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So revered was Royal Enfield that Madras Motors was founded in India to begin importing them for the Indian market. These ultra-modern (for the time) components made it to the 350 and 500 Bullet models released to the UK public in 1949, and the firm’s ISDT success garnered them an international reputation. Two of these Bullets were used by the British International Six Days Trial (ISDT) team that year with both riders receiving gold medals. In 1936, the 500 Bullet was updated with a new upright, air cooled, 4-valve engine but retained its centre-sprung girder forks and hardtail design (with no rear shock absorbers).įast forward to 1948, and the post-war 350 Bullet prototype is introduced using telescopic front forks and an oil-damped, suspended rear swingarm. We've recently seen spyshots of a 650 version that takes many mechanical parts from the massively popular Interceptor 650. The first range of Bullets used an inclined ‘sloper’ single cylinder four stroke engine in 250cc, 350cc and 500cc versions.įast-forward to today and Royal Enfield are still working on the Bullet. This is also where the Bullet name and trademark ‘made like a gun’ strapline come from. Royal Enfield were named after the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield, from whom the founders won a supply contract in 1893. The Bullet can make a claim to be the motorbike with the longest time in continuous production. The Royal Enfield Bullet - otherwise known as the Bullet Bike - has been around in one form or another since 1932 when the first models were exhibited at the Olympia Motorcycle Show in London.
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