Factory Open Weekend 22-23 June 2013
The Watsonian Motorcycle & Sidecar company will hold their annual factory open weekend on Saturday/Sunday 22nd/23rd June. Held at the historic Watsonian sidecar factory, located between the scenic Cotswold towns of Moreton-in-Marsh and Chipping Campden, the event is now in its eighth year and regularly attracts hundred... Read more
09 May 2013
119 mpg Royal Enfield
The winner of BVM Moto's annual Royal Enfield economy run was Mike Wareham, who managed a staggering 119.4 mpg over the 50 mile run. Riding a Royal Enfield Fury he beat his winning figure from last year by a remarkable 20mpg. This year's run was over a longer distance than 2012, a 50-mile route taking in... Read more
08 May 2013
New showroom opens Saturday 4th May
Our refurbished and expanded showroom opens at 9am this Saturday, 4th May and, as you can see from the picture, we're just adding the finishing touches. Everyone is welcome - we'll be serving free tea & coffee throughout the day and there will be a free BBQ at lunch time too. The first 25 visitors will receive a FREE g... Read more
01 May 2013
Introducing the Watsonian Motorcycle and Sidecar Co.
After 14 successful years distributing Royal Enfield motorcycles in the UK, we have decided that the time has come to focus on our core business. We have been building sidecars in the Heart of England for more that a century and while we are enthusiastic about Royal Enfield, we are also one of only a handful of major ... Read more
05 Apr 2013
T5 Royal Enfield in Land's End Trial
Motorcycle industry public policy advisor, campaigner and adventure motorcyclist Craig Carey-Clinch will be testing out the latest T5 kitted Royal Enfield on the historic Land's End Trial this Easter. First run in 1908, every year since then up to 400 members of the Motorcycling Club have joined in with the historic reliabi... Read more
20 Mar 2013
BVM Royal Enfield Annual Economy Run
Royal Enfield dealer BVM Moto of Stroud in Gloucestershire have announced the date for their annual economy run, which will take place on Saturday 4th May 2013. Last year's event was such a success that BVM have made this an annual challenge. The winner of the2012 challenge, covering the 39 mileroute, recorded 96.93 mile... Read more
29 Jan 2013
New Bullet Sports and T5
Royal Enfield UK are launching two new kits that enable dealers or owners to customise current 500cc Classic models. Inspired by the Crusader Sports of 1959, the Bullet Sports kit features 'ace' drop handlebars and bar end mirrors. Both fly screen and 'Gold Star' style silencer are typical of the accessories fitted to ca... Read more
25 Nov 2012
Motorcycle Live 2012
Once again Royal Enfield will have a substantial presence at the NEC bike show, giving the 100,000+ visitors a chance to see the full range of Bullets, Electras and Classics, not to mention UK specials and sidecars. We're currently working on a range of kits that will enable owners to convert a standard Classic or Electra t... Read more
26 Oct 2012
Mike Ellis Memorial Run report
More than 70 motorcyclists joined us for the inaugural Mike Ellis Memorial Run on Sunday 30th September. The ride out was held in memory of our workshop manager, Mike Ellis, who died in a tragic accident earlier this year, and approximately £700 was raised towards the purchase of a new defibrillator for the industrial estat... Read more
11 Oct 2012
BARBOUR TEAMS UP WITH WATSONIAN FOR CENTENARY CELEBRATION
Barbour has joined forces with two of the oldest names in UK motorcycling, Watsonian Squire and Royal Enfield, to produce a one off sidecar outfit to celebrate Watsonian's centenary year. The combination consists of a gloss black Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle and Watsonian GP Manx sidecar. Both have taken Barbour's iconi... Read more
08 Aug 2012
Watsonian Centenary Rally
Watsonian sidecars celebrate their centenary this year and to mark the occasion the British manufacturer is throwing a party at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry on 18-19th Aug 2012. Founded by TF Watson in 1912, Watsonian has survived two world wars, the Great Depression of 1929 and a devastating factory fire in 1930. Today t... Read more
