Royal Enfield: Iconic Indian motorcycle brand revs toward new frontiers

Long-running maker of adventure bikes conquers domestic roads and global markets

The author on an old Royal Enfield Bullet 350cc in Mustang Province, Nepal, credit Ian Neubauer.jpeg

The author on an old Royal Enfield Bullet 350 cc in Mustang province, Nepal. (Photo by Ian Neubauer)

IAN NEUBAUER

CHENNAI, India -- In the classic 1981 Japanese arcade game Frogger, players move a frog across a busy road, dodging rows of traffic to avoid becoming roadkill. Motorcycle touring in India is very similar -- a risky game of chance in which riders must constantly outmaneuver colorfully decorated buses, overloaded trucks, speeding SUVs and families squeezed onto scooters.

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