Royal Enfield Hunter 450

The Royal Enfield Hunter 450 was spotted with touring-friendly accessories, and you can read all about it in our analysis here. Royal Enfield Hunter 450 was spied earlier, with the clearest of images of the bikes yet. Check it out here. Enfield is also working on a scrambler variant, likely to be called Scram 450 and here’s all that it could get. 

The Hunter 450 looks more compact and roadster-styled than its ADV variant. The visual profile is viably more compact thanks to the new, and smaller, 17-inch alloy wheels, tucked headlight, braceless fuel tank, and a missing tail rack. Theoretically, the alloys alone should contribute to a shorter wheelbase, reduction in weight and offer a nimbler ride. Another change is the front fork. While the Himalayan 450 gets a USD fork, the Hunter 450 was seen wearing a conventional telescopic unit. This suggests, this one will be built at a cost. That said, both prototypes feature a monoshock at the rear.

Differentiating factors aside, the two bikes share the same powertrain. The Himalayan 450’s liquid-cooled, single-cylinder engine that’s likely to make around 40PS and 40Nm will also power the Hunter 450 (and the Scram 450), and likely be offered in a similar state of tune as well. That said, the weight difference should offer a different feel, just as we have seen on the Himalayan and Scram 411. 

The Royal Enfield Scram 450 is expected to bear a price tag of around Rs 2.6 lakh (ex-showroom) and is likely to be launched by the end of 2023 or in the first quarter of 2024.