There are a lot of things you can say about Royal Enfield in 2025, and one of them is that you might possibly be able to set your watch by its launches. OK, I might be exaggerating ever so slightly. But my point is, if it's been a couple of months without news of a new Enfield, just wait a minute or two and it'll arrive.
Case in point: the all-new Royal Enfield Scram 440, which just launched in India after months of rumors.
The previous Scram 411 was built on the bones of the original Himalayan, so I can already hear you asking if that's the case this time around. And the answer is, it doesn't look like it from the specs.
Here, take a look.
Notice anything interesting? While the New Himalayan (the 450cc one that RideApart Executive Editor Jonathon Klein can't stop thinking about ever since he rode one in 2024) is liquid-cooled, the Scram 440 isn't. That's the first thing that stood out to me, and then I, of course, looked closer.
The stroke on the Scram 440 is exactly the same as the Scram 411, and is slightly longer than the 81.5mm found on the Himalayan 450. The compression ratio also remains the same, at 9.5 to one. The Scram 440 gets a six-speed gearbox instead of the five-speed one found on the Scram 411, but the brakes appear to be exactly the same.
Other comparisons, now that we have all the official specs, are also pretty similar between the Scram 440 and the Scram 411, at least on paper. To be absolutely clear, we haven't ridden the Scram 440 yet, so we can't offer any reports about riding experiences.
But the seat height is the same; the torque and horsepower only go up a very small amount (and aren't very close to the Himmy 450's numbers); the ground clearance is the same; the wheelbase is only longer by a grand total of five entire millimeters.
The Scram 440 gets some cool colors and graphics, as well as a choice between spokes or alloy wheels (19-inch front and 17-inch rear, which is the same as the Scram 411). You do get LED lighting, which wasn't standard on the Scram 411. The display is a digital-analogue round pod that Enfield uses on many of its other current models, with the option to add a Tripper Pod if you really want.
In India, the Scram is offered in two variants: Force (alloy wheels) or Trail (spoked wheels), both with tubeless tires. The Trail pricing starts at ₹ 2,08,000 (about US $2,406 at the time of writing), while the Force pricing starts at ₹ 2,15,000 (about US $2,487) ex-showroom in Chennai. Pricing varies by region within India, and it's not at all clear how pricing may vary in other markets when it rolls out elsewhere.
Which brings me to another good point to wrap your mind around. For those unfamiliar with how Royal Enfield does things. In recent years, most of its bikes tend to launch in India first, and then roll out to other geographic regions over the coming months. So, that usually means that while there's no official information about the Scram 440 for other markets right now (including the US), it's more than likely that all you need to do is wait a bit.
The train will roll into your station eventually!
