| The pride of British manufacturing
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| | along with the troops provided a means of
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| companies, Royal Enfield has established
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| | motorized battlefield transport not
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| a reputation that dates back to the mid
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| | previously available.
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| 1800's. Like many early manufacturers of
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| | The Royal Enfield line even included a
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| personal transportation, founder George
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| | version of the famous red-painted Indian
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| Townsend focus on producing parts for
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| | motorcycles, after the company acquired
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| existing bicycle designs, and by 1893 was
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| | the brand name rights. The RE Indians
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| producing and selling complete bicycles
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| | were discontinued in the 1960's. Intense
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| under the Enfield name. It wasn't long
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| | competition from Japanese motorcycle
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| before Townsend turned the name Enfield
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| | producers during the 1960's and 1970's
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| and its slogan "built like a gun" into
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| | meant the Royal Enfield needed bikes that
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| household words across Great Britain.
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| | could match the speed and performance of
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| The most endearing product introduction
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| | the Asian bikes. The answer was the
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| by Royal Enfield has to be the Bullet.
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| | Interceptor line of extremely fast
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| With a single-cylinder, 4 stroke engine,
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| | motorcycles, with a top speed of over 105
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| the 1933 Bullet sported a dramatic front
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| | miles per hour and able to cover the
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| to rear rake making for truly classic
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| | quarter mile in les than 14 seconds.
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| line. World War II brought a
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| | Sadly, production could not keep up with
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| one-of-a-kind bike from Enfield, the
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| | demand, and the Interceptor became the
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| Flying Flea. Complete with its own
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| | last of the Enfield line to be produced
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| parachute and packing cage, the Flying
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| | in England.
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| Flea could be dropped from an aircraft
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