Got the this book a couple of days ago for my birthday. I am really enjoying it.
I am not a biker at all. My RE Bullet has been the only bike I have ever owned. But I do recognise that very special feeling riding a Bullet, especially through India.
I have had some of my best adventures exploring India on my 1974 Bullet. The book describes well that special RE feeling. When you rock up with 20-30 REs thumping away in a little rural village you feel like a celebrity with the whole village coming out to see.
I have interacted with all sort of other bike owners. Whereas many will share the general sort of “freedom” feeling riding a bike brings, none came close to the overal RE experience as many RE owners will claim.
Eicher Motors clocks profit on steady growth across segments
Eicher Motors’ Q3 FY2021 PAT (Profit after Tax) rose 6.81 percent year-on-year to Rs 533 crore (Q3 FY2020 profit at Rs 499 crore) on the back of steady growth across segments. Total revenue from operations was up 19 percent to Rs 2,828 crore YoY (Q3 FY2020 revenue from operation: Rs 2,371 crore).
Commenting on Eicher Motors’ performance, Siddhartha Lal, managing director said, “The third quarter has seen steady business growth and encouraging performance across the board. Consumer sentiment and demand have improved and this is reflected in our volumes for the quarter. At VECV, demand for commercial vehicles has been improving sequentially. At Royal Enfield as well, we saw encouraging pick-up in demand and bookings over the quarter.”
On a roll, Royal Enfield Motors revs up production
February 11, 2021
With good demand recovery, cuts the waiting period for some models Royal Enfield Motors, part of Eicher Motors, has said it has ramped up production capacity in the past two months to cut the waiting period for its models, despite challenges on the supply chain front.
The company increased the production capacity to about 75,000 units a month in December and January as the company has seen demand recovery across the country.
During pre-Covid times, the top 20 cities accounted for about 37 per cent of the sales. But this fell to about 20 per cent during the first two quarters of this fiscal due to the lockdown. However, with the opening up of cities, their contribution has now reached 25 per cent.
"Commodity prices have gone up, we have tried to offset it by multiple things including price hikes in the last few months. We will probably be increasing prices again in April like everyone else in the industry," Royal Enfield CEO Vinod K Dasari told reporters.