Royal Enfield promises "a new shape"

Royal Enfield will unveil the new Bullet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the INTERMOT exhibition in Cologne, Germany. The press release on the unveiling promises to reveal "The legend in a new shape."

It goes on to build all the suspense it can: "Royal Enfield will unveil the mystery about the new Royal Enfield Classic on the stand D68 in Hall 10.1 as a world premiere."

Based on what Kevin Mahoney of Classic Motorworks has revealed about it, it will be worth seeing. He told us, among other things:

"What isn’t apparent and is only known to a few is that the new bike (that is coming) is about as new as it can be. For example the body work is being made by a new and more expensive vendor. The engines are being machined by a new company that makes Japanese engines so that they are better than current ones, which aren’t too bad in and of themselves. The entire frame is new and was designed by the people in Italy that make Ducati frames. The new bike really is a new bike. There are a few things that are the same, but not many. At a quick glance it will look like a more retro-model of what we have now, but a closer examination will reveal that it is a way different bike."

Pictures of the new Bullet no doubt will be on the Internet the moment it is unveiled. Set your alarm: 11:30 a.m. in Cologne is 5:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time in the U.S.