Earlier this year, we had reported that Royal Enfield was developing a 400 cc engine. Now, media reports suggest that the company is working on a 600 cc engine as well. These two new engines will be used to power two new motorcycles, which Royal Enfield is expected to launch in 2015.

Like the current range of engines from the company, the new engines are believed to be single cylinder units. However, they will be capable of producing a lot more torque. While the 400 cc engine is estimated to produce 41 Nm of torque, 13 Nm more than the current 350 cc unit, the 600 cc engine develops 60 Nm of torque, 19 Nm more than the current 500 cc motor. The new engines are also expected to come with fuel injection.

The new bikes are likely to share their underpinnings with the Continental GT. The quality of the bikes is expected to be a step above the current model line-up.

Source: Motorbeam

Royal Enfield has concluded this year's edition of Rider Mania at the Vagator Hilltop in Goa. The three day event witnessed the arrival of over 5000 participants, making this year's RM the biggest ever.

The dirt track event attracted the most attention at this year's festivities. Rohan Patil emerged as the winner in the 350cc category, while Urvashi Patole won the dirt track ladies category. The winner of the 500cc category was none other than noted Isle of Man TT racer Guy Martin. The "Best Custom Bike" (judge's choice) award went to Gunner 540 from Bulleteer Customs. The "Most Popular Custom Bike" award went to Squadron by Road Rage Customs.

The last evening of the event witnessed performances by Swarathma and Nucleya, Vir Das & Alien Chutney and DJ Pearl among others.

Royal Enfield has revealed that it has hired South African designer, Pierre Terblanche.

Terblanche left US-based Confederate Motorcycles to join the Eicher Motors-owned company. He has worked for many prominent motorcycle manufacturers including Ducati, Cagiva, Moto Guzzi and Norton. Some of the bikes he designed include the Cagiva 900 Grand Canyon, Ducati 749 / 999, SportClassic Series and SuperSport and the Confederate X132 Hellcat Speedster.

Additonally, Terblanche has also worked with German carmaker Volkswagen and South African boat manufacturer Bobkat.

Royal Enfield has big plans to expand operations in India as well as abroad. The company has acquired a 50 acre plot at Vallam Vadakal near Chennai to construct a third factory in the country. It is also planning to expand its dealer network from 300 in early 2014 to 400 by the end of 2014 and 500 in 2015.

As a part of its domestic-cum-export expansion strategy, Royal Enfield Motors has decided to set up a second project in the Oragadam area. This will be the company's third plant in the country. Its first plant is located at Thiruvottiyur.

The Eicher Motors-owned company has paid Rs. 57 crore to acquire a 50 acre plot at Vallam Vadakal near Chennai. The plot is located at a distance 10 km from its Oragadam factory. Royal Enfield is planning to increase its total production capacity from 3 lakh units to 4 lakh units in 2015 and 6 lakh units in 2016.

Royal Enfield is also planning to expand its dealer network from 300 in early 2014 to 400 by the end of 2014 and 500 in 2015.

Source: The Hindu

Royal Enfield will host the REunion North in Manali, Himachal Pradesh on the weekend of August 1 - 3, 2014. More than 200 riders from major North Indian cities and towns such as Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh and Amritsar are expected to attend the event.

REunion provides an opportunity for Royal Enfield owners to meet up, ride and share their experiences with each other. Additionally, they can even participate in various contests such as Slow Race, Carry Your Bike, Assembly Wars and Figure of Eight, which will be held at the event. Participants can bring their friends, spouses and loved ones along as well.

Registrations for REunion North can be done on the Royal Enfield website. There is a fee of Rs. 5,000 for individuals, Rs. 9,500 for couples and Rs. 4,500 for students. Those wanting to ride in groups can contact the nearest Royal Enfield brand store in their respective cities. Participants from Delhi-NCR can join the ride at Royal Enfield's concept store at Select Citywalk, Saket, New Delhi on August 1, 2014 at 4.00 am. Ride-outs from Chandigarh, Shimla and Amritsar are also being organised.

Venue of REunion North:
Citrus Manali Resorts,
Kullu Manali National Highway, Manali,
District Kullu,
Himachal Pradesh–175131.
Tel No. : +91 1902 251 000.

Brief itinerary:

• Day 1 (Friday, August 1, 2014): Ride-in, registrations, evening party, dinner
• Day 2 (Saturday, August 2, 2014): Events and games, competition, prize distribution and party
• Day 3 (Sunday, August 3, 2014): Breakfast and ride-out

Soon after redesigning the logo, Royal Enfield has added new colours across their model range.

