
In 1910, the company rolled out one of the most famous motorcycles ever released by the company, a bike equipped with a V-twin 344cc engine which developed 2.7 horsepower. However, the first motorcycle was officially released 1901 and was equipped with an engine providing a displacement of 150cc and 1.5 horsepower. The first vehicle produced by Royal Enfield and equipped with an engine was released in 1898 and was a quadricycle, similar to an ATV, which produced 2.7 horsepower. Thanks to the contract with the Royal Small Arms Factory, the term Royal was attached to the new name of the company, so the company became Royal Enfield. Ltd, in 1892 in order to promote the bike.

This way, both the investors and the two designers founded a new company, dubbed The Enfield Manufacturing Co. After Albert Eadle received a supplier contract for the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield, the company decided to create a special bicycle that would be named Enfield. Smith and Albert Eadle also joined the company in order to re-organize it for new projects. Moreover, he easily migrated to buying and selling bicycle parts but he always tried to continue the work and build new bicycles.ĭue to financial problems, Towsend was forced to ask for help in 1890 when a couple of Birmingham investors took over his business. However, Townsend continued the development process and a few years later, he managed to roll out a bicycle equipped with two equal size wheels.

Because it came with wooden wheels and iron-made rolling surface, most people actually made fun of the two brothers. and his brother attempted to build their own motorcycle. Royal Enfield is a company founded a long time ago when George Townsend Jr.
