If you fancy riding on one of the most unique terrains found any where
in the whole wide world, and if you own a Royal Enfield on which you
love exploring new places, you definitely must consider riding in the
RoK. An acronym for Rann of Kutch, ROK is a
motorcycle odyssey organized by Royal Enfield. Royal Enfield will
organize the entire motorcycle tour ranging from your stay at the
various campsites during the tour to having a back up vehicle for the
entire journey with the necessary spares.
Rann of Kutch presents a totally unique landscape and turf for the
riders to ride on. Adventure riding across salt flats, deserts and
treacherous landscapes of the Rann, is something that can’t be
experienced in any other part of the country. If a ride to the Himalayas
is a more moving, spiritual experience, then riding in the Rann of
Kutch with a small group of riders, traversing sparsely populated salt
flats is a real adventure. Among other things on this ride you shall
rediscover the numerous constellations lost from the view and memory of
many in the urban smog; marvel at the wonders of a 4000 year old
Harappan civilization site at Dholavira; shoot the wild ass of the Rann,
with your camera of course, and stay at serene countryside resorts.
The registrations for this adventurous ride are now open. Visit royalenfield.com for more information.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Royal Enfields with Hatz diesel engines were sold in the UK by
Charnville Classics of Coalville. In Ireland, Derek Rynhart of Rynhart
Research and Development decided to supercharge the engine. Gordon May
was able to ride one of the supercharged bikes and it efortlessly got to
70mph, some feat for a 350 diesel.
Rynhart was determined to set a
world speed record for a diesel motorcycle. Unfortunately
things have taken a turn for the worse over the last year or so.
Derek Rynhart told Dieselbike.net that he had been forced to call it
a day and wind his company up due to the fact that his superchargers
were too good.
Combustion pressures
of the Hatz 1B30 are 55bar but Rynharts supercharger put these up
to 100bar which resulted in four broken crankshafts.
The superchargers
were O.K. on the bigger 1B40 engines but still there were problems.
The engines
fuel pumps could not generate enough pressure to get the diesel
into the chambers.
It was with
these problems in mind that Hatz told Rynhart they were not prepared
to upgrade all of their engines to take account of the super chargers
capabilities.
Given that Rynhart
managed to more than double the BHP of the 1B30, this is a shame
for riders who ride 1B30 Hatz engined bikes.
No doubt there
are more details that may come out in time but those above give
the main reasons why we will see no supercharged hatz motorcycles
in the near future.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Royal Enfield showcased this concept bike in the 2010 Auto Expo and we see it showcased again. This is one concept that has been able to generate a lot of interest amongst the young and the old.
But it was unclear if the concept will ever make it into production, as a similar concept was shown back 2010 but has not seen the light of the day. But putting rest to all speculation Kevin Mahoney from Classic Motorworks who are the official OEM distributor for Royal Enfield Motorcycles in the US confirmed that Royal Enfield Cafe Racer should be in production by 2013.
"Yes, it will be available in early 2013. It is coming with 100%
certainty. I spoke to the CEO last night to confirm even though they
have told me this repeatedly," said Kevin Mahoney
So there is no need to hunt for a customizer or spend extra on a Café Racer kit. All you would need to do is go to the nearest RE showroom and book your Café Racer motorcycle.
Features of Royal Enfield Cafe Racer include classic rear view mirrors, scooped out and sculpted tank, a lot of chrome, clip-on handlebar, retro design for taillights and headlights, exhaust that reminds of the era gone by, humped leather seat, and much more.
Powered by the 500cc twin-spark unit construction design (UCE) power plant might possibly see modifications to accomodate the fact that the weight of the bike is considerably less than Royal Enfield's existing lineup.
Video :
Royal Enfield’s Café Racer based on UCE500
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Across the web today, many sites are blacking out in protest against two dangerous pieces of legislation ,
SOPA and PIPA. These bills, if passed as law, would give companies the ability to shut down Enfieldmotorcycles.in (and any other site, for that matter) without due process of the law should they discover something that might violate copyright. Currently, should a company take issue with something that we post (like a picture of an unreleased phone), they can send a cease and desist letter. We can then comply with the cease and desist, or we can utilize our legal counsel to defend us. With SOPA and PIPA, said companies can essentially go to a judge, provide someevidence of copyright infringement, and have the judge proceed to require our DNS to take Enfieldmotorcycles.in offline. Imagine an internet where the only thing standing between your favorite site being offline or online is a judge, who, without the full picture, makes a determination. It's dangerous to say the least, and we don't support it.
What can you do to stop SOPA and PIPA? Fortunately, our voices are being heard, and it already looks as if voting on SOPA (but not PIPA) will be delayed as the bill is retooled. But that's not enough. We need to bring to light the consequences of a censored interenet. It will change everything. A page on the
Electronic Frontier Foundation's website shows you who to contact.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012