The Royal Enfield 500 Twin was a 500 cc parallel-twin motorcycle that appeared in 1949 as the company's version of the now popular-selling parallel twins. Its engine was the forerunner of a range of Royal Enfield Meteors, 700 cc Super Meteors and 700 cc Constellations, and its new swing-arm frame is described as the line that would eventually evolve into the Interceptor. The 500's big end had no bearing inserts, the machined connecting rod running directly on the crank pin, while the later 700 cc Super Meteor used conventional white metal bearings. A 496 cc twin of 1950 is among the machines shown at the National Motorcycle Museum.
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Royal Enfield was a brand name under which The Enfield Cycle Company Limited of Redditch, Worcestershire, England, sold motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines which it manufactured.
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Royal Enfield was a brand name under which The Enfield Cycle Company Limited of Redditch, Worcestershire, England, sold motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines which it manufactured.
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1. Grace's Guide: Grace's Guide to British Industrial History: Royal Enfield
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The new swing-arm frame 500cc twin of 1949
2. Royal Enfield (England) (Wikipedia)
500 Twins, Meteors, Super Meteors and Constellations, first appearance
In 1949, Royal Enfield's version of the now popular-selling parallel twins appeared.
500 Twins, Meteors, Super Meteors and Constellations, parallel twin
In 1949, Royal Enfield's version of the now popular-selling parallel twins appeared.
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Royal Enfield was a brand name under which The Enfield Cycle Company Limited of Redditch, Worcestershire, England, sold motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines which it manufactured.
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Royal Enfield was a brand name under which The Enfield Cycle Company Limited of Redditch, Worcestershire, England, sold motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines which it manufactured.
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Royal Enfield was a brand name under which The Enfield Cycle Company Limited of Redditch, Worcestershire, England, sold motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines which it manufactured.
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Royal Enfield was a brand name under which The Enfield Cycle Company Limited of Redditch, Worcestershire, England, sold motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines which it manufactured.
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Royal Enfield was a brand name under which The Enfield Cycle Company Limited of Redditch, Worcestershire, England, sold motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines which it manufactured.
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