Royal Enfield Celebrated Its 125-Year History By Helping to Support Endangered Snow Leopard ConservationRideApart[email protected] (Jonathon Klein)Fri, September 25, 2026 at 12:27 PM UTCAdd us on GoogleRoyal Enfield One RideRoyal Enfield and the snow leopard both call the Himalayas home.The Himalayas remains high on my list of places to explore one day. This is especially true after my recent visit to Iceland, which exceeded every expectation by leaps and bounds. Those mountains are, from a distance, still ancient. More ancient than the ones I overlook every day. And the call for adventure within them is still at the forefront of my brain.So it's easy to see why Royal Enfield has called the Himalayas home for quite some time, having used the mountains as the brand's test location for decades now. But in an age where corporate social governance isn't especially high, it's amazing to see folks like Royal Enfield not just highlighting thelcoation, but also doing the work to help conserve the area for its inhabitants, both of the two and four-legged variety.And during its latest "One Ride" event, one that celebrated the brand's 125th anniversary, it also raised money and awareness for the most iconic Himalayan resident—no, not the yeti—the very endangered snow leopard. Very cool, Royal Enfield, very cool.Conservation Takes Many FormsThe Mule Deer Foundation is Giving Away a Brand New Can-Am Side-By-Side for ConservationThe CAKE Kalk Is Being Used By Rangers Against Poaching In AfricaAdvertisementAdvertisementRoyal Enfield does its "One Ride" event each year all over the globe, which invites the brand's riders to come together, swap stories, have a good time, go for a ride, and help support a cause. And this year, over 150,000 motorcyclists did so across 1,600 locations worldwide, all to show their support for Royal Enfield, it's 125th anniversary, and for snow leopard conservation.According to Royal Enfield, this year's theme was "Every Rider. Every Road. One Mission," and saw the brand pledge a sizable, though unstated, contribution toward conservation efforts in the Himalayas for the critically endangered snow leopard. The brand states that this contribution will further its ongoing work throughout the region, "with conservation programmes across Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Jammu and Kashmir, covering more than 10,500 sq km of snow leopard habitat, including 53 sq km under community conservation."The brand relayed that India has just 718 snow leopards left.Speaking after the event, Nathan Kolbe, Head of Marketing - Americas Region said, "One Ride is always one of the highlight events of our year, but to welcome record numbers across North America in Royal Enfield's 125th year is a special milestone. We love seeing riders come together from different backgrounds and take part in this event across so many locations, riding varying models of Royal Enfield both old and new, it really highlights the best of the motorcycling community."AdvertisementAdvertisementThere's more to celebrate, too, as not only has Royal Enfield recently reveiled the new Himalayan 440—a base-spec, more goat-like Himalayan—but the brand has also been teasing an all-electric Himalayan, as well as a bigger 700cc version, too. Deepening the brand's roots in the region, while simultaneously working to help conserve the area. And we're eager to see both whenever they drop cover here in the near future.Cough, cough, EICMA, cough.