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Royal Enfield

By Autonaut ⋅ February 17, 2009

Royal Enfield was the brand of the Enfield Cycle Company, an English engineering company. Most famous for producing motorcycles, they also produced bicycles, lawnmowers, stationary engines, and even rifle parts for the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Lock. This legacy of weapons manufacture is reflected in the logo, a cannon, and their motto “Made [...]

Indian

By Autonaut ⋅ February 12, 2009

The “Indian Motocycle Co.” was founded as the Hendee Manufacturing Company by George M. Hendee and Carl Oscar Hedström. Both Hendee and Hedström were former bicycle racers who teamed up to produce a motorcycle with a 1.75 bhp, single cylinder engine in Hendee’s home town of Springfield. The bike was successful and sales increased dramatically [...]

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