-39.65 (-0.54%) Eicher Motors’ division Royal Enfield, the world’s fastest growing motorcycle manufacturer, has acquired UK-based Harris Performance Products. Under the terms of the deal, Royal Enfield will acquire all assets, employees, trade names, technical know-how and intellectual property of Harris Performance Products.
Established over forty years ago by brothers Steve and Lester Harris and Stephen Bayford, Harris Performance is one of the leading experts in designing and manufacturing of specialized high performance motorcycle chassis and components. Harris Performance has had a long standing relationship with Royal Enfield and was responsible for the chassis development of the brand’s iconic Continental GT cafe racer model.
Alongside successful relationships with the Royal Enfield brand, Harris Performance has been the only manufacturer from UK to have been officially commissioned by Yamaha and Suzuki to design, develop and manufacture race bikes for Grand Prix and World Superbike.
Royal Enfield, a division of Eicher Motors, has created the mid-size motorcycle segment in India with its unique and distinctive modern classic motorcycles. Royal Enfield’s product line-up includes the Bullet, Classic and Thunderbird models in both 350 and 500cc displacements; and the recently introduced Continental GT 535cc cafe racer.