With the two wheeler market growing at a fast pace, seems like Royal Enfield wants to keep their model range fresh and keep up with the competition.

The Thunderbird 350 & 500 are now available in Marine, Lightning and Stone colours.

The Classic 500 now comes in Classic Tan, Classic Silver and Classic Black. The Classic 350 comes in Lagoon, Ash, Classic Black and Classic Silver.

The Bullet 500 continues with the Forest Green & Black while the Bullet Electra gets Red, Black & Silver. The Classic Desert Storm, Classic Battle Green, Classic Chrome & the Bullet 350 continue with their colour schemes unchanged. Even the Continental GT continues with the colours it was launched with; Yellow and Red.

Thanks to BHPian shan2129 for bringing this to our notice.

Chennai-based Royal Enfield has adopted a new logo which will be used on all its motorcycles henceforth. The company claims that the new logo is vibrant and contemporary, but holds on to its British motorcycling roots.

Along with the logo, Royal Enfield has changed its monogram and crest and brought out a new key design for its bikes. The logo of each of the company's product has been altered as well. The company intends to increase the appeal of its bikes with these changes.

Royal Enfield is one of the world's oldest bike manufacturers and has a huge following in India. It is a part of Eicher Motors Ltd., which has planned to invest Rs. 600 crore over a period of two years for increasing the company's annual production capacity and aid the development of global product platforms. It is also developing a new 400 cc, single-cylinder motorcycle.

A report on Autocar Professional quotes that Royal Enfield is working on a 400cc engine, which will be based on it's existing 346cc single-cylinder engine doing duty on the Classic & Bullet 350. This will be more of an enhancement to the current 346cc engine, rather than an all new 400cc engine.

The most powerful engine from the RE stable is plonked in the Continental GT, which is a 535cc block producing 29 BHP; while the 350cc & the 500cc engines produce 20 BHP & 27 BHP respectively. The under-development 400cc engine is expected to be in a state of tune to generate power output which can fill the gap between the 20 - 27 BHP range.

Royal Enfield currently sells the Continental GT, Thunderbird, Classic & Bullet range of motorcycles. It will be interesting to see which of these motorcycles get the new engine block first.

Eicher Motors Ltd., is gearing up to invest an additional sum of Rs. 600 crore over a period of two years in its motorcycle division, Royal Enfield. The investment is expected to help increase the company's annual production capacity and aid the development of global product platforms.

Royal Enfield aims to produce more than 2,80,000 bikes in 2014. The company also plans to maximise the production at its Oragadum plant near Chennai, which will take the company's total annual production to over 5,00,000 units by the end of 2016. The increase in capacity is expected to help reduce the waiting period for the delivery of its motorcycles.

Royal Enfield registered sales of 1,78,121 units for the calendar year 2013, up 57.03 % from 1,13,432 units in calendar year 2012. Additionally, the company sold 4,400 high end motorcycles in international markets.

The company also plans to step up its efforts to develop bikes in the 250 cc - 750 cc range over the next five to seven years. These bikes will be aimed at international markets, particularly the US and UK and target a clientele in the 50 plus age group.

The Royal Enfield Continental GT created quite a buzz when it was first showcased at the Auto Expo in 2012. Ever since, enthusiasts have been awaiting its launch eagerly. The wait has finally come to an end, as the Chennai-based company has launched the bike at an event in Goa, at a price of Rs. 2,05,026 on-road Delhi and Rs. 2,14,043 on-road Mumbai.

With its round headlamp, clip-on handlebars, bright paintwork and racing-style humped single seat, the Continental GT looks like a stylish British café racer, straight out of the 1960s. Those looking to take a pillion can choose an optional dual seat. The bike is available in two colours, red and yellow. Bar-end rear view mirrors are not a part of standard equipment.

Power comes from a 535 cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled engine, producing 29.1 bhp and 44 Nm of torque, mated to a 5-speed gearbox. The bike features an electric as well as kick starter and the gearshift is located on the left of the engine.

The Continental GT uses a chassis, engineered by Harris Performance of UK. While the front suspension is a 41 mm fork, the bike uses twin gas-charged Paioli shocks at the rear. Royal Enfield has provided single disc brakes on both wheels.

Different from traditional Enfields, the Continental GT certainly looks like the most exciting product to have rolled out of the Chennai factory in a long time.