Royal Enfield Bullet
1996 Royal Enfield Bullet 500cc
The Royal Enfield Bullet was originally an overhead-valve single-cylinder four-stroke motorcycle made by Royal Enfield in Redditch, Worcestershire, now produced by Royal Enfield (India) at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, a company originally founded by Madras Motors to build Royal Enfield motorcycles under licence in India. The Royal Enfield Bullet has the longest unchanged production run of any motorcycle having remained continuously in production since 1948.
The Bullet marque is even older, and has passed 75 years of continuous production. The Royal Enfield and Bullet names derive from the British company which had been a subcontractor to Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield, London.
Manufacturer Royal Enfield (UK) (1931–1966)
Royal Enfield (India) (1955–present)
Production Since 1931
Class Standard
Engine350 cc (21 cu in) or 500 cc (31 cu in), cast-iron, lean-burn, or UCE, OHV single
Transmission4-speed Albion gearbox, right foot change with neutral finder lever from second, third and fourth gears / 5-speed left-shift gearbox / 5-speed integrated gearbox
Wheelbase1,370 mm (54 in)
DimensionsL: 2,120 mm (83 in)
W: 750 mm (30 in)
H: 1,080 mm (43 in)
Weight350 pounds (160 kg)[citation needed] (dry)
Fuel capacity3.5 imp gal (16 l; 4.2 US gal)
Royal Enfield Bullet
1996 Royal Enfield Bullet 500cc
The Royal Enfield Bullet was originally an overhead-valve single-cylinder four-stroke motorcycle made by Royal Enfield in Redditch, Worcestershire, now produced by Royal Enfield (India) at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, a company originally founded by Madras Motors to build Royal Enfield motorcycles under licence in India. The Royal Enfield Bullet has the longest unchanged production run of any motorcycle having remained continuously in production since 1948.
The Bullet marque is even older, and has passed 75 years of continuous production. The Royal Enfield and Bullet names derive from the British company which had been a subcontractor to Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield, London.
Manufacturer Royal Enfield (UK) (1931–1966)
Royal Enfield (India) (1955–present)
Production Since 1931
Class Standard
Engine350 cc (21 cu in) or 500 cc (31 cu in), cast-iron, lean-burn, or UCE, OHV single
Transmission4-speed Albion gearbox, right foot change with neutral finder lever from second, third and fourth gears / 5-speed left-shift gearbox / 5-speed integrated gearbox
Wheelbase1,370 mm (54 in)
DimensionsL: 2,120 mm (83 in)
W: 750 mm (30 in)
H: 1,080 mm (43 in)
Weight350 pounds (160 kg)[citation needed] (dry)
Fuel capacity3.5 imp gal (16 l; 4.2 US gal)