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Royal Enfield made its first motorcycle in 1901. Here's how

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Peugeot Motorcycles is the world's oldest motorcycle manufacturer because it showed off the very first one at the 7th Cycle and Automobile Exhibition in 1898 .

But Royal Enfield wasn't far behind, making its first motorcycle just a few years later , in 1901 .

In 1898 , Bob Walker Smith and Albert Eadie created their first motorized vehicle -- a quadricycle.

The original Royal Enfield motorcycle was built in 1901 .

The company's official connection with India began in 1949 when Madras Khelmed Iyer started importing British bikes into India .

During World War II , the company built generators and anti-aircraft gun predictors for the British army.

Enfield India was formed, giving it a majority of stock shares and the license to build Bullets .

By 1977 , the Bullet was exporting the Bullet back to Europe , creating a new cult following within British motorcycle groups.

The Continental GT café racer dropped in 1964 , but only two bikes (the Continental and Interceptor) were still being built in England .