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Royal Enfield Model K

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The Royal Enfield Model K was a 976 cc side-valve V-twin from The Enfield Cycle Company of Redditch, England, one of the big twins of the firm's lettered range of the 1930s. It descends from 1921, when Enfield developed a new 976 cc twin, built by Vickers to an Enfield design. The Model K was listed alongside the single-cylinder A to Z models of the decade, and by 1938 the side-valve V-twin had grown to 1140 cc and was then called the KX. Over the decade the range of lettered models ran from small two-strokes to large side-valves.

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976cc side-valve V-twin 2
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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. Royal Enfield (England) (Wikipedia)
  • Inter-war years, 976 cc twin
    In 1921, Enfield developed a new 976 cc twin
  • Lead, maker
    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.
  • Lead, place of manufacture
    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.
  • Of Make: Royal Enfield, Lead
    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.
  • Exemplifies: Motorcycle Transport, Lead, mode
    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.
  • In Group: Classic British Motorcycles, Lead, group
    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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2. Grace's Guide: Grace's Guide to British Industrial History: Royal Enfield
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K 976cc sv v-twin
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