24 Jul 2012
MP joins Ride to Work Day to promote British exports
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP for The Cotswolds, travelled to work at the House of Commons in a Royal Enfield powered sidecar outfit on Monday 18th June as part of the Ride to Work Day celebrations. Ride To Work Day is an international opportunity for motorcycle and scooter riders around the world to share the enjoyment ... Read more
23 Jun 2012
Royal Enfield Open Weekend 2012
Trials legend Johnny Brittain put in a special guest appearance on Saturday 23rd June for Royal Enfield's annual open weekend. He was joined by the 500 Twin that he rode to victory in the 1953 International Six Days Trials in Czechoslovakia, which has been painstakingly restored by John Ely. Other guests at the open weeken... Read more
15 Jun 2012
Royal Enfield returns to Redditch
Redditch in Worcesterishire was home to Royal Enfield from 1893 until 1967, when the factory finally closed and the land was sold for redevelopment. Some of the original buildings can be seen in the old part of the Enfield Industrial Estate, close to the town centre on Hewell Road. In 2010 JD Weatherspoon opened a pub in th... Read more
25 Apr 2012
Royal Enfield Bullet 500 review by Daily Telegraph
"Royal Enfield’s latest Bullet 500 has a real Fifties flavour, making it a perfect method of transportation for the Goodwood Revival" writes Kevin Ash in the Daily Telegraph. "The old Bullet was being killed off by modern regulations, and this new one brings all the charm and character back, as well as the authenticity of ... Read more
21 Sep 2011
To Germany by Royal Enfield sidecar combination
Midlands Royal Enfield customer Trevor McGivern celebrated his retirement after 33 years with Shrewsbury Bus company Arriva, by setting off to see old friends on his Royal Enfield/Watsonian Manx sidecar outfit. However, the friends live in Gutersloh, Germany, a mere 600 miles from Shrewsbury! The reason for his trip was t... Read more
22 Aug 2011
Royal Enfield announce details of new factory to double production in two years
Royal Enfield has secured a 50-acre site for its new factory at the SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre, close to the historic motorcycle manufacturer's existing plant at Chennai, on the South East coast of India.Due for completion by the first quarter of 2013, the new plant will be equipped to produce the entire product range... Read more
01 Aug 2011
Billy Joel on a military style Bullet
Singer-songwriter Billy Joel has a well documented collection of British bikes. There are several images of him riding this army-spec Royal Enfield Bullet on the Splash website. Read more
13 Feb 2011
Classic role for Royal Enfield in Harry Potter movie
ONE of the “stars” of the latest, much-anticipated Harry Potter blockbuster due to be released nationwide next week hails from the north Cotswolds. The pale blue Royal Enfield motorcyle and Watsonian sidecar which features in the seventh Harry Potter movie- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 -have been supplied ... Read more
14 Nov 2010
West End run for Royal Enfield
Conceived by vintage style aficionado Nick Clements, (www.nickclements.co.uk), of the Royal College of Art in London, this specially commissioned model pays homage to Britain's oldest motorcycle clothing company, Lewis Leathers, which was established in London's West End in 1892. Based around the current Bullet Classic 5... Read more
28 Jul 2010
Woodsman in the Wychwood
The Wychwood brewery, located in Witney close to one of Britain's most ancient forests, hosted the UK launch of the new Woodsman model from Royal Enfield motorcycles. First produced in Britain in 1901, Royal Enfield have been manufactured in India since 1955, but remain popular in the UK and their importer's public ... Read more
03 Mar 2010
Vic Reeves’ big bike out
The TV entertainer and host of Shooting Stars has been a keen motorcyclist since his youth and previously owned a 1960’s Royal Enfield Continental GT. Moir saw the latest Royal Enfield when the company supplied a couple of bikes as props for a Hairy Bikers sketch that he was filming for the recent series of Shooting Star... Read more
09 Feb 2010
