Motorcycle maker Royal Enfield on Monday has acquired the UK-based Harris Performance Products Ltd.
Established over 40 years ago by brothers Steve and Lester Harris and Stephen Bayford, Harris Performance is one of the leading experts in designing and manufacturing of specialised high performance motorcycle chassis and components.
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 Ltd, Royal Enfield said in a statement.
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 café racer model.
“Royal Enfield is working on its new generation of products and platforms, to have the Harris Performance team dedicatedly working with us will clearly enhance our engineering and product design capabilities," said Siddhartha Lal, Chief Executive Officer.
“Their proven expertise, deep insight and understanding of motorcycling and Royal Enfield will be invaluable for us in our journey towards achieving leadership in the global mid-sized motorcycling segment.”
Alongside Royal Enfield brand, Harris Performance has been the only manufacturer from the UK to have been officially commissioned by Yamaha and Suzuki to design, develop and manufacture race bikes for Grand Prix and World Superbike.