Video: Carberry with 1,000cc V-Twin Royal Enfield engine sounds great and goes fast too!

Carberry Motorcycles moved its operations to India only last year and has announced the launch of its new 1000cc V-Twin engine. Now that we've seen the big, grunty engine, it would something to see what the motorcycle will be like. Well, there is good news. The Carberry V-Twin motorcycle is ready and is being tested extensively before launch in India later this year. We saw the pictures and we were impressed enough and now we have had a glimpse into what the motorcycle is capable of - it looks like it will be quite a joy to ride. Also, it is heart warming to see motorcycles being developed and built by enthusiasts. Carberry started out its life in Australia but ceased production in 2011. Now, Jaspreet Singh Bhatia has teamed up with Paul Carberry, and the Carberry brand is back! Their first stand alone engine, that was made in India, is already on sale in the country and is also being exported. The engine, priced at Rs 4.96 lakh, will be powering the Carberry motorcycle, which by the looks of it appears to be a Bobber style bike.

Jaspreet, the man behind, has stressed on the fact that the objective behind the development of the 1000cc V-Twin engine was not to provide modification options to Royal Enfield owners, but to build a Carberry motorcycle powered by this engine. It is, however, also available as a stand alone engine if someone does want to spice up their Royal Enfield.

Carberry motorcycles have enjoyed popularity for their smooth delivery of torque in lower revs, minimal vibration and a deep exhaust noise. Our video provides a clear view of the motorcycle which blasts past leaving behind a throaty exhaust note. The video was taken by a person on a Royal Enfield Bullet 500 on full throttle.

The 1000cc engine is ready for sale and includes the primary drive and the transmission. It inherits the long 90mm stroke from the RE and uses the cylinders, heads and a five-speed gearbox from RE as well. The frame is lengthened and strengthened and the primary drive is upgraded. It gets a heavy-duty starter motor and the clutch unit is one that is even fit for a 2-litre car engine.

Carberry is still awaiting some clearances from ARAI for its engine, which is currently available for existing Carberry motorcycles and exports. The company is accepting bookings for the engine at 50 per cent deposit.

After watching this video, it is quite clear that Carberry will even give big fish like Harley-Davidson a run for its money. The Street 750, Street Rod and Iron 883 may be in rough waters when this Carberry motorcycle arrives.

The engine is the brain child of Paul Carberry who had wanted to combine to two single-cylinder engines to make one powerful 1000cc unit. Royal Enfield engines were chosen for this job, and it also caught the attention of CEO of Royal Enfield Siddhartha Lal who expressed interest in what Carberry was up to. The talks went on for many months, however, ended nowhere. But fret not, the powerful V-Twin motorcycle is now a reality and we hope to see it go on sale soon.

Source : Financial Express

Royal Enfield Interceptor 750 to be unveiled Soon

The motoring web is agog with reports that the new 750 cc (rumoured) motorcycle that Royal Enfield could debut at the EICMA bike show will be called the Interceptor. The Interceptor is a badge that Royal Enfield last used for a 736 cc, twin cylinder motorcycle that was on sale between 1960 and 1970. So, it only seems fitting that the new parallel twin bike from Royal Enfield use this badge.

The new bike could be sold in two designs – a cafe racer like the Continental GT 535, and a street bike on the lines of the Street Twin. Both bikes are expected to use the same, newly developed parallel twin engine, whose displacement could range between 650 cc and 750 cc. Peak power figures are estimated at 45-50 Bhp while peak torque could sit between 55-60 Nm.

The bike is expected use an overhead camshaft, similar to that on the Royal Enfield Himalayan’s engine. A long stroke design is also very likely. The engine will sit in a dual cradle frame from Harris Performance, similar to that on the Continental GT.  A five speed manual gearbox, electronic fuel injection, twin exhausts, and oil cooling are other key features. A top-speed close to 160 Kph is anticipated. With that, the new Enfield could finally break the ton.

Is this the first pic of Royal Enfield 700cc Bike in India?

A picture shared by Royal Enfield's President Rudratej Singh on Twitter created a flutter among bike enthusiasts awaiting details of the company's much-anticipated 750cc model.

In his tweet, Singh had shared a picture of himself in full riding gear alongside Siddhartha Lal, the CEO of Eicher Motors and Royal Enfield.

The picture that was taken at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground, UK had three partially visible bikes in the background that the duo was test driving. Many believe that the unclear vehicles are the new 750cc motorcycles from Royal Enfield.

According to a report by the NDTV, the picture is about the final test ride by the bosses of the company of Royal Enfield's brand new model at the aerodrome where the company’s technology centre is also located.

The yet-to-be-launched twin-engine model is expected to make around 50 bhp with 60 NM of torque. The model, which will be the fastest and the most powerful motorbike from the company is likely to cost over Rs 4 lakh in India.

It is expected that the 750 cc variant will be launched on 7th November at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy.