Plaque unveiled by Richard Hammond

 Richard Hammond, of Top Gear fame,

was at the unveiling of the plaque at what is left of the old Royal Enfield factory in Hunt End, where there is a wall and a mailbox left. Not to be confused with the main factory in Hewell Road.

An earlier version of this post contained an error. Thanks David Blasco of royalenfields.com for noticing.

Busted Knuckles Build Off

 Germany's Motorrad Bläsing won the 2026 Royal Enfield Busted Knuckles Build Off after its SHAAN custom shotgun 650 topped public and expert judging at London's Bike Shed Show.

Roland Sands

 Legendary designer Roland Sands takes a crack at the Shotgun 650 and delivers "An '80s superbike fever dream"

A grand day out

 

A recent piece in David Blasco's blog reminded me of this article in Motorcycle Classics. Although it is not about Royal Enfield, it captures the spirit of riding old motorcycles familiar to Royal Enfield riders.

Another EXIF flashback

 This one back to 2025. Lord, have you seen that streamlined Shotgun!