Flying Flea

  • Flying Flea: From Royal Enfield

    Flying Flea: From Royal Enfield

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    One thing you can’t accuse Royal Enfield of is underselling its heritage (and rightly so). The firm’s British ancestor firm built small, folding 125cc R.E. model motorbikes for Allied paratroopers in the Second World War, nicknamed the Flying Flea. They were dropped into battle alongside the soldiers, giving quick, easy field transport and communications in…

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