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| The Made-In-Japan sticker is easy to read on this Royal Enfield tricycle. |
Now we know the same is true of the tricycles that bear the "Royal Enfield Quality Bicycle" badge on their headstock. The Kansas City, Mo. seller of a Royal Enfield three-wheeler provided a photograph of the "Made In Japan" sticker in his ad.
Obviously, he considered it a selling point.
This same seller asserted that his tricycle was produced by the "same company that made the Royal Enfield motorcycles." That is not true.
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| Royal Enfield tricycle was built in Japan. |
Carine Joannou told us that her family's G. Joannou Cycle Co., based in the U.S., held the trademark for Royal Enfield bicycles from 1975 through 1977 and imported the bicycles and tricycles. Without checking old records it was her recollection (she was a teenager at the time) that they were produced in Taiwan.
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| Tricycle bears the Royal Enfield Quality Bicycle badge. |
This blog is proud of having pursued this minor historical point endlessly, wrestled it to the ground and crushed every last drop of interest from it. My apologies for boring readers with this. Just wanted to set the record straight.
Love it David, thanks. Cheers Charles
ReplyDeleteI'm confused, I just acquired a Royal Enfield Tricycle with the crest on the front, and a silver "Made in Japan" sticker on the lower level. Are these "counterfeit" Royals of any value?
ReplyDeleteThey're not counterfeit. They are exactly what they are. The brand name seems to have been used legally at the time they were made. They are not related to the old Royal Enfield company of the UK or the existing one in India. But they apparently are well built and, in good condition, they bring a good price as tricycles are not cheap to buy. But they are not collector's items. Enjoy yours for what it is.
DeleteDo you know a price range on these things ?
DeleteHello, I now have a Royal Enfield Trike just like the blue one in the picture above. I have overhauled the crank bearings and replaced the front wheel. I have also greased and repaired the drive side rear wheel. My questions is that during trying to work on the free wheel side rear I found that the last person that had it put it back together without the outside bearings and that has messed up the axel some.
ReplyDeleteWhere can I find the vintage style bearings that go for this model as I had only seen this double cage style once when I was very young?
Hi I have a bike just like the one in the picture only it doesn't say made in Japan it is in mint condition I have pictures what does that mean if it doesn't say made in Japan please let me know as soon as possible sincerely Carrie and Weber Buffalo New York
ReplyDeleteWe know that all the Royal Enfield pedal tricycles were made in Asia, if not necessarily in Japan. They were imported into the U.S. in the 1980s by a U.S. company that briefly had use of the Royal Enfield name. There is no relation to the Royal Enfield company that makes motorcycles in India, or the Royal Enfield company that once existed in England and made bicycles and motorcycles. I've written more here.
DeleteMy Royal Enfield trike has 20 " front drum brakes with chrome forks that are stamped " Royal Enfield on the tube just below the threaded section.
ReplyDeleteThe rears are 24" and the trike is a 5 speed deraileur that appears original.
To Anonymous, I too have an Enfield trike with a front drum as well as a five speed derailleur. I've had the trike for 15 yearsaybe and only really need a center rear hub( it's bent) to complete restoration. Any ideas on WHERE to source replacement parts?
DeleteGood Evening , Please i would like as much Information as possible concerning this Tricycle , also mine has a pull carrier behind it. Thanks Very much
ReplyDeleteI have like the exact one from pictures above not in as good of shape what would it be worth in this market. Plz lmk
ReplyDeletePeople ask anywhere from $300 to $80 from what I've seen in the ads, but there is no telling from the ads how much the bikes actually sell for. The market determines. Start with a high price and come down step by step until it sells.
Deletewe have one too, my partner's dad had it in the garage since the 70's
ReplyDeleteit's a red one...brought to our bike repair guy to have to change flat tires
and he said even with new tires it still won't ride straight, apparently
this bike is not fixable and he won't be able to fix the steering, we don't
know what to do, was thinking of selling is as is...
I have one of them and am trying to replace all the bearing, where can I get them?
ReplyDeleteCan you look at pictures and determine if bike is after market assembly or not?
ReplyDeleteThe pedal tricycles covered in this article were built in factories around the 1980s. Some may have features added by dealers, or, over all these decades, by owners.
Deletel have the same blue trike in pic. it does not say made in japan . but the crome rims are stamped made in swerterland. any idea what its worth
ReplyDeleteAsking prices I have seen in ads have climbed steadily. Some ask $300. I have no way to know how much sellers eventually end up settling for, but these trikes are not rare. They are old now, so condition matters a great deal.
Deletei have royal endfield same as pic . does not say made in japan . rims are stamped made in swerterland.any idea what its worth
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