Royal Enfield Guerilla 450 with Himalayan engine will launch…

The Royal Enfield Guerilla 450 will look to build on the platform of the latest Royal Enfield Himalayan when it launches later this year.

While the Guerilla 450 and Himalayan 450 may not look the same, the two share the same heart: the Sherpa 450 engine that debuted in the Himalayan launched last year is now transplanted into the Guerilla 450, although it is currently uncertain whether the liquid-cooled 452cc . single will produce different outputs for the 40bhp and 30lb ft it sends to the rear wheel of the Himalayan.

The two also appear to share a tail section, but most of the rest of the bike is different. The suspension, for example, uses a conventional front fork rather than the USD fork on the Himalayan, most of the bodywork is (expectedly) different, and the TFT dash on the Himalayan is expected to be dropped for a simpler display, to you could keep the price down. By the way, BikeWale expects a price equivalent to around £2,250.

BikeWale also suggests that the bike could launch with electronics such as selectable riding modes and traction control. The latter is certainly true of what would be the Guerilla 450’s obvious rival, the Triumph Speed ​​400, which also has a ride-by-wire throttle.

Both the Guerilla 450 and the Speed ​​400 are naked in neo-retro styling, both have single-cylinder engines, both should produce around 40 hp, and both are built in India (Triumph through the brand’s industrial partnership with Bajaj).

It seems that the two will not launch far from each other either. The Triumph dropped along with the Scrambler 400 X late last year, while BikeWale reports that press invites were recently sent out for the Guerilla 450’s first test rides and that they will take place in July. It means that the Guerilla 450 should be officially launched by Royal Enfield this summer.

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