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Penderic:
Royal Enfield 750cc parallel-twin coming next year .....  :pop

http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-new-bikes/royal-enfield-parallel-twin-coming-next-year/26302.html

They are hiring people and making big plans for production facilities in England.

Lannis:
Being a Britbiker with original 50's and 60's bikes myself, I understand why the Enfield single was and remains popular .... it doesn't have anything to prove; it can johnny-pop around the countryside and break down every once in a while and go really slow and that's all OK, 'cause it's cheap and historic.

But a parallel twin?   People are going to expect more out of that; they may even expect something like a Hinkley Triumph twin.   But if they get something anything LIKE the 1970 Royal Enfield Interceptor ... it's going to be an Edsel-sized sales disaster.   Those were terrible bikes even in their day, as opposed to the single.

But time will tell!

Lannis

Penderic:
Absolutely right Lannis! I think that is why they have decided to move the origin of the new line back to Britain - a smart marketing move if you wanted to enter the international market and make a big splash.

leafman60:
Quote:

Three new models using two new engine platforms | Future models to be developed in the UK | Legendary designer Pierre Terblanche recruited

There he is!

leafman60:
A lot of folks were hoping for something like the "Musket"

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