Description
Indian Royal Enfield Apache 700 from 1956. After the collapse of the original Indian Motorcycle Company in 1953, the British company Brockhouse Engineering acquired the rights to the name. It sold Royal Enfield motorbikes under the Indian brand via the American dealer network. These models bore names such as Apache, Trailblazer and Tomahawk and were essentially British-style motorbikes disguised as "American-style" motorbikes. The Indian Apache, which was produced from around 1956 to 1959, was the sporty top model: it was based on the Royal Enfield Constellation series and was equipped with a 692 cc engine (vertical two-cylinder). Well-known features: slim aluminium mudguards, a quickly removable headlight, a sporty speedometer with a 150 mph display and a rev counter that displayed up to 8, 000 rpm. Equipment: 9:1 supercharger and Amal-TT carburettor; the engine produced around 45 hp at 6, 250 rpm. Technically simple maintenance: The valves were accessible via separate valve covers without having to remove the tank. A total of around 7, 000 of these Enfield-based Indians were sold over a period of about seven years. The Apache marked a unique transatlantic brand: this trend ended when Royal Enfield decided to relaunch motorbikes under its own name from 1960; Indian dealers switched to Matchless and other British brands. This Apache is in good condition and has an American registration.
