If it is Royal Enfield you are referring to as knockoffs then I am not quite sure what you mean by that. The brand goes back 120 years and the Royal Enfield Bullet goes back to the original 1930’s design and has been pretty much in continuous production through into the 90s. The Indian factory was established in the 1950s to supply the increasing demand of the Indian army. It carried on after the Redditch factory closed in the late 60s and now has a number of factories and technical centres around the world.
The Bullet is now no more, the latest 500cc unit construction version that replaced the old 350 in the UK for emission reasons was withdrawn in 2020. These last versions are now appreciating in value I am pleased to say. They now have an updated range topped off by the highly regarded 650cc Interceptor. Globally Royal Enfield sells nearly a million bikes a year, more than Harley, KTM, BMW, Triumph and Ducati combined. Not bad for a cheap knockoff.
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