Royal Enfield patents its first electric motorcycle

Royal Enfield has retained some of the design elements of the Electrik01 concept.

Royal Enfield has filed a design patent for its first-ever electric motorcycle. It is expected to debut by the end of this year.

Looking at the patent image, it seems Royal Enfield has retained some of the design elements of the Electrik01 concept. The neo-retro design features an exposed frame with a single seat, wide handlebars and a circular headlamp.

The production version is also likely to feature girder forks, first seen on bikes in the 1920s. The Electrik01 concept also had a similar suspension setup.

Technical details of Royal Enfield’s first electric bike are still under wraps. However, it appears that the battery will sit between the tubular frame and the electric motor could transfer power to the rear wheel via a belt drive.

Source: Bikewale