- It gets three new colors and a 21-inch front wheel.
- Shares engine and transmission with the Scram 440.
- The single variant with all three colors costs the same Rs 2.29 lakh
Royal Enfield Himalayan 440: News of the 411
More powerful engine, new instrument panel and new colors
The Himalayan 411 had gained a following throughout its existence and with the 440, Royal Enfield aims to kill two birds with one stone: give the fans what they wanted and offer a cost-effective alternative to the more expensive Himalayan 450. Compared to the original Himalayan, the new 440 gets an upgraded engine from the Scram 440, which produces 25.4 PS of power and 34 Nm of torque; an improvement of 1.4 HP and 2 Nm over the 411 unit. Royal Enfield has achieved this with a 3 mm larger bore. Both power and torque are now also delivered earlier in the rev range, with 90 percent of the torque being available from 2,800 rpm. For context, the Himalayan 440 idles at 1300 rpm.
The new ADV also shares the new 6-speed transmission and 15-liter fuel tank with the Scram, making for less strenuous on-road stretches, but there’s no slipper clutch on either bike; a feature that is becoming increasingly common in the Royal Enfield line-up. The brakes are also the same: a 300mm front disc with two-piston floating calipers and a 240mm rear disc with a single-piston floating caliper. Dual-channel ABS is standard and rear ABS can be disabled at will.
To further distinguish the Himalayan 440 from the 411, Royal Enfield has given it a new instrument cluster with a simpler two-pod layout compared to the four-pod layout. On the left side, there’s a speedometer and on the right, the familiar tripper pod for Google Maps-powered navigation. Other peripherals like the LED headlights and switches are shared with the Scram 440. But the Himalayan 440’s USB Type-C charger is an upgrade from the Scram’s USB Type-A charger, and we could see that coming to the Scram soon as well.
Wheels, weight and suspension different from those of the Scram 440
21-inch front wheel, tubeless tires and 10mm longer suspension travel
Although the power unit is shared with the Scram, the Himalayan 440 stands out mainly in two aspects (apart from the design and colors, of course): wheels and suspension. As we reported in early August, the Himalayan 440 has a 21-inch front wheel (compared to 19 inches on the road-focused Scram) and sticks to the 17-inch rear wheel. Royal Enfield also offered alloy wheels on the Scram 440, but they have not been extended to the Himalayan 440; because the latter is an all-terrain focused motorcycle. It is currently unclear whether the Himalayan 450’s tubeless spoke wheels can be fitted to it.
The next big difference is in the front suspension travel. The Scram 440’s front suspension had 190mm of travel, but the Himalayan 440 increases this to 200mm, as does the Himalayan 411. Rear travel remains the same as the Scram 440 at 180mm with an identical linkage monoshock. Despite that, the seat height of the Himalayan 440 has only increased by 5mm compared to the Scram 440. However, the curb weight has increased noticeably to 199kg, up by 12kg.
In a sign of further confidence, Royal Enfield now offers up to 7 years of extended warranty across its line-up, starting with the Himalayan 440. The standard warranty is 3 years/30,000 km (40,000 km for the 650), meaning the extension adds an additional 4 years/10,000 km of coverage.
Apart from these updates, the Himalayan 440 gets different color options from the Scram 440 – Mustang Brown, Nela White and Sela Black. There is no price difference between the colors; all share the same price of Rs 2.29 lakh (ex-showroom, Chennai). Royal Enfield has announced that bookings will begin today at showrooms across the country and on its website. Considering that units have already started arriving at dealerships, we also expect deliveries to begin soon.
