield, and renowned bike tuning specialist, Fritz Egli designed performance improvements for Royal Enfield. He designed a 535 cc version which produces 26 bhp with a top speed of 125 km/h. Egli's work resulted in multiple efficient improvements for the Enfield including improved ignition performance, aluminium cylinder, Big Bore piston, long stroke crankshafts and many other major and minor modifications. He also offers components for the individual customization of the Royal Enfield such as wheels with aluminium high shoulder rims, "Classic" and "Clubman" saddles.
[edit] Royal Enfield Customs
The longtime USA importer of the Royal Enfield, Kevin Mahoney and his firm and Classic Motorworks <ref>[http://www.royalenfieldusa.com] RoyalEnfieldUSA (Retrieved 22 October 2006)</ref> have a huge catalogue of both styling and performance enhancements for the Royal Enfield Bullet. With their parts the initial modest power of the 500 cc Bullet (22 hp) can be raised to 40 hp or more. Bullets using these modifications have been very successful on American race tracks beating their normally faster contemporaries such as Manx Nortons. The company also produces kits and parts to replicate the look of 1950s and 60s Cafe Racers, trials bikes and other styles.
[edit] Royal Enfields and Sidecars
An increasingly popular addition to a Royal Enfield is a sidecar. Many sidecars will attach to the Royal Enfield but the "Cozy" model seems to be most popular. The Cozy which is also manufactured in India is specifically made to bolt onto a Royal Enfield with no modifications. These sidecars have become particularily popular in America and are sold by the US importer of the Royal Enfield, Classic Motorworks in Faribault, MN
[edit] Suggestion
- Egli is notable in motorcycling terms. I did not write the original above, but think Egli rates a mention. How about;
Egli and Enfield
Fritz Egli, famous for designing frames and building motorcycles using existing engines, has the Enfield of India distributorship for Switzerland and Austria. While he has not designed a new frame for the Bullet, he produces performance parts for them. This lead to Egli working as a consultant to the Madras factory, and Royal Enfield incorporating some of his engine improvements into production models. [1]
Sources
- ^ [1] InsideBikes Egli Bullet Clubman 535 (Retrieved 6 November 2006)
Is that acceptable?Seasalt 12:53, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
This article presently that "The 1938 Model K sidevalve V-twin had grown to 1140 cc and was then called KX." This is not quite correct and is a common misconception. Towards the end of the V-twin development, RE broke with their nomenclature slightly. There were actually two versions of the 1140 V-twin, the K and the KX. The later had interchangable wheels and a few other 'luxury' apoointments. The basic version was still called the K, just as the 976cc version had been. I have no documentary evidence to hand to confirm this but my father owns an 1938 1140cc K and it cleary states in the documents he has that it is a K and not a KX. Furthermore, I have seen 1140 K and KXs side by side and there are a few cosmetic differences. I am aware that this breaks all prior RE practice, since they had previously always assigned different letter(s) to models of different capacities, but I am absolutely certain that, in this instance, there are both 976cc and 1140cc Ks. There are also 1140cc KXs, but not all 1140s are KXs. Some are Ks.
On a seperate point, the 1140 engine was introduced in 1937, not 1938. A 1937 V-twin might be either 976 or 1140 but the engine was definately introduced at some point in '37, not '38.
I am not able to provide any documentary evidence to back this up without considerable inconvenience, but does anyone mind if I change this? Jack
[edit] Electra X
Very little mention is made of the 500cc Electra X and its significance to Royal Enfield in Europe. The classic version can no longer be imported as it doe not meet EU emissions regs so the Electra X with its 'lean burn' engine was the answer to this problem. I was one of the first in the country to have one and it was met with derision by the 'purists' who did not consider it to be a true Royal Enfield. In truth it was a wonderful handling machine which pulled back 80 - 90 mpg and would cruise all day at between 70 - 80 mph (indicated). Now a couple of years down the line what do people think now? Mspice2215 82.34.55.108 (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
