Royal Enfield Faces Fresh Challenge From Harley In India's Biker Paradise

Harley launched its X440 specifically for India earlier this year, manufactured by Hero MotoCorp Ltd. in the northern town of Neemrana.

Sajneet Sandhu grew up riding on her father's Royal Enfield around Goa's palm-fringed roads, taking in endless beaches and rice paddies from the back of the iconic Indian motorcycle. Now 43 and inspired by those childhood memories, she has got a bike of her own. But it isn't like her dad's.

Rather than a Royal Enfield favored by her father and several million other riders in India, Ms Sandhu opted for a slick roadster from UK-based Triumph.

"The new Triumph was affordable, and I was like, 'why not!'" the teacher said.