Royal Enfield started manufacturing motorcycles in the UK in the year 1949. In 1955, and in order to be able to comply with the motorcycle needs of the Indian Army, they established a satellite production facility in Madras, India. The UK factory closed down in 1970. Since then the Bullet models have been manufactured in India and imported into the UK. Today Enfield India Ltd is owned by the large engineering group, Eicher.Their bikes have this nice vintage look of classic British bikes, i.e. old Triumph’s and Norton’s. Their performance is the one you find in a vintage bike, too.
I wouldn’t have it as my only bike, but if you are a collector you might want to add a Bullet from Royal Enfield to your collection.
Photo by WorlWideMotorcycles.com.
Hyosung Karion RT 125 D Scrambler
Hyosung GT650R Sportbike
Hyosung MS3 125 ScooterHyosung Motors was founded in Korea during 1978. Today they are the leading Korean motorcycle manufacturer.
Some bits of history on Hyosung…
In 1979 they made a technical tie-up with Suzuki Japan. In 1986, they established a R&D Center. One year later, they were producing motorcycles using their own technology. By 1996, they had produced more than 1 million bikes and by 2001, they had already manufactured 2 million motorcycles. In 2005 they formed their foreign countries distributor network for Asia and Europe and established an American local sales incorporation. Today, they keep moving forward.
Will they become a major player in the motorcycle scene? We’ll see...
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I have never ridden one of these, but according to the reviews I have read about them: they are worth a try as they perform pretty well and their price tag is lower than average for equivalent American, Japanese and European bikes.
Picture taken by WorldWideMotorcycles.com at Paris Motorcycle Show 2007.
Some bits of history on Hyosung…
In 1979 they made a technical tie-up with Suzuki Japan. In 1986, they established a R&D Center. One year later, they were producing motorcycles using their own technology. By 1996, they had produced more than 1 million bikes and by 2001, they had already manufactured 2 million motorcycles. In 2005 they formed their foreign countries distributor network for Asia and Europe and established an American local sales incorporation. Today, they keep moving forward.
Will they become a major player in the motorcycle scene? We’ll see...
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I have never ridden one of these, but according to the reviews I have read about them: they are worth a try as they perform pretty well and their price tag is lower than average for equivalent American, Japanese and European bikes.
Picture taken by WorldWideMotorcycles.com at Paris Motorcycle Show 2007.
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