Royal Enfield hires Pierre Terblanche, ex-Ducati designer

Royal Enfield has revealed that it has hired South African designer, Pierre Terblanche.

Terblanche left US-based Confederate Motorcycles to join the Eicher Motors-owned company. He has worked for many prominent motorcycle manufacturers including Ducati, Cagiva, Moto Guzzi and Norton. Some of the bikes he designed include the Cagiva 900 Grand Canyon, Ducati 749 / 999, SportClassic Series and SuperSport and the Confederate X132 Hellcat Speedster.

Additonally, Terblanche has also worked with German carmaker Volkswagen and South African boat manufacturer Bobkat.

Royal Enfield has big plans to expand operations in India as well as abroad. The company has acquired a 50 acre plot at Vallam Vadakal near Chennai to construct a third factory in the country. It is also planning to expand its dealer network from 300 in early 2014 to 400 by the end of 2014 and 500 in 2015.