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12 December 2025

Royal Enfield finds home with New Zealand’s oldest motorcycle dealership

Royal Enfield New Zealand has appointed McIver & Veitch, New Zealand’s oldest motorcycle dealership, as an official Royal Enfield dealer for Dunedin. Founded in Dunedin back in 1932, McIver & Veitch was the product of two friends with a passion for motorcycles. Another 93 years on, the third-generation family owned business is still very proud of its significant heritage.  “Although
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12 December 2025
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Royal Enfield finds home with New Zealand’s oldest motorcycle dealership

Royal Enfield New Zealand has appointed McIver & Veitch, New Zealand’s oldest motorcycle dealership, as an official Royal Enfield dealer for Dunedin. Founded in Dunedin back in 1932,...
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5 November 2025
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Updated Bullet 650 headlines Royal Enfield’s EICMA unveilings

Royal Enfield has celebrated its 125 anniversary by unveiling a handful of new two-wheeled offerings at EICMA 2025.  Headlining these unveilings is the updated Bullet 650, which brings...
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24 July 2025
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New Royal Enfield bobber is a goer

Royal Enfield is about to launch its Goan Classic 350cc model, a bobber based on the standard Classic 350. Cue ape hanger bars, a cut rear mudguard, whitewall...
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10 June 2025
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Royal Enfield Bear 650 Review

Royal Enfield now has six machines powered by its 650cc parallel twin engine. The latest is this, the Bear 650, a scrambler. So when I went to pick...
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14 April 2025
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Royal Enfield hits the one million sales mark per annum

Royal Enfield has surpassied one million annual motorcycle sales for the first time in its history. For the year ending March 31, 2025, it sold 1.09 million motorcycles,...
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15 January 2025
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A twin-pot Royal Enfield Himalayan 650 is in the works

Royal Enfield is evidently developing a 650cc version of its popular Himalayan adventure bike. The Himalayan 650 prototype has a round headlight but no beak that is so...
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16 December 2024
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Royal Enfield Tour of New Zealand

Fancy riding from Auckland to Invercargill in a big group to experience the upcoming Burt Munro Challenge? If you’re free from 30th Jan – 6th Feb 2025, own...
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14 November 2024
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2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 Review

This is the concept that RE fans wanted as a production model and the firm duly obliged with its first bobber. Royal Enfield now has six models in...
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13 November 2024
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Royal Enfield Adds Two More 650 Models

While the Flying Flea electric sub-brand was the star of the Royal Enfield line-up at EICMA 2024, there were also some new ICE powered models. These comprised a...
5 November 2025
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Updated Bullet 650 headlines Royal Enfield’s EICMA unveilings

Royal Enfield has celebrated its 125 anniversary by unveiling a handful of new two-wheeled offerings at EICMA 2025.  Headlining these unveilings is the updated Bullet 650, which brings with it a number of changes to the tried and true platform.  Power comes from a 648cc parallel-twin engine, one which it shares with the current Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650.
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24 July 2025
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New Royal Enfield bobber is a goer

Royal Enfield is about to launch its Goan Classic 350cc model, a bobber based on the standard Classic 350. Cue ape hanger bars, a cut rear mudguard, whitewall tyres and low slung double seat. The name Goan references the state of Goa on India’s West Coast. New Goan Classic joins the Bullet, Classic, Hunter and Meteor in the 350cc range. 
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10 June 2025
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Royal Enfield Bear 650 Review

Royal Enfield now has six machines powered by its 650cc parallel twin engine. The latest is this, the Bear 650, a scrambler. So when I went to pick up the Royal Enfield Bear 650, the chap tasked with the handover commented, “I’ve done 80km over the weekend and fell in love with it.” Which of course you take with a
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14 April 2025
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Royal Enfield hits the one million sales mark per annum

Royal Enfield has surpassied one million annual motorcycle sales for the first time in its history. For the year ending March 31, 2025, it sold 1.09 million motorcycles, an 11 per cent increase over the previous year.  March 2025 alone saw a 34 per cent rise in sales and a 37 per cent lift in exports. This reflects the growing
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