[2] Launched in 1959, the 499 cc Fury was planned for the US export market to compete against the BSA Gold Star and Velocette Venom.
[citation needed] Developed from the Royal Enfield Bullet[1] and sharing many of the cycle parts, the Fury had an aluminium alloy barrel with cast iron liner and a high compression piston.
Royal Enfield (India) assembled the 163 cc Fury from parts imported from Germany when Zündapp Motorcycles ceased production and closed their factories in 1984.
It had five-speed gearbox, a hydraulic Brembo disc brake and a sleeveless hard chromed cylinder barrel, all were a first on a motorcycle in that country.
[2] The new Fury is supplied with a chrome headlight and digital instruments, with a fibreglass single seat unit incorporating a rear light.