Four months after we exclusively broke the news, Royal Enfield has lastly launched the Himalayan 440 at their Himalayan Basecamp occasion in Ladakh. As anticipated, the Himalayan 440 makes use of the identical engine because the Scram 440, however gives three, utterly totally different color choices and totally different wheel and suspension setup.
- Will get three new colors and 21-inch entrance wheel
- Shares the engine and transmission with the Scram 440
- Single variant with all three colors price the identical Rs 2.29 lakh
Royal Enfield Himalayan 440: What’s new from the 411
Extra highly effective engine, new instrument cluster, and new colors
The Himalayan 411 had gained a fan following over the course of its existence and with the 440, Royal Enfield goals to kill two birds with one stone: give the followers what they needed and supply an economical different to the pricier Himalayan 450. In comparison with the unique Himalayan, the brand new 440 will get an upgraded engine from the Scram 440, making 25.4hp of energy and 34Nm of torque; an enchancment of 1.4hp and 2Nm over the 411’s unit. Royal Enfield has achieved this with a 3mm bigger bore. Each energy and torque are delivered earlier within the rev vary now too, with 90 p.c of the torque being obtainable beginning at 2800rpm. For context, the Himalayan 440 idles at 1300rpm.
The brand new ADV shares the brand new 6-speed transmission and the 15-litre gasoline tank with the Scram as properly, making freeway stints much less effortful, however there isn’t any slipper clutch on both bikes; a function that’s changing into more and more frequent throughout Royal Enfield’s line-up. Brakes are additionally the identical as, a 300mm entrance disc with two piston floating calipers, and 240mm rear disc with a single piston floating caliper. Twin-channel ABS is customary, and the rear ABS will be turned off at will.
To tell apart the Himalayan 440 farther from the 411, Royal Enfield has given it a brand new instrument cluster with an easier twin-pod format in comparison with the four-pod format. On the left aspect, there’s a speedometer and on the suitable the acquainted tripper pod for Google Maps-powered navigation. Different peripherals just like the LED headlights, change gear are shared with the Scram 440. However the USB type-C charger on the Himalayan 440 is an improve to the Scram’s USB type-A charger, and we might see that attain the Scram quickly too.
Completely different wheels, weight, and suspension than the Scram 440
21-inch entrance wheel, no tubeless tyres, and 10mm longer suspension journey
Although the facility unit is shared with the Scram, the Himalayan 440 stands out in two most important methods (apart from the design and hues, after all): wheels and suspension. Like we had reported in early August, the Himalayan 440 will get a 21-inch entrance wheel (in comparison with the 19-inch on the road-focussed Scram) and sticks to the 17-inch rear wheel. Royal Enfield additionally provided alloy wheels on the Scram 440, however these haven’t been prolonged to the Himalayan 440; owing to the latter being an off-road centric bike. It’s presently unclear if the Himalayan 450’s tubeless spoke wheels will be retrofitted onto it.
The subsequent main distinction is within the entrance suspension journey. The Scram 440’s entrance suspension had 190mm of journey, however the Himalayan 440 will increase that to 200mm, similar because the Himalayan 411. Rear journey stays the identical because the Scram 440 at 180mm with an equivalent linkage monoshock. Regardless of that, the Himalayan 440’s seat top has solely elevated by 5mm in comparison with the Scram 440. Kerb weight, although, has gone up noticeably to 199kg, by 12kg.
As an indication of elevated confidence, Royal Enfield now gives as much as 7 years of prolonged guarantee throughout their whole line-up, beginning with the Himalayan 440. Commonplace guarantee is 3 years/30,000km (40,000km for the 650s), which means the extension provides a further 4 years/10,000km of protection.
Over and above these upgrades, the Himalayan 440 will get totally different color choices from the Scram 440: Mustang Brown, Nela White, and Sela Black. There’s no value distinction between the colors; all of them share the identical Rs 2.29 lakh value (ex-showroom, Chennai). Royal Enfield has introduced that bookings to begin immediately in showrooms throughout the nation and on its web site. Contemplating the items have began reaching dealerships already, we might additionally count on deliveries to begin quickly.