Royal enfield

  Enfield Cycle Company Limited of Redditch, Worcestershire sold motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers, and stationary engines under the   Royal Enfield   brand name. Without the “Royal,” Enfield Cycle Company also used the name “Enfield.” In 1901, the first  Royal Enfield  motorcycle created. The Royal Enfield Bullet, the longest-lasting motorcycle design in history, created and first manufactured by The Enfield Cycle Company. In 1967, Velocette purchased the spare parts division of Royal Enfield. Velocette benefited from the deal for three years until closing in early 1971. Last remaining Enfield motorcycle company acquired by Norton Villiers in 1967, and it eventually went out of business in 1978. HISTORY In Redditch, George Townsend established a company in 1851 to manufacture sewing needles. His son George, who had the same name, began producing saddles and forks for manufacturers of bicycles in 1882. Complete bicycles being sold under the Townsend and Ecossais...