We were excited to learn that the a black Bullet Classic C5 won this year’s trophy for Best Bike (Metric-Stock) at the Bearly Cruzin Classic Car and Motorcycle Show in Arizona.

Special thanks to our Arizona Royal Enfield dealer, Motorcycle Sales Direct for submitting the bike and sharing the news with us!

Here’s an excellent 2-part safety video featuring a BMW R90s that a friend from West Virginia was good enough to turn us on to. In addition to great information, these videos definitely have vintage appeal!

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Be sure to mark your calendar for this year’s Rally on the River, coming up September 25-27 at Green’s Canoe Rental and Campground in Steelville, Missouri. Every year this fun, laid-back event is hosted by Interstate Motorcycles (an excellent Royal Enfield dealer in Rolla, MO) and draws a great group of people from both Royal Enfield and Moto Guzzi circles. Enjoy beautiful riding country in the shallow foothills edging the Ozarks, good food all weekend long and, of course, a great group of people. This rally is truly an event not to be missed!

There’s no rally fee for the event – just bring a little cash for food, drinks and camping at the rally (there are also hotel rooms available nearby).

To find out more, download a copy of the event flyer from Interstate Motorcycles or give them a call at 1-888-265-6294.

We hope to see you there!

We were thrilled to have our own Kevin Mahoney profiled as “Biker of the Month” in the October 2009 issue of Walneck’s Classic Cycle Trader. This is another one of our favorite motorcycle magazines. If you’re lucky enough to subscribe, you’ll find the 4-page article starting on page 64. If you don’t subscribe, be sure to pick one up on at you local newstand this month!

Walneck's Features Kevin Mahoney as Biker of the Month

Ian Wallace – a Royal Enfield owner, MPVA member and vintage Military Vehicle enthusiast – recently undertook an epic journey with his Royal Enfield Bullet Military. He joined the 2009 MVPA Convoy for it’s historic trek across America, recreating the 1919 transcontinenal convoy of the US Army’s Military Transportation Corps.

2009 MVPA Convoy Map

Ian and his Bullet Military started in Washington, D.C. and traveled with the convoy through 8 states to Wyoming.

However, about an hour outside the convoy’s stop in Rawlins, Wyoming when the worst happened: Ian was struck by a car while riding his Military. Fortunately, Ian lived to tell the tale but unfortunately, he was badly injured and unable to continue his journey. We checked in with Ian recently who, despite still being in for treatment at the time, was good enough to send us a personal account of his trip:

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Sun Valley Reunion

Each year, the Sun Valley Service Center hosts a great rally for riders and enthusiasts on the west coast. There’s always a great group of people that turn out for the event and, of course, great riding in the gorgeous wine country of northern California!

Here’s the latest on this year’s rally from Guy:

Labor Day weekend is just around the corner. It is time to reserve your room in Plymouth, Calif.

We are staying at the Shenandoah Inn 1-800-542-4549 for reservations.  For the people in the Reno area, we will be leaving Saturday AM and riding over Hwy 88 to Plymouth,  Calif. and west coast people will meet up at the Shenandoah Inn. We will ride to some wineries Saturday afternoon, and then plan a 125 to 150 mile loop throught the gold and wine country on Sunday.

We found a great RV campground just a few miles North of the Inn, on HWY 49.

No entry fees this year, hope to see as many as possible attend.

Call 775-673-9611 for more information and be sure to mark your calendar!

S-K Service, our dealer in Hatley Wisconsin is pleased to announce the 22nd Annual Motorcycle Swap Meet – an event centered on Japanese, European and British motorcycles. The event is all day Friday May 1st and Saturday May 2nd at S-K Service in downtown Hatley. The event is free to the public.

Be sure to mark your calendar and download the printable Swap Meet PDF Flyer.

Inder single-wheel trailers are now available at the Royal Enfield online store!

To celebrate the availability of these much-anticipated trailers, we’re please to extend and introductory offer of $300 off at our online store. We won’t lower prices to this level again, so now is the best time to buy!

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Inder Motorcycle Trailer

David Blasco of the Royal Enfields blog, recently published an article with some practical advice and notes to keep in mind when shopping for a used or collectible Royal Enfield. Of course, the best way to enjoy a reliable, warranty-backed Royal Enfield with all the latest improvements is to check out the brand new bikes available at your authorized dealer.

However, if you’re in the market for a used Royal Enfield, and especially if you’re considering buying one as a collectible, be sure to check out David’s article.

Yesterday brought our first order of Inder sidecars and trailers to the warehouse! It’s always exciting when a brand new product arrives, especially when they’ve been as highly anticipated as the Inder line has been. We were excited as we unpacked them and we weren’t disappointed – there were a lot of great improvements made by Inder since the prototypes we evaluated and the quality on the production units was even better than we expected!

Watch for the Inder sidecars to be available with select dealers and the Inder trailers to be available with select dealers and on the Royal Enfield Online Store very soon. We’ll be sure to post more information as we have it!